Consumer complaint received 2018-06-21
Company: ALLY FINANCIAL INC.
State: TX
Product: Vehicle loan or lease
Sub-product: Loan
Issue: Problems at the end of the loan or lease
Sub-issue: Unable to receive car title or other problem after the loan is paid off

Complaint:
On XX/XX/XXXX, I discovered that the title on my truck still had a lien against it since XX/XX/XXXX. I asked the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for a number to call. The number they gave me was XXXX XXXX. XXXX told me they had no records or information on my vehicle. They then gave me the number for ALLY FINANCIAL XXXX. I called and spoke to XXXX ( no ID # available ) and explained that I needed a clear title to my car. She said she could mail one that I would receive in 3-5 days. I told her this was unacceptable because I was in financial need and needed my title asap. I requested the information be XXXX to me overnight. She said she would. The next day XX/XX/XXXX, I called to get the tracking number so I could check on the delivery time. I spoke with XXXX ( id # XXXX ) and went through the same explaination. She told me she was going to open a case, apparently there was no record of the call I made on XX/XX/XXXX, the case # is XXXX. She would then need to get approval from her supervisor then the title would be sent to me by XXXX and I would get the information in 24-48 hours. I called again the next day, XX/XX/XXXX, and spoke to XXXX ( id # XXXX ). She was not able to help in any way and I asked to speak to her supervisor, who is XXXX ( id # XXXX ). It was after speaking to XXXX that I found out what the problem was, the Title Department at ALLY FINANCIAL, no longer had the title to my truck. The best that could be done was a I could be sent a release letter that I would then need to take to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles before I could get a clear title to my truck. She also informed me a release letter had been sent by US mail and I would receive it in 3-5 days. I have already told everyone I have spoken to that 3-5 days is unacceptable since my truck was paid off sometime in XX/XX/XXXX and that the title to my truck should have been clear for the last 14 years. Somebody somewhere made a mistake. XXXX told me she would call me on XX/XX/XXXX to give me the tracking number. I asked what time to expect the call. She then told the office would be open from XXXX EST to XXXX and because of the volume of incoming calls she couldn't give me a time to expect her call. I live in a CST State. So I am still in the same spot I was in 3 days ago. I have no other way to solve my financial difficulties, I am currently unemployed and trying to find a second job so I can take of myself. I wrote this complaint because I feel I have no other recourse. ALLY FINANCIAL must be a very corrupt organization. They are being held responsible for {$80.00} XXXX to be repaid to minorities for charging them higher interest rates on auto loans, in addition to an {$18.00} XXXX  fine. At this moment I don't know what will happen to me or whether or not I will get the information in a timely fashion.

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