Focus Holding Company Debt Collection Complaint

Focus Holding Company Debt collection department,

Other (phone, health club, etc.) Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed Debt was paid Massachusetts

Several months ago, I discovered an open account in Collections on my - credit report. This was an account listed by Focus Receivables Management of -, GA, in the amount of $110.00. Upon contacting them, they had stated this account no longer resided with them, and I needed to contact the original debt requester, -, in order to settle it. After doing so and closing out any and all remaining Collections accounts with -, and additionally confirming that I owe no further debt to them with a representative of theirs over the phone today, I noticed that this is still listed on my credit report. I contacted Focus Receivables several months ago to question this, and they stated that it was simply an error and would fall off '' my report in 30-60 days. It has not, and upon contacting them again today, I was told the first time that the representative would need to request her manager send a Delete Request to the Credit Bureau, but that she was currently busy and to try back later ''. Upon calling them a second time today, I was subsequently told that everyone in that department was in a meeting, and to again try back later. Upon further research I discovered a litany of complaints, poor reviews and suggested illegal activity surrounding this company on multiple sites, and additionally discovered they are not accredited by the -. At this time I would like to file a complaint in order to have this erroneous information removed from my credit report, as I have done my due diligence in attempting to clear this up with Focus Receivables on my own.