Consumer complaint received 2022-10-13
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: KS
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement
Sub-issue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement

Complaint:
While on vacation, I booked a rental car through XXXX with XXXX on XX/XX/2022. When we picked up the rental on XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX gave us an invoice for {$490.00}. I signed for this amount with the understanding that XXXX would temporary place a hold on our credit card for a security deposit in the amount of {$200.00} ( plus a deficiency in the payment voucher from XXXX of {$8.00} for a total of {$200.00} ). The security deposit would not be charged against our account if we returned the vehicle. We returned the vehicle on time XX/XX/XXXX. On XX/XX/2022, XXXX charged my credit card {$100.00}. On the same date, XXXX emailed us a new invoice ( which did not contain my electronic signature ). The new invoice included all the same line items except a new line item " O5 '' in the amount of {$82.00} plus additional taxes in the amount of {$13.00} ( the tax amount increased from {$47.00} on the original invoice to {$61.00} on the new invoice ). I contacted XXXX but did not receive a satisfactory response about the charges. I contacted my credit card company, U.S. Bank, to dispute the additional charges. The credit card company sent my a dispute form, which I completed and returned on XX/XX/XXXX along with a letter detailing the history of the transaction with XXXX. Periodically, U.S. Bank sent text messages telling me that the bank was investigating my dispute. They forwarded me XXXX 's response, which did not explain the O5 charge. I responded. On XX/XX/2022, U.S. Bank sent me a letter, denying relief on the disputed charges. The letter stated : " After reviewing the information that has been supplied, we have determined that we are unable to assist you in resolving your dispute. We have determined the disputed transaction is a difference in pricing rather than an incorrect transaction billed to your account. Unfortunately, the price was not provided in writing prior to the transaction being processed. '' I did not find this explanation satisfactory, so I contacted U.S. Bank customer service. On the morning of XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX from the fraud investigation department of U.S. Bank returned my call. According to him, the bank was denying my claim because I authorized the transaction even though I had not authorized the amount charged to my account. I analogized the situation to a restaurant transaction where a server charges a higher tip than authorized, but XXXX said the bank could not help me. I feel that U.S. Bank is being complicit in the fraud that XXXX has committed against me by charging a different amount than I authorized at the time of the transaction. A review of the two invoices makes it obvious. The fraud investigation department of U.S. Bank appears incompetent at its job or willingly overlooking the fraud perpetrated by XXXX.

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 monetary relief