Performant Financial Corporation Cont'D Attempts Collect Debt Not Owed Complaints

Review and analysis of over 79 complaints against Performant Financial Corporation

Performant Financial Corporation consumers have reported over 79 official complaints related to Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed. Out of the 79 consumer complaints against Performant Financial Corporation, 9% were disputed by the consumer (i.e. the consumer was not happy with how Performant Financial Corporation responded to their complaint) and 100% were processed in a timely manner. 0% of consumer complaints against Performant Financial Corporation resulted in the consumer receiving monetary compensation (e.g. money, cash reimbursement, etc.) and 34% resulted in non-monetary compensation.

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New Cont'D Attempts Collect Debt Not Owed Consumer Complaints


Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

January 4, 2017 - they say my federal student loan defaulted, so - -, a state agency, paid a default claim, title, and interest. I have not received any notices before, nor do I recognize this loan. All my students loans are under defferement with -. As a result of this, any state tax refunds, rebates, contract wages or other amounts owed may be retained in full....

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid

December 15, 2016 - Debt is being collected through garnishment. The debt collector continues to call wanting me to pay them directly instead of through garnishment. Debt collector calls once or twice everyday and ask that I pay them instead of allowing garnishment out of my - check....

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid

November 28, 2016 - PERFORMANT is notorious for strong-arm collection tactics, including ruining credit reports for non-payment. I do not owe this debt to PERFORMANT. It is a student loan that is current with -. I do n't know why they are trying to collect from me....

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

October 31, 2016 - I have disputed this debt from Diversified - because I have no knowledge of this account. I have disputed this debt with the major credit bureaus and as a result, this collection was deleted from my account. I am still receiving threatening and harassing phone calls from this company on my cellular number, and they are also contacting my wife 's cell number and being very rude and menacing....

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

June 22, 2016 - Performant Recovery, Inc. contacted me at work via phone in - 2016. I do not have any debt and believed it was a scam. Performant Recovery , Inc. then sent its first letter to my house dated on - -, 2016 ( with no outside post-marking ), received in mailbox - -, 2016 and disputed - -, 2016 via certified mailed. This is in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because a " validation notice '' telling me what the debt was about was not sent within five days after first contact in - 2016. I have received one of the two delivery receipts of my certified le...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

May 30, 2016 - I recently had my credit pulled to purchase a home. I was advised that a collection was on my report from Performant Financial. I have ZERO collections on my credit and this was a unauthorized pull \. I contacted them and they advised i needed to call -. When I contacted them they said there is nothing they can do and Performant needs to request to remove wich they refuse. Ifaxed a request to - as well ...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

May 24, 2016 - Performant and - - ( I read where they are the same company ) keep calling me about debts I do n't owe. Apparently they think I 'm responsible for recent debts my ex-wife ( that I 've been divorced from for 12 or 13 years ) has. Apparently she owes student debt and medical bills, I 'm not sure, I have n't even talked to her in years. I 've REPEATEDLY told them I 'm not her and to quit constantly calling me, I 've had to block their numbers. but they call from - different numbers so far. - was constantly calling too. And they sent a letter. I told them repeatedly that I had no way o...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

January 31, 2016 - I have never received notification of this alleged debt of $200.00. I have no idea what it is for and why it is on my credit report. I demand immediate removal from -. This has caused my score to drop unnecessarily. ...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid

January 20, 2016 - -/-/- the N.M. Dept. of Taxation notified me that I owed state taxes for -/-/- in the amount of $3500.00 and that the account had been assigned to a collection agency. I contacted the collection agency called Performant Recovery and made arrangements to pay $100.00 per month on one of my bank credit cards beginning -/-/-. I agreed to pay this until I could investigate the allegations and so that the collection agency would not contact the credit bureau and damage my credit. I knew that the alleged amount owed was drastically wrong because my earnings from my work for the ent...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

December 2, 2015 - I received a letter from Performant Recovery Inc. stating they were a private collection firm contracted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, - - - to collect a delinquent balance owed to Dept of Health Human Services for $1300.00. I have received no prior communication from any government agency that I owed this money and after several requests for details from this company no information is provided. ...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

October 28, 2015 - This number called and did n't say anything. So I called back and asked for social security number. I asked what it was for and she told me company name is -. I let her know I did n't know them and what was this about. She then transfers to Virginia. Got voice mail. ...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid

July 30, 2015 - My payments on this debt are not being reported accurately. This debt began as a private student loan I took out while I was in graduate school. I finished graduate school -/-/- and had no job and no other income. I defaulted on the debt because I had no way to make the payments. As soon as I was able to get a job and get back on my feet, I began making payments on this debt. I have made monthly payments for over - years now, for a total of over $6000.00 in payments. I still have over $9000.00 left to pay on the debt. I have asked the lender for a rehabilitation option or some othe...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

July 17, 2015 - Performant Financial at - has contacted me repeatedly ( three calls today -/-/2015 ) attempting to contact a -. I am not -. I have told them in the past ( a few months ago ) that I am not -, and they continue to call asking for him. ...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid

June 17, 2015 - It was brought to my attention by a family member recently, that in 2011 DCS ( collection agency ) offered me a settlement on my loan. Which was paid in full, but when I brought it up to - - representative it was ignored as if I 've said nothing. Same thing happen with US Department of Education. ...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt resulted from identity theft

May 20, 2015 - My identity was stolen back in - 2008 when my purse was stolen from my person. I have the police report with the statement of theft. Today, I received a phone call at my place of work regarding a collection of debt. The company is Performant Financial Corporation and the caller was - -. I explained to - that I am a victim of identity theft and her calling me at work was illegal under section 806 ( 5 ) of the Collection Practices Act. ...

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Performant Financial Corporation Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

March 30, 2015 - Performant Recovery Inc is trying to collect a student loan debt that is not mine. They have contacted me periodically over the years and each time I thought this issue was resolved because I have paid all of my student loans on time and in full. They are assigning a debt of a person who has a close name to mine but her middle name is -. She was also born in -/-/- which is far before my birth year. They are contacting me by mail as well as my cell phone. I also believe they are trying to phish for my social security number. ...

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