Review and analysis of over 86 Medical complaints against WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC.
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. consumers have reported over 86 official complaints related to Medical. Out of the 86 consumer complaints against WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC., 17% were disputed by the consumer (i.e. the consumer was not happy with how WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. responded to their complaint) and 98% were processed in a timely manner. 0% of consumer complaints against WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. resulted in the consumer receiving monetary compensation (e.g. money, cash reimbursement, etc.) and 26% resulted in non-monetary compensation.
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WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection improper contact or sharing of info talked to a third party about my debt March 5, 2017 - I did not give permission to any of my current or prior medical providers to release any of my medical information to a third party.I have no knowledge of the debt and request it be removed from all bureaus ... it is negatively affecting me.... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt resulted from identity theft February 11, 2017 - I was a victim of identity theft and noticed a collection from WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES I 've attempted to dispute multiple times however no response on their end. Not sure what else to do. Police department told me to contact the federal trade commision which I wrote a formal complaint against WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES in regards to this matter. The FTC also instructed me to complete a id theft affidavit through identity theft.gov. Attached is my document. Thank you... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine February 3, 2017 - I was covered under my parents insurance at the time of this happening. Therefore they should pay for the charges and not myself... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine February 1, 2017 - I had applied for credit and was rejected. I requested a copy of my credit reports and learned that I have medical collection accounts reporting that should not be reported. First of all, the accounts listed below belong to my parents, not me. The balances were from medical bills that incurred while I was a minor and my parents were the financially responsible party. Secondly, the original creditor, - - -, has decided not to pursue collection efforts on these accounts due to my parents because of a Chapter - Bankruptcy that they filed. Account # - in the amount of $170.00... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount January 17, 2017 - The company Wakefield and Assoc is reporting - accounts in collections for - medical account. They broke the - debt down in to under $20.00 increments and servery impacted my - credit score over - points.... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not given enough info to verify debt January 6, 2017 - On -/-/-, a collections account from " Wakefield & Associates '' was added to my credit reports ( -, -, & - ). I did not recognize this accounts and immediately contacted the collector. I was told on - occasions that I owed a collective balance of $5000.00 to a hospital in -. I was not provided with any information to verify the debt besides a hospital name as the Creditor. I contacted the hospital and it was confirmed that I do not have a balance with the hospital. I contacted Wakefield again with a telephone no. for the hospital to verify this and the agent refused to a... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not given enough info to verify debt November 15, 2016 - On - -, 2016 I reviewed my credit report and noticed accounts that I do not recall. These accounts claim that I owe Wakefield and Associates. Therefore on - -, 2016 I sent a validation letter requesting specific information regarding the accounts they claim I owe them. On - -, 2016 I received a verification letter from Wakefield and Associates. They did not respond according my validation letter. I am requesting that they provide specific information regarding the accounts they claim I owe them.... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection improper contact or sharing of info talked to a third party about my debt November 15, 2016 - The collector " - '' who was working on behalf of Wakefield and Associates, contacted me looking for my spouse. Without offering my name he then asked if I was " - - ''. I merely had to say yes. He then provided me my address and before I could even agree to any more than being - -, he began to explain who he was and why he was calling. He provided the debt amounts and the different institutions the were with as well as the dates they were incurred. I did not have to provide any information of my own to confirm my identity. Merely say yes to everything provided to me. I than ask... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid October 28, 2016 - Wakefield and Associates has place a " paid '' collection on my - and - credit file AFTER it was paid in full. I sent them a certified letter asking them to remove it and they only sent back a letter saying it was paid in full. This letter is not sufficient for the credit bureaus to remove from my file. Wakefield and Associates placed the collection on my report and therefore, they need to request to have it removed. Per copies of my credit file, the collection from removed and placed back on my credit file without me being notified at least 5 days before. I have already filed a claim ag... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid September 28, 2016 - Service was completed in - -. I received a letter from the debt collection agency while I was out of the country end of - -, but the date on the letter was prior to me even receiving the statement from the medical office. I received the statement from - - on - -, -, I paid the bill on - -, -. I contacted - - - after I received a voicemail from the debt collection agency. They confirmed that this bill was never submitted to a collection agency and they showed I had paid all outstanding balances. I requested they send me a paid statement, which I can ... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection communication tactics threatened to take legal action September 13, 2016 - This debt was paid by medicaid from - hospital and -, i dont have any balance due with them, and also they said that this debt is from -/-/1991 in that year i was in the university in - and i never live during that years in usa. I dont have any medical bill from - because i was cover as a - back on -/-/1991 in -. I call the collection agency and they dont want to give me information about the debt.They told me that was from - hospital and - i call the hospitals they told me i dont have any bill past due and they dont sent nothing to this company.... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not given enough info to verify debt September 7, 2016 - I called into Wakefield and Associates using the number on my credit report on - -, - at around -. In that call I provided my name, social security number and date of birth and the male representative told me they did n't have any records matching my information. On - - I filed a dispute with - and on - - I filed a dispute with - and -. The results were that the account was verified on - and - but that they had removed the account from -. On - - I sent a letter to them at the address listed on the - removal. The dates in my letter stated my ca... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls July 25, 2016 - Multiple attempts per day. The phone will ring once and will hang up before I can answer. Wo n't identify themselves when I can answer. Wakefield has used unfair practices on a number of people I know. Including not honoring payments sent towards the actual debt!!! My wife for instance and a garnishment. I never get mail from Wakefield.... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid July 11, 2016 - I had a bill with - for $28.00 for service on - - 2016. I paid the bill in full on - - 2016 to -. Sadly Wakefield has haressed me about it in even after payment was made and added interest to the bill. They called me a liar about making the payment and continue to send bills.... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid July 6, 2016 - Wakefield & Associates is attempting to collect a debt after I provided them proof that the debt was paid to the original creditor, prior to receiving any information from Wakefield & Associates.... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not disclosed as an attempt to collect June 8, 2016 - $1500.00 - - billing sent to collections, while in talks with original billing company. When I first received a call from Wakefield attempting to collect on outstanding debt on which they added $300.00 of interest to. After a couple of phone conversations with Wakefield, within the first month of the first contact with them, Wakefield asked that I send in a formal dispute with name, explanations, offered amounts, ect. I faxed the letter next day as well as certified mailed a copy to them, which they received two ( 2 ) days later. I never received one more phone call or mail correspon... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was discharged in bankruptcy May 12, 2016 - This debt continues to show up on my Equifax report as open status. However it is noted that it 's been discharged in bankruptcy since 2011. It is affect my credit score and should not be there. ... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt right to dispute notice not received January 22, 2016 - On - - - I was given a summons for a complaint that 's being filed - - - for hospital bills dating - through -. I have not been contacted by phone or mail to pay or dispute these bills nothing has been provided to show the actual dates of service I was not given proper notice. ... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt right to dispute notice not received January 13, 2016 - On - 2015 i filed a complaint about wakefield & associate who claimed that i owe - - their response was that they will contact - credit bureau to removed them. after those debt was removed from my credit report, on - 2015 they reinserted again those debts. I am filing this complaint to get this debt to be immediately removed from my credit report ... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid November 20, 2015 - My paycheck was garnished by Wakefield and Associates, they FORGOT to quit garnishing it and are refusing to return the money in a timely manner. ... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine November 16, 2015 - Say I was seen in emergency room for - I am - yrs old had them when I was - & -. Notmy debt ... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount July 7, 2015 - This debt was already reported and included in a - (? ) lawsuit by this company when it was using a different name. The debt was various medical bills and was put on my credit report in - - (? ) As such they are reporting the debt twice. ... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not given enough info to verify debt June 30, 2015 - ATTN CFPB REF - THIS IS NOT A DUPLICATE COMPLAINT THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO WAKEFIELD & ASSOCAITES LETTER THAT WAS ON YOUR SITE FOR ME TO REVIEW. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT WAKEFIELD AND ASSOCIATES HAS LEGALLY FAILED TO RESPOND TO ME BY THE DATE THEY SAID THEY WOULD IN THIER RESPONSE TO THE CFPB PORTAL. THIS ILLEGAL TRADE LINE SHOULD NOW BE COMPLETELY DELETED FROM MY CREDIT REPORTS. WAKEFILED AND ASSOCIATES I AM ALSO REQUESTING THAT YOU PROVIDE ME WITH A LETTER OF DELETION TO THE PORTAL. I WILL ALLOW YOU 72 HOURS TO CONTACT THE CREDIT BUREAUS, BEFORE I FILE MY LAWSUIT. This Compl... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection communication tactics used obscene/profane/abusive language June 15, 2015 - I received a voice message from a person calling herself - - stating that she was from a collection agency and she needed to speak to me. When I called back, the same day, she stated that I had an outstanding balance and she had been trying to contact me. She was very aggressive on the call, she raised her voice and over me for the majority of the phone call, she refused to send me anything in the mail ( stating that I was not in a position to tell her how to do her job ), and she stated that she tried to leave me voicemails but could not because my inbox was full, which is completely un... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid April 29, 2015 - I had a invoice that was covered by Medicaid that due to a clerical error was late getting paid, due to no fault of mine. It went to a collection agency. I called as soon as I was notified and gave them the information they needed to remove this debit from their ledger and was assured the matter was closed. They still reported me to reporting agencies and my credit score lost - points while I was in the process of getting a home loan which very negatively impacted my ability to get a loan. They have made no effort to call me to resolve the issue after I have attempted to make contact with t... |
WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC. Debt collection false statements or representation indicated shouldn't respond to lawsuit April 22, 2015 - In the - week or - of -/-/-, collection agency, - MAILED me court papers which said on the - page to contact them and resolve prior to court date. And, make payment arrangements. I did. I am a - Veteran. I was in recovery from hospitalization and I did not have a wheelchair to be in court. This is why I made PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS according to court papers mailed to me. I called the phone number and was in contact with someone at collection agency who set up the agreement for my file # and sent the contract for me to sign. I sent signed contract back along with payment and paid... |