Dearborn Federal Savings Bank on Your Credit Report
In short: Dearborn Federal Savings Bank is a state-chartered savings bank supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. The charter behind FDIC certificate 29874 dates to January 1, 1936 — a twentieth-century charter old enough that early account history was kept on paper and later migrated. As of the 06/30/2026 call report, Dearborn Federal Savings Bank held $307 million in assets and operated 5 FDIC-reported offices. Dearborn Federal Savings Bank is the furnisher of record on accounts it originates, so both the §623 route to the bank and the §611 route through the bureaus are open to you. Information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable can be disputed under the FCRA. Outcomes depend on what the furnisher can verify, and results vary.
Who Dearborn Federal Savings Bank actually is
Charter details above are from the FDIC BankFind public database.
What makes this creditor different
Dearborn Federal Savings Bank appears in FDIC records as certificate 29874 — $307 million in total assets, 5 offices, headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, on a charter 90 years old as of 2026.
How Dearborn Federal Savings Bank appears on your credit report
Dearborn Federal Savings Bank is an original creditor, not a collector, and that changes the mechanics. With 5 offices, the branch that opened the account is often still the fastest route to the original paperwork — ask for it by branch, not just by account number. Name the account by its last four digits and open date, state the one field you believe is wrong, and file the bureau dispute at the same time. Outcomes depend entirely on what the records show.
Names it may report under
Products that commonly show up
- ◆Personal and installment loans originated through its Dearborn offices
- ◆Residential mortgage credit secured by Michigan property
- ◆Overdraft and deposit-related balances charged off and referred out
Grounds to dispute a Dearborn Federal Savings Bank entry
Each of these is a reason a Dearborn Federal Savings Bank tradeline may be inaccurate or unverifiable. None of them assures removal — they are the angles worth checking on your own report.
- ◆Payment posted at a Dearborn branch on time but credited after the due date
- ◆Mortgage payoff recorded by the title company but not updated by Dearborn Federal Savings Bank
- ◆Duplicate tradeline created when Dearborn Federal Savings Bank converted its loan platform
- ◆Account balance or credit limit reported incorrectly
- ◆Payment reported late when it was made inside the grace period
- ◆Date of first delinquency re-aged to extend how long it can report
- ◆Account still reporting as open after it was closed, or vice versa
- ◆Duplicate tradeline for the same account after an internal transfer
- ◆Account belongs to someone else with a similar name, or is the result of identity theft
Disputing an original creditor is not the same as disputing a collector
Dearborn Federal Savings Bank is an original creditor — the institution whose name was on the account when it was opened. That matters for two reasons. First, the FDCPA, which governs debt collectors, generally does not apply to a creditor collecting its own debt in its own name, so the “debt validation” request that works against a collection agency is not the right tool here. Second, as the furnisher of the tradeline, Dearborn Federal Savings Bank has direct obligations under FCRA §623 to investigate a dispute you send it and to correct or delete information it cannot verify as accurate.
Dispute with the bureaus — FCRA §611
File with Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. They must generally investigate within 30 days and tell the furnisher. Free, and you can do it yourself.
Dispute with the furnisher — FCRA §623
Send Dearborn Federal Savings Bank a direct written dispute. It must investigate and must not continue reporting information it knows is inaccurate. Keep copies and proof of delivery.
Dearborn Federal Savings Bank questions, answered
Is Dearborn Federal Savings Bank FDIC-insured, and what is its certificate number?
Yes — deposits are FDIC-insured under certificate 29874. That record lists Dearborn Federal Savings Bank as a state-chartered savings bank supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator headquartered in Dearborn, MI, chartered January 1, 1936, with $307 million in assets across 5 FDIC-reported offices on the 06/30/2026 call report.
Who regulates Dearborn Federal Savings Bank, and where do I escalate if a dispute fails?
As a state-chartered savings bank supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator, Dearborn Federal Savings Bank answers primarily to that regulator. Where a §611 and a §623 dispute both come back verified against documentation you hold, escalate to the CFPB, and note that FCRA §§616–617 create a private right of action. You do not need to hire anyone to take either step.
How many credit-card complaints does the CFPB show against Dearborn Federal Savings Bank?
No number is published here. When we queried the CFPB credit-card complaint data, no company key matched Dearborn Federal Savings Bank exactly, and we will not approximate one by partial-name matching — that routinely pulls in unrelated companies with similar names. Rather than imply a count we cannot source, we leave it out. The database is public and searchable at consumerfinance.gov.
How long can a Dearborn Federal Savings Bank charge-off stay on my credit report?
The FCRA ceiling is roughly seven years measured from the date of first delinquency on the Dearborn Federal Savings Bank account. Charging the balance off, selling it, or moving it to another servicer does not restart that clock. If the date of first delinquency moves forward, that is re-aging — itself an FCRA violation worth disputing.
What is the difference between disputing with Dearborn Federal Savings Bank and disputing with a collector?
Dearborn Federal Savings Bank is the original creditor and holds the underlying file — application, statements, posting history. Collectors typically receive a data file, not the original paperwork. Disputing directly with Dearborn Federal Savings Bank under §623 puts the question to the party that can actually check it.
Does Dearborn Federal Savings Bank report to all three credit bureaus?
There is no legal requirement to report to every bureau, and banks this size often do not. Compare all three files first. With Dearborn Federal Savings Bank, a varying balance usually reflects different refresh dates; a varying account status or date of first delinquency is the real signal.
Dearborn Federal Savings Bank was acquired or changed names — why does my report show two accounts?
A single account showing twice is a classic conversion artifact. Dearborn Federal Savings Bank has operated since 1936, and charters that old have usually been through at least one core-system migration. One account may legitimately appear under a predecessor name, but the same debt must not report twice with two balances. Dispute the duplicate and name both tradelines.
Can I dispute a Dearborn Federal Savings Bank account myself without paying anyone?
Yes. Both the §611 bureau dispute and the §623 direct dispute to Dearborn Federal Savings Bank are free and available to you directly. No company can do anything for you that you cannot do yourself, and nobody can lawfully promise a specific result. Anything accurate and timely stays on the report.
Where is Dearborn Federal Savings Bank headquartered, and does that affect my dispute?
Dearborn Federal Savings Bank is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, with 5 FDIC-reported offices. Headquarters does not change your federal rights — the FCRA applies the same way everywhere — but it does tell you which state banking regulator shares oversight, which matters if you escalate past the CFPB.
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This page is general information about consumer rights, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Crowned Credit is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Dearborn Federal Savings Bank; company names are used only to identify the institution a consumer may see on a credit report. Crowned Credit does not promise any particular outcome; results vary by individual circumstances and by what a furnisher is able to verify. Accurate, verifiable information generally cannot be removed from a credit report. You have the right to dispute inaccurate information yourself, for free, directly with the credit bureaus and with the furnisher.
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