BEE-spoke-data/consumer-finance-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-17
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA
Product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report
Sub-issue: Information is not mine

Complaint:
I have tried several times, since XXXX, to get a copy of my detailed credit report from Equifax, to no avail. With the help of the CFPB ( thank you! ), I did receive printed copies of my credit reports from XXXX and XXXX. 

I am the victim of major identity theft. I did place a fraud alert and security freeze on XXXX and XXXX with Equifax. Equifax kept insisting, both over the phone and by mail, that I lived in XXXX, CA ( where I lived over XXXX years ago ). I kept telling Equifax that I have lived in XXXX, CA for nearly 4 years ; I gave them my current XXXX, CA address. 

Equifax then sent me a letter, received XXXX, stating that on or about XXXX, a " change of address '' had been processed for my account, changing my address back to " XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX CA XXXX. '' Equifax changed the address back to XXXX even though I had a security freeze and fraud alert on my account. 

When I protested the change of address, Equifax said that I needed a letter from my former XXXX landlord, stating that I no longer lived there. The XXXX XXXX, which owns the XXXX apartment complex, then said they could find " no record '' of my having ever lived there. I actually lived in that apartment complex for nearly XXXX years. I did find an old driver 's license ( in an old purse ), with the XXXX address on it. I also found a copy of an old XXXX XXXX lease. The XXXX XXXX XXXX complex stated that they had a new computer system, installed in XX/XX/XXXX, and that they had no tenant records prior to XX/XX/XXXX. The assistant manager of the XXXX XXXX complex provided me with a letter that said, " no record '' of XXXX XXXX having lived there. 

And so, I sent Equifax, via overnight mail XXXX, a copy of the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, a copy of a gas utility bill with my current XXXX, CA address, along with a photocopy of my Social Security card. I also sent Equifax a letter, once again requesting a copy of my credit report as soon as possible. I also requested that all reports and correspondence be sent to my current XXXX, CA address. 

I explained to Equifax that I am very concerned that the current tenant at " XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX CA XXXX, '' or perhaps a prior tenant, accessed some of my mail and personal information. Who else would have changed the address back to XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX? As a precaution, I re-forwarded all of my mail from the last XXXX years to my current XXXX, CA address. 

I have completed my City of XXXX Police Department Identity Theft Affidavit, and will be meeting with them this week. I also will send a copy to the XXXX of XXXX Police Department. 

This has all been exhausting, and frustrating. In addition, I am taking care of my mom, who has XXXX XXXX. Any assistance from the CFPB would be greatly appreciated.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-27
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: NY
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure

Complaint:
Complaint is for the service r of Wells Fargo, which goes by the name of America 's Servicing Company. This service r is and has been in violation of various mortgage disclosure laws, such as those required in R.E.S.P.A and T.I.L.A. Laws since the originating mortgage XX/XX/XXXX. 
The particular mortgage is a subprime mortgage it was presented to an elderly person, a senior, non XXXX speaking who was asked to sign documents under duress and without proper representation nor translation. The senior in question was a vulnerable XXXX year old having just lost her husband. She was approached but an unscrupulous mortgage broker who used all of the equity in her primary residence to finance multiple properties. This is XXXX of XXXX. Moving forward to violations they included, inappropriate and unexplained fees of the section XXXX of the Federal Trade Commissions Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. The escrow fees in this particular mortgage were excessive and continued from the onset of the mortgage through today. Despite the many complaints mortgagor submitted, especially after the one year anniversary which was the date that the borrower was exercising her right to not have it any longer withheld. The original note was defective and the closing documents altered to hide or change specific numbers in the monies she was charged for such loan. Despite having a XXXX credit score borrower was charged an 8 % interest rate when the market rate for such loan was an average of 5.5 %. This is akin to loan sharking. Continuing on to more violations the insurance escrow on a yearly basis was being paid for and charged to the home owner by the service r at triple and some years quadruple the amount that the home owner herself paid consistently without ever being uninsured, again, her borrowers complaints fell on deaf ears. XX/XX/XXXX home owner experienced a hardship and asked XXXX Wells Fargo and the service r to review and modify the terms of the loan given the high rate of interest. She was denied her request without any explanation. This was a major down fall for borrower as in the months to come her failing health declined and the cause of income loss. The situation has never improved and neither the service r or the bank ever made any effort to reconcile numbers which are representative of the total balance due to date believed and proven by home owner and her accountant to be wrong.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-02
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: NY
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker

Complaint:
I refinance with Well Fargo and they verbally confirmed that taxes and insurance was included in the monthly payment, however they purposely did n't tell us that it was only for the rest of the first year, then we would have to pay separately for taxes and insurance

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: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: UT
Product: Bank account or service
Sub-product: Savings account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Complaint:
I opened a checking account online at Wells Fargo. I stopped by this morning to sign the paper work and make a small deposit. The banker I spoke with asked me to sign up for overdraft protection which I declined because it has to be linked to a savings account. It appears he went ahead and opened the account either way without my consent. I only realized it when I signed up to my online account

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 2015-11-13
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: GA
Product: Credit card
Issue: Credit card protection / Debt protection

Complaint:
Wells Fargo Bank , NA ( hereinafter " WFC '' ), and its divisions ( Consumer Accounts for checking and savings account as well as the credit card accounts are to eager to charge fees, but will not return fees for their own mistakes ( continually ignoring the requests, disputes and issues - until it is passed the deadline, then its representatives claim that " it is pass sixty or ninety days allowed '' ). Therefore, the unjustified charges they make on the checking and savings accounts become permanent. WFC is very ANTI-CONSUMER. 

and NOW, I have issues with disputed charges on Debt card and a credit card. 
On three ( 3 ) occasions : 1. XX/XX/XXXX on my debt card in the amount of {$340.00}, Disputed unauthorized charge and WFC claims that I never disputed and there is no record of the dispute. 
2. XX/XX/XXXX on my secured credit card in the amount of {$65.00}. I disputed the charge 3-4 times and finally WFC provides me an UNSIGNED COPY of the charge. When I ask for the Merchant 's telephone number, WFC provides me a DISCONNECTED telephone number. Yet, XXXX claims that the charge is valid. 
XXXX. XX/XX/XXXX on my secured credit card in the amount of {$1900.00}. I disputed this charge 2 times. WFC can not produce ANY record. In fact, its representative told me that the merchant claims it was going to ship me something. I repeatedly told WFC rep.s that I do not have any relationship with the merchant and did not order anything from it and that the charge is unauthorized. WFC even confirmed with the merchant that the item was not sent ( EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT ORDER ANYTHING and DID NOT CONTACT the MERCHANT FOR ANY REASON ). However, it claims that because this merchant ran a {$290.00} charge FIVE MONTHS EARLIER ), then this charge must be valid. 
So, does not matter if I dispute a charge or not, nor that it matters if I truly purchase something, just because WFC does not want to process a dispute, then the consumer/card holder must suffer its representatives laziness or ignorance. Moreover, if a merchant made a charge and the card holder did not questions the first charge, then if the merchant makes additioanl charges sometimes in the very far future ( not even on a specific pattern ), then the charges must be valid ( even of WFC or the Merchant can not produce any evidence ).

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-12
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: NJ
Product: Consumer Loan
Sub-product: Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease

Complaint:
Wells Fargo made a mistake in my account and is incorrectly charging late fees and sending me wrong statements. Inspite of assurances provided by their representatives that since this is a system mistake a manual adjustment will be need to be made, nothing has been done for the last 2 months and harassing me with phone calls continues.

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 2016-08-05
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: NC
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Home equity loan or line of credit
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker

Complaint:
Discrimination, harassed, treated poorly and humiliated over several months by several representatives at Wells Fargo. 
They mis represented themselves, lied and tried covering up. 
My request for a refinance was made almost impossible and they threw in a Home Equity loan, but never explained costs until closing on the mortgage and forgot to give me a HUD report for the equity loan. 
Each agent was rude, mean and demeaning and got angry with me on the phone. 
I am XXXX, have a pension, XXXX and not physically well.

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 2016-04-06
Company: Nelnet, Inc.
State: MI
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Having problems with customer service

Complaint:
XX/XX/XXXX Nelnet reported to the credit bureaus that I was 90 days delinquent on my loans. I was only working part time as a temporary employee and did not even know it was time to start paying the loans. Once I realized what happened I applied for a deferment. They deferred my loans and backdated the deferment to XX/XX/XXXX to last until XX/XX/XXXX, but kept the late status on my credit reports, thus causing my credit rating to drop drastically and not allowing me to get a loan on a house when I became full time status on my job in XX/XX/XXXX. I have not been able to get a reasonable car loan, cell phone plan, etc., since that time, even though it is out of deferment now and I have paid every payment on time. I asked them on multiple occasions to please take this off of my report and they refuse, stating it is a law, but it is not and now my credit will remain affected until some time XX/XX/XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2022-11-10
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: TX
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:
I submitted a letter to the 3 Credit Bureaus on XX/XX/2022, to update this suspicious information. I think you have not validated these items in accordance with Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ), and I will pursue legal action against them. This was already included in my prior COMPLAINT #, and I'm including it 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 2016-09-13
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: CA
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account

Complaint:
We have had two issues with our Wells Fargo Mortgage loan. 
1. During the recent recession we fell behind a few months on our mortgage payments and when Well Fargo Mortgage was unwilling to work with us to keep our home and we were told that the only way to stay in our homes was to file for bankruptcy, which we did in XXXX 2014. 
2. Since filing bankruptcy, we have continued to make our FULL monthly mortgage payments to Wells Fargo every month. Recently we tried to look into a VA loan and were told that our credit report shows us 24 months late on making payments. When we contacted Well Fargo, we were told that part of the mortgage payment is kept by them and then submitted to the bankruptcy trustee, therefore we are considered not to be making a full payment each month. This has damaged our credit in addition to having to file for bankruptcy to keep our home. We were told by XXXX mortgage loan companies that we can not qualify for any type of mortgage loan due to this information. We now must sell our home because we can not afford the mortgage and trustee payments in addition to our monthly expenses. When we sell our home, we do not know where we will live since we can not qualify for a mortgage loan and may find it difficult, if not impossible to rent a place to live. We have repeatedly left messages with Wells Fargo representatives when we make our phone mortgage payments ( which is the only form that we are allowed to make payments ) to have a supervisor call us and to date we have yet to receive any telephone call from any supervisor. We are totally frustrated and despondent over this situation. We hope someone can help us.

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 2020-10-06
Company: STERLING JEWELERS, INC.
State: MA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card debt
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-issue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Complaint:
I, XXXX XXXX believes in the credit reporting system as the most important element to the success of the commercial banking system. I am also a proponent of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) as a tool to streamline issues on credit reports that may be dragging down my overall scores. Accordingly, I address each particular issue directly with the creditor in question, before submitting any complaint to the credit bureaus if necessary. Therefore, I desire the following reinvestigation as follows : 1 ) On accounts where late payments are posted, I respectfully request a review of the past payment history and to ascertain if certain payments could actually have been posted late because of an overlap on the 30-days grace period. I realize that this may happen on occasion, and I request only a summary review internally, and do not require any documentation. 
2 ) On any account that falls within the 84-month negative reporting timeline, I respectfully request either the deletion of the account if said account was closed, or the elimination of the prior payment if the account it is still active, this is well within the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) guidelines pertaining to obsolete information. 
3 ) Any collections must be proved if either a direct collection and/or debt purchase. In either event I request that a true original copy of right to pursue collection be established with each respective credit reporting agency, and if a debt purchase the guidelines proving transfer of ownership must be submitted to all credit bureaus as well as me personally to validate ownership and the right to collect. I am well within my rights requesting proper documentation as administered through the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) and the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ), in addition to the even stricter guidelines enforced by the office of attorney general in my state of domicile.

I respectfully request each investigation to be reported to XXXX, XXXX  and XXXX XXXX within a reasonable time period, hopefully 30-days. I realize that the current Covid-19 crisis could cause delays, so the best efforts of each financial institution and collection agency will be appreciated under the current circumstances. 
XXXX XXXX

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-10
Company: AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC
State: WA
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: VA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account

Complaint:
On XXXX/XXXX/2016 I called Amerihome Mortage and asked how to set up automatic payments thur my bank.They said it would be easy. ON XXXX/XXXX/2016 I got an overdue notice from they.I called and wrote and over phone check.On XXXX/XXXX/2016 they took out two payments from my checking account.I called on XXXX/XXXX/2016 and said I want my money back.They said they would send me back one payment.I got both back in checking .So on XXXX/XXXX/2016 I called them and wrote another check for a payment.For some reson that did n't get put in, so I wrote another XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/2016 to them.On XXXX/XXXX/2016 I got a call from them saying I still owed them two payments, i missed 04 and 05.I then faxed them my records .and was told I still owed two payments.ON XXXX/XXXX/2016 I got two calls from them, saying I still have to pay them two months payments.That day I think I talked to them 5 times.And they are not very nice.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2022-11-10
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: CA
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:
TransUnion is attempting delay the correct reporting of information on my credit report. By asking for identification information, which was already sent and TransUnion has admitted its received my information.

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 2016-09-27
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: IL
Product: Bank account or service
Sub-product: Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Complaint:
I have an account with Wells-Fargo. Over the life of the account, nearly 5 years, I have been repeatedly charged NSF or overdraft fees that are a direct result of daily review of transactions by Wells-Fargo and changing the order of transactions to maximize their take on said fees. 
The attached bank records only show the monthly tally. What they do n't show is the very deceptive practice of manipulating transactions, AFTER they have shown as posted online, to maximize the assessment of fees for NSF or overdraft activity. 
This activity includes the approval of online transactions, only to assess me NSF fees by holding onto those transactions for several days before posting to the account. 
Clearly this is a practice designed to dupe the client out of their hard earned money. There is no excuse for this and it is morally and ethically wrong.

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 monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-06
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: TX
Product: Consumer Loan
Sub-product: Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease

Complaint:
I had a vehicle loan through Wells Fargo Dealer Services. I was in a position where I could pay off most of the loan and needed to do so to free up money for an anticipated new monthly payment that was coming up. I contacted WFDS and requested an early payoff discount, we haggled a little bit and we agreed to an early payoff amount. I have done this with vehicle loans in the past and not had any issues and expected this would be the same. Last month I noticed that I had a negative item on my credit report due to that account status being " collection/charge off. '' I disputed this item because the loan was n't charged off or under collection and had been paid in full per mutual agreement. They have now added remarks on this item to say " Payment after charge off/collection. '' This is still inaccurate - it still has never been under collection and was n't charged off. When I made the final agreed payment, I was ahead on payments on the loan, not behind. I never had a late payment. It was never under collection.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-04
Company: Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.
State: FL
Product: Consumer Loan
Sub-product: Vehicle loan
Issue: Taking out the loan or lease

Complaint:
We purchased a new car from XXXX XXXX of XXXX Florida on XXXX XXXX, 2015. The XXXX XXXX talked us in to taking a minimum loan of {$6000.00} from Chrysler Capital to get a {$500.00} discount. He assured us we could pay it off with the XXXX payment. The salesman and manager kept trying to get our SSN 's. We refused and only gave them to the finance person who confessed he was new and was unsure of all the conditions of the loan. He could not give us any information on payment amounts. The only information he would give us was the date of the XXXX payment. When I told him I wanted to pay it off as soon as possible he said we would have to wait for XXXX XXXX to contact us. A month later we received the first payment voucher. The voucher had the payoff amount listed. I tried to make a full payoff over the phone. The automated teller would only let me make a payment of {$2000.00}. I talked to a customer rep and supervisor. They said I could not payoff the loan over the phone and would have to mail it in, with a new higher estimated payoff amount. They could not show anywhere on my voucher where this was required. The Supervisor then gave me XXXX different addresses to mail the payment to. I told her I did not trust her directions and mailed the new higher payoff to the address on the voucher. XXXX and XXXX XXXX seem to have an operation of making up a process to maximize interest returns. I hope they credit my account before they decide to charge more interest.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation