BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-09
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: OK
Product: Credit card
Issue: Customer service / Customer relations

Complaint:
We have a Citi Best Buy card and have for years. Last XXXX we fell behind on our payment, due to the XXXX my husband lost his job. I thought Citi would work with us, unfortunately they would not budge. Our account went 3 months late. Even though I was making a payment, since it was not the full amount, Citi did not care and continued to add late payments. On XXXX XXXX, 2016, I spoke to an online chat rep asking if they could please lower the interest on the card so it would be more manageable for our family. I was told no and basically that I was irresponsible for letting the card go over its limit. I asked them to state that as a Citi repr they would not help us with the payment, I was again told I was irresponsible. I was n't asking to remove the debt, just to have a payment that was manageable. We have made every payment on time for years and were treated horribly at a time we needed to the help.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-19
Company: BlueChip Financial
State: WA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Payday loan
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Sub-issue: Not disclosed as an attempt to collect

Complaint:
My place of employment received a call from a XXXX XXXX from XXXX XXXX, XXXX, telling my secretary that I was going to be served legal papers at work that day unless I called them back. I called, and XXXX XXXX XXXX never disclosed that it was a call from a debt collector at any point during the conversation. He proceeded to inform me that I had allegedly taken out a loan from Spot loan ( which is not licensed to loan in WA, where I live ) for {$400.00}, which is now somehow {$1100.00}. I told him I was not aware of this and demanded verification of the debt. He then told me I was just trying to stall and that I would be served papers that day at work and sued and my wages garnished if I did n't pay immediately, because " it 's really easy to get wage garnishment in Washington ''. A few days later, I got a " settlement offer '' letter in the mail. This letter claims that I authorized a payment to be taken from my bank account ( I never authorized anything, nor did I give them my baking information ) and the letter claims that if payment is n't made they 'll revoke their " offer ''. They did not send verification of the debt, nor did they provide their professional license number to collect in Washington State as I requested. They are using illegal collection tactics : Calling me at work after they 've been told not to, disclosing information to my employer, threatening to show up at my work to serve me immediately, threatening to garnish my wages without notice and calling me repeatedly to harass, intimidate and threaten me, and sending a letter saying they are taking money from my account which I never authorized. They continue to call after a cease and desist letter was sent to them, and after I requested a verification of the debt - by law, they can not contact me again until they have done so.

Company public response: Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-09
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: DC
Product: Bank account or service
Sub-product: Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Complaint:
In XXXX 2015, I came across an offer stating that if I applied for a citigold checking account using a promotional code, I would be eligible to receive XXXX AAdvantage Miles if I met the following conditions : a. Spent {$1000.00} of money in the checking account. 
b. Made two qualifying bill payments in consecutive months. 

I decided to call Citibank to confirm that this was not a scam. I called and spoke to a Customer Service Representative who assured me that I was in fact eligible for this promotion and that If I opened an account over the phone, with her, and met the stipulated conditions, I would in fact receive XXXX XXXX Miles. She also told me that there would be a $ 30 monthly fee for the account, and that I should only proceed if I was ok with those terms. I agreed, since I would be receiveing a XXXX XXXX Mile sign up bonus, it would be worth it. I listened to her instructions carefully, and followed them to the letter to meet the conditions stipulated. However, it has been 6 months, and I 've had multiple monthly fees deducted from the account, however I have not received any miles. When I called customer service, I was assured that I had in fact met all of the requirements for the miles with my checking account, however Citibank would not be honoring the terms of the promotion as I had been misled by the customer service agent who spoke to me, and that I was not in fact eligible for the promotion as I was not targeted. This is despite the assurances i took care to get from the customer service agent before opening the account. This is an unfair practice, because as a result of being misled, I opened the account under false pretenses and will incur more than {$60.00} in monthly fees as a result. 
How

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 2015-10-01
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA
Product: Credit card
Issue: Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement

Complaint:
Upon inspecting my XXXX Credit Report for Hard Inquiries, I found several items that I had never applied for, in this order : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XX/XX/XXXX ), ZALES/CBNA ( XX/XX/XXXX ), XXXX XXXX ( XX/XX/XXXX ), XXXX ( XX/XX/XXXX ). 

I never authorized these companies to pull my credit information, and have never filled out any forms or applied for any of their credit services, yet they have all made hard inquiries on my credit report. 

I 'm not sure if they are someone else 's accounts and being reported on mine, as my credit reports do not indicate that I have accounts with these businesses ; only that they are making hard inquiries on my credit report without my permission and damaging my score.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-20
Company: FIDELITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC
State: FL
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not mine

Complaint:
Fidelity Information at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX CA XXXX continues to report negative information to XXXX that I owe money to XXXX XXXX XXXX a property management company where I use to live. When I resided at this property I paid my lease up for a year in advance and when I moved out had no issues. I just recently went to apply for an apartment and was told I was denied because I had an eviction from this property. I keeping all my documents for seven years or more went back to old documents like my receipts for payment of rent and all of my move in documents disputed this debt. I also went to county records to see XXXX XXXX did in fact file a eviction process because I lived out my lease and had no idea that an eviction was filed. I found that an eviction process happened but was later volunteer dismissed by XXXX XXXX. I printed out this information and disputed the fact that I was never notified that a eviction had taken place one and two that I owed this property management company any money. And why would I I lived out my lease and paid my rent for the year in advance. This company Fidelity Information continues to calm that I owe XXXX XXXX XXXX money but can not provide me any documents supporting there calm. I sent a certified letter disputing there calm and asking them to stop sending negative reports and calms to the credit bureaus to there company XXXX XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX and again in XX/XX/XXXX. And they keep saying that they never received the documents I sent but it shows by mail that it was delivered to this company. I have also asked for them to send me a copy of there documents with this so call calm. If I owed XXXX XXXX XXXX any money they did not notify me at any time after I moved out and then the eviction they filed which I still to this day do n't know why, would not have voluntarily dismissed the complaint for eviction. This company Fidelity Information have questionable practices and should be investigated. Also I looked up this debt ( if there was a debt ), and this is a Time Barred Debt and the statue in my state is 5 years.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-12
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: MD
Product: Bank account or service
Sub-product: Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Complaint:
I opened a Citigold checking account pursuant to a CitiBank offer that promised a bonus award of XXXX XXXX Aadvantage points provided I made a certain amount of online bill pay payments debit card uses within a two month time period. A copy of the offer is attached. I do not recall where I received the offer, whether through CitiBank ( I am an existing credit card customer ) or other place. 

In any event, after opening the account I called CitiBank customer service and confirmed I was enrolled in the bonus offer program. After hearing that other participants in this bonus offer were denied bonuses, I contacted CitiBank again regarding this issue and received an email letter, stating that I was not eligible for the offer. A copy of this letter is attached. 

I signed up using the offer code and was approved by CitiBank, a process that included a credit check from the bank as well as funding the account properly on my part. I have been using the account and have now met the program requirements. 
Nonetheless, CitiBank has denied me the bonus. I believe this accounts to a bait and switch tactic designed to get me open my account, deposit money into the bank and not provide me with a promised reward. 

Can the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau assist me with this complaint so that Citibank provides me the promised XXXX Aadvantage points?

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 2015-05-27
Company: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC.
State: PA
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account

Complaint:
On XXXX/XXXX/2015, I scheduled a XXXX time draft payment of {$470.00} to be deducted from my XXXX Bank checking account. 

On XXXX/XXXX/2015, a double payment of {$940.00} was debited from my checking account causing my account to go into a negative balance. I immediately called PennyMac Mortgage Company. XXXX XXXX, faxed a request to XXXX for {$470.00} to be refunded to my checking account. Also, investigation # XXXX opened. ( To date, I have not heard any status on this investigation ). 

On XXXX/XXXX/2015, Called again, spoke with XXXX XXXX at extension XXXX. Faxed the same request to XXXX to his attention. 

XXXX/XXXX/2015, XXXX XXXX extension XXXX, she told me she would start the refund. She would call at XXXX ( EST ) for a conference all to my bank to vfy the debit would be honored, that no dispute was in process. 

XXXX/XXXX/2015, I called XXXX at XXXX after receiving no phone call. She verified needed information with bank. 

XXXX/XXXX/2015, Left voicemail with XXXX, no response. 

Fees I am incurring so far .... 
XXXX/XXXX/2015 Debit Memo {$6.00} ( {$610.00} ) Memo : SERV CHG XXXX/XXXX/2015 Service Charge {$6.00} ( {$600.00} ) Memo : SUSTAINED OD XXXX/XXXX/2015 Service Charge {$6.00} ( {$590.00} ) Memo : SUSTAINED OD XXXX/XXXX/2015 Fee eNotice {$70.00} ( {$590.00} ) Memo : OVERDRAFT ( XXXX AT {$35.00} EACH ) I explained to XXXX XXXX who seemed to sympatize with me that this issue is turning my world UPSIDE DOWN!!! I live paycheck to paycheck like many Americans in today 's society. My account is overdrawn. I have no money to live on, for gas, groceries, etc. I had to borrow money from family to pay my bills with MONEY ORDERS. I am incurring fees that I can not afford. THIS IS EXTREMLY UPSETTING AND THE COMPANY SEEMS TO MAKE NO EFFORT TO RESOLVE THIS OTHER THAN CALLING MY BANK TO ENSURE THEY GET THEIR FUNDS!!! HOW INSULTING!!! 


I want a refund of {$470.00} for the payment that was debited from my account in error plus {$90.00} for the fees that I have incurred from XXXX Bank for my account being overdrawn. On XXXX, I was assured that I would receive a refund, it has been 9 DAYS!!!!!!! Each day I am so upset & stressed out. It 's just not fair that this company is getting away with this!!!

Company public response: Company believes complaint represents an opportunity for improvement to better serve consumers
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-12
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: WA
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Home equity loan or line of credit
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure

Complaint:
Explanation of complaint : I tried to modify this loan XX/XX/XXXX through the National Mortgage Settlement XX/XX/XXXX. It was a XXXX mortgage. I was newly divorced and just coming off XXXX treatments and really needed the modification to keep paying on the loan. After much due diligence they told me I did n't qualify. They said I didnt make enough money. I tried again after calling the National Mortgage XXXX people and they said I should qualify. But was told once again by Citimortgage that I did NOT qualify. So at this time I could no longer keep up with the payments and just stopped paying temporarily .... just for a breather. ANd really was struggling financially. At this time I was upside down with the XXXX. and the XXXX. 
Sometime XX/XX/XXXX I called the automated service and it said the account was PAID IN FULL on XXXX XXXX XXXX. I thought maybe the loan had been forgiven since I had NOT heard anything from them and had NOT recieved any mail from them. Also I knew that they were at this time forgiving loans so thought maybe I was one of them. Later in the year I called and spoke to someone who said it is possible the loan was forgiven and I should keep my eyes open for a forgiveness letter. I know they record these conversations so they would have this on their transcripts Im sure. I then started getting emails saying they had tried to send me something thru the US Postal service but was being returned to them. I called about this and the girl I spoke with said the account was closed so this was probably just an automatic email and just disregard it. Again ... ... this would be recorded. So it is now XX/XX/XXXX and was hoping to get a Harp refinance on my XXXX. and find out the Citibank has a lein on my home. It has been three years and I have not heard a word from them and I have been accruing penalties and interest this whole time. 
My fear is that they will forclose on my home. My business has suffered from the economy and I cant work as hard as I once did due to not having the stamina from having XXXX. I would like to know why their system says the loan was PAID IN FULL and why I didnt hear from anybody for over 3 years. It just doesnt seem fair. Because I thought this loan was forgivin and I never heard from anyone for over 3 yrs. I dont think its fair that I should now be in a collection dept. and afraid the may foreclose on my house. 
I dont want to lose my house. 
Thank you, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-05
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC
Product: Credit reporting
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation
Sub-issue: Investigation took too long

Complaint:
We are attaching the letter we sent to Equifax on XXXX XXXX. I never received my investigation results, but my wife, XXXX did. We are still trying to ascertain why Equifax did not send my investigation results.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-30
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: NY
Product: Credit card
Issue: Closing/Cancelling account

Complaint:
I had a Home Depot credit card for many years at XXXX balance. I looked at my credit score and saw that the account had been closed. I called the Home Depot credit department, I believe it 's with Citibank and was informed by Customer Service that it had been closed from XX/XX/2016 from the credit bureau. They could not tell me the reason why they closed the account but directed me to contact the credit bureaus. So I said hypothetically there could have been a negative on someone 's credit history due to fraud or id theft or what have you, the company DOES NOT inform the consumer but takes a decision based on the red flags that the credit reporting agencies without any input from the consumer, and then not tell them about their decision. This is a totally unfair practice. Home Depot should have had the courtesy to let me know that they closed my account and on what basis. I am in dispute with another company in regards to late payments on my account. But a company can not make decisions solely on the credit bureaus reporting without the knowledge of the consumer.

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 2017-01-27
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info
Sub-issue: Contacted employer after asked not to

Complaint:
I belive the date was XXXX/XXXX/17 between XXXX & XXXX PST, when a XXXX XXXX from XXXX XXXX XXXX called my job on our recorded line and after being advised that the call was recorded asked for me using my first & last name. I was on the phone with a customer at the time, but sit right next to my manager that took the call. I could here him as he repeated my first & last name and asked XXXX if her call was personal or business related. She must have said personal or something related because I heard him tell her the employees could n't take personal calls at work twice. However, instead of ending the call, Citi Costo Card, XXXX XXXX XXXX & their rep. XXXX XXXX proceeded to embarrass, humiliate me & caused me to get repremmended by insisting on leaving a non-prompted message for me. Next thing my manager is handing me a sticky note and telling me what sounds like a debt collector called & insisted on leaving a personal message for me after he advised we ca n't take personal calls. He said XXXX XXXX from XXXX XXXX XXXX said she was calling to give me some information. Then had a few words with me about personal calls. 
XXXX left the XXXX # for XXXX XXXX XXXX along with her extension XXXX. Which is misleading cause they call from a different # which is a TX state phn # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. Now I 'm XXXX because this can come up during a group random call review in training. Anyway now my job has this on record/recording which is not only humiliating but can be damaging to my reputation and profession and could cause me to lose my job. Later i found that Citi Costco Credit Card div is having them call. How could they have them do this to 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 2016-09-08
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: GA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card
Issue: False statements or representation
Sub-issue: Attempted to collect wrong amount

Complaint:
Macys continues to add additional false information to my credit report. I had asked for verficaiton of the debt they said I owed. They then added additional negative marks on my credit report. Macys claims my account was charged off in XXXX XXXX but they have recently reported over 5 times in XX/XX/XXXX that the account was re charged off. 

I have disputed these facts with the XXXX credit bureaus and they say Macy 's confirmed and verified that they charged off the account all of these 5 times in XX/XX/XXXX, which is false and in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices rights. 
15 U.S.C. 1681s ( a ) ( 1

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 2017-02-06
Company: National Credit Adjusters, LLC
State: TN
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Payday loan
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not mine

Complaint:
Every few years I keep getting phone calls from a company claiming that I got a payday loan in the state of Texas where I have never lived. I keep providing information and then they will stop and then sell the debt to another junk collector. They contacted me today and threatened me. I have submitted a Ceast and Desist letter several times and I am still being harassed at work and at home.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-18
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA
Product: Bank account or service
Sub-product: Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Complaint:
I signed up for Citibank 's Citigold account via a promotional code ( XXXX ) in XXXX XXXX. The promotion was to to earn XXXX XXXX XXXX AAdvantage miles. I met all the requirements months ago, and yet the miles still have not been deposited into my account. I spoke with and messaged Citibank multiple times over the course of the past few months. Each step along the way, Citibank assured me that the promotion code was good, that I was eligible, confirmed that I had met all the requirements, and that I had met all the requirements in the time required ( i.e. before any deadlines ). NOW, they are refusing to honor the promotion and will not give me the XXXX miles. In addition, I recently received a letter from CItibank telling me the following : I recently received a letter from Citibank stating the following : " Our records indicate that your account was credited {$300.00} on XXXX XXXX, XXXX, for meeting the required terms and conditions for Promotion XXXX. There can only be XXXX promotional offer per customer. Since you have already been awarded a promotional incentive, you do not qualify to receive XXXX XXXX Miles for Promotion XXXX. '' However, I never signed up for promotion XXXX. In addition, I specifically opened a CitiGold checking account using the XXXX promotion code. So, I told Citibank to please go ahead and debit the {$300.00} out of my account, and deposit the XXXX XXXX miles into my XXXX XXXX account instead. However, they are refusing to even do that. They are saying that you have to be " targeted '' for any promotion, even though that is not what they told me previously when I spoke to them several times. Furthermore, I was never " targeted '' for the {$300.00} XXXX promotion, so this goes in direct opposition of what they claim. Finally, I spoke with them MULTIPLE times and they verified that I was eligible and had met all the requirements and that the points would be credited to my account within a few weeks. Now, they are changing their minds.

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