Consumer complaint received 2017-06-14
Company: CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
State: PA
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 is incorrect

Complaint:
On or about XX/XX/XXXX a checking account was opened with Citizens Bank in XXXX, XXXX. On the checking account we added XXXX names-XXXX ( father ), XXXX ( mother ), XXXX ( daughter ) and XXXX ( son ). Our daughter and son were at college so we thought it would be best to have them on the account so that they can use it for their needs. My wife in I then opened a savings account with Citizens Bank on or about XX/XX/XXXX. Since we were going to begin getting gas royalties checks. However, since Citizens Bank has a policy that charges you for making so many savings transfers to checking we decided to close the savings account on our own on or about XX/XX/XXXX. We used the bank like we would use any other bank, made deposits and made withdrawals. Never having any overdrafts or other banking issues with Citizens. Then for some unseen reason we get a letter in the mail from Citizens Bank that you have 10 days to change your banking services that Citizens Bank was closing our checking account on or about XX/XX/XXXX. We contacted the proper area within the Citizens Banking ladder and were told, " We do not have to give you a reason for closing your account ''. End of conversation! We thought alright not a problem we opened an account with a local savings and loan in our community. All is well correct, wrong! My daughter ( XXXX ) graduates from XXXX XXXX and needs to open a checking account with a bank that will be close to XXXX, XXXX where XXXX will be doing a 24 month XXXX. My wife and XXXX go to the local XXXX XXXX to open an account only to be denied since my daughters name appears on the, " XXXX XXXX '' consumer report. Not only does my daughters name appear on the account, my son XXXX, my wife XXXX, and I, XXXX all have a consumer report from XXXX XXXX ( Citizens Bank ). Attached you will see my daughters and my wifes XXXX XXXX  file disclosure. There is no reason stated on the report and the files have been purged, so there is not even a record as to why the checking account was closed. We made contacts to XXXX XXXX and Citizens Bank-XXXX XXXX from the Office of the Chairman on about XX/XX/XXXX. We have been in contact with both companies since XX/XX/XXXX numerous times to get this resolved, nothing have been resolved at this time. This is causing my family embarrassment and pain. We are informed that this so called consumer report stays on our record for 7 years and we have done nothing wrong based on the report itself and as banking consumers. This bank ( Citizens Bank ) has ruined my familys credibility with all banks and making it very hard for my XXXX children to establish a banking account on their own as adults. I can not settle for nothing more than all XXXX of our names removed from XXXX XXXX immediately. Citizens Bank has the authority to remove all of our names and refused to do so to date.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation