Columbia Collection Service, Inc. Issue Resolution

Resources for resolving common issues with Columbia Collection Service, Inc. products and services

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a 21st century agency that helps consumer finance markets work by making rules more effective, by consistently and fairly enforcing those rules, and by empowering consumers to take more control over their economic lives.

The CFPB will forward your complaint to Columbia Collection Service, Inc. and work to get a response. After your complaint is forwarded, Columbia Collection Service, Inc. has 15 days to respond to you and the CFPB. Columbia Collection Service, Inc. is expected to close all but the most complicated complaints within 60 days.

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Columbia Collection Service, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt right to dispute notice not received

October 27, 2015 - The debt is from -/-/--/-/- past statute and I had never received a bill until now. I owe - which is current I agreed to send them - a month to pay it then they sent me another bill for - when I called the medical office they said they did n't know what it was for. then they found the record and said they charged it off original bill was - from -/-/- and - -/-/- ...

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Columbia Collection Service, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not disclosed as an attempt to collect

July 16, 2015 - I received a letter in - - from Columbia Collections. It said that I owed money for my ex-husband 's hospital stay in - of -. I told them that it was the first I heard about it, but they said they called me once in -, and I told them that I was getting divorced and was not responsible for my ex-husband 's bill. They said okay and did n't contact me again for ~ 2 years. When I got the letter in - of - and they explained that I was responsible, I paid it right away. I now have a mark on my credit report, which lowers my credit score. I do n't feel that I was notified properl...

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Columbia Collection Service, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid

July 14, 2015 - I started paying this debt through garnishment - 2014. At the end of - 2014 I was laid off from my full time job. I tried to contact Columbia Collections Services multiple times to pay the remaining part of the bill in full but was never called back. For the last year I have left messages weekly for -, the rep in charge of my account with no response. I have also called the lawyer on file and left messages and never got a response. Instead of letting me pay my debt, Columbia has tried to seize my bank funds twice and has issued garnishment papers to multiple places that I did n't even...

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Columbia Collection Service, Inc. Debt collection taking/threatening an illegal action sued where didn't live/sign for debt

May 27, 2015 - In - of -, the end of my -, I was admitted to - - - in -, Oregon. After several days of -, I ended up leaving and getting discharged. I had a - -. I was not going to be admitted unless I was promised that I would not be responsible for any expenses. After many staff promises of making sure I would not owe a dime, I was then quickly admitted. I had been told that this issue could be from all of the - I had put on myself from - taking me out of my home and permanently removed from my family the year before. - and the school liaison placed me on - and ont...

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