Date Received: 2018-05-31T00:00:00
Product: Medical debt
Issue: Written notification about debt
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: I applied for a Vehicle loan and was turned down because XXXX XXXX reported debts I knew nothing about, XXXX XXXX sent a debt letter to a third party, address I don’t live.
Under the Fair Debt Collection Protection Act, a debt collector can not disclose personal information to a third party without the written signed consent of the consumer.
Also under the same act, A debt collector by law has to give the consumer 30-days to dispute, and ask for validation.If not then the debt collector must delete the debt for good.
but instead, XXXX placed the debt on all three of my credit reports.
Also violations under the North Carolina Consumer Protection Act.
Company: The Outsource Group, Inc
State/Zip: NC 281XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2923286
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