Date Received: 2018-02-15T00:00:00
Product: Other debt
Issue: Written notification about debt
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: I asked the collection agency to validate the XXXX debt they have been trying to collect on. I received no response. Instead, I experienced more aggressive collection activity. I explained to them that this has been paid long ago and that they were reporting this same account several times. Since they refused to validate the bill I then disputed this account information as inaccurate with the bureaus.
When I asked for validation of the debt I asked for very basic items. Absolutely no response. FCRA requires a debt be verified 30 days during which time the disputed debt is not supposed to be reported.
The collection agency is ignoring my requests for validation, reported a disputed debt, and is re-aging and duplicating the same exact debt that was paid long ago.
Company: Trident Asset Management, L.L.C.
State/Zip: CA 935XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2814222
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