Quick Answer: ProCollect complaints include allegations of attempting to collect debts already paid and using threatening tactics, as shown in this CFPB complaint where a consumer claims they paid rent on time but ProCollect pursued collections six months later. The company provided a timely response to the complaint, though the specific resolution details aren’t disclosed in the public record.
Date Received: 2018-08-20T00:00:00
Product: Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
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Consumer Complaint: We lived in an apartment complex and signed a year lease with them on XX/XX/XXXX. We paid on time and gave a XXXX $ security deposit. We moved out before the end date of midnight XX/XX/XXXX, left the apartment empty with no damages, and paid our final dues. SIX MONTHS LATER my friend gets a call from a collection agency asking for me. I call the collections company to see why they are bothering my friend and they say i owe them money and i need to pay right now or that they’re going to send it to collections and continue to call me and my friend until i pay ( threat ). I didn’t receive any letter any call and suddenly it ends up in collections for something i already paid.ON TOP of all of that they kept our security deposit and are still trying to get more money out of us.
Company: ProCollect, Inc
State/Zip: TX 797XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2996440
The above data is from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Keep in mind that every company will get a complaint from time-to-time, even the great ones. But there are a few key data points that will give you an idea about how well the company values their customers and handles consumer issues.
Look at the item Company Response to Complaint: and Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: to get a better idea of how this was resolved. And the field Consumer Complaint: can give you some context of the issue.
In particular what you are looking for was that the company response was timely and that the consumer did not dispute it. The posting of complaints has proven to be a valuable resource for both companies and consumers.
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