Date Received: 2017-08-02T00:00:00
Product: Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: I made an agreement on a pay to deleted with Enhanced Recovery Collection. I paid the debt over two years ago and they were to send all 3 credit bureau a letter to have this account removed from my credit report. As of today is showing as a negative collection on XXXX, which is affecting me trying to fix my credit score and report.
Company: ERC
State/Zip: NY 100XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2593206
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