Q: Do I have a case against Honda if my social security number was used for someone to take a loan?
My credit was flagged because there was a name associated with my ssn on my credit report. A Honda dealership allowed another individual to take out a loan with my social security number even though they had no documentation with my name on it. When I called, they didn’t care and even said I should be happy because that person is making payments on time, so it is helping my credit. When I called Honda finance, they were very apologetic and said this is something that doesn’t ever happen and shouldn’t happen. They said they and the dealership were at fault. She even said on the line that this is a recorded line, and I did have a case against them. I want to see if any lawyer will take this case and take their fee from the judgement/settlement.
A:
Given that you most likely have not sustained any compensable damages, it is extremely unlikely that any experience attorney would be willing to accept the case on a contingency fee.
You can probably have your credit record corrected to delete the loan by writing directly to the applicable credit reporting services without the necessity of hiring an attorney.
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