BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2020-01-24
Company: Specialized Loan Servicing Holdings LLC
State: IL
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage

Complaint:
Our father XXXX XXXX XXXX passed away on XX/XX/XXXX. 
Our mother XXXX XXXX XXXX passed away on XX/XX/XXXX. 
My brother XXXX XXXX XXXX, who is residing at our parents home with his wife and family, received a letter dated XX/XX/XXXX from a company SLS ( Specialized Loan Servicing out of Colorado ) addressed to our deceased father XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

This letter was informing our father that unless he repaid a Home Equity Loan taken out around XXXX, and that our parents missed their payment for XX/XX/XXXX, that they would begin foreclosure proceedings ( SLS LOAN XXXX ). 

Our father who was a XXXX veteran had to file Bankruptcy on XX/XX/XXXX due to mounting medical bills from him XXXX  XXXX  XXXX   XXXX XXXX XXXX from a XXXX  XXXX XXXX. 

Our fathers Bankruptcy was XXXX in XXXX XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX under case XXXX. Our father thought that all his debts, other than the Original Mortgage, and his vehicle loan, were discharged in the bankruptcy, including this Home Equity Loan. 

My brother and his wife attempted to contact SLS in regards to this matter. SLS would not speak to my brother or his wife as they did not have AUTHORIZATION from our deceased parents. 

I filled out a complaint with the XXXX XXXX XXXX regarding this issue with SLS on XX/XX/XXXX. 

On XX/XX/XXXX SLS sent a second letter to our deceased father wanting both our deceased parents signature authorizing SLS to speak to me ( XXXX XXXX ) as I am the EXECUTOR OF THEIR ESTATE. How can 2 deceased people sign an authorization. 

On XX/XX/XXXX I sent SLS a signed 3rd Party Authorization to talk with me regarding my parents case. 

I had also in the mean time contacted the Illinois Attorney Generals Office, along with a Private Attorney, XXXX XXXX, from XXXX XXXX, IL. 
The Attorney General advised recently that SLS refuses to contact their office reference our parents case. The Attorney has sent letters, signed 3rd Party Authorizations to SLS, only to be ignored. 

I would like this Home Equity Loan be CLOSED out by this company SLS as they refuse to talk to us, they refuse to send our attorney any documentation of the Home Equity Loan. 

This makes me believe that my parents never signed any paperwork for this loan. 

This H.E.L shows up on the deed to our parents home as being originally through XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

This company was known to have committed Civil Mortgage Fraud and was taken over by XXXX  XXXX XXXX in XXXX. 

This company is a disgrace to the lenders that make legitimate loans. 

I have the documentation and our parents Death Certificates if needed.

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 2023-11-08
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: IA
Product: Credit card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Advertising and marketing, including promotional offers
Sub-issue: Confusing or misleading advertising about the credit card

Complaint:
The credit card company, Care Credit, portrays a helpful way to work with consumers for medical procedures. While they offer 0 % interest on a medical bill loan, they are when the account is charged it changes the terms of the agreement. We went from having a {$2800.00}, and paying on that loan, to somehow getting an over the limit amount of {$4900.00}. While we have been paying on the loan we have never received any paper statement letting us know of the current status until XX/XX/2023 ( almost 4 years after the medical bill ). In that time they have added the calculated internet from the point of sale instead of the 0 % timeframe. What we have received is text messages that look to entice us into charging more to the card, sending promises of statement credits when large purchases are made, XXXX XXXX {$5000.00} or {$500.00} weekly winners. They are using gambling techniques to spend in order to gain more entries. 
We have never been sent statements about the changes to their interest rates. These practices should be seen as beyond legal.

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 2023-11-08
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint:
I am submitting this complaint on my own behalf. Upon reviewing my credit record, I discovered the presence of late payments. Despite sending them letters over 30 days ago, I have not received a response, and they have failed to provide me with satisfactory validation. I kindly request your assistance in resolving this matter.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-11-08
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NJ
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:
Dear CFPB, I need help to remove these inaccurate and misleading items that were reported on my credit files. I've been mailing letters to XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX several times since XXXX, but they never responded to any of my letters, and until now, the same invalid negative accounts were reflecting on my credit report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-10-20
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:
In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, The list of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentially under 15 USC 1681. 

XXXX XXXX ACCT # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ACCT # XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 15 USC 1681 section 602 A, States I have the right to privacy.

15 USC 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written instructions.

15 USC 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 items of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven ( 7 ) years.

15 USC 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 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 explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-11-08
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint:
This is XXXX XXXX XXXX do not deny my complaint by stating that I filed this by some other means than myself. This is done 100 % by me. The stuff on my credit report is wrong and Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports I never gave any written consent to report anything on my consumer reports no consent is fraud.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-06-20
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CA
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:
I mailed certified letters to XXXX, XXXX and Experian informing them that incorrect information existed on my report pertaining to unauthorized inquiries. I attempted to contact the companies directly however to no avail. I also reached out to the credit bureaus individually, on XX/XX/2023 informing them that certified letters demanding prompt deletion of these inquiries, as required by federal Statute 604 under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, had been mailed. All three bureaus refused to adhere to the law and refused to do all that they could in that moment, to protect me, the consumer, my rights and privacy.

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 2020-01-24
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: PA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Sub-issue: Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged

Complaint:
I am a consumer in pursuant to XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, and JPMCB is in violation of 15 USC805 Communication in connection with debt collection ( a ) Communication with the consumer generally without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction a debt collector may not communicate with a consumer nor any 3rd party in connection with collection of any debt I never received notice from XXXX  XXXX, XXXX, nor JPMCB consent to furnish my data I did not receive a notice from them giving me 30days to dispute any debt in pursuant to 15 USC 1692e 807 A debt collector may not use any false deceptive or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt the following conduct is a violation of credit bureaus reporting without my consent created an profile in my name reported my name and address with a false amount and no contract. They stole my identity this is a {$1000.00} violation. In pursuant to Title 31 U.S.C. Sec.3123 all debts are United States obligations! In pursuant to The False Claims Act ( FCA ), 31 USC 3729-3733

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-09-15
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CO
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 ( XX/XX/2022 ) sent a letter regarding inaccurate and unknown things on my credit report to this day over 60 days later I have not received a response yet. feel like i'm being taken advantage of and being ignored of my disputes. Section 611 ( a ) it is plainly stated that failure to investigate these items within 30 days gives a reason to immediately remove those items from my credit report. It has been over 60 days so they should be deleted promptly. I demand these accounts be deleted immediately or I will file for litigation due to the stress you caused me. My information was also impacted by the Equifax data breach and may have got into the hands of the wrong person.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-11-08
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TN
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:
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.

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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2019-12-13
Company: Berlin-Wheeler, Inc. (Kansas)
State: NV
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was result of identity theft

Complaint:
This kind of account is placed as a charged off account, be sure to inform me precisely why there's a balance indicating on the document whether it's a charge off? The balance is in fact wrong, please make sure to reverse it to XXXX  or remove the item fully. Please also produce documentation to verify all the charges and credits in this supposed account that caused to the extremely high credit figure you might have displayed on my account. My demand to present these records is a standard information demand in accordance with my rights honored within the fair credit billing act. If you fail to give these details per my civil rights petition, please make sure you quickly remove this specific wrong posting.

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 2018-04-19
Company: Experian Information Solutions 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: Personal information incorrect

Complaint:
On Saturday XX/XX/XXXX, I received several alerts from XXXX XXXX XXXX that I requested a change of address, change of telephone number and change of my social security number. None of these requests were made by me. I have been the victim of identity theft in XXXX of this year and I had since locked my credit files. 

On Saturday XX/XX/XXXX, after checking my credit file, all my personal information had been changed, my address, telephone number and social security number. I immediately disputed the change in address and phone number and it was corrected within hours, however, Experian will not allow me to dispute the incorrect social security number listed in my credit file online and when I called the number they suggested I was placed on hold for 2+ hours 3 days in a row.

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 2023-11-07
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MS
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint:
This is XXXX XXXX XXXX do not deny my complaint by stating that I filed this by some other means than myself. This is done 100 % by me. The stuff on my credit report is wrong and Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports I never gave any written consent to report anything on my consumer reports no consent is fraud.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-11-07
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: VA
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'm really not sure what happened. I have mailed off letters to the credit bureaus continuously and thus far I have not gotten a response. My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX and I am filing this complaint for falsely reporting misleading information. There is no third party involved. Please review the uploaded letters.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-06-20
Company: Experian Information Solutions 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:
My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX this complaint is not made in error neither is it being made by a third party.I declare under penalty of perjury I am alleging that a person or company- without my authorization- from unauthorized use of my social security number and card used my personal identifying information to apply for goods, services, or money ; and, was successful in creating some accounts. I have no knowledge of this and All is being investigated by the FTC and Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports i never gave any written consent to report anything on my consumer reports no consent is fraud.

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 2023-11-06
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: Personal information incorrect

Complaint:
I am unable to place an extended fraud alert over the mail and I am unable to change my DOB through any methods avail by Equifax, regardless of the documentation I have.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2023-06-20
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CA
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: Was not notified of investigation status or results

Complaint:
Questionable XXXX XXXX account listed on my credit report. 

XX/XX/21 Certified letter sent to XXXX requesting validation of the debt. 
XX/XX/21 Response received from XXXX, validation request not honored in correspondence. 

XX/XX/21 certified letter sent to XXXX, XXXX and Experian to alert of failed validation and request to verify debt. Copies of all correspondence submitted. 

XX/XX/21 response received from XXXX, validation request not honored in correspondence. No response received from XXXX or Experian. 

This is adversely affecting my credit score and in turn my quality of life.

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 2019-12-13
Company: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: CA
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: Store credit card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement
Sub-issue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement

Complaint:
On XX/XX/2019 I received a 6 month defer interest loan, which I paid in its entirety 
On the XX/XX/2019. eight days prior to the statements due date of the XX/XX/XXXX. 

Few days ago, I see an email with a new invoice of $XXXX   stating that those were the interest charges on the account that had accrued.

Two months prior to this I requested an extension as I believed that 6 months for a XXXX XXXX dollar loan was a bit overwhelming. 
Nevertheless I was denied.
Customer representative said that if I paid before due date I would not include any charges,  he did not mention that I had to pay by the sixth on the final month.

When I asked another customer representative 
Why there was a difference in due dates, he said that that was a grace period.
So if it was a grace period , then why a I being charged interest on my account. 
It was 0 interest for six months
Was paid before the last billing cycle that according to them is the XXXX  of every month. 
I called to many of their "customer care"reps, and "supervisors ", without being able to get help revercing the charges.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-27
Company: CCS Financial Services, Inc.
State: FL
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other debt
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-issue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Complaint:
XX/2/17 a debt validation was sent to the company to validate the debt, in the mount of {$390.00}. and the company didnt send the proper information as far as a signature or a binding contract.

Company public response: Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-04-05
Company: M&T BANK CORPORATION
State: TX
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: FHA mortgage
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage

Complaint:
On XX/XX/XXXX, My husband and I called M & T Bank advising to inquire about options for families impacted by covid. The first representative very blatantly lied when we asked her what Covid options were available. The representative rudely told us that there were no options available for us. I checked the mail and received a notice from M & T Bank. I called back immediately on the same day. ( XX/XX/30 ). I told the young lady that we'd called early and the person on the phone told me that no COVID options were available for me. The new representative apologized and stated that she found no options. We asked the new rep what options were available, and she stated that Covid options had ended earlier in the month. ( XX/XX/XXXX, I believe ). We went through a financial interview so they could provide us with a package to see what options were available to us. It was a detailed interview as she inquired about several of my credit accounts. She offered no such COVID options. When we called today to make a payment, we were informed that we could only make a payment for two months and that they could only take the two months if we could tell them when they'd receive the 3rd payment. We went through a series of questions. The young lady today mentioned to us that we had covid options available. 

While I can not be sure, this feels like XXXXXXXX XXXX. We do not have a recent history of non-payment and did not take any concessions during the height of the pandemic. The first two reps discounted what we told them. The 3rd representative attempted to counsel us through a process for repayment despite us telling her we were not unemployed ; we'd just experienced a bout with 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