Date Received: 2017-10-19T00:00:00
Product: Payday loan debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: I periodically check my credit report and found company, Southwest recovery Services, has applied a debt to my credit file back in XXXX XXXX. I ‘ve called the company on several occasions asking for documentation to no avail. We are almost 11 months into the year and they have yet to certify that the account belongs to be. Neither of the 3 credit reporting agencies were any help. Even when I dispute this information, nothing has been mailed, emailed nor called to confirm this. I ‘m out of options and really need assistance as my credit is my life and worked very hard to keep it above XXXX. They are trying to collect amount of {$1000.00}, in which I do not owe.
Company: Southwest Recovery Services, Inc.
State/Zip: TX 751XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2706174
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