CITIBANK, N.A. – CFPB Complaint ID 3036836

Date Received: 2018-10-03T00:00:00

Product: Credit card debt

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided

Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX, I was served a summons to appear in court on XX/XX/XXXX ( a court date that was more than 2 months prior to being served ) as I was being sued by XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX. I was going through a divorce at the time, not knowing my rights as a consumer, & not wanting my pay checks to get garnished, I made payment arrangements on their website to begin paying off the debt. After my divorce was final, I began trying to clear up my credit. I realized that this debt was originally from Citibank & I had already paid them for it. However, I didn’t realize at the time it was the one who received a judgement through the courts. I tried to dispute this debt & when they came back with the full copy of the judgement, I sent a check along with a letter agreeing to delete the derogatory amount from my credit report with the 3 credit bureaus. As you will see from the documents I am enclosing, I made the check payable for the FULL amount allegedly owed. Per their account statement to me, I allegedly owe {$2500.00} after previously submitting five payments of {$180.00} & one payment of {$180.00}. I wrote the letter & check on XX/XX/XXXX & sent it certified mail, which they received & signed for on XX/XX/XXXX.They have yet to cash it or contact me, all the while continuing to report over {$3200.00} ( see attached photo document ) on my credit report, with the amount rising each month. This is the only collection on my report & it is keeping me from buying a house.
I am not sure what the hold up is, but I believe they are just holding on to it to keep reporting the derogatory amount. Just as they failed to give me notice to be in court, this company has shown complete lack of integrity.

Company: CITIBANK, N.A.

State/Zip: OR

Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation

Was Company Response Timely: Yes

Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A

Complaint ID: 3036836

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