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Debt collection

Complaint 7820213 Essential Lending

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Product
Debt collection · Payday loan debt
Detail
Threatened to sue you for very old debt
From
New Jersey 08817
Filed by
Web
Company's answer
Closed with explanation
On time
Yes, within 15 days
  1. Nov 8, 2023Complaint received
  2. Nov 8, 2023Sent to Essential Lending
  3. AnsweredClosed with explanation

Closed with explanation: the company replied and explained its position, but gave no money back and changed nothing. The consumer's own description is not published with this record.

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More Essential Lending complaints about took or threatened to take negative or legal action

ReceivedAboutIssueStateAnswerOn time
Jun 15, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionThreatened or suggested your credit would be damagedTXExplainedNo
Jun 15, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionThreatened or suggested your credit would be damagedTXExplainedNo
Jun 9, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionThreatened or suggested your credit would be damagedTXExplainedNo
May 30, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionThreatened or suggested your credit would be damagedTXExplainedNo
May 15, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionThreatened or suggested your credit would be damagedTXExplainedNo
May 9, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionThreatened or suggested your credit would be damagedTXExplainedNo
Apr 22, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionThreatened or suggested your credit would be damagedTXExplainedNo
Mar 21, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionThreatened or suggested your credit would be damagedTXExplainedNo
Mar 19, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionThreatened or suggested your credit would be damagedTXExplainedNo
Mar 16, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionThreatened or suggested your credit would be damagedLAExplainedYes

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