Convergent Outsourcing is a name that means nothing to most people until it appears in a letter or on a credit report. It is a debt collection company — a third-party collector, so the debt it is pursuing began with some other company, often a phone, cable, or utility account from years ago.
What Convergent Outsourcing is
Convergent Outsourcing, Inc. is a collection agency and call center company based at 800 SW 39th Street in Renton, Washington, with a business history its Better Business Bureau record traces to 1950; Washington State’s Attorney General likewise describes it as a Renton-based debt collector. When it reports a collection account under its own name, “CONVERGENT OUTSOURCING” or simply “CONVERGENT” is what shows on the file.
The errors to look for
Old telecom and utility debt — the kind that ends up with collectors like Convergent — is especially error-prone, because the account may have passed through several hands. Look for: a debt that is not yours at all; a balance larger than what you owed; a debt you already paid or settled still reporting as open; a debt so old it should no longer appear on the report; and the same debt reported twice, once by the original company and once by the collector, in a way that misstates what you owe. If the account is one you never had, start with our collection that is not yours page.
How to dispute a Convergent entry
With the credit bureaus. Dispute in writing with each bureau showing the entry. The bureau generally has thirty days to investigate, and the company that reported the debt must investigate what is forwarded to it. Keep copies and proof of mailing.
With the company. Convergent’s Better Business Bureau record lists its consumer contact as 800 SW 39th St, Renton, WA 98057, telephone 425-643-3111. You can also demand validation of the debt itself; our free debt verification letter template covers how.
When the dispute fails
If a collection entry comes back “verified” and it is still wrong — not yours, the wrong amount, too old to report — the Fair Credit Reporting Act gives you a claim against the furnisher, the bureaus, or both. Damages can include your concrete losses, the harm to your credit, and statutory and punitive damages for willful violations. The fee provision is written into the Act: in a successful action the costs and reasonable attorney’s fees are recoverable from the defendant, as determined by the court. That is why this work is handled on a contingency basis rather than billed by the hour.
You pay nothing unless we win.
Where your situation fits
Our guide to removing collections from a credit report covers the steps in order, our directory of debt collectors and furnishers lists the companies that report, and if a dispute has already failed, our FCRA lawsuit page sets out what comes next.
Have your report reviewed
The Kim Law Firm represents consumers in Fair Credit Reporting Act cases against debt collectors and the credit bureaus. Send us the report page showing the entry and we will tell you whether we see a claim. Our FCRA attorney page covers how these cases work.
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This page is about credit reporting accuracy. The Kim Law Firm is not affiliated with Convergent Outsourcing, Inc., and this page is not a complaint about that company. It describes how collection entries can appear on credit reports and the rights consumers have when an entry is wrong.