Consumer complaint received 2022-03-01
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: MI
Product: Credit card or prepaid 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:
I, would like to state that Bank of America is in violation of the named codes in this letter such as, 15 USC 1602 ( p ) which states that ( P ) The term unauthorized use, as used in section 1643 of this title, means a use of a credit card by a person other than the cardholder who does not have actual, implied, or apparent authority for such use and from which the cardholder receives no benefit. Pursuant to 15 USC 1601- ( I ) The term credit card means any card, plate, coupon book, or other credit device existing for the purpose of obtaining money, property, labor, or services on credit. Given this definition, this would deem that my license is a credit card, and my social security card is in fact a credit card. My social security card is in fact a credit card and was used in a consumer transaction between I, XXXX XXXX XXXX and Bank of America. I, the original CREDITOR and natural PERSON ( 15 USC 1602 ( e ) the term person means a natural person or an organization ) never gave Bank of America any written consent to close my credit card and sell my debt to a third-party debt collector named XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX In 15 USC 1692 definitions section the term debt collector means any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the collection of any debts, or who regularly collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, debts owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another. Notwithstanding the exclusion provided by clause ( F ) of the last sentence of this paragraph, term includes any creditor who, in the process of collecting his own debts, uses any name other than his own which would indicate that a third person is collecting or attempting to collect such debts. For the purpose of section 1692f ( 6 ) of this title, such term also includes any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. As seen above the term debt collector means ANY person who attempts to collect a debt. They fall under the FDPCA. The Bank that is falsely giving themselves the title original creditor status, Bank of America, is the one who has falsely and illegally extended me the credit that is coming from myself and not Bank of America which they are attempting to collect a debt that has already been forgiven. In this instance with Bank of America. A third-party debt collector is normally used to collect on delinquent debts. So, any person had a credit card charge off, or a medical bill, the original creditor usually sells the debts to a third-party debt collector, or they assign it to them. If a debt is sold to a third party I the consumer the original creditor, have the right to know. The third-party debt collector would be XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX And if the debt was assigned to a third party, I the consumer and the original creditor, have a right to know what their commission is if they are successful in the collection of such debt. Fraud vitiates the most solemn Contracts, documents and even judgments [ XXXX XXXX XXXX, 98 US 61, at pg.65 ] 15 USC 1602 ( f ) The term credit means THE RIGHT GRANTED by a creditor to a debtor to defer payment of debt or to incur debt and defer its payment. In order for a creditor to extend credit they must first be granted the right to be a creditor by an original creditor.15 USC 1602 ( g ) The term creditor refers only to a PERSON who both ( 1 ) regularly extends, whether in connection with loans, sales of property or services, or otherwise, consumer credit which is payable by agreement in more than four installments or for which the payment of a finance charge is or may be required, and ( 2 ) is the person to whom the debt arising from the consumer credit transaction is initially payable on the face of the evidence of indebtedness or, if there is no such evidence of indebtedness, by agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the case of an open-end credit plan involving a credit card, the card issuer and any person who honors the credit card and offers a discount which is a finance charge are creditors. For the purpose of the requirements imposed under part D of this subchapter and sections 1637 ( a ) ( 5 ), 1637 ( a ) ( 6 ), 1637 ( a ) ( 7 ), 1637 ( b ) ( 1 ), 1637 ( b ) ( 2 ), 1637 ( b ) ( 3 ), 1637 ( b ) ( 8 ), and 1637 ( b ) ( 10 ) of this title, the term creditor shall also include card issuers whether or not the amount due is payable by agreement in more than four installments or the payment of a finance charge is or may be required, and the Bureau shall, by regulation, apply these requirements to such card issuers, to the extent appropriate, even though the requirements are by their terms applicable only to creditors offering open-end credit plans. If a finance charge was involved in extending my credit to and obtaining a credit card from Bank of America, I would like to get material disclosure in writing for my records. 15 USC 1605 a ) Finance charge defined : Except as otherwise provided in this section, the amount of the finance charge in connection with any consumer credit transaction shall be determined as the sum of all charges, payable directly or indirectly by the person to whom the credit is extended and imposed directly or indirectly by the creditor as an incident to the extension of credit. The finance charge does not include charges of a type of payable in a comparable cash transaction. The finance charge shall not include fees and amounts imposed by third party closing agents ( including settlement agents, attorneys, and escrow and title companies ) if the creditor does not require the imposition of the charges or the services provided and does not retain the charges. Examples of charges which are included in the finance charge include any of the following types of charges which are applicable : ( 1 ) Interest, time price differential, and any amount payable under a point, discount, or other system or additional charges.

( 2 ) Service or carrying charge.

( 3 ) Loan fee, finders fee, or similar charge.

( 4 ) Fee for an investigation or credit report.

( 5 ) Premium or other charge for any guarantee or insurance protecting the creditor against the obligors default or other credit loss.

( 6 ) Borrower-paid mortgage broker fees, including fees paid directly to the broker or the lender ( for delivery to the broker ) whether such fees are paid in cash or financed.15 USC 1611 Whoever willfully and knowingly ( 1 ) gives false or inaccurate information or fails to provide information which he is required to disclose under the provisions of this subchapter, or any regulation issued thereunder, ( 2 ) uses any chart or table authorized by the Bureau under section 1606 of this title in such a manner as to consistently understate the annual percentage rate determined under section 1606 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) of this title, or ( 3 ) otherwise fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this subchapter, shall be fined not more than {$5000.00} or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Your criminally liable for willfully and knowingly not disclosing this to me in the alleged contract between me and Bank of America. I am Invoking 15 USC 1640 Civil Liability ( a ) Individual or class action for damages ; amount of award ; factors determining amount of award Except as otherwise provided in this section, any creditor who fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this part, including any requirement under section 1635 of this title, subsection ( f ) or ( g ) of section 1641 of this title, or part D or E of this subchapter with respect to any person is liable to such person in an amount equal to the sum of ( 1 ) any actual damage sustained by such person as a result of the failure.

( 2 ) ( A ) ( I ) in the case of an individual action twice the amount of any finance charge in connection with the transaction, ( ii ) in the case of an individual action relating to a consumer lease under part E of this subchapter, 25 per centum of the total amount of monthly payments under the lease, except that the liability under this subparagraph shall not be less than {$200.00} nor greater than {$2000.00}, ( iii ) in the case of an individual action relating to an open end consumer credit plan that is not secured by real property or a dwelling, twice the amount of any finance charge in connection with the transaction, with a minimum of {$500.00} and a maximum of {$5000.00}, or such higher amount as may be appropriate in the case of an established pattern or practice of such failures ; [ 1 ] or ( iv ) in the case of an individual action relating to a credit transaction not under an open end credit plan that is secured by real property or a dwelling, not less than {$400.00} or greater than {$4000.00} ; or ( B ) in the case of a class action, such amount as the court may allow, except that as to each member of the class no minimum recovery shall be applicable, and the total recovery under this subparagraph in any class action or series of class actions arising out of the same failure to comply by the same creditor shall not be more than the lesser of {>= $1,000,000} or 1 per centum of the net worth of the creditor.

( 3 ) in the case of any successful action to enforce the foregoing liability or in any action in which a person is determined to have a right of rescission under section 1635 or 1638 ( e ) ( 7 ) of this title, the costs of the action, together with a reasonable attorneys fee as determined by the court; and ( 4 ) in the case of a failure to comply with any requirement under section 1639 of this title, paragraph ( 1 ) or ( 2 ) of section 1639b ( c ) of this title, or section 1639c ( a ) of this title, an amount equal to the sum of all finance charges and fees paid by the consumer, unless the creditor demonstrates that the failure to comply is not material. 
In determining the amount of award in any class action, the court shall consider, among other relevant factors, the amount of any actual damages awarded, the frequency and persistence of failures of compliance by the creditor, the resources of the creditor, the number of persons adversely affected, and the extent to which the creditors failure of compliance was intentional. In connection with the disclosures referred to in subsections ( a ) and ( b ) of section 1637 of this title, a creditor shall have a liability determined under paragraph ( 2 ) only for failing to comply with the requirements of section 1635 of this title, 1637 ( a ) [ 2 ] of this title, or any of paragraphs ( 4 ) through ( 13 ) of section 1637 ( b ) of this title, or for failing to comply with disclosure requirements under State law for any term or item that the Bureau has determined to be substantially the same in meaning under section 1610 ( a ) ( 2 ) of this title as any of the terms or items referred to in section 1637 ( a ) of this title, or any of paragraphs ( 4 ) through ( 13 ) of section 1637 ( b ) of this title. In connection with the disclosures referred to in subsection ( c ) or ( d ) of section 1637 of this title, a card issuer shall have a liability under this section only to a cardholder who pays a fee described in section 1637 ( c ) ( 1 ) ( A ) ( ii ) ( I ) or section 1637 ( c ) ( 4 ) ( A ) ( i ) of this title or who uses the credit card or charge card. In connection with the disclosures referred to in section 1638 of this title, a creditor shall have a liability determined under paragraph ( 2 ) only for failing to comply with the requirements of section 1635 of this title, of paragraph ( 2 ) ( insofar as it requires a disclosure of the amount financed ), ( 3 ), ( 4 ), ( 5 ), ( 6 ), or ( 9 ) of section 1638 ( a ) of this title, or section 1638 ( b ) ( 2 ) ( C ) ( ii ) of this title, of subparagraphs ( A ), ( B ), ( D ), ( F ), or ( J ) of section 1638 ( e ) ( 2 ) of this title ( for purposes of paragraph ( 2 ) or ( 4 ) of section 1638 ( e ) of this title ), or paragraph ( 4 ) ( C ), ( 6 ), ( 7 ), or ( 8 ) of section 1638 ( e ) of this title, or for failing to comply with disclosure requirements under State law for any term which the Bureau has determined to be substantially the same in meaning under section 1610 ( a ) ( 2 ) of this title as any of the terms referred to in any of those paragraphs of section 1638 ( a ) of this title or section 1638 ( b ) ( 2 ) ( C ) ( ii ) of this title. With respect to any failure to make disclosures required under this part or part D or E of this subchapter, liability shall be imposed only upon the creditor required to make disclosure, except as provided in section 1641 of this title.

( b ) Correction of errors A creditor or assignee has no liability under this section or section 1607 of this title or section 1611 of this title for any failure to comply with any requirement imposed under this part or part E, if within sixty days after discovering an error, whether pursuant to a final written examination report or notice issued under section 1607 ( e ) ( 1 ) of this title or through the creditors or assignees own procedures, and prior to the institution of an action under this section or the receipt of written notice of the error from the obligor, the creditor or assignee notifies the person concerned of the error and makes whatever adjustments in the appropriate account are necessary to assure that the person will not be required to pay an amount in excess of the charge actually disclosed, or the dollar equivalent of the annual percentage rate actually disclosed, whichever is lower. 

( c ) Unintentional violations ; bona fide errors A creditor or assignee may not be held liable in any action brought under this section or section 1635 of this title for a violation of this subchapter if the creditor or assignee shows by a preponderance of evidence that the violation was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid any such error. Examples of a bona fide error include, but are not limited to, clerical, calculation, computer malfunction and programing, and printing errors, except that an error of legal judgment with respect to a persons obligations under this subchapter is not a bona fide error. 

( d ) Liability in transaction or lease involving multiple obligors When there are multiple obligors in a consumer credit transaction or consumer lease, there shall be no more than one recovery of damages under subsection ( a ) ( 2 ) for a violation of this subchapter.

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