Grove Bank & Trust on Your Credit Report
In short: Grove Bank & Trust is a state-chartered bank and member of the Federal Reserve System headquartered in Miami, Florida. The charter behind FDIC certificate 8018 dates to July 12, 1926 — 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, Grove Bank & Trust held $1.41 billion in assets and operated 5 FDIC-reported offices. Grove Bank & Trust 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 Grove Bank & Trust actually is
Charter details above are from the FDIC BankFind public database.
What makes this creditor different
Grove Bank & Trust is listed by the FDIC as certificate 8018, $1.41 billion in total assets and 5 FDIC-reported offices, headquartered in Miami, Florida.
How Grove Bank & Trust appears on your credit report
Grove Bank & Trust furnishes the tradeline itself, so a §623 dispute goes to the party that can actually check the record. At $1.41 billion in assets across 5 offices, Grove Bank & Trust is small enough that the originating branch in Miami may still hold the physical file. Identify the account by last four digits and open date, name the single disputed field, and send the bureau dispute at the same time. Results turn on what the file shows.
Names it may report under
Products that commonly show up
- ◆Personal and installment loans originated through its Miami offices
- ◆Residential mortgage credit secured by Florida property
- ◆Overdraft and deposit-related balances charged off and referred out
Grounds to dispute a Grove Bank & Trust entry
Each of these is a reason a Grove Bank & Trust tradeline may be inaccurate or unverifiable. None of them assures removal — they are the angles worth checking on your own report.
- ◆Branch deposit credited after cutoff and reported as a missed payment
- ◆Account still showing a balance after Grove Bank & Trust processed the payoff
- ◆Second tradeline appearing after Grove Bank & Trust migrated core systems
- ◆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
Grove Bank & Trust 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, Grove Bank & Trust 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 Grove Bank & Trust a direct written dispute. It must investigate and must not continue reporting information it knows is inaccurate. Keep copies and proof of delivery.
Grove Bank & Trust questions, answered
Is Grove Bank & Trust FDIC-insured, and what is its certificate number?
Yes — deposits are FDIC-insured under certificate 8018. That record lists Grove Bank & Trust as a state-chartered bank and member of the Federal Reserve System headquartered in Miami, FL, chartered July 12, 1926, with $1.41 billion in assets across 5 FDIC-reported offices on the 06/30/2026 call report.
Who regulates Grove Bank & Trust, and where do I escalate if a dispute fails?
As a state-chartered bank and member of the Federal Reserve System, Grove Bank & Trust 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 Grove Bank & Trust?
No number is published here. When we queried the CFPB credit-card complaint data, no company key matched Grove Bank & Trust 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 Grove Bank & Trust charge-off stay on my credit report?
The FCRA ceiling is roughly seven years measured from the date of first delinquency on the Grove Bank & Trust 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 Grove Bank & Trust and disputing with a collector?
Grove Bank & Trust 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 Grove Bank & Trust under §623 puts the question to the party that can actually check it.
Does Grove Bank & Trust 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 Grove Bank & Trust, a varying balance usually reflects different refresh dates; a varying account status or date of first delinquency is the real signal.
Grove Bank & Trust was acquired or changed names — why does my report show two accounts?
A single account showing twice is a classic conversion artifact. Grove Bank & Trust has operated since 1926, 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 Grove Bank & Trust account myself without paying anyone?
Yes. Both the §611 bureau dispute and the §623 direct dispute to Grove Bank & Trust 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 Grove Bank & Trust headquartered, and does that affect my dispute?
Grove Bank & Trust is headquartered in Miami, Florida, 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 Grove Bank & Trust; 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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