Huntington Federal Savings Bank on Your Credit Report
In short: Huntington Federal Savings Bank is a state-chartered savings bank supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator headquartered in Huntington, West Virginia. The charter behind FDIC certificate 27884 dates to January 1, 1929 — 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, Huntington Federal Savings Bank held $532 million in assets and operated 5 FDIC-reported offices. Huntington 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 Huntington Federal Savings Bank actually is
Charter details above are from the FDIC BankFind public database.
What makes this creditor different
Huntington Federal Savings Bank is recorded by the FDIC under certificate 27884: state-chartered savings bank supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator based in Huntington, West Virginia, with 5 offices and $532 million in assets.
How Huntington Federal Savings Bank appears on your credit report
Because Huntington Federal Savings Bank originated the account rather than buying it, it holds the underlying file — the application, the statements and the posting history. A 5-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
- ◆Personal and installment loans originated through its Huntington offices
- ◆Residential mortgage credit secured by West Virginia property
- ◆Overdraft and deposit-related balances charged off and referred out
Grounds to dispute a Huntington Federal Savings Bank entry
Each of these is a reason a Huntington Federal Savings Bank 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 Huntington Federal Savings Bank ledger
- ◆Charge-off date advanced on the Huntington Federal Savings Bank tradeline after the account closed
- ◆Same Huntington Federal Savings Bank 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
Huntington 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, Huntington 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 Huntington 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.
Huntington Federal Savings Bank questions, answered
Is Huntington Federal Savings Bank FDIC-insured, and what is its certificate number?
Yes — deposits are FDIC-insured under certificate 27884. That record lists Huntington Federal Savings Bank as a state-chartered savings bank supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator headquartered in Huntington, WV, chartered January 1, 1929, with $532 million in assets across 5 FDIC-reported offices on the 06/30/2026 call report.
Who regulates Huntington 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, Huntington 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 Huntington Federal Savings Bank?
No number is published here. When we queried the CFPB credit-card complaint data, no company key matched Huntington 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 Huntington 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 Huntington 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 Huntington Federal Savings Bank and disputing with a collector?
Huntington 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 Huntington Federal Savings Bank under §623 puts the question to the party that can actually check it.
Does Huntington 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 Huntington Federal Savings Bank, a varying balance usually reflects different refresh dates; a varying account status or date of first delinquency is the real signal.
Huntington 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. Huntington Federal Savings Bank has operated since 1929, 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 Huntington Federal Savings Bank account myself without paying anyone?
Yes. Both the §611 bureau dispute and the §623 direct dispute to Huntington 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 Huntington Federal Savings Bank headquartered, and does that affect my dispute?
Huntington Federal Savings Bank is headquartered in Huntington, West Virginia, 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 Huntington 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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