On XXXX XXXX, I went to XXXX to view free credit reports I am entitled to received XXXX time ( per CRA ) per year. I successfully viewed my XXXX and Experian reports. I also selected the purchase option to get my credit score from both of these CRA 's. My Transunion experience was fine : simple, transparent and provided me with what I wanted/expected. I paid the one-time fee and received my score. 

My Experian experience was not fine. Although I have worked in the XXXX for over 20 years, I did not notice Experian 's " fine print '' that by getting my score for {$4.00}, I was also enrolling in a program that was free for the first month and then I would be charged {$19.00} per month after that. Today, I realized I had a {$19.00} charge on my credit card ( posted XXXX ) for Experian 's monthly {$19.00} fee for whatever " service '' I apparently enrolled in. 

In my line of work, I follow the CFPB closely. I know that credit reporting has been a big area of focus and produces a high number of consumer complaints ( some fair and some unfair I 'm sure ). 

When I called Experian to ask about the {$19.00} charge on my credit card, and to bring forward my concerns about the " automatic '' enrollment in some " service, '' the representative was professional and helpful. He immediately canceled my membership but would not refund the {$19.00} fee that had already been charged to my credit card - essentially saying it was a " legitimate charge. '' I 'll admit, I may have missed reading some disclaimer or fine print when I thought I was just getting my Experian score for a one-time fee of {$4.00} on XXXX. 

However, if I 've made this mistake, I am very confident many, many others have also made the same mistake and 1 ) have n't noticed the credit card charges yet and/or 2 ) do n't know what to do about it. That is why I 'm writing to you today. I made it clear to the Experian representative that I talked to that I was going to contact the CFPB because the " automatic enrollment '' as a " revenue generator '' for Experian was not, in my opinion, an appropriate or " consumer friendly '' way to generate revenue in today 's highly regulated environment. 

For the record, I have no personal or professional connections with anyone at Experian or XXXX - not currently and not at anytime in the past. 
