SIMM Associates, Inc. Issue Resolution

Resources for resolving common issues with SIMM Associates, 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 SIMM Associates, Inc. and work to get a response. After your complaint is forwarded, SIMM Associates, Inc. has 15 days to respond to you and the CFPB. SIMM Associates, Inc. is expected to close all but the most complicated complaints within 60 days.

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Student loan can't repay my loan can't decrease my monthly payments

June 29, 2016 - I have had the unfortunate experience of dealing with Simm Associates, a collection agency, in handling my student loans. After losing my one of my jobs in -/-/- and working at my other job only 30 hours/week ( employer given hours ) I was not able to make full payments on my student loans. I offered to make reduced payments, however, the original lender, - -, refused a payment reduction to $ -/month vs the required $ -/month. They then sent my loans to SImm Associates. Since - 2016, I have received multiple calls to my business cell phone which I have asked them nicely on ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Student loan dealing with my lender or servicer having problems with customer service

April 28, 2016 - I ' am writing to complain about Simm Associate Inc Referance number - and -. This collection agency engaged in the following unfair and abusive collection practices specifically prohibited by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 USC 1692. I received two calls on - -, 2016 at - - and - - from - - to inform me she contact my employee and verified I was an employee. She advised me the call was record on both calls. She did not verify my information on both of the calls. She made repeated and continuous calls to my cell phone and my place of employment. I also ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Student loan can't repay my loan can't decrease my monthly payments

April 21, 2016 - Simm Associates has made multiple calls to my fathers ' ex-wife at her work place, also leaving messages disclosing private information of the nature of their business. In addition they called my father twice. They called my workplace, when I returned their call I was placed on hold for over 20 minutes the customer service representative was abruptly placed me on hold whilst I was speaking. ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Student loan dealing with my lender or servicer keep getting calls about my loan

February 12, 2016 - I was contacted by SIMM associates regarding a past due balance for a private student loan serviced by - -. I was in contact with - about possible forbearance options as I had recently lost my job. I am not one to miss payments and had a track record of on time payments since -/-/-. In conversation with an associate from - ( - - ), on Friday, - -, -, I told - that I would be making a payment directly to - on the - of - - my - paycheck after 5 months of unemployment ). She insisted that I call to make the payment with her instead and I declined....

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Student loan can't repay my loan can't get flexible payment options

February 9, 2016 - A collector of a private loan thru - - - has been harassing me at work, calling family members and refuses to stop after I told them of my rights. SIMM Assiciates is the collection company. I refuse to speak with them any further. They have no interest in what I can afford, only what is expected. ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls

December 18, 2015 - Received numerous calls and messages per day. Agents threatened to go after my mother and her home. Agents threatened to garnish my wages and my mother 's wages. Agents refused to accept that I was unable to pay. They coerced me into liquidating my retirement fund at huge penalties to get them money ( I feared they were going to take my mother 's house ). Even after doing so to get into a payment plan, they have continued to call and ask for more money than the agreed payment plan. They have also on more than one occasion double charged my account for the same payment ( essentially attempted t...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

November 10, 2015 - The company, Simm Associates, continues to call our home repeatedly after we have told them that we are not the debtors whom they seek. They call at all hours and are unresponsive to our requests to take our phone number off the call list. ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Student loan dealing with my lender or servicer

September 22, 2015 - I took out a private student loan with my father as a co-signer through - - - ( - ) while attending - University -. After I withdrew from school, I used used up all the deferrment and forbearance options while trying to work and pay off loans and living expenses. At the moment, I am 147 days behind on my monthly loan payments through -. I have spoken with them and they are attempting to work with me to keep my loans out of default. However, both me and my father are also being continually contacted by agents from Simms and Associates, a collection agency out of -, who s...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Debt collection false statements or representation impersonated an attorney or official

July 20, 2015 - these - have been calling our phone # for over 2 years for some woman named - - '' not anyone to do w/us, not us, and they refuse to go away and say you are lying they are attorneys sometimes they say they are the police, and they know where you live. '' They are absolute -. Sick and tired of them calling, threatening. You can not get rid of them, they are garbage that should be in prison. ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Student loan can't repay my loan

June 11, 2015 - I have defaulted on a student loan from national collegiate trust which was being paid via - - - - - - refuses to provide me with the contact information for - - - and sent the defaulted loan to SIMM ASSOCIATES. SIMM ASSOCIATES continues to harass me about the defaulted loan demanding I pay the full $ 41K immediately and I have no means. I have requested, via certified mail that the debt be validated and I receive information on the original creditor of the school loan and SIMM ASSOCIATES has failed to do so but continues to call. All I am doing is trying to validate...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Debt collection improper contact or sharing of info talked to a third party about my debt

May 21, 2015 - This company is calling all family members and friends and harrassing them with continuous calls at all hours. I have no idea who they are and I do not owe that amount they told to my mother. I do n't live with her and the gentlemen on the phone told her all private information about me. She was n't aware of this and felt threatened. ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Student loan can't repay my loan

April 24, 2015 - Simm Associates, Inc. ( - ) - contacted me regarding a private student loan. My daughter has several private student loans cosigned by other people. I have cosigned for my daughter but am unable to pay the delinquent payment. Simm Associates contacted me at my husband phone number I told them contact me on my cell phone number only. When they contacted me on - -, -/-/2015 at -, the representative said I owed them $87000.00 dollars of which I cosigned in my name. This is extremely untrue. I am not a cosigner for $87000.00 I want them to stop calling me and send me emails on...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount

April 21, 2015 - A woman who identified herself as - - of Simm Associatesleft a threatening toned message that I was to call her immediately about a debt that she is trying to collect on. she gave the number : - - - - - gave me a bogus 'debt file number - looked this number up in the reverse directory. It is identified as a telemarking number with multiple extension and numerous complaints attached to this specific number. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING DEBTS. THIS PERSON CALLED ME AT MY WORK NUMBER!! This website notes this specific number has - complaints!! http : - # - ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Credit card credit card protection / debt protection

April 14, 2015 - I get numerous calls everyday from www.simmassociates.com. Over the last year and a half I have worked and negotiated all but a few of my credit cards. Those I have kept are in good standing. This company appears to have harrased many people and trying to collect on debts that have been paid or negotiated. They need to stop. they will not listen to anything the consumer says and are harassing on the phone. ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

April 14, 2015 - The company - Associates Inc. keeps calling for - -. I 've told them not to call because I do n't know this person and I 've had this phone number for 8 years. Nobody by that name has ever had my number and I do n't know where they got it from. They keep saying they 'll remove my number and they do not. They have been calling my number since 2007. I 'm tired of these calls. Please advise. Thank you. ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls

March 29, 2015 - they are calling my employer and my extention at work on a daily basis. i spoke with - - and told her to stop calling my employer ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

March 23, 2015 - repeated calls to my - year old mother, asking who was in charge of the financial and funeral arrangements of my deceased sisters affairs. My sister died 3 years ago and had no funeral, no insurance, and no money.. These people called at - and have called - times. I myself talked to a very rude man who after I told him my sister had nothing and we are n't responsible for her debts he became very rude and I proceeded to hang up on him. My sister died a very slow painful death and to call and harass my - year old mother is disturbing. ...

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SIMM Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt resulted from identity theft

March 21, 2015 - This company SIMM associates, INC were told on - -, -/-/2015 .via certified mail, That this account that they are trying to collect on is a result of IDentity Theft. The company who sent them the information ( - - - - - - - had been informed on - -/-/2015 that this account was a result of Identity Theft and they sold them an uncollectable account. I sent them via certified mail all of the necessary legal paperwork, identity theft affadavit, police report, etc and advised them In accordance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to stop collection proceedi...

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