1/1/2018

To Whom It May Concern:

Re: Default to FDD Telecommunications for $600

I confirm that I had purchased a mobile phone with FDD Telecommunications in March 2016. After one week, the phone malfunctioned and I returned the phone to the store and ask that my phone plan be cancelled. The staff at the store did not cancel my plan, and consequently I was sent bills for a phone I never used.

This escalated into a dispute with FDD Telecommunications which resulted in me refusing to pay the bills at which point FDD lodged a default on my credit file. I am currently pursuing this further with the Telecommunications Ombudsman. Evidence of my story such as correspondence with FDD and the Telecommunications Ombudsman has been included for your reference.

I understand the serious nature of a credit agreement and will make every effort to make sure all payments are on time for my home loan.

Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us on 02 0000 0000.

Regards,

(SIGN)

John Smith

At my previous address, I rented with a flat mate and we had the lease and utilities in both of our names.

I moved out of the property but I was unaware that I was still liable for the utility bills.

Later, I tried to apply for a credit card and was knocked back due to a default on my credit file.

It was only then that I found out that my previous housemate had not paid the electricity bill.

My husband and I divorced in late 2015.

I left with the children and moved to my mothers house until I could find new accommodation.

All of the utility bills were still being sent to my previous home address and were not being paid by my ex-husband.

I went to the UK on a working holiday for two years.

Before leaving, I informed my credit card provider of my departure and asked them to mail my statements to my parents address.

My credit card provider never changed my address and was unable to contact me so a “clearout” default was lodged on my credit file.

When I returned and found out about the unpaid bill, I contacted them and immediately paid the outstanding balance.

In late 2009, I moved to a new address and informed my internet provider of my new contact details.

Despite connecting my internet to this new address, they were still sending bills to my previous address. The account went unpaid and they lodged a default on my credit file without notifying me.

My mobile phone carrier charged me for calls made to a foreign country using my mobile phone.

These calls were not made by me and I have no reason to call anyone overseas.

After numerous attempts to find out why they charged me for these calls, I was unable to come to an agreement with them so refused to pay the bill and they consequently lodged a default on my credit file.

I am now following up this complaint with the telecommunications ombudsman.

I paid my January phone bill over the counter at the post office.

Unfortunately, the money was never received by my phone carrier and as a result a default was lodged in my name.

My conveyancer failed to lodge my new address with council after my purchase of a new property.

Consequently, council rates were never paid and council lodged a default on my credit file.

They never once contacted me before lodging a default and I am now in the process of challenging this.

The amount owing was paid immediately after we discovered this unpaid bill.

I recently switched from ANZ to CBA and informed my local gym of my new account details.

They never updated their system with the correct account number and so consequently my bill went unpaid.

As a result of this the gym lodged a default on my credit file. This bill has since been paid.

I recently cancelled my phone contract and returned the phone to my provider.

Unfortunately, the local store never actually closed my account and bills were continuously sent to my address which I ignored as I thought they were an error.

They lodged a default on my credit file and I have since lodged a complaint with the telecommunications ombudsman.

My husband and I had a small business that was part of a larger franchise group.

The head franchise group went into liquidation and as a result we were forced out of business.

The cost of setting up our business has left us with numerous debts that we were unable to pay.

We have since returned to our previous jobs and have repaid our debts, however, the experience has left defaults on our credit file.

I was living in a country town that heavily relied on the mining industry.

The local mine closed which had disastrous effects on the entire towns economy which caused me to lose my job.

I was unable to find work in the town for over 6 months and despite my best efforts a default was lodged on my credit file.

I have since moved to a major city, have stable employment and have paid my outstanding bills.

In late 2009, I became pregnant and was unable to work for over 6 months.

My partner and I had separated just before I found out about the pregnancy and so I was without financial support during this time. As a result, a default was lodged on my credit file.

I have since returned to work and have repaid all of my outstanding bills.

My pay date falls on the 15th of the month, however, my home loan is due on the 13th of the month.

As a result, almost every one of my home loan repayments in late by a few days.

I intend to set up my new home loan with a payment date of the 17th of the month to make sure this problem does not occur again.

My current home loan is set up so that payments can only be made from a bank account with the same lender.

I did not know this and moved my everyday cheque account to another bank.

I gave the bank my new direct debit details, however, they could not process the request.

When I tried to make manual payment to my loan, I found out that my lender did not accept Bpay or EFT payments so I was forced to go into the branch and pay cash each month.

Because of this inconvenience, I have had great difficulty making my repayments on time.

I had had several large unexpected expenses which forced me to use up almost all of the available funds on my credit cards.

I was able to make repayments, however, it was a struggle.

A friend of mine recommended that I talk to a debt relief organisation that recommended that I enter into a Part X agreement with my creditors.

It was only after entering into this agreement and the Part X being listed on my credit file did I find out that I had almost no benefit to do so and was charged high fees to negotiate this agreement. Nonetheless I paid my debts in full over the next year and I am now debt free.