BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-12
Company: ACS Education Services
State: OR
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Received bad information about my loan

Complaint:
I have private law school loans through ACS. I enrolled in " Checkmate II '' in order to gain a 0.25 % reduction in my interest and then pre-paid my loans so that the next mandatory payment would be in 2017. 

Recently ACS changed their system and announced that they would draw monthly funds from my bank account for the pre-paid loans. I complained, as I had pre-paid the loans and the pre-pay status was part of the reason I had done that. ACS agreed to not draw funds for my pre-paid loans, but they also cancelled my enrollment in Checkmate II ( functionally giving me a 0.25 % increase in interest ). This was a change to their system and it was not disclosed when I pre-paid my loans, and functions as a tax on me for doing the responsible thing and setting my loans into pre-pay status.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-28
Company: Convergent Resources, Inc.
State: NY
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Sub-issue: Not given enough info to verify debt

Complaint:
I received a letter from Convergent to settle my debt. I replied to the letter with my account information for them to take money directly out of my account on a monthly basis until the debt was finished, but they never took any money out of my account. I even sent them an email to get back to me as there were two different addresses for them, but I never received a response. Recently, I saw them on my credit as collections for a debt that I did in fact try to pay.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-28
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: UT
Product: Credit card
Issue: Delinquent account

Complaint:
XX/XX/XXXXWe opened our account a few years ago with Walmart. We paid consistently on our account until we lost our house XX/XX/XXXX. We made contact with the credit card company ( synchrony bank ) and they said there was noting that they could help us with unless I had lost my Job. They called our house several times a day/night and would leave messages on our voice mail almost every time, they would also call my cell phone multiple times a day and leave messages on it. We started to get things back on track, then my father passed away XX/XX/XXXX, again we made contact with them and again they said there was nothing they could do unless I had lost my job, even with the insurance that I paid for that the credit card company provided. Again the calls continued 2, 3, and 4 times a day at my home and on my cell phone. We told them to stop calling us and harassing us and they ignored us. We then received a letter from the credit company saying that they needed payment or that they were going to take us to court. We agreed to pay {$25.00} a month. Then we received a court notice saying that they needed a letter, explaining in written what we owed with in 21 days. I guess that the card company does not keep agreements that they say they 're going to keep. I have learned that there is a government agency that helps consumers with companies that abuse Federal Regulations such as the Dodd-Frank, The FDCPA, The FTC, The TCPA and The TILA called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This letter is also being sent to them XXXX. 
Consumers should not feel threatened by big companies calling multiple times a day and that have XXXX Attorneys to intimidate the little people. We agreed to pay {$25.00} a month on our account of {$1300.00} and that 's what we 're going to pay.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-05-05
Company: TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY
State: TX
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was paid

Complaint:
I initially filed a complaint against  TD B ank, USA and debt collector attorney 's office  XXXX ,  XXXX ,  XXXX ,  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX . for deceptive tactics to collect on bad  debt.TD Bank USA  responded stating that  XXXX ,  XXXX ,  XXXX ,  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  was servicing the account.     I was sued on this account an d TD  Bank stated they wrote this account off. If this is true, they never sent me a  XXXX  to report on my taxes. I contacted the Internal Revenue Service and it was stated that they did not have one on file. This would mea n two things, TD Ba nk wrote it off on taxes and are trying to sue me for what they wrote off, which would be illegal, or they have sold this account.     It has already been determined in the letter that they charged the account off o n   XXXX   XXXX  , 201  6 wh ich was in the response  Case #    XXXX . The attorneys are claiming they are suing me on behalf of the company, and if that is the case, that means tha t TD Bank is violating tax laws with the IRS, however if they are no longer custodians of this accoun t and sold it, I need them to state that in a response that they sold this account to the law firm.     If they do not respond that they sold this account I am asking that this information be sent to the Internal Revenue Service for investigation into tax fraud.     Tax fraud occurs when an individual or business entity willfully and intentionally falsifies information on a tax return in order to limit the amount of tax liability. Tax fraud essentially entails cheating on a tax return in an attempt to avoid paying the entire tax obligation. Simply   TD Bank ca n't sue me and charge off the account.
The law firm filed a legal document bearing TD Bank as the plaintiff.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-18
Company: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC.
State: CA
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure

Complaint:
I had my house foreclosed by Pennymac back in XXXX. First this was a premature and WRONGFUL FORECLOSURE, however bank did not give me a chance to pay back or negotiate any repayment plan. Second my first date of default was on XXXX of XXXX and now it has been more than 7 years and account SHOULD NOT be reporting on my credit, however pennymac is still reporting it. My numerour attempts to contact them to resolve this issue went ignored .... 
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES L Account number XXXX .... 
Recent balance {$0.00} as of XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Date opened XXXX Status Foreclosed. 
+ Dispute XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Address identification number XXXX Type Mortgage Terms 30 Years On record until XXXX XXXX Credit limit or original amount {$940000.00} High balance $ 0 Monthly payment {$0.00} Recent payment amount {$0.00} Date of status XXXX First reported XXXX Responsibility Individual Comment Account information disputed by consumer ( Meets requirement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ). 
Reinvestigation information This item was updated from our processing of your dispute in XXXX XXXX. 
Account history XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Payment history guide

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-20
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: NY
Product: Credit card
Issue: Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement

Complaint:
Received a call from Synchrony Bank today that my credit card issued by them was used fraudulently ... this is the second time this month I have got a call from them that my credit card issued by them ( XXXX different cards - XXXX is my Walmart card and the other is my Toys r us card ) was used fraudulently. I had XXXX cards still in my possession and the charges that were made were far from my home. I am concerned at there is a data breach at this bank. I have not heard anything in the news about this bank and the customer service rep helping me did not give me any information but this seems more than coincidental 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 2015-07-12
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: NY
Product: Credit card
Issue: APR or interest rate

Complaint:
I made a {$900.00} purchase using my care credit card. I was granted 12 months of interest free payments for that transaction. Once that promotion ends, I would be charged 26.9 % on the remaining balance. During the course of the year, synchrony bank took over Care Credit. On XX/XX/XXXX, my balance was down to {$350.00}. This company charged me 26 % on the original balance which is not on the terms I agreed to when I first joined this company as Care Credit. I contacted Synchrony and the rep told me that she could n't tell me my new interest rate/agreement. I told her this was deceptive as I had not signed these terms nor agreed to them.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-05-05
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: VA
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:
XXXX   XXXX   dob   XX/XX/XXXX  SS #  XXXX   X/X/XXXX  Transunion,    XXXX   and  XXXX  will not investigate my unauthorized inquires on my report. They will not validate the inquires and they continue to ignore my request to deleted the unauthorized inquires. It has been over  XXXX  days and by law they must deleted them all. all they do is say validated with no proof!!!!! who validated them give me a name and date and phone number of the person.       XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   XXXX    XXXX    XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX    XXXX    XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX    XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX      XXXX   XXXX   XXXX    XXXX    XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   - -   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX      XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   - -   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX     XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   Delete all my unauthorized inquires from my credit report

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-05-05
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: MD
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage

Complaint:
On or about  XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX , I applied for a new conventional mortgage loan as a first-time home buyer through Citi-Mortgage and was assigned a new application number  XXXX . On  XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX , after obtaining and reviewing my credit history and income,  Citi-Mortgage  notified me that I was " Credit & Income Approved. '' This notification was followed by a formal    Credit & Income Approval letter as well as the Pre-Approval letter. I was advised however that this approval was " good for 120 days. '' See Attachment A.      On  XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX , I requested an updated pre-approval letter. On  XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX , another representative at Citi-Mortgage was assigned and provided another application file number  XXXX , and stated as follows : " The 120 day period for your original pre-approval has expired. I can update this no problem, but I would need your permission to re-pull your credit report. Please let me know if that is OK. If so, please let me know if there has been any changes to the following : Current addres s Employer Income Asset b alances I can update your file and send the pre-approval letter to you tonight. '' After providing permission to pull the credit report and disclosing information about my race,  color, sex , marital status and age, on  XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX , the representative stated, " I do see student loan debt on the report we pulled back in  XXXX  but it did not inhibit your approval. If it is in error, we can remove it from calculations regarding debt to income ratios but I can not do anything about having it removed from your credit report. '' See Attachment B.     Therefore when the conventional mortgage loan was given both credit and income approval in  XXXX   XXXX , the student loan that was appearing in the credit report then " did not inhibit '' my approval. However, on  XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX , the pre-approval for the conventional mortgage loan under application file number  XXXX  was denied on the sole basis of my rac e, color, sex, marital status a nd age. See Attachment C.     There were no change in circumstances between the approval on  XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX  and the subsequent adverse action on  XXXX   XXXX ,  XXXX . Therefore, the only basis for the adverse action was based on a discriminatory purpose such as race,  color, sex , marital status and age, in direct violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity A ct ( " ECOA  '' ).

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 2016-05-29
Company: FIDELITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC
State: CA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was discharged in bankruptcy

Complaint:
There are XXXX accounts on my credit report that show open and in collections. The XXXX accounts were included in the Bankruptcy Chapter XXXX filed XX/XX/XXXX. The United States Bankruptcy Court granted a discharge in XX/XX/XXXX.I have filed a dispute XX/XX/XXXX with XXXX in regards to have the XXXX accounts debt removed from my credit report. As of today, it still shows on my credit report.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-05-05
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem when making payments
Sub-issue: Problem during payment process

Complaint:
CITIBANK- I made an online payment XXXX from my Bank ( as per normal practice many times ) - date- XXXX XXXX 2017. For some unknown reason Citibank did not apply those funds to my CC statement. YET- it was taken from my bank - I have all the transaction ID 's to show for this. Yes- there were sufficient funds in my bank account.YES they sent me an email confirmation. After NUMEROUS calls and on-line chats- Citi have not explained why the funds were not deposited to my CC nor can they can confirm where said funds are. One call agent advised it has definitely been returned to my bank on the XXXX but it has n't. I am getting conflicting reports on where the XXXX is or why indeed it was not accepted. I make these payments via this online system every month since joining Citi Credit Card.I reported this to XXXX but they insist no money has been returned and the XXXX was paid to Citi via ACH on line payment and i have to fight it out with them. As of today 's date XXXX/XXXX/2017 my last chat online advised ( brief version ) replies with another conflict of information " Citi will tries to pull the funds for the three time from your checking account -we have placed a hold on this payment until it has cleared the bank. We expect the payment to clear and post to your account on XXXX/XXXX/2017 ''. REALLY!! how can they hold my funds in Limbo for over 7 days? and am I to really now wait ti see if it magically appears on the XXXX XXXX. I am somewhat appalled, frustrated and upset with this situation. Any advice would be most appreciated. THANK YOU

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 2016-09-02
Company: ACS Education Services
State: OR
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Non-federal student loan
Issue: Getting a loan
Sub-issue: Can't qualify for a loan

Complaint:
XXXX, serviced by ACS, is demanding payment of a debt they can not prove we owe them. Our attorney asked that we demand the servicing agreement from ACS/XXXX XXXX proving ACS/XXXX XXXX proving there is a debt. XXXX XXXX refuses to provide that servicing agreement to us or to our attorney. My wife receive a phone call on a SUNDAY from someone in upper management at XXXX XXXX telling her XXXX XXXX wants their money ( over {$50000.00} ) and that they are NOT going to provide us any proof of that debt. ACS/XXXX XXXX is registering on my credit as a delinquent debt with rolling late payments and it is the ONLY thing between us and being able to buy a home again, after years of trying to recover financially from XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX. We have never made any payments to XXXX XXXX. Not ever. They can not prove this debt exists. We need this debt removed from my credit immediately if we are to purchase a home again.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-08
Company: Northrim Capital Investments Co.
State: IL
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: VA mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker

Complaint:
Sir/Ma'am, In XX/XX/XXXX 2013, we were living XXXX due to a military change of station. Due to dropping mortgage rates, we decided to refinance our house XXXX. We used a company called Residential MortgageXXXX. The company representative who helped us is named XXXX XXXX, Loan Originator License XXXX. The Title Company was XXXX and the Escrow Officer was XXXX XXXX. She is no longer with the company. The issue is that we did everything across email and conventional mail. We recently discovered that my wife 's name was removed from the Deed of Trust and that part of the XXXX page packet we signed included a Quit Claim Deed. Until one week ago, neither XXXX of us knew what a Quit Claim Deed was. This part of the packet was not explained to us. My sister-in-law, who is a mortgage broker, just explained it to us. When I called XXXX earlier this week to ask why we were asked to sign a Quit Claim Deed, she could not remember why. Because I am in the military XXXX ( 5 times in the last 9 years ), I am worried that a lender did not disclose to my wife and I that she was being taken off the Deed of Trust in a refinance. Thank you for your help. 
Respectfully, XXXX XXXX

Company public response: Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-05-05
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
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: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint:
I looking over all XXXX of my credit reports and I seen accounts and companies I have never done business with, and according to the online credit report that I viewed, your credit bureau issued the report that was used to determine my credit evaluation. Section 609 E2 A1 Validation, Disclosure, [ 15 USC 1681g ] of  the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 provides that your credit bureau should send me all information on file that led to my credit application being denied. According to the provisions of Section 612 ( b ) [ 15 USC 1681j ( b ) ], 623 A1 Inaccurate reporting. In addition if you cant obtain this info you are required to delete this information off of my Credit report I reviewed a copy of my credit report and am disputing all items that need to be deleted. The reasons why these items should be deleted are indicated below : 1.XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX Never don business with this company error please delete. 2.XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX This was discharged in Bankruptcy and is listed wrong please delete. 3.XXXX XXXX # XXXX This account was paid and is listed wrong error please delete. 4.XXXX # XXXX This account was discharged in Bankruptcy error please delete. 5.XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX This account is FRAUD I have never had a credit card with this company ever. 6.XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX This account is listed wrong and dates and status are wrong please delete. 7.XXXX XXXX # XXXX This account was never verified please delete.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-05-05
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: MD
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Trouble with how payments are being handled

Complaint:
I 'm a customer with Navient , the Largest student loan servicer ; which in this case it has harmed me more so than helped me as the borrower throughout the repayment process. With having to do forbearance over a period of time, it literally made my small loan turn for the worst with owing nearly five times of what I borrowed. The company has failed to admonish myself about other payment opportunities that would be suitable for my situation, yet along explain the process of how false leading forbearance may be with add ing more interest to the loan. For which so, I 've been taken for granted and wish to look into lawsuit actions immediately.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-22
Company: ACS Education Services
State: AL
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Trouble with how payments are handled

Complaint:
ACS Education Services is refusing to release my loans to another borrower that is consolidating my loans. After contacting ACS numerous times about them sending the info they continue to say the same thing " We 're done with XXXX of your XXXX packets '' and I 've heard this for about 2 months. They had the request to send the info so they could be paid off in XXXX 2016 and after speaking to the new lender today ( XXXX/XXXX/16 ) I was just advised they send information that my loans were paid off already. In the mean time ACS has my loans in default, sent it to a collection agency, and put it on my credit report. I 've NEVER defaulted on my loans and was even struggling to pay them $ XXXX/month but still did it. If anyone looks online they will see the many horror stories about ACS Education Service and I almost feel I 've paid my money to a company that has scammed me the whole time and concerned about the payments that I did make. I 've found a company that is authorized by the Dept of Ed to help with consolidation, lower my payments for all my loans dramatically, and actually give me a length of how long I will have to pay them. I am now in the process of faxing them my bills to prove that I still own ACS and they will help me resolve the issue and hopefully get the funds to them to pay them off. 

On another note my other lender sent the information within 2 weeks and were paid in full within 3 weeks.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation