AdiOO7/consumer_complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint: Default : Collection Agency Subtle Scam? 

What protection do we ( age XXXX ) have when a collection agency ( this XXXX in XXXX XXXX ) places us on 'default ' through their lawyers because they allegedly did not receive the check we sent? 

Our records show we have been diligently paying for a medical bill ( incurred during an emergency ) with this collection agency, in spite of the fact that the hospital kept sending us " 0 '' Amount You Owe -- then popped this Collection Agency ( Please see attached document ). 

Abruptly, half way sending our payments - during the tax refund season at that - we got a call a day after the 'default day ' that we are on default ; subtly informing us this would be forwarded to the credit bureau. 

We are buying a house, about to make the walk-through next month ; you could imagine how conscientious we are on every step of the way regarding credit issues. 

Can this collection agency simply claim, " Sorry, you defaulted, we did not receive the check ...? " We never lost any check we issued -- we make sure we mailed letters/checks directly with our post office. 

I wonder, as a XXXX, how many defaults are incurred due to non-receipt of check payments by this particular XXXX XXXX collection agency, or possibly other collection agencies? Would you happen to have data on this concern? 

In addition, is it the practice of collection agency NOT to send bill or payment confirmation? This collection agency said, " We do n't do that. " This is an alert I would like to share. 

I would be happy to send you the details. 

Have a wonderful day. 

Company response: Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding
Consumer complaint: In the last few years I have received repeated calls from various collection agencies for a debt that is not mine. They are calling for my ex husbands son. I have been divorced for XXXX years and he has never lived in my home and I have no relationship with him. I do not know how he continues to be associated with me or my family since the marriage was disolved a long time ago. When I ask to speak to a supervisor, I get disconnected. I have asked for them to stop but it seems to shift from agency to agency. Any adivice you can provide would be greatly appreciated. None of the agencies will tell me how they got my name and say it 's to protect their client. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: US Bank calls me XXXX times a day. As early as XXXX. I have told them that I am on medical XXXX and that I have XXXX. I also told them that I get paid on the XXXX of the month only. They continue to call and ask for the payment. Then they say can you borrow money from friends? They XXXX my van in XXXX. I paid {$1200.00} on XXXX XXXX to get it back. Then they gave me the runaround for a week before I could get it back. Then I owed another payment on XXXX XXXX. I told them that I would pay them XXXX and a half payments on XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX. I have to keep my phone turned off to keep them from harassing me. My doctors ca n't call about appointments and test results. I am also XXXX and this harassment sets off the XXXX that I have because of the XXXX. This goes on month after month. If I accidently answer the phone, they ask me every time why am I late with the payment. I could tell them this XXXX times a day and they will call again and ask the same questions. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: I lost my business due to the economy & had to move to find work. The apartment I moved into did not allow satellite dishes to be mounted on the building or property. I paid XXXX in full every month for over XXXX years ( including additional expensive sports packages ). Contacted XXXX before I moved to terminate service, paid account in full and returned all equipment they required. 

Now they have sent my account to collections to try to force me to pay {$520.00} for early termination. 

The FTC currently has a lawsuit against XXXX for illegally charging customers $ XXXX.+ for early termination citing it as illegal. 

West Virginia law states that if the account is more than XXXX years old ( my account is over XXXX years old / active for XXXX ) they can not sue me or report debt to any credit agency. 

I do not believe I owe XXXX any money. 

Company response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Consumer complaint: SCAM ARTIST - Specialized Loan Servicing , LLC XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, CO XXXX - DEBT COLLECTOR, as printed on their Notice ; XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX. 

Received today a Notice dated XXXX/XXXX/XXXX " purportedly '' from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX advising of service transfer of an alleged loan to this company, but payments to be remitted to a GA address effective XXXX/XXXX/XXXX - P.O. XXXX XXXX XXXX, GA XXXX. SCAM artist collecting for an alleged account that has already been closed in XXXX, and reflected as such in Credit Bureaus. Additionally, the following are marks of intentional misrepresentation and considered Fraud under 15USC 1692e:1. Notice says : " this communication is provided..with regard to our secured lien on the above referenced property '' ... If they are " purporting to be a servicer '' - they can not be the owner of a lien - 15USC 1641f1-f2, albeit alleged account is already closed. 

2. Notice itself bears an XXXX letterhead - but only a photocopy- not original. Also, XXXX 's address XXXX, IA - has been replaced with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX FL XXXX ( XXXX ). 

3. Notice does not indicate alleged account 's principal balance. 

The facts - account has closed in XXXX ; XXXX made an illegal attempt to collect in XXXX but after failed Debt Validation which involved CFPB, XXXX Office in CA and XXXX 's XXXX XXXX - Office of Consumer Ombudsman for XXXX - XXXX issued a letter advising XXXX to disregard XXXX 's collection letter. XXXX XXXX XXXX was also hired by XXXX to illegally attempt to collect - but could not validate alleged debt - and has since STOPPED further collection efforts after a Cease and Desist was issued on XXXX XXXX. 

FTC Complaint was filed today XXXX/XXXX/XXXX - reference number XXXX. A Debt Validation will also be issued shortly to this Specialized Loan Servicing , LLC. 

Thank you for helping investigate and enforcing the authority of your Offices to STOP fraudulent and unfair debt collection practices that hurt US Consumers. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: I had a public record for a unpaid tax lien for NYS through XXXX XXXX XXXX that I provided proof it should have been vacated and deleted. Experian did delete it- and now it has reappeared. I am trying to buy a house-and this is causing a tremendous financial strain- as it has made my fico score drop. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: Guaranteed Rate, Inc., " originated '' a loan on our home XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. Clause # XXXX says if the loan is paid, they are supposed to instruct Trustee to reconvey the house and eliminate all evidence of debt. We sent them a Request of Statement of account, they eventually admitted they had no interest in the property or the mortgage on it-XXXX, XXXX times in XXXX XXXX. Suddenly, after we sent the servicer, XXXX XXXX, a QWR on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, GRI " assigned '' the mortgage-via MERS, who has no standing in Nevada-XXXX XXXX XXXX. The assignment was supposed to go into a XXXX, was way too late and not allowed even if it had n't been late. Either they lied about having an interest in the note, then assigned it illegally and late, or they told the truth about the note, and allowed XXXX to receive 2.5 years of mortgage payments and threaten foreclosure ( on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ) when they had no authorization to do so. Also, they purported to be the actual lender, whereas the MERS report shows them as the servicer, nor di did they inform us that XXXX Bank was the lender, so they committed fraud from the very beginning. They also did not deposit the note into the trust as is required by the PSA agreement for XXXX. Furthermore, we sent GRI a Letter of Rescission on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. They owe us either the XXXX mortgage payments and/or the closing costs. Another clause in the DOT : BORROWER COVENANTS that Borrower is lawfully seised of the estate hereby conveyed and has the right to mortgage, grant and convey the Property and that the Property is unencumbered, except for encumbrances of record. Borrower warrants and will defend generally the title to the Property against all claims and demands, subject to any encumbrances of record. '' I 'm contractually obligated to generally defend the title to the Property against all claims and demands. That is clear cut, and even if it 's ambiguous, the doctrine of " contra proferentem '' is applicable ; ambiguities are to be construed unfavorably to the drafter. GRI drafted the contract, not me. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: Experian is continuing to report collection accounts from XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX on my credit report that do not belong to me. I have disputed the items with Experian but they were not removed. I have contacted the debt collection companies directly and let them know the accounts are not mine. I asked XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX to verify the accounts but they never did. The accounts are lowering my credit score which causes me to miss financial opportunities as well as lose job opportunities. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: On XXXX XXXX, 2015 I CLOSED my Bank of America credit card account. On XXXX XXXX, 2015, and XXXX XXXX, 2015, Bank of America accepted and posted charges to the CLOSED ( statement attached ). I called Bank of America on XXXX XXXX, 2015 and spoke with XXXX XXXX who identified himself as a supervisor in the dispute department. I informed XXXX XXXX the account is closed and I also informed him that no company is authorized to post charges to the account. XXXX XXXX refused to accept a dispute of the charges and advised Bank of America will continue to post these charges to my CLOSED account. He further advised that it my responsibility to work with the vendor to have the charges stopped. I repeated my statement to XXXX XXXX that the account is closed and as of XXXX on XXXX XXXX, 2015, Bank of America has been informed that no company is authorized to bill the this CLOSED account. XXXX XXXX again refused to accept the dispute and again repeated that Bank of America will continue refusing to honor the closing of the account and will continue accepting these charges and posting them to my CLOSED account in spite of being advised the charges are not authorized. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: I got a flyer form Popular Community Bank of XXXX, XXXX XXXX saying if I open a savings account and deposit {$1000.00} I will get {$100.00} bunus if I keep the account open for XXXX month. ( I have the flyer ) I opened an account with Popular Community Bank ( XXXX XXXX ) located at XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX, 2014 as required in the flyer. I deposited a total of {$1100.00} in form of XXXX deposits XXXX for {$1000.00} and another for {$100.00} at the same time. I have the deposit receipts. After XXXX months they failed to credit my account for {$100.00} bonus. I visited the branch of XXXX since they have taken over all branches from Popular, they refused to honor the bonus. I called Popular and they said to contact XXXX. I am being stonewalled by both the banks. I am filing this complaint to see if they have done the same thing to other people. I am more interested in seeing that this kind of unethical behavior is exposed and corrected. XXXXEmail : XXXXXXXXXXXX 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: I have had a Bank of America card for 17 years. Within the past year, I 've had XXXX problems with this account. 

The first problem is that the emailed statements have not been delivered regularly since XX/XX/XXXX. This has resulted in several late charges. I checked my junk mail folder and deleted items. I received a statement on XX/XX/XXXX and Did not receive another unil XX/XX/XXXX. This leads to the second and more serious problem ... 

I logged into my account on XX/XX/XXXX to pay my account. This payment did not go through. Bank of America has a record of my log in, however ; they do not have a record of my payment. In XXXX, frustrated with the late fees and the email problems, I paid off my balance and cancelled my card. On XX/XX/XXXX I recieved another statement. Again, my payment did not go through. I called Bank of America and was told that they had a record of this payment, but that they ( Bank of America ) had cancelled it " for some reason, maybe it was a glitch. '' This transaction was cancelled with out my concent and without notification. 

I 'm trying to get the late fees reversed for the XXXX, XXXX, and now XXXX statements. After an hour on the phone, Bank of America admits their mistake with the XXXX transaction, but not XXXX. The Bank of America representat stated that the case is currently pending an internal investigation. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: I have a credit card with US Bank, a XXXX XXXX Personal Visa Card. This account was opened in XX/XX/XXXX about XXXX months ago. 
They just sent a communication they are cutting a core benefit of this card on XX/XX/XXXX, A XXXX hotel night will no longer be offered when booking reward stays of XXXX nights or more. This was the primary reason I opened my account. 

As part of the Card Act / CFPB rules, I thought issuers were not allowed to XXXX cut card benefits in the first year of cardmembership, and XXXX charge an annual fee for a benefit ( Which I paid at opening ) and then remove that benefit in the same year the annual fee is paid. 

I feel I was seriously deceived and misled and deserve a refund of my annual fee at the minimum, and additional points/compensation for a credit pull under false pretenses. 

Thanks for the help, XXXX 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: I have been trying to get my loan straightened out for over 2 years. I must admit that I am partially responsible because I took some bad advice. I got behind in my payments and my problems seemed to just get bigger from there. I have been trying to get a loan modification through my bank and have sent in the same paperwork on at least XXXX occasions but ca n't seem to get enough. I have tried since XXXX 2014 XXXX last time and I had to file bankruptcy to keep the bank from putting my house up for auction. I thought I had all the paperwork in but I needed more. I have been trying to get my house payments figured out so I can start making them while I am trying to get the modification but I am having having no luck. I have called the bank to try to get some info and no one at the bank can seem to give me a straight answer about anything. I keep getting transferred from XXXX no nothing to the other. I had a person that was supposed to be my contact but he keeps transferring me to other departments and I have been on hold for up to XXXX min on numerous occasions and coming away with nothing. I have sent many emails to my so called contact that tells me he will check my account and get back to me but never does. I have sent letters to the banks ethics dept on several occasions about the problems I am having and they keep sending me the phone number of the same person. I have been trying to straighten all this out constantly over the last couple of weeks but am getting nowhere slow. Not XXXX person I have talked to at the bank can figure out how much my payments are supposed to be or anything concerning my account. All I want to do is to get some answers so I can start making my house payments on a regular basis as my house is going to go back on the auction block on the XXXX of XXXX. I am a XXXX year old XXXX XXXX vetran with some serious medical issues and the stress is not helping my situation XXXX bit. All I want to do is get some straight answers no handouts and nothing free and move on with what I have left of my life and not wind up on the streets. I have a lot of the emails I sent and received however I did n't start doing that until the last week. thanks for reading this. XXXX 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: PennyMac Loan Services is saying they are unable to provide home mortgage assistance due to a temporary financial hardship. We have been going back and forth with the company for XXXX months providing all the documentation we can and they now say that due to a job loss ( that was present at the time of initial application ) they are unable to provide any mitigation ( no loan modification, no temporary forbearance ). It is my understanding that those types of plans are meant to assist homeowners in keeping their home during a financial hardship. PennyMac Loan Services does not seem to provide these types of services. 

Company response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Consumer complaint: In XXXX I applied for a short term loan with my financial institution XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I have been a member of this banking organization for 40 years. The application was not approved, due to a credit report received from Experian. Several visits to the credit union attempting to resolve this issue were unsuccessful. I was advised that this was an issue which I needed to address personally. I submitted a dispute on-line and a phone call but continued to get the same results. After complaining to my credit union again, they submitted a formal dispute to Experian, because they should have been listed on the credit report. Final results was on last week produced promising resolution. After three ( XXXX ) months of disputes, someone discovered the truth. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: I am a US Bank XXXX XXXX Visa member. I pay an annual fee They advertise a benefit on hotel stays when booking with their hotel rewards program and for being their Credit card customer. They changed the terms and will no longer offer the benefit of XXXX night free on hotel redemptionshttp XXXX 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: I ordered and obtained a {$500.00} secured credit through Bank of America to help bring my credit score up. My first minimum payment of {$25.00} was due on XXXX. I paid {$250.00} towards my balance on XXXX. The standard processing and posting time for a payment is two business days. I went to use my card at the grocery store today and it was declined. I called BofA and was told my available credit was {$1.00}. The rep informed me that the payment was received but has not been posted. She had no answer as to why this was. I then spoke with a supervisor who also had no concrete answer as to why the payment has not posted. My concerns are as follows:1. I did my part and paid my bill on time and I should be able to use my card. It is highly embarrassing and inconvenient to be told your card is declined when in actuality it should n't be. 

2. The account that I paid them out of has more than ample funds in it for the transaction to go through without any issues whatsoever. 

3. Are my funds in some type of holding account that B of A is drawing interest from? 

4. My biggest concern is that I initially a requested the card in an effort to bolster my credit score. If my balance is not at least 50 % of the total balance at the end of any reporting period, my credit will negatively affected. 

5. How many othe consumers are having to deal with this? 

6. What if I encountered an emergency and was unable to utilize my card? 

I beg you to assist me in resolving this issue. At this point I do not know where else to turn. 

Thank you, XXXX XXXX XXXX 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: I applied online for a Citi Thank You Preferred Card. I was approved. This particular card gives you XXXX bonus points when you spend {$1.00} when the XXXX 3 months of use of the account. I was keeping track of my transactions, and had made roughly {$1600.00} in purchases within the XXXX TWO months. I noticed that the BONUS points were not issued to my account. I have other reward cards and usually any bonus points are rewarded soon after the threshold spending level is reached. This was not so with the Citi Thank You Preferred Card. I contacted the customer service department to get an explanation. After waiting two days for an e-mailed response, I was informed that I was NOT enrolled in the bonus point program and that " on my contract '' I was given an 18 month 0 % APR introductory offer instead. The Citi Thank You Preferred Card according to the Citi website has a 12 month 0 % introductory APR plus the XXXX BONUS point program. The 18 month offer is not even the standard issue for this particular card. Needless to say, I was not informed of the change. I feel that they used a bait and switch technique to get people to sign up for their cards. It seems like a form of fraud. Incidentally, they did say that I could contest this if they sent me any printed material which confirms the BONUS point offer was offered to me. I APPLIED ONLINE, IT 'S ON THEIR WEBSITE, It 's also mentioned on various websites that help consumers compare credit cards and help them to decide which card is best for them. I feel that people should be made aware of Citibank 's fraudulent practices in regards to their rewards program. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Consumer complaint: XXXX XXXX Bank of America has refused to return the residual balance in a bank account of {$3.00}. After contacting the customer service organization they communicated that they would charge me {$50.00} for the return of my {$3.00}. Or they could just take my {$3.00}. Every financial company should be required to provide at least XXXX option for returning a customers own money without a fee. 

Company response: Company chooses not to provide a public response