BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2020-04-30
Company: Waypoint Resource Group, LLC
State: MN
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other debt
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-issue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Complaint:
This letter is a formal compliant that you are reporting and incomplete credit information.

According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act section 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), you are required by federal law to verify, through the physical verification of the original signed consumer contract, any and all accounts that you post on a credit report. Otherwise anyone paying for your reporting services could fax, mail or email in a fraudulent account. 
I demand to see verifiable proof ( I.e. : an original consumer contract with my signature on it ) that you have on file for the account listed below. 
Your failure to positively verify these accounts has hurt my ability to obtain credit. Under the FCRA, unverifiable accounts must be removed and if you are unable to provide me a copy of verifiable proof, you must remove the account listed below. 
I demand that the following accounts be verified or removed immediately :

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-11-30
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: FL
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX has reported inaccurate information to Transuion which has been placed on my consumer report. I have tried to get in touch with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX to dispute this matter and they have been deliberately unresponsive. I have made a CFPB complaint and a FTC complaint in which I have been told that they can not reach the company as well. I have also made a complaint with the XXXX in which they also have responded by informing me that XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX has refused to respond to their request to settle this matter I have all the items to show proof of my attempts to reach this company. I have more then twice got in touch with TransUnion to delete this inaccurate information and provide me with permissible purpose, and to provide me with relevant information from their reinvestigation that can prove that XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX was given permission from me. I ask them to provide me with the proper relevant information under USC 1681i and all I have been given is a letter that say the item is verified. I am clearly ask for them to provide : who did they reach out to? How did they reach the so Called person what documents do they have that shows time, and dates of the request for the company to respond to their so called reinvestigation? Transuion has token upon their self to disregard the laws set in place to protect consumers. They have taken time away from work from me work and caused me stress. And I need for them to remove this item from my report immediately. It is clear that permissible purpose can not be provided. It is clear that XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX has not responded. I ask that Transuion does what is right and follow the laws set in place, and not act as if they are above the law.

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 2020-03-13
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Personal information incorrect

Complaint:
Have contacted Credit Bureaus on numerous occasions to have incorrect or outdated personal information removed, however, they are refusing to remove the information stating that items come back validated even though the information is incorrect.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-06-30
Company: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
State: NJ
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint:
Since XX/XX/2020 I have been attempting to settle a " debt '' with said Company to no avail. After sending ( via USPS Certified and Priority Mail ( Express ) many notices, affidavits and other correspondences including but not limited to demands for full verification ( s ) of " debt '', a full accounting of said " debt '', notice of default and estoppel and other private special trust deposit documents, to date I have not received any of my requested and demanded inquiries. After experiencing some personal hardship due to said Company 's negative reporting of said Estate, and said Company 's reluctance to submit documents, non-compliance, default, and non-response. The current hardships that are mostly due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Disaster and I not being able to mover forward financially due to the negative reporting by said Company, I was forced to settle said trust account in USD for the full amount of {$5700.00} from my bank whereas said Company 's representative stated that said charge-off would be removed and a letter showing payment of full amount would be emailed to my email, but never sent the email. I was then told to check my junk and spam mail for said email, but to no avail. As of today XX/XX/2020 there is no change to my score. I have exhausted my administrative remedy and will continue to do so in order to possibly file a claim against said Company and it's Agents and Assigns for their breach of a public trust, violation of possible State and Federal laws, as well as many other Constitutional Violations.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-04-11
Company: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: NY
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: Store credit card
Issue: Fees or interest
Sub-issue: Unexpected increase in interest rate

Complaint:
This is regarding a purchase I made with XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX for living room furniture for my new home. The sofa was sold for {$2600.00}, and a console table was {$1300.00}. This was paid using deferred interest 245 months. I could not pay all by XX/XX/XXXX, and XXXX charged me {$3300.00} in interest on checking my bill. I called them, and the customer service representative told me that because the invoice was not paid in full by XX/XX/XXXX, the sale price I received for items purchased was retracted, and the total cost was applied. I told her that did not make any sense. I asked to speak with a manager/supervisor, but she said I would be told the same thing and hung up on me. Since opening the account, my payment was made on time, and all charges I made before XX/XX/XXXX were never applied to my balance. This does not make sense, and the interest/ balance applied to my account is excessive. 

I have contacted the company, and they are saying this is justified. My monthly payments are not being applied to the outstanding invoices, and all payments made in the last 24 months have yet to be applied to the balance. The balance owed is what should be charged interest. What happened to the money I paid in the previous 24 months??? The company took the money and did not apply it to the outstanding balance.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-07-22
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: LA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
I told the XXXX, XXXX, and Equifax to reinvestigate these accounts : Account name : XXXX XXXX  XXXX However, they stated everything was complete and accurate. But how is that possible if the High Balance, last verified, closed date, date of last activity and much more is incorrect. According to 15 USC 1681 ( 5 ) they are suppose to modify accounts that isn't reporting correctly.

As defined by the IRS Even if you didn't receive a tax form 1099-c you must report cancelled debt and gross income The IRS clearly states charge off as income the reporting of this account is inaccurate. INCOME DOES NOT GET REPORTED ON THE COSUMER REPORT, WHICH MAKES THIS REPORTING INACCURATE. So How n the XXXX is there a balance on a charged off account? According to 15 USC 1681 ( 5 ) they are supposed to modify accounts that isn't reporting correctly.

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 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years.

15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate.

Also they aren't even in compliance with metro 2 credit reporting. I have evidence to prove my cas

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2021-06-30
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL
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:
i noticed a violations under the 15 us code 1681 and 15 us code 1681b ( FCRA ). The law clearly states the following15 us code 1681b ( a ) In general Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Meaning that if you do not have or havent gotten any written instructions from me ( the consumer ) to furnish an account on my report. It should not be there. That is a violation. I never gave written instruction to furnish any of the following accounts. Secondly according to the 15 us code 1681.The law clearly states 1. Accuracy and fairness of credit reporting. The Congress makes the following findings : 2. The banking system is dependent upon fair and accurate credit reporting. Inaccurate credit reports directly impair the efficiency of the banking system, and unfair credit reporting methods undermine the public confidence which is essential to the continued functioning of the banking system ( 4 ) There is a need to ensure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. ( b ) Reasonable procedures It is the purpose of this subchapter to require that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of such information in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter. The following accounts are inaccurate and are in clear violation of my privacy. Which is a violation of the law. This is embarrassing and damaging to my reputation as a consumer. I need financing for a car and this inaccurate report is hindering me. As the consumer I demand the following accounts be removed from my credit report immediately. In addition I demand to have a copy of my updated consumer report once the following changes have been made.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-04-11
Company: PDQ Services, Inc.
State: GA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not yours

Complaint:
I have sent PDQ services several letters in the mailing ask them to send over a contract. They have all mentioned that they have sent over an itemized bill, which is unacceptable. Under the laws of the FDCPA, I have contacted the collection agency myself and have been unable to get them to verify that this is indeed my debt. This debt is not mine and I was given no evidence of my obligation to pay this debt to this collection agency. The FCRA requires you to verify the validity of the item within 30 days. If the validity can not be verified ; you are obligated by law to remove the item. According to this regulation, I may sue you in any qualified state or federal court, including small claims court in my area. This needs to be deleted from my credit report immediately!

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-02-14
Company: HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC
State: AZ
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: I do not know
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-issue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Complaint:
I attended XXXX University in XXXX. I left in XX/XX/XXXX due to a conflict with a professor. My loan was returned and given to ECSI Heartland Campus Solutions for debt collection on XX/XX/XXXX. I have never defaulted on my student loans. 

I applied for and was accepted to a school in XX/XX/XXXX. I was denied financial aid due to a student loan being in default. Nothing for student loans turned up on my credit report, except my student loans in good standing. 

I have received bills from XXXX with an amount. The amount changes frequently with no itemization or explanation. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX I called XXXX for an explanation of the loan. Is it a student loan or not? I requested an itemization of my charges from my time at the school. I was informed that they sent the " returned '' loan to ECSI and I would have to call ECSI Heartland.. 

ECSI has never put their information on my bills, no account number, no phone number or address for ECSI Heartland, no mention of ECSI Heartland. The billing statements deceptively appear as if they are coming from XXXX, which XXXX denies. I tried calling ECSI Heartland and was on hold for half an hour with no response. When I tried to use the online platform it routed me to register with ECSI Heartland. I'm not interested in registering I would like an itemized copy of the original bill and an explanation of whether it is or isn't a student loan and if they can block me from receiving financial aid.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-12-16
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

Complaint:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-07-22
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC
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:
It has been drawn out that Credit Bureaus are not hindering records when I sent a copy of the FTC report. Since it is a necessity by regulation 605b of the FCRA I'm sending this Complaint to assist with laying out a lawful response. In the event that you decide to not obstruct the accompanying things recorded beneath which are answering erroneously because of fraud. Here are the ITEMS that need to be removed from my file : XXXX, XXXX, XXXX ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, NC XXXX XX/XX/XXXX ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX NC XXXX XX/XX/XXXX ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX XXXX  XXXX Balance : {$16000.00} ; XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX ; XXXX  XX/XX/XXXX ; XXXX  XX/XX/XXXX ; XXXX XX/XX/XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-08-20
Company: BMO HARRIS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: OH
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-product: Checking account
Issue: Problem with a lender or other company charging your account
Sub-issue: Can't stop withdrawals from your account

Complaint:
Trying to help elderly father ( went through XXXX XXXX, had multiple XXXX, & early stages of XXXX ) get a handle on his finances ; doing so from Ohio. Approximately 1 year ago I was in Wisconsin and visited the bank so I could gain access to his accounts online from Ohio. At that time I was added as a signee to my father 's account as well as opening another checking account in my name. My father 's account has an over-draft line attached to his checking account. 

Approximately 4-6 months ago I noticed my father over-drafting his checking resulting in additional fees and increasing his over-draft line to the limit, which I was attempting to pay down. I called the bank representatives not less than 6-8 times trying to resolve the issue ; asking that the checking account decline any charges once dad 's account hit XXXX. Doing this would have allowed me to slowly pay down his over-draft line over time and help dad get a better hold on his spending. 

Fast forward to the end of XXXX ... my father over-drafted 5 transactions from to a Wisconsin business. Since the business tried to re-deposit the transactions multiple times it has caused bank over-draft fees of {$610.00}. The bank refunded {$77.00} ( {$7.00} per day over-drafted ) in fees. When I called and spoke to the manager asking for additional help ( since I had reached out months earlier looking for solutions only to be turned away ) her response to me was that's all she could do. As a follow-up I called the district manager to seek additional help. He told me that he would review with bank manager and get back to me the next day. 3 days later after not hearing back, I again called him back and left message. A few hours the same day I received a call back from the bank manager stating there is nothing further they can do to help, stating ; " if the bank refunded all the over-draft fees they would be out of business ''. 

Then on Saturday XX/XX/18 I received an over-night ( Sat delivery ) that the bank has closed the accounts ( accepting credits only ) and wants the over-draft protection line ( {$1000.00} balance ) paid off in 1 week 's time or they will send to collections. 

I'm trying to find out if I'm liable at all for the overdraft protection line since I'm a " signee '' on my father 's account. I would not think I'd be liable for those dollars. We're willing to work on paying the account off over time, but seeking help with some of the additional fees that were slapped on my father. He is on a fixed income of $ XXXX  monthly which obviously doesn't go very far.

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
Consumer complaint received 2020-03-13
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: Account status incorrect

Complaint:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX CARD HAS REPORTED TO ALL THREE CREDIT BUREAUS THAT MY ACCOUNT WAS LATE THIRTY DAYS, THIS ALLEGEDLY HAPPENED IN XX/XX/2019. IN XX/XX/2019, MY CARD WAS PAID OFF. THE COMPANY REPORTED THIS ERROR JUST RECENTLY THIS MONTH MY TRADELINES HAVE NEEN NEGATIVELY EFFECTED BY THIS INCORRECT NEGATIVE INFORMATION. I WAS NEVER LATE WITH MY PAYMENTS

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 2022-03-23
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: AL
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Investigation took more than 30 days

Complaint:
On XXXX XXXX, I filed a dispute with this bureau about the unverified account XXXXXXXX XXXX Account number XXXX. In these months I have not received a notice in 45 days and I have tried multiple attempts for verification of these unverified accounts with this credit reporting agency. So now I'm contacting the cfpb to step in and help me get this issue resolved because I have not received a response from this company in over 2 months as of today. Thank you

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 2023-12-16
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: VA
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint:
My personal information was bought and sold illegally because i was a victim of the Equifax data breach. I want these items Deleted from my Equifax credit report effective immediately. Equifax did admit that in fact i was a victim of their data breach and Equifax has done Nothing to help me. Please help me delete these illegal account inquiries from my Equifax credit report. 

I requested Equifax to investigate them and remove them, but Equifax did NOT investigate them properly and did NOT remove them. 

This an FCRA violation. There is a class action suit and proposed settlement for the data breach and I am applying for the civil penalties fund at the CFPB. Since they were not removed i am entitled to be compensated under the victims fund. 

The following inquiries were not placed by me. I did not authorize them. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-07-22
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
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:
This is my other endeavor to tell CREDIT BUREAUS that I am a victim of identity theft and to complain about specific records in my document because of their wrongdoing. The records I am questioning connect with no exchanges acquiring any possession of goods, services, or money that I have made or authorized. Assuming no one cares, either way, block the noteworthy of any information in my credit record that came about due to alleged fraud. Per Section 605b of the FCRA CREDIT BUREAUS is required by law to remove any ITEMS or information which is found to be opened due to identity theft. 
XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX Balance : {$4100.00} ; XXXX  XXXX Balance : {$7900.00} ; XXXX  XXXX Balance : {$9400.00} ; XXXX  XXXX XXXX Balance : {$3100.00} ; XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX Balance : {$3600.00} ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance XXXX {$1000.00} ; XXXX & XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX  XXXX Balance : {$7900.00} ; XXXX XXXX  XXXX Balance : {$7700.00} ; XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$3600.00} ; XXXX  XXXX Bankruptcy Date Filed/Reported : XX/XX/XXXX Reference # : XXXX ; XXXX XX/XX/XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief