Southwest Credit Systems, L.P. – CFPB Complaint 2018-12-12

Date Received: 2018-12-12

Product: Other debt

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided

Consumer Complaint: Never received any communication from debt collector. I submitted a debt validation letter and the collections agency did not respond within 30 days and thus created a violation of the FCRA and FDCPA. This collection needs to be removed from my report as this IS NOT MY ACCOUNT.

Company: Southwest Credit Systems, L.P.

State/Zip: AZ 85756

Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation

Was Company Response Timely: Yes

Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A

Complaint ID: 3098435

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