Wells River Savings Bank on Your Credit Report
In short: Wells River Savings Bank, based in Wells River, Vermont, is a state-chartered stock savings institution supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator. FDIC certificate 14136 records the charter as established January 1, 1892. That makes it 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, Wells River Savings Bank held $267 million in assets and operated 6 FDIC-reported offices. Accounts originated here are furnished by Wells River Savings Bank itself, which means a §623 dispute goes to the institution that holds the underlying file. 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 Wells River Savings Bank actually is
Charter details above are from the FDIC BankFind public database.
What makes this creditor different
Wells River Savings Bank is recorded by the FDIC under certificate 14136 as a state-chartered stock savings institution supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator, established January 1, 1892 in Wells River, Vermont, with $267 million in assets and 6 offices as of 06/30/2026.
How Wells River Savings Bank appears on your credit report
Wells River Savings Bank 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. Cite the last four digits, the open date and the single field in question, and send the bureau dispute simultaneously so the two investigations run concurrently. Whether anything changes depends on the underlying records, and that varies by account.
Names it may report under
Products that commonly show up
- ◆Small-business and agricultural credit carrying a personal guaranty
- ◆Auto and equipment loans financed through local dealers
- ◆Personal lines of credit tied to a Wells River Savings Bank deposit relationship
Grounds to dispute a Wells River Savings Bank entry
Each of these is a reason a Wells River Savings Bank 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 Wells River Savings Bank
- ◆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
Wells River 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, Wells River 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 Wells River 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.
Wells River Savings Bank questions, answered
Is Wells River Savings Bank FDIC-insured, and what is its certificate number?
Yes — deposits are FDIC-insured under certificate 14136. That record lists Wells River Savings Bank as a state-chartered stock savings institution supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator headquartered in Wells River, VT, chartered January 1, 1892, with $267 million in assets across 6 FDIC-reported offices on the 06/30/2026 call report.
Who regulates Wells River Savings Bank, and where do I escalate if a dispute fails?
As a state-chartered stock savings institution supervised by the FDIC and its state regulator, Wells River Savings Bank answers primarily to the FDIC and its state banking 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 Wells River Savings Bank?
No number is published here. When we queried the CFPB credit-card complaint data, no company key matched Wells River 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 Wells River 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 Wells River Savings Bank 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 Wells River Savings Bank and disputing with a collector?
Wells River Savings Bank is the original creditor and holds the underlying file — application, statements, posting history. A debt buyer or agency works from whatever data came across in the transfer, which is often a single summary line. A §623 dispute to Wells River Savings Bank reaches the source documents instead.
Does Wells River 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 Wells River Savings Bank, a varying balance usually reflects different refresh dates; a varying account status or date of first delinquency is the real signal.
Wells River Savings Bank was acquired or changed names — why does my report show two accounts?
A single account showing twice is a classic conversion artifact. When Wells River Savings Bank migrates an account between core systems or through an acquisition, the old and new furnisher names can both persist. Push for removal of the duplicate entry instead of accepting a "closed" notation, which does not undo the scoring impact. 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 Wells River Savings Bank 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. Put the challenge to Wells River Savings Bank in writing, name one field, mirror it to the bureaus, and keep copies. Results vary with what the documentation supports.
What should I check first on Wells River Savings Bank 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 Wells River Savings Bank 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 Wells River 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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