The Bank of Tescott on Your Credit Report
In short: The Bank of Tescott, based in Tescott, Kansas, is a state-chartered commercial bank that is not a member of the Federal Reserve System. FDIC records place the charter date at January 1, 1887 under certificate 1868; it is a nineteenth-century charter, which means its paper records long predate electronic furnishing and conversions have had decades to introduce artifacts. As of the 06/30/2026 call report, The Bank of Tescott held $648 million in assets and operated 6 FDIC-reported offices. Because The Bank of Tescott furnishes its own tradelines, you can dispute through the bureaus under §611 and directly with the bank under §623. 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 Bank of Tescott actually is
Charter details above are from the FDIC BankFind public database.
What makes this creditor different
The Bank of Tescott operates 6 FDIC-reported offices out of Tescott, Kansas, under certificate 1868, and the 06/30/2026 call report puts its total assets at $648 million on a charter dating to January 1, 1887.
How Bank of Tescott appears on your credit report
The Bank of Tescott is an original creditor, not a collector, and that changes the mechanics. With 6 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. Identify the account precisely, challenge one field at a time, and keep proof of mailing. What changes depends on what Bank of Tescott can verify, and that differs case to case.
Names it may report under
Products that commonly show up
- ◆Consumer accounts originated across its 6 Kansas offices
- ◆Deposit-account overdraft balances referred for collection
- ◆Small-business and agricultural credit carrying a personal guaranty
Grounds to dispute a Bank of Tescott entry
Each of these is a reason a Bank of Tescott tradeline may be inaccurate or unverifiable. None of them assures removal — they are the angles worth checking on your own report.
- ◆Overdraft balance reported as a loan default rather than a deposit item
- ◆Payment posted at a branch on time but credited after the due date
- ◆Mortgage payoff recorded by the title company but not updated by Bank of Tescott
- ◆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
The Bank of Tescott 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, The Bank of Tescott 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 The Bank of Tescott a direct written dispute. It must investigate and must not continue reporting information it knows is inaccurate. Keep copies and proof of delivery.
The Bank of Tescott questions, answered
Is The Bank of Tescott FDIC-insured, and what is its certificate number?
Yes — deposits are FDIC-insured under certificate 1868. That record lists The Bank of Tescott as a state-chartered commercial bank that is not a member of the Federal Reserve System headquartered in Tescott, KS, chartered January 1, 1887, with $648 million in assets across 6 FDIC-reported offices on the 06/30/2026 call report.
Who regulates The Bank of Tescott, and where do I escalate if a dispute fails?
As a state-chartered commercial bank that is not a member of the Federal Reserve System, The Bank of Tescott answers primarily to the FDIC and its state banking regulator. When a §623 dispute to the bank and a §611 dispute to the bureaus both come back verified and you still hold contrary documentation, the next steps are a CFPB complaint and, if needed, the private right of action FCRA §§616–617 provides. None of that requires paying anyone.
How many credit-card complaints does the CFPB show against The Bank of Tescott?
No number is published here. When we queried the CFPB credit-card complaint data, no company key matched The Bank of Tescott 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 Bank of Tescott charge-off stay on my credit report?
The FCRA ceiling is roughly seven years measured from the date of first delinquency on the Bank of Tescott account. That anchor date does not reset when the balance is charged off, sold, or transferred. A tradeline whose delinquency date drifts later has been re-aged, and re-aging is a reportable inaccuracy in its own right.
What is the difference between disputing with The Bank of Tescott and disputing with a collector?
The Bank of Tescott 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 Bank of Tescott under §623 puts the question to the party that can actually check it.
Does The Bank of Tescott 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 Bank of Tescott, a varying balance usually reflects different refresh dates; a varying account status or date of first delinquency is the real signal.
The Bank of Tescott was acquired or changed names — why does my report show two accounts?
A single account showing twice is a classic conversion artifact. When Bank of Tescott migrates an account between core systems or through an acquisition, the old and new furnisher names can both persist. Request deletion rather than a status change; marking the extra tradeline closed leaves it weighing on your utilization. In this case the charter is a nineteenth-century charter, which means its paper records long predate electronic furnishing and conversions have had decades to introduce artifacts.
Can I dispute The Bank of Tescott reporting myself, without paying anyone?
Yes, and at no cost. Both the §611 bureau dispute and the §623 furnisher dispute are rights you already hold — no company is required to exercise them for you. Send Bank of Tescott a written dispute identifying the exact field at issue, file the same dispute with the bureaus, and retain mailing receipts. What results depends on the underlying file.
What should I check first on The Bank of Tescott reporting?
Start with the date of first delinquency, then the account status, then the high balance or limit — those three drive both the seven-year clock and the scoring weight. Pull your own statements and check the Bank of Tescott entry field by field. One documented error beats a broad removal request every time.
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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 The Bank of Tescott; 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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