BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2022-09-14
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: Account status incorrect

Complaint:
To, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) I have been on Forbearance due to Covid 19 Financial Hardship since XX/XX/XXXX. I have recently signed with XXXX XXXX a Partial Claim option to go current with my monthly payments and resume making regular payments from XX/XX/XXXX. 

However, I have been informed by my Credit Bureau that XXXX XXXX has reported that I am late with my monthly payments by 30 days which has reduced my overall credit scores by XXXX points. I had a very excellent payment history that got messed up by XXXX, I have attached a letter that confirms that I should be starting making payments from XX/XX/XXXX onwards not sure why they reported to Credit Bureaus. I have filed a dispute with XXXX and XXXX, however today I have been informed by XXXX that they can not do anything which I have attached, then I called back XXXX and they are giving me hope again but I am unable to trust such false promises anymore and can not continue being swung between my mortgage servicer and the credit bureau. 

Please help, this is against Cares Act, Mortgage Servicers were not supposed to report to credit bureaus to those consumers that are affected by Covid-19 Financial Hardship, and here I want to resume making payments and they are treating me like this. Please refer to my supporting documents.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-09-12
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
I appreciate you making the effort to update and repair some of the data on my credit report, but there are still items that need to be fixed. The 3 Credit Bureaus must verify these items in accordance with Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ). I'm hoping that these disputed items will be fixed or omitted as soon as possible. 
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Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2022-10-28
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, 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: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

Complaint:
In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. 

Account Names : XXXX ) XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, FL XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX, VA XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX, VA XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX  OH XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX FL XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX, NC XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX ) XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, IL XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX, NY XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, MN XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXX ( Accounts 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. 

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.

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 2023-09-12
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX
Product: Credit reporting 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 multiple fraudulent accounts that were not opened by me, that I did not participate in, and were opened fraudulently by someone I knew. I have filed a police report and FTC identity theft report and provided this information in letters delivered via mail to each of the offending companies. All parties involved have received my FTC Identity Theft Report as well as police reports. XXXX, XXXX, Equifax, XXXX XXXX, and XXXX have all denied my requests to block this fraudulent information saying they verified it. This is a lie on their part. They did not verify the accounts or their balances belong to me. A tenant who rented at one of my residences stole my identity and opened accounts in my name after stealing my computer. While the offender is currently deceased due to a drug overdose I am left to fix the debt myself with apparently XXXX help from these companies. I am accusing the companies of negligent FCRA violations in their handling of this investigation. The accounts in question are XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-12-24
Company: CBC Companies, Inc.
State: SC
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. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, 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 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 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.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-12-11
Company: KEYCORP
State: OH
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-product: Checking account
Issue: Opening an account
Sub-issue: Account opened as a result of fraud

Complaint:
I opened a checking account with Key Bank on XX/XX/2019 based on a mail solicitation I had received to open such an account. As an incentive to opening the account the mailing promised a {$500.00} credit if you make " ONE single KeyBank direct deposit of {$500.00} or more within 60 days after account opening. * ". Obviously, receiving the {$500.00} credit was my primary motivation for the action I took. 
When I read the fine print of the mailing it noted that the only acceptable direct deposits were " payroll, Social Security, pension and government benefits ''. Today ( XX/XX/2019 ) I contacted Social Security ( online ) and redirected my monthly Social Security check to my new Key Bank account. After entering the required information on the Social Security web site, it informed me that the first deposit to Key Bank would be with my XXXX payment ( XXXX was not an option ). My XXXX payment would not occur, however, until on or about XX/XX/XXXX. Thus I would not be able to qualify under their 60 day rule. 
Since this was only a day or two later than the 60 day requirement, and since I was probably not the first retiree to encounter this situation, I was hopeful that they would make an accommodation for my good faith effort to get the direct deposit ( which, of course, would be a recurring deposit ) into my new account. I was wrong. I made this determination when I called the " 866 '' number on their mailer and  spoke with one of Key Bank 's representatives. He said they would not make an exception and that I should instead direct my payroll or pension benefits as a direct deposit ( he noted that he was aware that Social Security routinely could not meet a 60 day direct deposit deadline, but that other sources such as payroll or pension probably could ). I am retired and I am not currently on a payroll. My pension payment goes into an account from which my mortgage and credit card debts are automatically debited making any change to that arrangement complex and undesirable. 
I told the Key Bank representative that I felt their mailing was deceptive at best and perhaps fraudulent. I told him that because of their lack of having a reasonable accommodation for my situation, I would be terminating my account. He said if I did that I would be assessed a {$25.00} early termination fee. At that point I told him I would also be filing a complaint with the CFPB.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-09-12
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL
Product: Credit reporting 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 items passed on that should be taken out or blocked. Per FCRA segment 605, 3 Credit Bureaus are expected to eliminate any records recorded on an ID THEFT REPORT. I've proactively remembered this report from a past letter and I am including it once more. I've educated my lawyer regarding my aims and they are eager to consider that 3 Credit Bureaus are responsible for their tenacious rebelliousness. 

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Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2018-08-03
Company: ERC
State: WA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: I do not know
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-issue: Didn't receive notice of right to dispute

Complaint:
This is a notice and demand of validation of debt and dispute. 
ERC Account # XXXX This is a formal request for validation of debt according with FDCPA The above reference account is not acknowledge as valid and validation is requested. In addition to this request for validation. I am disputing the balance owed, the account status, the payment responsibility, the comments, the past due amount and the date opened portion of the alleged debt indicated by the above reference account. The insertion of rights to dispute should not be construed with verification or validation of alleged debt. 
Please provide me with the following : 1. A copy of your original contract to account # XXXX under which I accrued the alleged debt for {$2500.00}. 
2. Please provide me with the name and address of the original creditor as well as proof of your authority to represent the creditor or consumer in this legal matter.

3. An acceptable form of proof would be : A power of attorney or an assignment letter appointing you for the debt or a statement sworn under penalty and perjury that the debt is valid and you are legally entitled to collect this debt on behalf of the original creditor 4. Provide me with the name and the official title and person to whom you verified this information with, their company or their computer base system used for verification.

5. Please also include the date which you communicated with that individual or the date by which the system was access.

6. As a request for validation, please provide an accounting of any monies, property name is as collateral insurance or services subject-to or arising out of the transactions that create this alleged debt obligation.

7. Please inform me of the date you opened account # XXXX 8. Please provide me a record of any payments or other reductions since the last billing statement for account # XXXX 9. Please inform me of whether your agency has a debt collection license of Florida and if not, please explain why. 
10. Please provide me with the date of your professional license for debt collection along with the name of the license, the license number, the name, address and telephone number of state agency issuing the license and your tax ID number. The address of your registered agent and your business registration issued by your Secretary of State office.

If you provide the requested documents, I will require at least 30 days to investigate this information you provide. 
During this time you must cease collection activity, do not report any negative information to the credit bureau during this validation period. 
If your office does not respond in 30 days, you have to remove it.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-09-12
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MA
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 inquiry on my credit report XX/XX/2023 that was not done by me I have fraud alert set up as well. There not to run my credit without proper authorization.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-07-31
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AZ
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 XXXX XXXX XXXX and I am submitting this complaint myself and there is no third party involved. These items are inaccurately and erroneously reporting. Their intentional and willful furnishing of inaccurate information is a violation of FCRA Section605b. I have done many attempts to reach out to Three Credit Bureaus but they failed to give me any results or feedbacks about this concern, and where is the proof of payment history for this account? Please investigate properly and remove them from my personal credit file : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, AZ XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX AZ XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$6900.00} ; XXXX XXXX  Bankruptcy Date Filed/Reported : XX/XX/2013 ; XXXX XXXX XXXX ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, AZ XXXX ; XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Balance : {$6900.00} ; XXXX XXXX ( Original Creditor : XXXX XXXX XXXX UNIVERSITY ) XXXX Balance : {$2100.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX Bankruptcy Date Filed/Reported : XX/XX/2013 ; XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX XXXX  ( Original Creditor : XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX UNIVERSITY ) XXXX Balance : {$2100.00} ; XXXX XXXX  Bankruptcy Date Filed/Reported : XX/XX/2013.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2021-11-16
Company: DISCOVER BANK
State: CA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card debt
Issue: False statements or representation
Sub-issue: Attempted to collect wrong amount

Complaint:
This is the second communication in regards to Discover who I was sent a letter via email. The phone number I contacted did not go through to a individual. ( Attempted 12 times in one day ) I subsequently called the number to see if the manager would correct the problem. My health condition is serious and I explained that I wrote down the amount of the settlement amount. The customer service manager made statements that were false and misleading as they did before. I was not told they would settle for 50 % as the manager explained that a disclosure would be required. Then in the following statement made the comment that 50 % was offered but expired in XX/XX/2021. I'm presently on permanent XXXX but did take notes and the representative when I requested 50 % and representative said it would be required to be approved. I told the representative that I would like to make it happen now to settle the account. It is at the point where they placed words into my mouth by confusing me. I suffered a serious head injury and can not understand when the agent has attempted to confuse me and places several numbers out. The one number that was said repeatedly based on notes was 65 %. The amount of 50 % would have been agreed upon with the time required to settle the matter. While this is what I can get and needed a few months was represented in a manner that confused me.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-09-12
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NJ
Product: Credit card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

Complaint:
The current issue is causing me significant distress and is having a negative impact on my sleep. It is challenging for me to accept this situation. I implore you to take immediate action to update my account.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-07-31
Company: EQUIFAX, 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:
This is my 10th Complaint that I was the victim of identity theft. Per Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 605B ( a ) you are require to remove/block any items which were opened without my knowledge, consent or authority within 4 business days with ( 1 ) appropriate proof of the identity of the consumer ; ( 2 ) a copy of an identity theft report ; ( 3 ) the identification of such information by the consumer; and ( 4 ) a statement by the consumer that the information is not information relating to any transaction by the consumer. 
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Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-12-11
Company: Square Inc
State: NV
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service
Sub-product: Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Money was not available when promised

Complaint:
I use Square Inc for CC processing at my businesses. They suspended the deposits to my account with no reason. They are holding {$4700.00} from my cc processing. They will not speak to me on the phone because I do not have a customer code nor will they provide me with one. I E-mail them multiple times a day and receive no response. When they have responding they send broken links. This has been going on since XX/XX/2019. I am new business and with them holding that money it caused me to take out a family loan to pay my rent at my business. This is causing me financial hardship. There is no communication or reason as to why the suspend my deposits. There was no warning either. Ive read thousands of other complaints with them and they do this to a lot of small businesses. I just want to get my deposits. I reported the to the XXXX  already and the have another {$3500.00} from my other business they did the same to. This company offers no way to comminicate with them other then email and they never respond. I have emailed more then 100 times. They are stealing money with no response and it seems to be a common problem.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-09-12
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL
Product: Credit reporting 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 writing to formally dispute and request a thorough investigation into the account information related to the alleged fraudulent account, which XXXX XXXX claims to be mine. I believe that XXXX XXXX XXXX actions in this matter are in violation of federal laws, including 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 and 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ). I am seeking resolution and clarification regarding the following matters :

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation