First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain on Your Credit Report
In short: First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain is a state-chartered savings bank supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator headquartered in Lorain, Ohio. The charter behind FDIC certificate 29838 dates to January 1, 1921 — 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, First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain held $574 million in assets and operated 6 FDIC-reported offices. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain 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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain actually is
Charter details above are from the FDIC BankFind public database.
What makes this creditor different
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain appears in FDIC records as certificate 29838 — $574 million in total assets, 6 offices, headquartered in Lorain, Ohio, on a charter 105 years old as of 2026.
How First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain appears on your credit report
Because First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain originated the account rather than buying it, it holds the underlying file — the application, the statements and the posting history. A 6-office bank this size typically routes disputes through a single back-office team, so a written §623 dispute naming the exact field in question tends to land better than a phone call. File the §611 bureau dispute in parallel. What happens next depends on the documentation.
Names it may report under
Products that commonly show up
- ◆Consumer and installment accounts originated across its 6 Ohio offices
- ◆Mortgage and home-equity credit originated in its Ohio market
- ◆Deposit-account overdraft balances referred for collection
Grounds to dispute a First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain entry
Each of these is a reason a First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain tradeline may be inaccurate or unverifiable. None of them assures removal — they are the angles worth checking on your own report.
- ◆Autopay drafted on schedule but posted late to the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain ledger
- ◆Charge-off date advanced on the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain tradeline after the account closed
- ◆Same First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain loan reported twice following an internal transfer
- ◆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
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain 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, First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain 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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain a direct written dispute. It must investigate and must not continue reporting information it knows is inaccurate. Keep copies and proof of delivery.
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain questions, answered
Is First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain FDIC-insured, and what is its certificate number?
Yes — deposits are FDIC-insured under certificate 29838. That record lists First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain as a state-chartered savings bank supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator headquartered in Lorain, OH, chartered January 1, 1921, with $574 million in assets across 6 FDIC-reported offices on the 06/30/2026 call report.
Who regulates First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain, and where do I escalate if a dispute fails?
As a state-chartered savings bank supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator, First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain 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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain?
No number is published here. When we queried the CFPB credit-card complaint data, no company key matched First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain 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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain charge-off stay on my credit report?
The FCRA ceiling is roughly seven years measured from the date of first delinquency on the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain 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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain and disputing with a collector?
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain 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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain under §623 puts the question to the party that can actually check it.
Does First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain 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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain, a varying balance usually reflects different refresh dates; a varying account status or date of first delinquency is the real signal.
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain was acquired or changed names — why does my report show two accounts?
A single account showing twice is a classic conversion artifact. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain has operated since 1921, 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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain account myself without paying anyone?
Yes. Both the §611 bureau dispute and the §623 direct dispute to First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain 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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain headquartered, and does that affect my dispute?
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain is headquartered in Lorain, Ohio, with 6 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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain; 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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