BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OH
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:
Equifax was storing my sensitive credit information irresponsibly without sufficient security on its databases. Hackers managed to get into the system and gain access to potentially devastating information on my credit. Equifax took multiple months to make the public aware of this hack, even though they knew about it beforehand.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL
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:
Equifax lost or had stolen my personal financial information. I am still not sure to what degree but at least my social security number. Equifax should be shut down. They get access to all our financial data, that can make or break someone 's life, with the only stipulation being that they keep it secure. They are allowed to profit off of this information and make us pay if we want to access it more than a few times a year, but then they ca n't even keep it secure. This is ridiculous.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-04-14
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: FL
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:
I have written called the credit bureaus and lender I paid the balance in full XX/XX/2020. Yet is is showing as a balance of XXXX. The errors in reporting by the credit bureaus despite my request to correct our violations of my rights. It continues over and over again.

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 2017-09-09
Company: EQUIFAX, 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: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint:
Equifax not only suffered a security breach for several months, they neglected to notify affected parties in a timely manner. They also are only offering a single year of identity protection, and persist in charging for credit freezes to mitigate damage going forward.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-06-19
Company: EQUIFAX, 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX h

as violated my rights. 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.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-06-19
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: VA
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 Act XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX account # XXXX has violated my rights.

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 an account without my written instructions.

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 2022-06-19
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: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
Hello, I have been disputing a 30-59 day late payment for XX/XX/2022 from a personal loan to all 3 major credit bureaus and XXXXXXXX XXXX  directly . They do not correct the inaccuracy. This information is unacceptable.

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 2017-09-10
Company: EQUIFAX, 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: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint:
From XXXX through the end of XXXX XXXX, Equifax 's computer systems were compromised by hackers, who were able to access the most sensitive personal financial data from 143 million Americans, over 58 % of the adult population. While at this point, the impact is unclear, potential financial hacking with incalculable damage to is possible against any and all 143 million individuals for years to come. 

I am deeply concerned about this, and am contacting the CFPB to ask for official hearings and regulations be set up to impartially investigate the breach, force Equifax executives to account for their negligence before, during and after the breach, and most importantly, to set up much stricter laws for future data security for all Credit Reporting companies. This data is the equivalent of our personal health information, yet why is there no equivalent of HIPAA? It is unconscionable at this point in history that such lax oversight and unaccountability is allowed for Equifax and other such agencies.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IN
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:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. It 's been shown that their site to determine whether or not an individual has been impacted is randomly generated. So currently, since I am not able to properly enroll with the site for several more days, there is no actual way for me to know if my information was stolen.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-21
Company: CAINE & WEINER COMPANY, INC.
State: IL
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: I do not know
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-issue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Complaint:
I do n't know this issue did n't receive any statement on this collection from any company.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-06-19
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: VA
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 Act XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX account # XXXX has violated my rights.

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 an account without my written instructions.

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 2017-09-09
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX
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 information/data was stolen from Equifax during their large security breach in 2017. I am filing this complaint to report the theft. I believe Equifax did not take the proper security measures to safeguard my data.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MA
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:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how Equifax has handled reporting this breach and with what they have been offering to potential victims to protect them. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. 

Going forward Equifax should be required to monitor every account indefinitely ( not just for 90-days following a consumer-requested alert status ) and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with. 

This should be rectified firstly by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. The credit monitoring firms should be required to provide SECURE ways for consumers to freeze and unfreeze their credit. Requiring a police report is absurd when they clearly know if you were affected.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AZ
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:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. 

Going forward equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with. 

This should be rectified firstly by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. Requiring a police report is absurd when they clearly know if you were affected.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-06-19
Company: BMW Financial Services NA, LLC
State: MA
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:
XX/XX/2022 - XXXX contacted BMW Financial Services to initiate a Dispute of a negative report of a 30-59 day late on my credit. ( see letter from BMW dated XXXX attached ) XX/XX/2022 - XXXX wrote BMW Financial Services to advise them of an error in credit reporting of the one and only ( ever ) late payment on my BMW lease account in connection with my XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX ( Lease Account ending in XXXX ). 

XX/XX/2022 - I initiated a BMW Financial Services Credit Dispute, related to a late payment on the above-referenced lease account in XX/XX/2022, which was caused by a Bank error on the part of my linked XXXXXXXX  checking account with XXXX XXXXXXXX 

XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX I received a response letter from BMW Financial Services dated XX/XX/2022 ( see attached ) wherein BMW confirmed that they reported my account as 30-59 days late ( under the FCRA ). 

XX/XX/2022 - BMW verified that a payment submitted on XX/XX/2022 was returned unpaid by my bank as a result of the documented BANK ERROR ( see attached Letter from XXXX XXXX ). 

XX/XX/2022 - BMW Financial Services further advised that the payment due on XX/XX/2022 was SATISFIED on XX/XX/2022 ( which was 30 days after the payment due date and resulted in a a 30-59 day delinquency reporting for XX/XX/2022. 
** NOTE : BMW stated that my payment was ONE DAY too late as had it been received on the XXXX day, then BMW would NOT have been able to report this 30-59 day delinquency as they had done. 

BMW Financial Services failed to complete their investigation within 30 days, as is required. Indeed, to apply the very same " zero-tolerance '' rigor applied to me in being ONE DAY too late in my XXXX payment satisfaction ( caused by documented bank error ), then so too should BMW Financial Services be held to the same strict time standard in their investigation- which they applied to my curative payment. 

** CONCLUSION ** BMW Financial Services ' response letter was dated 32 days following my Request for Investigation ( AND 36 DAYS FOLLING THE DATE I ACTUALLY RECIEVED THEIR RESPONSE on XX/XX/2022 ).

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-09-02
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.
State: NY
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was result of identity theft

Complaint:
I am a victim of identity theft, and I discovered that a previous fraudulent account that was permanently removed and blocked has reappeared on my report as a collection as well as fraudulent inquires. I would like these items be permanently removed and blocked.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-21
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: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
XXXX/XXXX IS STILL BEING REPORTED THIS ACCOUNT ISN'T MINE IT WAS OPENED FRAUDULENTLY THE FALLOWING INQUIRIES WHERE NOT AUTHORIZED XXXX/XXXX  Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX Department & Variety Stores Rise Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX Finance XXXX/XXXX  Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX National Credit Cards/Airlines XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX TRANsunion HAS FAILED TO ACT WITH IN FRCA REGULATIONS, I HAVE SUBMITED THE POLICE REPORT AND FTC REPORT. Transunion has 4 business days, per FCRA Section 605B

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 2022-06-19
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: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint:
On XXXX my lawyer ran a prebankruptcy credit report, at that time there were no past due accounts. My XXXX  XXXX bankruptcy was file XXXX. I made every payment for 5 years on time. In XXXX i noticed that my credit report showed 8 accounts as ever late. I wrote a letter to Experian XXXX disputing these late payments and while they corrected the individual accounts it still showed in ever late. I assumed this would be corrected when the bankruptcy closed. In XXXX of XXXX I ran my report and disputed this again. They removed 2 accounts. As of today there are 4 accounts showing potentially negative on my report. The only account that was not paid in full was a credit card who did not file a claim with the bankruptcy trustee. Every other account I had was paid 100 % in full in bankruptcy. The car loan account from XXXX shows potentially negative, even though per the bankruptcy trustee was secured/omitted and paid outside of the bankruptcy and I can prove I made every payment on time, and paid in full in XXXX of XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX was paid in full per the bankruptcy, but when I contacted them was told they had to show it potentially negative because they charged the account off. I was not aware that is is legal to charge off an account that has already been included in a bankruptcy. I have supplied Experian with the closing report from the bankruptcy trustee and the paid account information as well as the original bankruptcy credit report to no avail.

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 2020-10-07
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MA
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:
Dear US Dept of Edu/ Cfpb ; I'm not sure where to take this anymore, but for the last 3-4 months I been deliberately trying to reach out to the department of education , credit bureaus in regards to negative entries on my credit report and no one seems to help. It's been more than 90-120 days and the creditor, and the credit bureaus have both failed to report. It's impossible that these student loans were verified because it continues to report incomplete, inaccurate, erroneous information on my credit ; & it's basically an unverifiable account. Plus i have never gone to college or universities in the USA - These accounts as i stated before doesn't belong to me and i'm not liable for me. Also, after several research into this matter, through the ftc and cfpb website, i noticed that several student loan servicers were sued for mismanaging for not handling the accounts properly, and then falsely reporting information on an individual credit report.. I believe that section 609 of FCRA also allows me to ask for detail information about the account and how you indeed investigated and your detail process. Im extremely upset and shocked about the way this charge-off account is reporting on my credit report which continues to report with incomplete, inconsistent and unverifiable Info. How can you honestly say that you verified as it being accurate? This was NOT verified! I am requesting this investigation under the authorization of the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 623. ( a ) ( 8 ) ability of consumers to dispute information directly with the furnisher.

What I am disputing : The account you have reported to the three credit bureaus. My basis for this dispute is that I have no knowledge of this account.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-01-18
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: IL
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-product: Checking account
Issue: Opening an account
Sub-issue: Account opened as a result of fraud

Complaint:
On XX/XX/22 I received in the mail a letter welcoming to Wells Fargo with a checking account that I never opened. 

I contacted the Bank and they said they would look into it. 

I want to know why Know Your Customer ( XXXX XXXX does not apply to opening online accounts?!? Where are the regulators on this?!? If I walk into a bank branch I'd have to present several forms of ID but if go online at Wells Fargo I can open an account with someone else 's information without batting an eye. 

The irony that it's Wells Fargo STILL opening fraudulent accounts is not lost on 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 2018-11-08
Company: EQUIFAX, 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: Old information reappears or never goes away

Complaint:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX pay off credit cards From XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Are all pay and close

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-21
Company: EQUIFAX, 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:
XXXX continues to report inaccurate information on my credit report. I have filed a police report and have forwarded it and they still continue to report this inaccurate information. They also will not allow me to file my dispute on line.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2023-05-04
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX
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, XXXX XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX, XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX, XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX, XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX, XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX  Account # XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX, XXXX XXXX Account # XXXX has violated XXXX XXXX XXXX 

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 : States a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-01-18
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AL
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 credit reports are inaccurate. These inaccuracies are causing creditors to deny me credit. You have the duty to report accurate information about consumers. Please investigate these accounts and inquires and update these accounts accordingly to avoid future litigation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation