They say dead men tell no tales, but in this case, a living man has quite a story about how Bank of America incorrectly declared him deceased.
According to WISTV in Columbia, S.C., Bank of America has been reporting Arthur Livingston as dead to all the major credit agencies since May of 2009.
Livingston said he noticed the problem more than three months ago and contacted the bank, which said it would correct the problem within 30 days.
"I went to Bank of America, I brought this to their attention and we're working on 100 days now with no resolution," Livingston told WISTV.
Until the problem is corrected, Livingston said he can't improve his credit score or take out a home mortgage.
The Consumerist notes that Livingston's ongoing problem explains "both the man's hunger for human brains and why his credit report reads 'file not scored because subject is deceased'".
Livingston's case is all too similar to an even more egregious story also reported this month.
Ten-year Army veteran Jerry Miller of Brevard County, Florida, has been declared deceased by the U.S. Veterans Administration four times in the span of less than two years.
And Bank of America is no stranger to headline-grabbing snafus.
Last month, the bank nearly took away a man's home because of a typo and previously gave $30,000 worth of Social Security payments to the wrong person, according to the Los Angeles Times.