BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2020-05-27
Company: Netspend Corporation
State: CA
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: General-purpose prepaid card
Issue: Problem getting a card or closing an account
Sub-issue: Trouble closing card

Complaint:
I purchased a netspend card on XX/XX/XXXX. I was unable to activate it and after speaking with customer service, was told a refund must be issued, as they would not allow me to use the card. I tried to call back a few days later to update information for the refund check ( we had recently moved ), but was, and still am, unable to speak with customer service because netspend blocks speaking to a representative if the card number or social security number are not recognized in their system. 

I contacted their corporate office, and received a call back with clear instructions on how to request a refund check via email. on XX/XX/XXXX I emailed the required documents with proof of purchase to netspend requesting the refund. I received an automated email, but no response from a real person. To date I have not received my check, or even a status on if/when the check will be sent. I have attempted to call customer service ( blocked ), corporate office ( no response ), and customer service and documents dept ( where the XX/XX/XXXX email was sent ). netspend has either stated I must call customer service ( blocked ), or has not responded at all, or has asked for an account number, but refuses to clarify what that means ( I only have a card, no account ). 

I have exhausted my options, and feel like I'm in a loop with the one form of contact who does respond. I don't think a customer service department should block callers who need help, or that a company should be able to withhold a refund because of a poorly implemented contact system where they consistently fail to respond. 


XXXX, XXXX 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 explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-07-16
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC
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 recently checked my consumer/credit report and I noticed inaccurate and negative items being reported between the three consumer reporting agencies XXXX, Equifax and XXXX. I found that all three scores and information being reported by the aforementioned reporting agencies do not correlate.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-01-26
Company: First Investors Servicing Corporation, Atlanta, GA Branch
State: AZ
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Other personal consumer report
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information that should be on the report is missing

Complaint:
Negative debt or personal credit un-necessarily reporting late or insufficient negative or late debt data, No un-necessary legal reports have been alleged to have occurred to collect any late or negligent payments. 
Only one auto loan that is two months in posted ahead of payments scheduling.

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 2020-09-17
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: NY
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: Problem with personal statement of dispute

Complaint:
This company keeps adding this debt that was already removed twice that isn't mine! This collection company keeps fraudulently adding it to my credit bureaus and it needs to be removed. Again. 
Please stop adding this to my credit report as it doesn't belong to me! 

ACCOUNT 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 explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-04-18
Company: SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: MA
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Other type of mortgage
Issue: Closing on a mortgage

Complaint:
We applied and were pre-qualified for a mortgage with Santander bank. While in underwriting the underwriter ( XXXX XXXX, Santander Credit underwriter III ) decided that my wifes income from XXXX would not be allowed and demanded an additional 10 % down to issue the mortgage ( taking us to 20 % ) He additionally refused to give credit for my annual bonus due to being with a new company, even though i have over a decade of bonus history. He refused to give even a pro-rated amount for my wifes ' earning potential even though she has 20+ years of earning history. I have over 15 years of bonus history. Due to his exemptions of our income, the calculations put us at a 42 % gross income to mortgage ratio ( 2 % above the threshold for a 10 % down loan, requiring we step up to 20 % down ). This feels purposeful and predatory. 

While this was going on we expended several thousand $ of inspections fees, appraisal fees and a lease break on our apartment. Sum total {$11000.00} and are now on the hunt to find a new place to live. ( And our credit scores were negatively impacted ). 

They did not provide a disclaimer that they would refuse to accept my wife income ( due to it being from another state ), nor my bonus when we signed up to work on this mortgage with them.

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 2018-12-06
Company: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
State: NY
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card debt
Issue: Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
Sub-issue: Talked to a third-party about your debt

Complaint:
American Express called my Father on XX/XX/2018 to ask about my Card that was past due. I am not a Minor, and they have no legal right to discuss my debt with my parents. The billing statement was only 2 days past due, and they were calling my relatives about my debt. The were talking to him and told him the exact amount due, and private information about my debt. I assume it is american express, but they are also calling my cell phone from various different numbers, and the voice mail is telling me to call a different number than the caller ID is coming up as. In this age, where there is so much fraud and identity theft, they should only be calling from known published numbers, not random numbers. When someone leaves a voicemail, with a computer generated pre-recorded response, telling me to call a completely different number, that in my mind is someone trying to steal my private information.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2021-02-24
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NV
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 turned XXXX on XX/XX/2020. I should not have a credit profile. If XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX would have done their jobs properly and verified information and not reported fraudulent information. I would not be a fraud victim to begin with. I contacted XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX about the fraudulent information on my credit profile and it seemed like a simple fix so as I was told to do. I sent XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX a copy of my birth certificate, drivers license, social security card, Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Report, and a bank statement. XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX still hasnt removed all these fraudulent items off my credit profile. Most off the accounts were opened when I was a XXXX XXXX XXXX child. XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX did no investigation what so ever. They all informed me that a fraud alert was placed on my credit profile thats all no removal of the fraudulent items.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2020-11-24
Company: Experian Information Solutions 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:
XXXX, XXXX SOC SEC # XXXX DOB XX/XX/1989 ADDRESS XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, FL XXXX TODAYS DATE:XXXX Dear Sir or Madam : The sole purpose of this letter is to inform you I have been a victim of identity theft. I am further requesting that you block the following fraudulent information from my credit reports so that I can proceed accordingly with my file. Once more, I want to emphasize none of the information stated below relates to any transaction that I have made. 
and can help your score. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$1300.00} Needs attention XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$1200.00} Needs attention XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX The items listed are clearly fraudulent ; therefore, I am requesting that they are deleted /blocked by name of source. In addition, A CRA must block the fraudulent information and the victim must be identified within four business days after accepting his/her Identity Theft Report. When it accepts the Identity Theft Report, the CRA also must notify the furnishers of the fraudulent information that the victim has filed the Report, that the Report states that the information they furnished Resulted from identity theft, and that it is blocking the information that they furnished. FCRA 605B ( b ), 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ( b ) .III. A. Blocking Information in Credit Reports under Sections-605B and 623 ( a ) ( 6 ) Under section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), both the credit reporting agencies ( CRAs ) and the creditors, debt collectors, and other companies that reported the identity theft-related information to the CRA ( furnishers ) are responsible for blocking fraudulent information from appearing in victims credit reports, blocking fraudulent information from appearing in victims credit reports Please let me know if you need any other information from me to block this information on my credit report. 
Sincerely XXXX, XXXX SOC SEC # XXXX DOB XX/XX/1989 ADDRESS XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, FL 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 explanation
Consumer complaint received 2020-11-24
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:
XXXX, XXXX SOC SEC # XXXX DOB XX/XX/1989 ADDRESS XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, FL XXXX TODAYS DATE:XX/XX/XXXX Dear Sir or Madam : The sole purpose of this letter is to inform you I have been a victim of identity theft. I am further requesting that you block the following fraudulent information from my credit reports so that I can proceed accordingly with my file. Once more, I want to emphasize none of the information stated below relates to any transaction that I have made. 
and can help your score. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$1300.00} Needs attention XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$1200.00} Needs attention XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX The items listed are clearly fraudulent ; therefore, I am requesting that they are deleted /blocked by name of source. In addition, A CRA must block the fraudulent information and the victim must be identified within four business days after accepting his/her Identity Theft Report. When it accepts the Identity Theft Report, the CRA also must notify the furnishers of the fraudulent information that the victim has filed the Report, that the Report states that the information they furnished Resulted from identity theft, and that it is blocking the information that they furnished. FCRA 605B ( b ), 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ( b ) .III. A. Blocking Information in Credit Reports under Sections-605B and 623 ( a ) ( 6 ) Under section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), both the credit reporting agencies ( CRAs ) and the creditors, debt collectors, and other companies that reported the identity theft-related information to the CRA ( furnishers ) are responsible for blocking fraudulent information from appearing in victims credit reports, blocking fraudulent information from appearing in victims credit reports Please let me know if you need any other information from me to block this information on my credit report. 
Sincerely XXXX, XXXX SOC SEC # XXXX DOB XX/XX/1989 ADDRESS XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, FL XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-01-22
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
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: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
It has come to my attention that i have been 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, i felt disrespected by the customer service representative 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 very inconvenient on my part!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-08-20
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NY
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:
THE DISPUTED ACCOUNT LISTED DOES NOT RELATE TO ANY AUTHORIZED TRANSACTIONS DONE BY ME. I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THOSE DEROGATORY ACCOUNTS ON MY FILE AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THOSE ACCOUNTS TO BE REMOVED, PLEASE CONDUCT A RE-INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER AND HAVE THOSE ACCOUNTS OFF MY CREDIT FILE FOR THEY HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY NAME AND CREDIT HISTORY.

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 2017-09-15
Company: COMMUNITY CHOICE FINANCIAL, INC.
State: CA
Product: Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan
Sub-product: Payday loan
Issue: Loan payment wasn't credited to your account

Complaint:
I contacted Cash Central via Telephone Calls, Emails to let them know that I needed to close my account and send the payment through US Mail. On XXXX XXXX, 2017 I sent Cash Central a Money Order in the amount of {$150.00}. Then again on XXXX XXXX, 2017 purchased another Postal Money Order & mailed this payment in, leaving me with a XXXX  Balance. I PAID in FULL my balance from a loan this year. I received a call from a Collection Agency and I informed him, my account with Cash Central had been PAID IN FULL. I am ill & do not feel/believe it is my job to work for Cash Central nor the Collections company! Cash Central is saying I have two accounts an OLD ACCOUNT Dismissed thru Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy! No I only owed & paid for the account from Cash Central for {$300.00}. Now they want me to call around & repair what they did by selling my account to a Collections Agency. I had arrangements as I spoke with Reps. XXXX. XXXX, XXXX on XXXX XXXX, 2017 ; Again XXXX XXXX, 2017 & XXXX XXXX, 2017. I sent both Money Orders as agreed upon. I was told to send it to : Cash Central, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, Ohio XXXX. Acct. # XXXX - Spoke with XXXX. This is another address given to me over the phone : XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX, OH XXXX. PLS. take care of this as I am ill & I do not need this Stress over the reps abusing/disrespecting me as a Consumer. Do you have a great Attorney that would be interested in suing Cash Central?

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 2019-02-27
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: DC
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems
Sub-issue: Problem with rewards from credit card

Complaint:
Since I opened a XXXX XXXX XXXX credit card with Synchrony Bank, I have had nothing but problems with the " Reward Dollars '', which are the credits that you receive when you purchase items from XXXX XXXX XXXX. Every single month, Synchrony has either not given me the correct number of reward dollars I am due or not given me any of the reward dollars I am due. Each month, I call and complain and they eventually recognize the mistake, though it takes " an investigation '' and an additional billing cycle for them to correct it. 

This month, on XXXX, I spent {$1000.00} and should have received the usual 10 % in rewards ( {$100.00} ). I received no rewards for this purchase ( the statement says something about this purchase being a " deferred interest '' purchase but I have no idea what that means, as I did not ask for any special payment terms at the time of the purchase and I paid the balance in full the day I received the statement. ) On XXXX, I spent {$53.00} during a " double points '' weekend and should have received a {$10.00} in rewards points. I received only half of these reward points. In total, I should have received {$110.00} points this month ( {$100.00} plus {$10.00} ). I received {$5.00}. When I called, Synchrony, once again, recognized the mistake but said I had to wait another billing cycle to have it corrected.

To make matters worse, the rewards " balance '' total on the statement doesn't align with the rewards balance on the home page. The statement shows a prior balance of {$11.00} then adds the ( incorrect ) {$5.00} earned this month for a new rewards total of {$16.00}. However, my account on the web page shows a " previous reward balance of {$16.00} + {$5.00} earned this period ( I have no idea where this comes from ) - {$20.00} reward certificate ( which was never issued to me ) for a balance of {$2.00}. None of this makes any sense.

I have had credit cards for thirty years and have never had problems like this. It seems to me that this is their business model- to have a flawed/confusing reward system in the hopes that a large portion of people will not notice or will not take the time to have it corrected. It is not rocket science to have rewards accurately reflected on statements or, at worst, corrected in real time.

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 2019-02-27
Company: BMW Financial Services NA, LLC
State: FL
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Old information reappears or never goes away

Complaint:
BMW financial has fraudently, illegally and intentionally reported erroneous information to XXXX. I contracted a lease agreement with BMW Financial in XXXX XXXX for amount of XXXX. The account number is XXXX When I disputed an error reported to XXXX Credit bureau , BMW Financial maliciously changed the contracted lease amount from XXXX To XXXX. Also BMW FINANCIAL keeps changing the Late date referencing a 30 day late so it can continue to reflect on my credit report. Ive included a correspondence showing what BMW reported to XXXX in XXXX and now XXXX BMW Financial is reporting a different contracted lease amount as well as a new XXXX date referencing when the payment was 30 days late. Im requesting BMW to report the lease amount of XXXX, XXXX that I contracted to and report truthfully that this 30 day late is more then 7 years old and needs to be deleted off my XXXX CREDIT REPORT. Dont let BMW financial get away with changing loan terms 7 years later. XXXX let XXXX XXXX get away with erroneous reporting well beyond legal statue limitations.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-02-17
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL
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:
Upon reviewing my updated credit report, I found out that there are erroneous accounts that are still reporting in my credit report. I already sent a letter of request to Equifax Credit Bureaus to investigate the assumed accounts, but I haven't received any response from them. Also, the XXXX was reporting a DELETED account from other bureaus on my credit file. Per FCRA, reporting must be 100 % accurate. Please conduct a thorough investigation for the following items : XXXX XXXX XXXX**** Opened Date XX/XX/XXXX Balance {$0.00} XXXX  XXXX  ***** Opened Date XX/XX/XXXX Balance {$2500.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX  XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX  ) ***** Opened Date XX/XX/XXXX Balance {$790.00}

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-02-27
Company: Resurgent Capital Services L.P.
State: GA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not yours

Complaint:
I recently received a copy of my credit report and I noticed that this company is reporting negative information against my SSN. I have never done business with this company. They have never provided me with any goods or services. I have no contractual obligations to this company yet they have reported to the CRA 's that I indeed do. I am requesting validation. Please send me a signed contract between me and your company. One that I signed and one you signed. Copies of a copy is not legit. I would like to see the contract with my wet ink signature, detailed statements from the last 6 months, and how this alleged debt was calculated.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2020-12-14
Company: PRESTIGE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
State: WA
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:
There are unknown hard inquiries on my credit report. Im requested the verification of the inquiries and the method of verification. On XX/XX/2020, PRESTIGE FINANCIAL, XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX/XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX add a hard inquiries on my credit reports per XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX. 
But companies did not provide the following proof : Permissible Purpose My written authorization Proof that I personally initiated these inquiries.

To my knowledge, I have not signed any documents authorizing your organization to view my credit history therefore, your inquiry into my credit report violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 1681b ( c ) : Transactions Not Initiated by Consumer.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation