BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2021-01-07
Company: Meade & Associates, Inc.
State: OH
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
Notice for Proof of Claim Account : XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX, MEADE & ASSOC # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX To Whom it may Concern : Thisis a this complaint is submitted Under OHIO LAW U.C.C 1319.12 Taking assignment ofdebts States ( C ) No collection agency shall commence litigation for the collection of anassigned account, bill, or other evidence of indebtedness unless it has taken the assignmentin accordance with all of the following requirements : Credit contracts are non-assignableeven if the contract has a clause for assignability because it violates the contract Law.Where there is no fair valuable consideration given, the contract or agreement is void abinto. The debt is non-transferable. If it is a contract for credit or goes to the character of theparties, it can not be transferred or assigned. No state can make a law impairing contracts, Under OHIO LAW U.C.C 1319.12 Taking assignment of debts ( 3 ) The assignment wasmanifested by a written agreement separate from and in addition to any documentintended for the purpose of listing the account, bill, or other evidence of indebtedness withthe collection agency. The written agreement shall state the effective date of the assignmentand the consideration paid or given, if any, for the assignment and shall expressly authorizethe collection agency to refer the assigned account, bill, or other evidence of indebtednessto an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state for the commencement oflitigation. The written agreement also shall disclose that the collection agency mayconsolidate, for purposes of filing an action, the assigned account, bill, or other evidence ofindebtedness with those of other creditors against an individual debtor or co-debtors.Dartmouth College v. Woodward 4 Wheat 518 : White v. Hart , 13 Id 646. Once the Creditorwrites off a debt, it can not be assigned or Collected. Since this is an error I demand that yousend me the following proofs. As you are obligated to do in accordance with the Fair DebtCollection Practice Act. Section 1692 ( g ) : Under the Law, FDCPA, Section 1692 ( g ), you have30 days to supply these proofs, if more time is needed please contact me by certified mailand I will extend you 15 extra days. I also request to see a certified copy of any contract oragreement between you and the original creditor that gave you the right to collect this debt.

Company public response: Company disputes the facts presented in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-01-19
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: PA
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: Government benefit card
Issue: Trouble using the card
Sub-issue: Trouble using the card to pay a bill

Complaint:
I received a US Bank ReliaCard when I started receiving money for unemployment. Upon trying to withdrawal money from my card and being unable to, I contacted customer service. Customer service was nearly impossible to reach, either the automated system would randomly disconnect my call, or I would wait and extremely long period of time to speak with someone only for them to tell me they were ending the call due to the fact that they could not hear me well. After FINALLY being able to reach someone I was told my account was put on hold due to inactivity in XXXX of 2020, which I was not notified about. The woman on the phone told me that was because alerts were not turned on for me in their system. I was told I had to fax a copy of my ID and a service bill which had my correct name and address. Not having a fax machine available to me, I had to pay to fax my documents over, which were sent to the fax number given to me by the woman over the phone and the fax went through without issue on my end. I was told the hold would be lifted in 6 business days after the documents were sent over. A month later, after hearing nothing from the company, I still had no access to my money. I was told that there must have been visibility issues with my documents and I needed to send them again, which also has resulted in no change in my account and I am still unable to access my money. I have followed every request the company has made in order to release the hold on my account, all to no avail. I have made several attempts to reach the company, all in which I have failed to be able to speak with a person. I am very frustrated, as I should be able to make withdrawals of my own money whenever needed. It should not be a near impossible task to reach a person over the phone who can help me with this issue. After feeling like I had no where to turn, I filed a complaint through the better business bureau which the company responded telling me to again send over the verification documents. I do not feel comfortable sending anymore sensitive and personal documents over fax to a company I am not even able to research as it is a third party verification service that we have been giving no name for and were told that there is no way to contact them directly other than fax. I am sick of getting the run around and being told to resend these documents containing personal information that I have sent in twice now. Upon researching this issue, we have found that several others have gone through this exact same issue and have had to file complaints via the XX/XX/XXXX as well.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-04-08
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: CA
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Trouble with how payments are being handled

Complaint:
I have been a participant in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program since 2010. It is my understanding that my federal loans were recently transferred from XXXX to FedLoan Servicing.  However, FedLoan Servicing  never contacted me with details about this change or how I was to make payments. On XX/XX/XXXX, the day that my student loan was normally due, I received a notice from them that my loan had been transferred to them and to wait to hear from them. I went on the XXXX  website to make my monthly student loan payment nevertheless, having not been provided with any alternative payment instructions. XXXX declined to accept my payment and only told me to wait for FedLoan Servicing to contact me. Nevertheless, despite several attempts on my part to reach them to make my payments, FedLoan Servicing  has not responded to any of my attempts. I am extremely concerned that not only will this negatively impact my credit in the immediate timeframe, but it is also having a cascading and deleterious effect on the promised discharge of my student loans. In particular, I am concerned that by ignoring my attempts to reach them, FedLoan Servicing is adding late fees and interest to my balance, and extending the number of payments I must make to them before I will be eligible for forgiveness and discharge of my student loans. 

Would you please help me figure out why they are ignoring my attempts to reach them so I can make my payments? In addition, would you please help me make sure that they do not adversely penalize my account? Even throughout the government shutdown when I was not getting paid, I continued to put aside money to make my student loan payments. I would like for FedLoan to honor my payment arrangements with the Department of Education, accept my payments from the last five months, apply them as timely monthly payments made from XXXX - XXXX, and not charge me late fees or additional interest that would not have accrued had they been responsive. Moreover, I recently had my first baby on XX/XX/XXXX and I can not even reach FedLoan Servicing to adjust my income- based repayment now that my tax situation has changed. Having a newborn baby is stressful enough without FedLoan Servicing adding this completely unnecessary financial stress to our lives. 

I have attached the correspondence I sent to them. I sent the letter by fax on XX/XX/XXXX, and by certified mail on XX/XX/XXXX. 

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you so much. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2019-04-08
Company: PNC Bank N.A.
State: CA
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage

Complaint:
Since XX/XX/2019, I have requested financial hardship assistance from PNC Mortgage ( as I am officially the successor-in-interest in their files since my parents are deceased ). Going up to the last week of XX/XX/2019, they continuously state they require more files i.e. tax documents, profit/loss statements, paycheck stubs, bank statements. I attempted to contact my point of contact ; however, her voicemail stated she will be out of the office until XX/XX/2019 ( as I began calling at the beginning of XX/XX/2019 ). I made numerous phone calls and e-mails to PNC Loss Mitigation regarding my hardship assistance packet, and I was directed to 6 representatives each requesting documents/receiving documents. On XX/XX/2019, a demand letter was sent regarding the loans had defaulted and they require the whole payment of over {$2200.00} be paid by XX/XX/2019 or they will continue with the foreclosure process. Loss Mitigation contacted me days after stating that my financial hardship assistance case was closed, but they reopened the case because they required more financial documents. They did not send notification and give ample time stating they need my completed profit/loss statements calculated, and they also stated they did not receive my completed tax forms as I previously sent those documents in XX/XX/2019. 
During the last week of XX/XX/2019, I contacted PNC Loss Mitigation via phone and spoke to the same representative twice that week. They said they finally received my completed application ; however, she stated in both conversations the demand letter sent and the payment must be made in full by XX/XX/2019, or they will initiate the foreclosure process and attorney fees will be included. 
I have contacted the California Fair Housing Bureau as well and they suggested I contact the Consumer Finance Bureau due to unfair treatment. I have e-mailed my Loss Mitigation point of contact ( as she is supposedly back in office ) regarding these issues, on XX/XX/2019. I believe PNC Mortgage is conducting dual-tracking and misrepresentation which are violations.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-01-19
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OH
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
I am requesting my name be removed from a car loan with XXXX XXXX effective immediately. I have no affiliation with this vehicle nor did I sign any documents connecting me to this debt. I have been trying for years to get this vehicle off my credit with little to no help from XXXX XXXX. I was under the impression this issue has been resolved since I received a letter from XXXX  dated XX/XX/2019 stating this item was Deleted from my credit report. This item does not appear on my XXXX XXXX for XXXX or Equifax. My credit score based on XXXX XXXX for XXXX  is XXXX and Equifax credit score is XXXX. I am in the process of trying to purchase a new house and was denied the loan due to this encounter and my credit score appearing as XXXX. This debt is affecting my credit tremendously and I am requesting for this to be removed. 
The owner of this car is from from XXXX, New York and his girlfriend is from Texas. Im not sure if he still resides in XXXX, Ohio. The car was basically stolen because the monthly payments are not being made. I have never attempted to make a payment on this account because it's not my car or obligation. I have not seen nor talked to the owner in over 5 years. I have made several attempts to contact him with no success. 
The car dealership where this car was originally purchased has since gone out of business.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-01-07
Company: NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
State: GA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
I have submitted a notarized affidavit letting these companies know these accounts opened online are fraudulent and not authorized! I was provided all amounts and account information from credit bureaus! 

Navy Federal FCU {$8900.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX NAVY FEDERAL CU {$8600.00} XX/XX/2019 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$3600.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$2200.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-01-06
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: MS
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
I Have been an a victim of Identity Theft for a few years now. ( Collection Agency ) placed a collection on my credit report that was from Fraudulent Activity. I have contacted ( Collection Agency ) and ( Original Creditor ) and explained to them which I was transferred several times, disrespected but the customer service rep after explaining to them the situation that they have the wrong person. This company is very unprofessional! I also sent them a copy of the police report. I will also file with the CFPB and FTC! This is unacceptable!

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-18
Company: BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE
State: DC
Product: Credit card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Getting a credit card
Sub-issue: Card opened without my consent or knowledge

Complaint:
I was informed via e-mail in early XXXX that I had a payment due for a credit card that I never applied for. I contacted the company, Barclays, and reported the account as fraudulent. Their agent said it would be done. A month later, I received another statement. I contacted them again and was told that nothing had been done, but an investigation could be opened. I was then informed that their investigation determined the account to be legitimate, and they refused to close the account. I requested they re-open the investigation and submitted proof of a data breach from the XXXX XXXX XXXX  website as the likely source of my stolen information to create the account, as well as my filing with the FTC for identity theft and a personal statement that the account was not opened by me. They continue to report the account as valid to XXXX, despite my request to have it disputed and removed from my credit report.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-04-07
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: OR
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint:
In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act XXXX XXXXXXXX # XXXX, XXXX  XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX, has violated my rights. 

15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2021-09-10
Company: Byrider Franchising, LLC
State: MS
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account information incorrect

Complaint:
I purchased a vehicle through cnac and they agreed to settle my account in full but they reported it as voluntary repo and it was paid off in full

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-18
Company: Lockhart, Morris & Montgomery Inc.
State: FL
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was result of identity theft

Complaint:
The existence of a derogatory rating on my account is causing me significant concern. I am deeply worried about its potential impact on my credit. It has already resulted in the denial of a recent loan application and an increase in the interest rates on my existing credit accounts. I want to emphasize the severe financial and emotional distress that this negative rating has caused me and will continue to cause until it is resolved.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-04-10
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: VA
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-product: Savings account
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-issue: Banking errors

Complaint:
Summary : Capital One quietly " deprecated '' my savings account at some unknown date and froze the interest rates at 0.3 %. They gave no notice that the type of savings account I had was being " deprecated '' or even what that meant. When I raised the issue with them, they tried to pretend I was just unhappy about the interest rate, and told me I was negligent for not checking interest rates regularly, and it was my fault for not opening a new savings account. THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. The issue is that my savings account was effectively converted to an Certificate of Deposit with a permanent fixed rate, with zero notice given to me. 

Background : I originally opened this savings account with ING Direct in XXXX. In XXXX it was bought out by Capital One, and the account was converted to " Capital One 360 ''. I continued to receive all the same service and updates to the account as I had before. Interest rates updated, I could transfer money in and out, and I received regular notices. 

At some point in XXXX  Capital One " deprecated '' every single previous Capital One 360 Savings account with ( apparently ) no notice to clients [ XXXX, XXXX ]. This unannounced change froze savings interest rates in place, preventing Capital One from having to pay out more interest on this large number of accounts. There was no effective notice -- I received no email or mail that I could find -- and current interest rates for this this specific type of savings accounts are hidden behind a small pop-up button on the website. 

My complaint is not about the interest rates. My complaint is about this stupid shell game that Capital One is forcing on its customers. Every so often they " deprecate '' a certain type of savings account and lock everyone into horrible interest rates. They don't give any notice, or if they do give notice it's behind a wall of fine print. If a customer wants to keep getting market-standard interest rates, they have to CLOSE OUT EVERY SAVINGS ACCOUNT and then OPEN UP A TON OF NEW SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. There's no legitimate reason for this. 

I filed a complaint with Capital One, and they basically said " we see you don't like your interest rate and if you don't like your interest rate just open a new savings account. '' But that's not the problem. The problem is I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP OPENING NEW SAVINGS ACCOUNTS just to prevent Capital One from scamming me out of money. My savings account still works in every way EXCEPT updating interest rates. They didn't force me to close it or say that I had to move my money out. Capital One is completely happy to let my money sit with them, they just defraud me out of hundreds of dollars of interest each month because they can. 

[ XXXX ] XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-04-08
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MN
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
My personal information was stolen and there is numerous fraudulent account in my name. I have tried disputing all of the fraudulent accounts with Equifax. I was on the phone with this company for over an hour. After verifying my identity and disputing the accounts that are fraudulent, I was transferred to another associate who claimed she could not verify me. I went through the entire dispute process with them in the end to be hung up on. I disputed the following ; You have 9 Closed Accounts Account Name XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX All of these are Fraudulent accounts and Equifax refused to due their due diligence to help me take these off of my Credit Report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2021-01-19
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: OH
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
I am requesting my name be removed from a car loan with XXXX XXXX effective immediately. I have no affiliation with this vehicle nor did I sign any documents connecting me to this debt. I have been trying for years to get this vehicle off my credit with little to no help from XXXX XXXX. I was under the impression this issue has been resolved since I received a letter from TransUnion dated XX/XX/2019 stating this item was Deleted from my credit report. This item does not appear on my XXXX XXXX for TransUnion or XXXX. My credit score based on XXXX XXXX for TransUnion is XXXX and XXXX  credit score is XXXX. I am in the process of trying to purchase a new house and was denied the loan due to this encounter and my credit score appearing as XXXX. This debt is affecting my credit tremendously and I am requesting for this to be removed. 
The owner of this car is from from XXXX, New York and his girlfriend is from Texas. Im not sure if he still resides in XXXX, Ohio. The car was basically stolen because the monthly payments are not being made. I have never attempted to make a payment on this account because it's not my car or obligation. I have not seen nor talked to the owner in over 5 years. I have made several attempts to contact him with no success. 
The car dealership where this car was originally purchased has since gone out of business.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation