Date Received: 2018-05-06
Product: Medical debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: Collection Bureau of FWB XXXX XXXX XXXX.
XXXX XXXX All three of these companies have threatened legal action against me for services rendered for medical treatment. These companies had said that they will ruin my credit rating by notifying all credit bureaus of amounts due.
I am on Medicaid and a fixed income and not able to pay any amount over what Medicaid pays for my medical treatment of XXXX and other major health problems
Company: Collection Bureau of Fort Walton Beach, Inc
State/Zip: AR 719XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2897838
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