BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2019-09-28
Company: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
State: CA
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Getting a credit card
Sub-issue: Application denied

Complaint:
American Express only approves me for cards with a really high annual fees. They are trying to extort me for their annual fees. When I apply for a card with No annual fee they immediately decline me for the same reasons that they approved me for. I had over ten American Express cards in the past 5  years. My credit wasn't as good when they approved me for the cards previously. FICO score was XXXX when they approved me for several cards with the same info on my XXXX credit report. My FICO score is currently XXXX with same factors on my report.. And they are declining me. Most recently got declined for a Amex Cash magnet card. The cards American Express has approved me for in the recent years when my FICO score was XXXX are as follows. XX/XX/XXXX Approved for an Everyday Card. XX/XX/XXXX Approved for a Green Amex. XX/XX/XXXX Approved for a Platinum. XX/XX/XXXX Approved for a XXXX XXXX. XX/XX/XXXX Approved for an Everyday Card. XX/XX/XXXX Approved for a Green Card.  XX/XX/XXXX Approved for a Gold Card. XX/XX/XXXX Approved for a XXXX XXXX Card. XX/XX/XXXX Approved for a Platinum Card. There is a trend of American Express only approving me for cards with annual fees. When I got approved for all these American Express cards my FICO score was XXXX with the exact same report on today. Only today my FICO is XXXX according to the Bureau American  Express pulls XXXX FICO score base XXXX. If American Express doesn't resolve this issue with me I will file a lawsuit against them. They only seem to listen to LEGAL action. I spoke to an American Express rep on XX/XX/XXXX and the rep understood the concern and offered me to reverse the {$250.00} annual fee on my current Gold American Express card. The only reason American Express offered to do that is because what they are doing to me is wrong. Please look into this while I start my legal claim. I have already consulted and hired an attorney who handles issues like this.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2019-09-28
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: WA
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: Store credit card
Issue: Closing your account
Sub-issue: Company closed your account

Complaint:
A requeat was made to change the billing date on the account, it was not done. The payments were set to autopay on the wrong date. The acount was closed to purcahses. The account went delinquent due to 2 billing errors processing on the wrong date. A request was made to ammend the problem caused by this issue caused by their company. They refused to assist.

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 2017-07-27
Company: EQUIFAX, 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: Account status incorrect

Complaint:
Equifax is reporting 4 accounts in collection, and unpaid. All 4 accounts have been paid in full over a year ago. all 4 accounts are listed as unpaid medical. Equifax is also reporting my credit card balance incorrectly. Please update my credit card balance correctly. I did not give authorization for the following credit checks. > 1. XXXX > 2. XXXX > 3. XXXX > 4. XXXX > 5. XXXX In addition to the above credit inquires there are lots of old hard credit inquiers showing on my account.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-04
Company: State Collection Service, Inc.
State: WI
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Medical debt
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-issue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Complaint:
I was contacted twice by State Collection Service about two accounts that were outstanding. For one they wanted to talk to my XXXX yr old daughter about the debt as they had put it into her name instead of myself ( her mother ) or her father. Second when I tried to get more information on them they said to take it up with XXXX XXXX about the bill. I had contacted XXXX XXXX and they have NO bill for us. When I went onto State Collection Online to see about these accounts to pay if it is there, even their site states they have no account for us. This is an amount for only {$31.00} but I have no paperwork nor anything from this company about these accounts. I have tried to talk to XXXX XXXX XXXX about getting more information but they refuse to talk to me as I am not my daughter. I 'm not going to put my XXXX yr old daughter on the phone to talk to someone about this.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26
Company: Alliance One, Inc.
State: CA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not yours

Complaint:
AllianceOne purports that I owe them {$100.00} with no justification or lawful cause. Their client purports I owe a debt and I do not owe this debt. Here is why the debt that AllianceOne is attempting to collect is improper.
XXXX XXXX, 2017 This is from the Local Rules for XXXX XXXX County : Rule 5.16 ( d ) " Sanctions and/or fees may be imposed on any party that fails to contact XXXX  at least 24 hours before the scheduled appointment. '' No sanctions or fines apply to me since I contacted XXXX last time 24 hours prior to cancel and sent AllianceOne all proof of said in six ( 6 ) prior emails and written letters.
I also infer that without fail no party cancelling 24 hours or more in advance shall be liable for fines, and therefore, I do not owe any fines.
In view of this, AllianceOnce, the collection agency, needs to cancel my fines and send me a confirmation of this said ( regarding Account # XXXX ) since they have not yet done so.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-03-10
Company: Sequoia Financial Services
State: CA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Medical debt
Issue: Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
Sub-issue: Contacted your employer

Complaint:
Hello, This is a formal complaint against Sequoia Financial Services. The debt collection of {$7500.00} has been attempted to be collected on multiple occasions even after the request to stop. I have called every month on the 1st for the past 6 months to ask to please stop calling other people around me. I have recently been denied a job opportunity during this extremely hard time during a pandemic due to the negative collection amount from this debt collector. I have gotten word from relatives and other co workers that Sequoia Financial has continued to get information from a third party for me to pay the debt. Violating their privacy and others. Under the Hippa law protection, Sequoia has violated the terms of this law in trying to collect a debt and providing information that has not been authorized by me. I have been denied a position to survive in these troubling times. At this point I have contacted a lawyer and we are prepared to sue for defamation of character and for punitive damages. Sequoia Financial has violated laws in trying to collect a debt. They have broken the rules when trying to collect a debt.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2020-08-03
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TN
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:
Last month I noticed several accounts on my Equifax profile that should not be on there. It has been over 30 days since they received my dispute letter. I have attached a copy of the tracking number ( mailed certified via USPS ) thats directly from the USPS website as proof that Equifax received the dispute letter and when they received it. I also attached a copy of the dispute letter that I mailed. I am demanding that ALL of the unverified accounts be removed IMMEDIATELY. It has been over a month, I have not received a response from Equifax, and they have not verified the accounts.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-02-04
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: VA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other debt
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-issue: Didn't receive notice of right to dispute

Complaint:
XXXX XXXX XXXX {$1500.00} XXXX XXXX Code XXXX - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy ( XXXX ) In general Before the expiration of the XXXXbusiness-day period beginning on the date on which a consumer reporting agency receives notice of a dispute from any consumer or a reseller in accordance with paragraph ( XXXX ), the agency shall provide notification of the dispute to any person who provided any item of information in dispute, at the address and in the manner established with the person. The notice shall include all relevant information regarding the dispute that the agency has received from the consumer or reseller. 

( XXXX ) Provision of other information The consumer reporting agency shall promptly provide to the person who provided the information in dispute all relevant information regarding the dispute that is received by the agency from the consumer or the reseller after the period referred to in subparagraph ( XXXX ) and before the end of the period referred to in paragraph ( 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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2019-05-05
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: TX
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 call the credit bureaus and told them i was a victim of identity theft. I was told to send all the proper docs to get these account removed. I sent in everything they ask me to and the accounts are still there.

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 2019-09-28
Company: Conn's, Inc.
State: TX
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:
I got a notification from XXXX XXXX saying my account is closed and the balance is {$0.00}. I called to make sure and spoke with a lady named XXXX. She stated my account is not closed and the balance is {$1000.00}. I also had her state the last payment made to the account because they record the calls and she stated that it was made on XX/XX/2018. This is all confirmed on their website.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-02-04
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: MA
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Private student loan
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Sub-issue: Problem lowering your monthly payments

Complaint:
Navient services 4 of my private student loans. 2 of these loans recently came out of my cosigner 's bankruptcy and I am unable to make these payments. The interest rates are incredibly high, and the total loan amount has tripled. I will never pay these off. I have called Navient many times to try and get some assistance but they have told me I am out of options. I do not have a cosigner available for refinancing, and I am needing some leniency from Navient to avoid default. They refuse to offer any further reprieve despite being very honest about my financial situation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-04
Company: Coinbase, Inc.
State: WV
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service
Sub-product: Virtual currency
Issue: Money was not available when promised

Complaint:
I purchased litecoin using the coinbase website. Since I wanted the funds available immediately I used a credit card and paid a higher fee. I was using the money to invest in TRX, but when I tried to transfer the funds coinbase put a hold on my money. This is after 2 factor authentication to login, credit card authentication, bank account authentication, and identity authentication. Additionally, I have used this site before to do this exact transaction without issues so I had no reason to think they would hold my funds when they website clearly states they will be available immediately.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-09-28
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: TN
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:
By far the worst experience I ever had with any financial company. This company is scam and should be shut down! 
This company is violating the laws ( UDAAP ) and needs to be held accountable. 
My story : Unfortunately I foreclosed on my home in 2018 and received a debt cancelation documentation from my lander at the time ( XXXX ). I ended up taking a huge loss and paying almost XXXX to IRS to cover this free money that was forgiven by lander. 

This other company started contacting me recently via mail ( XXXX ) stating that they are my lander now!?!?!?!?! How can they be my lander if I dont even have an open loan ( with them or anyone else ). 
I contacted them attempting to clarify and resolve this mix up. I was already upset and wasnt very nice to several reps/managers who were asking me ridiculous questions and not willing to help in any way. Only thing I was asking is to be removed from their mail list and for them to stop contacting me about the loan I no longer own. 

Well, someone from this company decided to retaliate and reported a new open loan with 24 no/late payments to the credit agencies. 
My credit score went down XXXX point for the loan that I dont even have!? 


After several hours on the phone, I spoke to two different supervisor and no one could tell me what in the world is happening. They both ensured me this will be handled with urgency and this remarks will be removed from my credit report. 
Well, 2 weeks later nothing was changed. 

Just spoke to another rep from this company who refused to transfer me to one of the supervisors, was extremely rude and obnoxious and ended up transferring me to no one ( hanged up on me ). 

This is completely unacceptable and I'm counting on CFPB to assist me resolve this situation and quickly. 
I did some research on this company and couldn't find a single positive review from any of their customers. 
Please contact me if you require more information.

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 2022-02-04
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: VA
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Need information about your loan balance or loan terms

Complaint:
My loans/payment during that was serviced by XXXX  XXXX transferred to Direct Loans then again to its final destination FedLoans. My payment history only goes back to XX/XX/XXXX! I finished undergrad XX/XX/XXXX. Started Grad XX/XX/XXXX I have always been qualified bc I worked for DOJ and XXXX XXXX to present date. However I have no history of payments from XXXX. I am unable to retrieve even XXXX transcript from that far due to XXXX own regulation, not my tax preparer has copies. Im also unable to find HR to even verify my DOJ employment with a signature. All I have is my XXXX of service that may not be acceptable to verify my employment. XX/XX/XXXX, sent request for XXXX request of payments, hoping it goes further than Dept education records which stops at My bank from that period is obsolete, bank has been closed or bought out ( XXXX XXXX ). I have no record of payments. 

Direct Loans is not even in business to retrieve payment history. I dont see how my payment history would not be transferred to FedLoans ( XX/XX/XXXX ) even after I was in XXXX in XXXX to receive accurate counts. I had put too much trust into system to keep tracking for me-my mistake. 

Its disadvantageous years of payment to not receive credit. I was not aware these payments were not counted due to a knowledgeable group of people helping others voluntarily to go thru this process -now that the Temporary Waiver XXXX rules have changed and we can receive retroactive payment counts prior to our enrollment. XXXX of old records I can not retrieve I have overturned as much as possible. Not sure I can get assistance finding this information. 

Also, I was put into a few deferment and forbearances XXXX being a time I was still working and going to school XXXXXXXX XXXX, making student loan payments. I did not request that deferment bc I was still able to make payments. ( XXXX ) I think my loans were with XXXX. 

Economic Hardship Forbearance I recall speaking with Fedloan rep asking of a lower payment due to being on XXXX XXXX XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX. However I now know, it was possible to be qualified for {$0.00} payments or lower than my monthly, I was told NO other payment option under their plans. I was placed on general forbearance. I could been in compliance with my XXXX payment track to XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2020-08-02
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: OH
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 have read the company 's response, but they did not address my incorrect " score factors. '' I have 2 hurting score factors. 1 ) " you have a serious delinquency ( 60 days past due or greater ) or derogatory indicator on your credit report. '' I would like the company to either prove this to me, or remove this negative " score factor. '' In THEIR OWN credit report of my history, I see no serious delinquency EVER nor do I see a derogatory indicator on my credit report. So, this " score factor '' HAS to be corrected or I NEED PROOF of where this negative " score factor '' is coming from. 
2 ) " You have few accounts that are in good standing. '' I NEED an explanation for this. EVERY SINGLE account on my TransUnion credit report is in GOOD STANDING. What is few accounts? Is it a certain number of accounts I need to surpass? Or, are they implying that I have some accounts that are NOT in good standing? If so, I need PROOF of what is not in good standing. My credit report PROVES that all my accounts are in good standing, that is ALL 20 ACCOUNTS IN MY HISTORY ARE IN GOOD STANDING. 

I understand their response in terms of credit score, but the company completely pivoted away from my complaint of the incorrect " score factors. '' They did not address the flaw in this reporting. My credit report is flawless according to the company, which is true, but my " score factors '' are detrimental WITHOUT PROOF of how they are detrimental. My 2 hurting " score factors '' need to be removed immediately or proven to be true, as my credit report proves otherwise.

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 2021-06-10
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: TX
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not yours

Complaint:
XX/XX/XXXX I contacted Transunion to dispute the dates on collection account. They replied XX/XX/XXXX, after 30 days and stated they meet FCRA requirements. I contacted Transunion on XX/XX/XXXX, and the representative stated " I don't have verification of your account the collection agency and send us proof ''. He stated they got my information from XXXX XXXX XXXX. He also stated, Transunion is not violating my rights by not showing me validated proof of the account. The Transition representative refused to remove the account.

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 2018-01-04
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: MI
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: Store credit card
Issue: Fees or interest
Sub-issue: Problem with fees

Complaint:
This is the second time this issue has happened, and I have made multiple calls and sent 2 messages to the creditor to have it resolved and they still have not. I am in a promotional period until 2020. My  payment is {$84.00} until then. I had an instance where I tried to setup autopay and it failed to work. This has resulted in multiple late fees and my promotional payment increasing to XXXX $ which is putting the account more and more negative by the day. They are not helping in any way and it 's just going to continue to get worse if they do n't fix it. My fees need to be removed, due to their system problems, and the payment must be reduced back to the {$84.00} that it has been and should be until 2020. I am  continuing to pay the {$84.00}, which it is supposed to be, but since it isnt the {$110.00} they are trying to charge me, it incurs a late fee each time. Their system and customer service is awful and they are charging money fraudulently. Please have them fix this! 

Thanks

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 2018-01-04
Company: Bridgecrest Acceptance Corporation
State: OH
Product: Vehicle loan or lease
Sub-product: Loan
Issue: Struggling to pay your loan
Sub-issue: Lender trying to repossess or disable the vehicle

Complaint:
I have such a problem right now. I have been with this company for over 3 years, I fell late due to job loss. I filed a complaint with the better business bureau and was put on payment arrangements. I was told XX/XX/XXXX that everything was good. I continued to make my payments, I logged on XX/XX/XXXX to make my regular payment and the automated system says they ca n't find my account. I reached out the customer service department and was told that my account had been charged off, due to non payment. The last payment I made was XX/XX/XXXX. I want to make payments on this and had advised that many times. The company has offered me no help at this point, I never once got a letter or a phone call saying this was happening to me. The last phone conversation was with XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX, advising me that the charge off would not happen and then it did. I do n't feel like this company has done me fair at all. If you are going to charge off someone 's account then at least tell them, no email, no phone calls and no letters, the customer service person advised she thought someone tried to reach out to me on XX/XX/XXXX. But said there a lot of calls in XX/XX/XXXX, yes I know I made most of them while filing a BBB 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