BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2021-07-25
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.
State: MD
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not yours

Complaint:
This communication is a follow-up in regards to closed complaint XXXX Midland Credit Management, Inc.is in clear are violating federal laws against my person and natural person and of the FDCPA Laws. From their previous response to my original complaint, there is a clear admission of guilt. The Affidavit of Truth, debt validation form/letters, and correspondence, as well as exhibits, have all been ignored. 
Midland Credit Management , Inc. responded by sending a letter with absolutely no information and did not include the requested information from any of the correspondence sent out with certified mail validation. This included NO notarized under penalty of perjury Affidavit of Truth responding to my Affidavit of Truth line by line signed by the CEO, CFO, or any superior of Midland Credit Management XXXX Inc., NO completion of the debt validation form, I have yet to receive validation on behalf of the account with any contract bearing my signature stating I would be responsible to pay any debt to Midland Credit Management , Inc., LLC or any company that they represent and whom I have no contract with for an alleged debt I do not owe. Instead, I have received numerous debt collection attempts and itemized report statements as " proof '' that said debt has been validated from the " original creditor '' XXXX and which per FCRA/FDCPA does not constitute verification. Please note that on XX/XX/2019 the CFPB released its Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report and it stated the following : The Bureau notes that one or more debt collectors continued collection activity despite not properly obtaining and mailing debt verification after a consumer exercised his or her 1692g rights. Specifically, the Bureau calls out the practice where debt collectors forwarded consumer debt validation requests to the relevant clients, who mailed responses directly to the consumers. Section 809 ( b ) of the FDCPA requires a debt collector, upon receipt of a written debt validation request from a consumer, to cease collection of the debt until IT ( meaning the collection agency ) obtains verification of the debt and mails it to the consumer. Examinations found that one or more debt collectors routinely failed to mail debt verifications before engaging in further collections activities.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: MD
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Mortgage debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Sub-issue: Seized or attempted to seize your property

Complaint:
On XX/XX/XXXX I received a Notice from XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX dated XX/XX/XXXX stating they were initiating foreclosure proceedings and the Notice stated that " The following information is provided to you as required by the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act ... This is an attempt to collect a debt, this is a communication from a debt collector ... '' On XX/XX/XXXX, I  sent a letter via certified mail to XXXX XXXX. XXXX, XXXX requesting verification and validation of the alleged debt. To date, I have never received verification and validation of the alleged debt. On XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX filed a non-judicial foreclosure action against me to dispossess me of my personal private property without a legal right to do so. 

In XX/XX/XXXX, I filed an FDCPA claim against XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX and their employees for the illegally filed non-judicial foreclosure action. On XX/XX/XXXX, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Appeal  Number XXXX, determined that XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX and its employees were " debt collectors. '' In the XX/XX/XXXX opinion it states " In sum, we hold that ____ complaint adequately alleges that the XXXX XXXX and the Substitute Trustees were debt collectors and that their actions in pursuing foreclosure constituted a step in collecting debt and thus debt collection activity that is regulated by the FDCPA. '' On XX/XX/XXXX, in a later Memorandum and Order the judge stated I sufficiently stated a claim under 15 USC 1692g ( b ). The judge is now stating the XXXX XXXX and substitute trustees never verified and validated the alleged debt back in XX/XX/XXXX and had no lawful nor legal right to file the non-judicial foreclosure action without verifying and validating the alleged debt.

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 2022-06-16
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NJ
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:
I am distressed that you have included the information below in my credit profile and that you have failed to maintain reasonable procedures in your operations to assure maximum possible accuracy in the credit reports you publish. Credit reporting laws ensure that bureaus report only 100 % accurate credit information. Every step must be taken to assure the information reported is completely accurate and correct.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-06-16
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: PR
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 my credit report I have several inquiries which I did not make and I do not agree affect my credit score which have directly affected me.

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 2017-09-11
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: CA
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Received bad information about your loan

Complaint:
ON XXXX PHEAA/AES determined they made a mistake and the loans they have are in fact not mine. SEE attached transcript of live chat conversation with AES XXXX, and screenshot of them confirming they were not my original lenders. 
I have told them I paid my loans off years ago. AES/PHEAA confirmed they were not my original loan lenders, and never had my loans. But they refuse to : 1 ) return my payments/money they collected XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX 2 ). NOTIFY Direct Loans/USDEPT OF ED default resolution/immed cr. recovery collection agency that these are not my loans so they can return my {$8000.00} they seized from me. 
3. ) REFUSE TO NOTIFY/UPDATE NEGAATIVE credit reporting on me. 
4 ) REFUSE TO remove my name off these loans. 
5 ) UPDATE NSLD WEBSITE I am a female XXXX XXXX vet, and they have my money, and continue to cause me extreme unnecessary financial hardship by refusing to do their jobs, and get my name off these loans they know are not mine, notify the lender they sold the loans to, return my money, or update my credit report. knowing all this. 

please help me. 
XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: UT
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:
Last week, I was informed by Equifax that they were hacked and my personal information was stolen. I expect more from an agency that houses important, critical information.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-01-15
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA
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 contacted XXXX XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX when I noted that I was a victim of identity theft based on a hard inquiry on my credit report that I did not initiate. During this communication, they indicated that it was marked as fraud. Once it was marked as fraud they told me it would be removed from my credit report without any further action. 

Today, XX/XX/XXXX, I noted that this hard inquiry remained. I contacted XXXX  XXXX again and after speaking with a CSR, a XXXX specialist, and a supervisor, I was told that they would not be taking care of it, they marked it as fraud, and in order for me to get it removed I was required to send them a letter containing my name, address, telephone number, FULL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, and a copy of my credit report. I reminded them that I was just a victim of identity theft and was not comfortable sending this amount of confidential information in writing and potentially expose my self to identity theft again. I offered to submit and online request or to send a letter without this type of confidential information. The supervisor, XXXX, informed me that there were not other options and if I wanted this corrected I would be required to send this confidential information how they requested. 

It is not appropriate to require a victim of identity theft to send this type of confidential information by main in order to rectify identity theft. This needs to be resolved internally by XXXX XXXX as promised.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2020-11-19
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: VA
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge 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:
I filed a dispute against XXXX XXXX for the amount of XXXX. For not completing the repair of my vehicle. When I received the vehicle it was caked in bonds dust, the van had the bumper damaged from there valet hitting another vehicle, plus the headliner has grease all over it destroying the vehicle. The company responded back, they only supplied the documents that I signed and the scope of work to be completed, of which caused a charge back. I then called capital one same day on XX/XX/2020 of receiving the letter, one to a XXXX, he advised me what to submit step by step directions including a letter from a detail shop to state that bondo dust was threw out and needed to be cleaned with the cost. He advised me that this is all that needed to be submitted. He then sent me a secured link, to forward the documents. I sent over documents that day, and a couple days later on the XXXX XX/XX/2020 the deadline was XX/XX/2020. Capital one then advised me that they did not receive the proper paperwork in time s requested, however on there recorded line they advises that they did receive the paper work and that was not the reason why it was declined but, because the letter did not show enough detail, however when I explained that I followed the direction to the T that was giving to me on there recorded line from XXXX on XX/XX/2020, they then stated once again on there recorded line that the resin it was declined was because I could not dispute a insurance deductible. They have over looked the email that I sent to them, and they are not assisting me in the dispute against the merchant

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-06-16
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:
I noticed several credit card accounts on my credit report that does not belong to me. 
XXXX XXXX Account Number XXXX... Date the Account was opened XX/XX/XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX... Account Number XXXX... Dated the Account was opened XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX ... Account Number XXXX... Date the Account was opened XX/XX/XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-06-16
Company: Experian Information Solutions 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: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

Complaint:
In accordance with the fair credit Reporting act XXXX Account # XXXX has violated my rights. 

15 USC 1681 Section 602 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 a account without my written instructions.

15 USC 1666B : A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose.

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 2017-09-11
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-product: Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes

Complaint:
Equfax security breach of my credit and millions of others. I am trying to place a freeze on my credit and you can not get through to these idiots. I have called the newly established 800 number and finally got though. He gave me the number of XXXX to call to place a freeze. 

I called the number and finally got through to an automated answering service, got through the menu and then when it transferred me to a live operator, I got a busy signal and no way out but to hang up and start over which I did. This time when it transferred me to a live person, I then got the message that it was not a working number. It 's their menu and their system and they are transferring me to a non working number? 

So I have now made three attempts to call the original XXXX number and ca n't get through. The phone gets answered. Then the music plays while I 'm on hold. Then the music stops and the line is dead. I hang up and try again. And again, and again, and again and you get the picture! 

I am livid! I go out of my way to protect my identity and my credit and these bozos allow my information to be stolen and now I can not get through to them to freeze my credit. I am XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-06-03
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NH
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:
These student loans are under federal fraud investigation that i have filed with My State, the XXXX  and Department if education. These matters were placed on hold by President Trump and the Department of Education for over a year. These fraudulent loans giving under false pretenses i want removed from my credit or placed in dispute status until the matter has been resolved. The Department of Education already denied over 12000 applications that had no bearing and i was not one of them. I want my credit report reflecting this as these are having a negative impact and have not yet been deemed legally binding.

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 2017-09-11
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: Account information incorrect

Complaint:
XXXX will not up date my account XXXX XXXX account to paid and XXXX  balance. I paid This account off.

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 2022-01-15
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC
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:
Please remove these inaccurate items from my credit report. These items have kept me from obtaining credit.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-08-26
Company: EQUIFAX, 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: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
This is not a duplicate nor is this complaint filed by a third party. I am filing this complaint myself. Please see this complaint is processed to the letter of the law. I am tired of sending dispute letters to Equifax requesting that they correct these erroneous items being reported on my Credit File because they have been doing nothing! This complaint is to follow up my previous complaints and letters I submitted on XX/XX/XXXX and to inform them that I am halfway of taking legal action and sue them for their willful non-compliance of the FCRA statute. Only if the Credit Bureaus chose to update and correct the following items on my Credit report, then I may stop filing lawsuits against Credit reporting agencies. The items that should be corrected are as follows : DEPT OF EDUCATIONXXXX XXXX Date Opened XX/XX/XXXX Balance XXXX XXXXLate/Open Late Date XX/XX/XXXX, DEPT OF EDUCATIONXXXX XXXX Date Opened XX/XX/XXXX Balance XXXX XXXX-Late/Open Late Date XX/XX/XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-01-15
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MI
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 did not authorize anyone employed by these companies to make any inquiry and view my credit report. This is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 1681b ( c ) and a serious breach of my privacy rights.

Please validate this information with these companies and provide me with copies of any documentation associated with these accounts bearing my signature, authorizing an inquiry. In the absence of any such documentation bearing my signature, I formally request that these fraudulent inquiries be immediately deleted from the credit file that you maintain under my Social Security number

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2020-11-19
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: FL
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:
After reviewing my credit report, I found an account that was not authorized by me that's significantly impacting my credit score. This is an error or a result of malpractice.

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 2022-06-16
Company: HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, THE
State: OH
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:
1. My name is XXXX XXXX. I am over the age of eighteen years. I have first hand personal knowledge of the facts stated below. 
2. As of date, XX/XX/XXXX, I have not received any written response to the documents I mailed on XX/XX/XXXX to the person ( s ) named below. The documents mailed and the delivery dates were : Notice of Contract Change - XX/XX/XXXX Settlement Offer - XX/XX/XXXX Notice and Demand For Payment - XX/XX/XXXX Validation Letter - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX. XX/XX/XXXX - Affidavit was mailed to initiate a response from Huntington National Bank. They have not responded and have not been transparent or have had full disclosure between me and Huntington National Bank. 

I, XXXX XXXX, have an existing Billing Dispute that has been recorded. I need this account to cease from reporting until this is resolved. 
The account number is # XXXX in the database of Huntington National Bank.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-08-26
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, 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: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
This is not a duplicate nor is this complaint filed by a third party. I am filing this complaint myself. Please see this complaint is processed to the letter of the law. I am tired of sending dispute letters to Transunion requesting that they correct these erroneous items being reported on my Credit File because they have been doing nothing! This complaint is to follow up my previous complaints and letters I submitted on XX/XX/XXXX and to inform them that I am halfway of taking legal action and sue them for their willful non-compliance of the FCRA statute. Only if the Credit Bureaus chose to update and correct the following items on my Credit report, then I may stop filing lawsuits against Credit reporting agencies. The items that should be corrected are as follows : DEPT OF EDUCATIONXXXX XXXX Date Opened XX/XX/XXXX Balance XXXX XXXX-Late/Open Late Date XX/XX/XXXX, DEPT OF EDUCATIONXXXX XXXX Date Opened XX/XX/XXXX Balance XXXX XXXXLate/Open Late Date XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX  XXXX bankruptcy Filed on XX/XX/XXXX Reference number : 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