California Business Bureau, Inc. consumers have reported over 97 official complaints. Out of the 97 consumer complaints against California Business Bureau, Inc., 22% were disputed by the consumer (i.e. the consumer was not happy with how California Business Bureau, Inc. responded to their complaint) and 99% were processed in a timely manner. 0% of consumer complaints against California Business Bureau, Inc. resulted in the consumer receiving monetary compensation (e.g. money, cash reimbursement, etc.) and 1% resulted in non-monetary compensation.
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Stop CallsCalifornia Business Bureau, Inc. Credit reporting incorrect information on credit report information is not mine January 26, 2017 - This is not my account.... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not given enough info to verify debt January 13, 2017 - company created an illegal hard inquiry on my Experian credit bureau, admitted no debt owed to agency, refuse to remove. illegally obtained my personal identity info from the agency 's client forcing me to pay for a debt I do not owe, to either the agency 's client or the agency... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics used obscene/profane/abusive language January 11, 2017 - I was served a law suit for a medical bill. My wife and I found money to use to settle this bill we had allowed to go delinquent. My wife called into the agency to attempt to settle the dept. The company took her payment information and told her that they would withdraw the lawsuit. I later called in to request verification in writing that if we paid the debt with them the lawsuit would be removed. The agent, - -, proceeded to become rude and question why i would allow my wife to proceed if i disagreed. I then told him i was uncomfortable with the deal multiple times and he kept interrup... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine January 5, 2017 - On - - -, I was brought to the - - - due to -. I was still - when I got there. As soon as my -, I told the staff that I did not want to be treated or examined and walked out, since I was n't sure whether - was going to cover the hospital bill. ( I had just received my - acceptance letter shortly before this incident. ) A few weeks later, I received - invoices : one from the ambulance service, one from the hospital. I called both companies and gave them my - number so they could charge - ( since I now knew that - covers emergencies ). The ambulance s... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount December 6, 2016 - California Business Bureau , Inc Is practicing unethical business procedures. I was recently in the hospital and now is currently paying some bills off. I sent CBB several settlement letters. I have gotten no response. the initial bill was for $550.00 ... The amount of interest charged is/was criminal. - interest per month. on -/-/2016 the bill increased to - by -/-/2016 i got a new bill ( a few days after i sent the last settlement letter ) in the total of $14000.00. How does a bill go from - to - dollars in 7 days? criminal amounts of interest fees. On top of this they c... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 30, 2016 - On - - - I disputed information on my - Credit report that did not belong to me. There were - adverse accounts from California Business Bureau that I was unfamiliar with. These accounts belonged to someone with a different address, last name, and social security number. On - - - I received a mail correspondence from -, report number - ( attached ) finding in my favor and that all - negative items were deleted from my credit report immediately. On - - - I logged in to my - credit tracker account and notice that all of the previous adverse accounts re... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not disclosed as an attempt to collect September 15, 2016 - The - - - billed me for $120.00 in late - and I never knew about this charge until a few months later when apparently a collections agency, California Business Bureau, was put on the case. When I finally heard from the California Business Bureau in - -, I paid off the debt immediately in full. I had called them last week regarding this affecting my credit almost 4 years later as it was never disclosed that this would affect my credit score and, as a result, there was no disclosure that I had the right to dispute this affecting my credit. When I called, I was put on hold ove... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid July 21, 2016 - - collections from California Business Bureau are on my credit reports. The hospital made billing errors with insurance co and should not have reported these. They corrected the problem, sent me an email explaining they had contacted collection agency to remove. I also got a letter from the collection agency apologizing and promising to remove negative info. Letter dated -/-/2016. This has not been done, All - credit bureaus told me they have not been contacted by collection agency. This is a significant error on my report and has caused me other credit problems, lowering of credit... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine July 20, 2016 - CALIFORNIA BUSINESS BUREAU : - - - - -, - -, CA - - Original Creditor is " Medical Payment Data '' I do not have any Medical Collections Accounts of any kind. This information is erroneous and it is being maliciously reported by California Business Bureau... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine June 26, 2016 - The last correspondence I sent this company on -/-/2016 pertained to a demand for validation for the referenced accounts. r They failed to provide me validation of the accounts and at the same time persevered with reporting them on my credit report. This is a blatant violation of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA Sec 809 ).... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount June 2, 2016 - In 2013 I was hospitalized on an emergency basis. When I was admitted, I signed - financial responsibility document. I was uninsured and my hospital expenses exceeded $100000.00, and reflected on - BILL, and assigned - ACCOUNT NUMBER. The hospital assigned the debt to CALIFORNIA BUSINESS BUREAU, - - -, - - - - -, CA -. Rather than report - debt to the credit reporting agencies, CALIFORNIA BUSINESS BUREAU has listed the debt FOUR times as - SEPARATE ACCOUNTS with -, FOURTEEN TIMES as - SEPARATE ACCOUNTS with -, and EIGHTEEN times as - ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not given enough info to verify debt June 1, 2016 - Under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act ( FDCPA ), I have the right to request validation of the debt. On -/-/2016 i mailed a request to Validate the Debt via Priority Mail via the USPS. On -/-/2016 I received a notice from the collection agency stating that the did indeed receive and completed a Consumer Dispute Verification. This is a violation of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act ( FDCPA ), the FCRA, and Federal and State statutes for fraudulent slander of credit and illegal reporting activities. Under California Civil Code 1785.26 a collection agency is to not... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt right to dispute notice not received May 24, 2016 - I am filing a complaint against California Business Bureau, - - - -. -, CA -, phone : -. After I have paid my balance with this agency back in 2014, I was promised verbally over the phone that they will remove the report on the - major credit bureaus and that they will send me a deletion letter so I could follow up myself through. Up to this date, they have not mailed me the letter and they have refused to removed the record on my credit report. ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine December 15, 2015 - I had healthcare medical insurance which healthcare provider did not bill correctly for. I attempted to explain this to the credit agency and they were not understanding of the matter. Over the past month the collection agency " California Business Bureau '' has reported negatively to all - major credit agencies. ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt right to dispute notice not received December 7, 2015 - I was covered under medical at the ti.e of service but it went to colections before i recived any bills. They never want to accept any payments except to split in thirds and that is nust not happeneing and theu file with multiple creditors who duplicaye the account u fairly.imoacting the credit score ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics used obscene/profane/abusive language December 1, 2015 - I keep being harassed by this company. They call my cell phone very late a night and they insult me and describe me as a " not a real man ''. ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics threatened to take legal action November 20, 2015 - I signed up with -. While looking up my credit report, I noticed a $50.00 Collection notice. I called the number on the collection agency, CALIFORNIA BUSINESS BU - - - -, and spoke with the front desk. I asked to speak with someone, a supervisor in fact. Then I was forwarded to leaving a voice message to manager - - -. A direct transfer to his answer machine. ( It was in my intention to communicate with a living person, not leaving messages ). After a few more attempt calls to speak with a live responder - that where in fact continuously being transferred to - or -... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt right to dispute notice not received November 15, 2015 - A portion of my medical bill was sent to the California Business Bureau and I reached out to the company to find around $80.00 dollars in interest fees were charged to my account. I was seeking to have the policy and/or information containing the companies legal right to charge interest on a medical bill sent to me. The Vice President continued to tell me it was her legal right to charge interest. I again asked her to send the policy to me and she continued to talk over me and she appeared very angry that I was asking for what I believe to be my right. I do not feel I was adequately advised ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not disclosed as an attempt to collect September 25, 2015 - I was not made aware of this debt/bill by the medical provider or the collection agency it was assigned to. I discovered this $25.00 debt in collections when I checked my credit report. I have - coverage through my medical insurance companies, as does my wife. My wife was also found to have - outstanding bills that were found on her credit report that had gone to collections as well. The bills were created by the same hospital that charged me the $25.00 bill, which was sent to collections. My wife and I had no idea she had any outstanding bills from this hospital until we checked her... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount September 21, 2015 - California Business Bureau of -, CA, has attempted, on numerous occasions, via their representative -, to collect over $1000.00 above the principal balance of an alleged medical collection with - Hospital in exchange for deletion of this account from my credit report. The company claims they have validated this debt with statements and bills in 2010, however, I stated I do not recall this, and they have refused to send updated copies of this debt validation to my current address or remove this from my credit reports. California Business Bureau has attempted to extort excess money fr... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt right to dispute notice not received September 13, 2015 - Hi, my problem consists in an older case which apparently is the root cause of my credit score is not optimum reflecting my behavior. I found this problem last year when I approached a mortgage broker to qualify for a mortgage. Once he brought up this info ( which is ridiculous as all - totals in $190.00 and all - were paid in full ). California Business Bureau ( CBB ) is the credit collection agency which I have tried calling to remove the - collection reports which they in all - cases told me verbally that if paid within a 30 day time limit it would not enter my credit report. ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection improper contact or sharing of info talked to a third party about my debt July 16, 2015 - This debt is subject to the Hospital Fair Pricing Act and request has been made for the same. Collection efforts thus violate - Health and Safety Code Section -. ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine July 7, 2015 - California Business Bureau is reporting a collection account that it is not mine to the credit bureaus. I had - - - contact them on my behalf and they have failed to respond back. ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not given enough info to verify debt June 30, 2015 - I called, faxed and sent certified mail to the - Business Bureau asking for the items listed below. They have not validated my debt in any way. - The name and address of the original creditor- The original date of default or non-payment of the debt with original creditor- The date the debt was transferred from the original creditor to the third party debt collector- The original balance- The current balance- Any fees added by your agency. Sec. 392.303 ( a ) ( 2 ) - - Surety bond information as required by Sec. 392.101- Contract signed with - to prove they are acting legally for anothe... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine June 26, 2015 - I have never used the hospital in question for any medical needs, this is an error. The Hospital listed is - - - Hospital, Someone has billed me for this in error. There are - neg reports from this Hospital, however I have never entered this medical facitly ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt right to dispute notice not received June 23, 2015 - I am a - year old college student .Just recently I found out that I have an unpaid debt ( $450.00 ) in my credit report from -/-/- which I never knew about. Upon further investigation I found out about an unpaid medical bill my insurance company has refused to pay. Now, I have never received a single correspondence from the hospital nor from the collection agency.The only reason I found out about this debt now in -/-/- is because I applied for credit card and was denied due to the above mentioned debt .I am devastated because I pay all my bills on time. I do n't have any credit ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount June 5, 2015 - I dispute the validity of this entire debt. I am invoking Texas Finance Code 392.202 CORRECTION OF THIRD-PARTY DEBT COLLECTOR 'S OR CREDIT BUREAU 'S FILES. The - is not bonded in Texas and is acting illegally. They will not send me proof of not being bonded in Texas so I can not send proof to the credit bureaus to remove these charges that I am not liable for. They also will not send me any proof that they have any sort of contract with the hospital that they say I had procedures at. ... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid May 29, 2015 - I paid this medical account in full with the original creditor ( - - University - - - ) and I was assured that the collections entry were going to be removed completely from all credit bureaus. The collection agency is refusing to remove the entry after a full payment was made to the original creditor and the collection agency is reporting the account as a paid collection instead of removing the account as I was told and agreed to. The main purpose to remove the account from my credit report is to lessen the impact on my credit score and be clear of any collections. I was assure... |
California Business Bureau, Inc. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount May 14, 2015 - We have been regularly paying off the medical bill to - - OF - with an approximate current value of $2500.00. We pay $ - monthly but always when we receive a bill. The original amount was approximately $7000.00 which we have made a significant dent in since inception. We are now getting a collection bill from CALIFORNIA BUSINESS BUREAU , Inc. without even being forewarned that the outstanding bill would be going to collection. They called me at work and were rude and misrepresentative. We negotiated this arrangement with - - - in - when we - got the bill after ou... |