Johnade/consumer_complaints_cfpb huggingface dataset:
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

The below inquires made using my social security number and personal information were fraudulently created. One resulted going into collections, ( damaging my credit score and file ) with MRSBPO for an XXXX account I never applied for or authorized. I have filed a police report acknowledgment but unable to obtain a full and detailed police report from the XXXX XXXX  XXXX Police Department XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, NJ XXXX. Detective XXXX  informed me the following : " I advised XXXX XXXX, that in order to further investigate this incident I would need to obtain subpoenas from the XXXX XXXX Prosecutors Office to be served upon the various entities. The final report will not be released by our records bureau until the conclusion of this investigation. This investigation will not be complete until I have received the documents requested in the subpoenas and any leads pursued. Just a heads up, the report that our records bureau will provide you with will not include any officers narrative portion. There won't be much more information in this report than the form that I have already provided you with. In order to obtain the entire report I believe you will have to file for discovery, but our records bureau will be able to further advise you on that. I will keep you updated on the status of this investigation. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Police Department XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, New Jersey XXXX XXXX Ext. XXXX XXXX I did not authorize or apply for credit with the below creditors. 

XX/XX/XXXX XXXX  XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Since XXXX of XXXX I have persistently been in disputes with XXXX, XXXX and Equifax along with XXXX collection agency in regards to reporting an invalidated account.Every month since initial contact in XXXX all three credit bureaus states that " they '' have verified the debt. This is impossible! Reason being is that I have sent certified letters to XXXX to fully comply with a validation of debt in the amount of {$1400.00} and also just because this account is damaging my credit file, I have requested twice by letter for a settlement. Till this day, XXXX has ignored all my letters and only respond by telling me that they purchase this account following by billing statements dated from XXXX XXXX, XXXX with balance of {$3300.00} to XXXX XXXX, XXXX with a balance of {$4200.00}. This week I have sent all three credit bureaus an online dispute for immediate removal due to the fact that Portfolio is in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices and that they have FAILED to submit specific supporting documents as requested by consumer such as ; signed contract, payment history, proof of purchase from original creditor, etc. Secondly, it is absolutely unfair for XXXX and the credit bureaus to continue to report this collection after numerous attempts to settle have been made and the request for validation has not been validated! Either agree to settle Or STOP REPORTING!! It is so obvious that XXXX will not and can not validate this debt lawfully so the credit bureaus must delete immediately! Additionally, if the last billing statement balance is {$4000.00}, then how and why are you reporting {$1400.00}? Where 's the payment history? Where did this amount come from? Again, how did the credit bureaus validate this amount? Answer is, the credit bureaus did NOT investigate properly and reporting illegally. Enclose I am attaching all letters sent to XXXX and the letter and billing statements they sent me. Please accept this as burden of proof that I have done all that I know to do in efforts to resolve this matter as it has crucially affected my ability to show creditworthiness to other potential creditors and has exhausted me physically and mentally.
Complaint sub-issue: Received bad information about your loan

I have been employed with a government entity since XX/XX/XXXX. In XX/XX/XXXX, I received notification from XXXX XXXX that 74 qualifying payments, 46 remaining payments, and that my estimated eligibility for loan forgiveness was XX/XX/XXXX. This information was consistent with information I had received up until this point. 

Then, out of the blue, My XXXX sent me a letter dated XX/XX/XXXX, changing my qualifying payments for my XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and my XXXX XXXX   XXXX XXXX. Now these XXXX loans had different number of qualifying payments. My XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX had only 54 qualifying payments, and my XXXX   XXXX XXXX XXXX had 74 qualifying payments. I immediately contact XXXX XXXX for an explanation of the differing qualifying payments. They indicated they would do a recount. Its been over 1 year and the issue is still not resolved. 

The loans are consolidated. There is no reason that the subsidized loan and the unsubsidized loan should have a different number of qualifying payments. 

It is now XX/XX/XXXX. My subsidized loan has 67 qualifying payments. My unsubsidized loan has 87 qualifying payments. My XXXX needs to get this fixed so that it is resolved by XX/XX/XXXX, my date of PSLF forgiveness eligibility.
Complaint sub-issue: Account status incorrect

I settled the XXXX with account number ending XXXX. This account has been paid in full.
Complaint sub-issue: Received bad information about your loan

XX/XX/2020 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, HI XXXX Info : We found that an adjustment to your credit reporting is not required based on our research of your account. 
Account Number : XXXX ) XXXX ( XXXX Dear XXXX, Thank you for your recent credit reporting inquiry. After careful review of your account we have determined that the student loan ( XXXX ) referenced in your request requires no adjustment because : The Nelnet trade line will remain on your credit report for XXXX years from the date the loan was paid in full. 
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( XXXX ), data providers are not required to investigate certain disputes received directly from consumers. For your future reference, examples of those instances include : A request that is submitted or prepared by a credit-repair organization on behalf of the consumer, including submission of a credit dispute on a form supplied to the consumer by a credit repair organization The consumer has not provided sufficient information to investigate A credit dispute that is substantially the same as a dispute previously submitted by the consumer and investigated by us Questions ? We're here for you. Visit Nelnet.com or call us at XXXX from XXXX a.m. to XXXX p.m. ( XXXX ) Monday Friday. 
Sincerely, Your Nelnet Customer Service Team fb.comThelnet @ Nelnet XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX It has recently come to my attention through researching and study that NELNET is still in Violation of the XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX. In addition XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) Assignment A borrower whose loan has been XXXX pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to have assigned to the United States the right to a loan refund up to the amount XXXX against the institution and its affiliates and principals. 

( XXXX ) Reporting The Secretary shall report to consumer reporting agencies with respect to loans which have been XXXX pursuant to this subsection.
Complaint sub-issue: Attempted to collect wrong amount

On XX/XX/2017 I received a welcome email for a SECURED credit card with XXXX XXXX, so I am assuming thats when the card was opened. My opening deposit was {$250.00}. I used the card and all of my {$250.00} and I didnt make any payments. Eventually the account was closed and turned over to a collection agency. 

They are stating that I owe {$210.00}. I feel I do not owe this money because credit was NEVER extended to me. I was told that whatever balance that was left on the account will be taken out of my {$250.00} and the rest returned to me. Ive disputed with the collection agency True Accord and they only sent me 5 statements as proof that I owe. I would like to see ALL statements from beginning to end. They email me constantly and insist I owe money. How can I owe when it was my money that was being used as credit???
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

i ask can they please send me original contract with my signature to verify debt instead they are making up paperwork to send me to validate debt also i am a victim of Equifax data breach in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than seven years. 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate.

They are in violation of 15 USC 1681 section 602A which states I have the right to privacy!! also in violation 15 U.S. Code 1681 i7 show steps how proof was obtain They are also in violation 15 USC 1681 section 604A section 2 also states that a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without any written authorization!!

15 U.S. Code 1611- Criminal liability for willful and knowing violation
Complaint sub-issue: Threatened to sue you for very old debt

There are two judgments against me. Both debts are old. 

1 ) Date of Judgment : XX/XX/XXXX Amount of Judgment : {$11000.00} Current Balance : {$15000.00} I was out of the country from XX/XX/XXXX until XX/XX/XXXX. By the time I got the letter for the offer of final payment for {$4800.00}, it was too late. I called the law firm that sent me the letter that this bill is more than 8 years old. They said I was obligated to make payments. 

2 ) Date of Judgment : XX/XX/XXXX Amount of Judgment : {$30000.00} For Judgement # 2,  XXXX cleared out my checking account back in XX/XX/XXXX. I wasn't aware of the judgment against my bank account until I got a phone call from the law firm Hunt & Henriques. They wiped out the money I saved for my rent and car payment. At that time I had just moved to XXXX, Ca to move my mom in with me and have been supporting her because she's not working due to her poor health. 

In XX/XX/XXXXmy mom went into retirement due too her health, I lost my job in XX/XX/XXXX due to the recession and since then it was challenging to find work. At the time we all lived in XXXX XXXX. In XX/XX/XXXX we were out of the country and in XX/XX/XXXX we moved because we couldn't maintain the rent, with only me working and mom only getting SSI income. I moved to XXXX. Then in XXXX I moved to XXXX. I just learned about these judgments as of XX/XX/XXXX becuause my checking account was emptied out by XXXX. 

I am still the head of the household and am still supporting my mom. I can not afford to pay these judgments. Is it past the statute of limitations for them to try to collect debt?
Complaint sub-issue: Other problem

As a continuation from my other complaint, incorporated herein ... 
US Bank is sending a fake name person in response and not addressing the issues presented. Request for documentation of merchant that sold products or services that conflicts or affirms that I was not duped on products/services sold to me are not being addressed. 

Reason for denying my FCBA dispute when no response from merchant is admission of the claim against him are not being addressed. 

Additional information, albeit it should not have been needed, has been supplied that affirms what I was supposed to receive and did not after a long drag out by the merchant and attempt to bait and switch me to other products/services in place of what was purchased.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

THE FOLLOWING COLLECTIONS ACCOUNT IS REALLY INVADING THE OVER-ALL HEALTH OF MY CREDIT REPORTS. THE ACCOUNT FOR XXXX XXXX, IN WHICH THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR IS XXXX IS DISPLAYING A BALANCE OF XXXX, IN WHICH THE ACCOUNT HAS BEEN OPENED SINCE XX/XX/XXXX. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT REMOVING THIS ACCOUNT SINCE XX/XX/XXXX, I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THIS NEGATIVE ACCOUNT REMOVED BY XXXX AND XXXX. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE OR SAID BY EQUIFAX. WHY HASN'T EQUIFAX DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS MATTER WHEN WE CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE OTHER TWO CREDIT BUREAUS FULFILLED THEIR TASK BY GETTING THE ACCOUNT REMOVED. I DEMAND TO KNOW THE REASON WHY THIS ACCOUNT IS STILL DISPLAYING UNDER EQUIFAX AND WHY HAVE THEY NOT RESPONDED BACK TO ME!!??? THIS IS REALLY IRRITATING MY LIFE-STYLE AND THE GOALS I HAVE YET TO ACHIEVE.
Complaint sub-issue: Debt was paid

This bill was paid XX/XX/2019 this company has been viciously and maliciously attacking myself and my credit. I had to hire an attorney to help me deal with these people at CBM  and CB1 collections " same company '', this bill was off my collections in XX/XX/2019 and just recently showed back up. this bill was paid directly to cb1 on XX/XX/2019 in the amount of {$190.00} this needs to be removed from my credit or show as paid in full. this company needs to be looked into for harassment and bad practices of peoples credit.
Complaint sub-issue: Attempted to collect wrong amount

I have been trying to arrive at a resolution with this company about this debt I have with them. They are a collection agency collecting for an apartment company that I highly disagree with the exaggerated dollar amount they are inflating and claim is rightfully owed. This is one of the more difficult problems I have faced as these companies inflate the debt with bogus charges and have no oversight or supervision from regulatory agencies so a small debt can turn exponentially large without merit, but also without recourse to fight it. Therefore I have been trying to negotiate a settlement with this company but there refusal to cooperate or provide me with a reasonable way out is extremely discouraging, unfair and abusive. Therefore I am imploring the CFPB to investigate the validity of these bogus inflated charges against me and as a whole audit the aggressive collection tactics deployed by IQ Data.
Complaint sub-issue: Debt was result of identity theft

On or around XX/XX/XXXX I started to receive harassing phone calls and letters from numerous credit card collection agencies about a dozen or more credit cards that were illegally opened in my name starting back in XXXX thru XXXX. I disputed all of them thru XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX and all but Discover Bank have investigated and confirmed that it was a true case of Identity Theft and removed them from my credit report. All except for Discover Bank. I continue to get hauled into court beginning in XXXX and the case continues to drag on and cause me medical issues. There is no stopping these people and they continue to harass me.
Complaint sub-issue: Account information incorrect

I have disputed this issue 2 times the incorrect late payment statuses with XXXX ( Formerly XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. The problem is that during the start of the Pandemic I took advantage of a program with XXXX that allowed for automatic debits to come out of my account to ensure the account would be paid on time. I have bank account statement proof showing the amounts came out on time, but they are not showing paid on time on my credit report and XXXX refuses to update them. XXXX, XXXX and XXXX of 2020 are not delinquent, but they are still showing they are. Important note- XXXX boughXXXX out XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX but is not taking any responsibility for the programs or transactions made from XXXX customers prior to that acquisition. This is an unfair business practice. I have tried multiple times to dispute this as these delinquent payments are negatively affecting my ability to have a better credit score. 
I am filing a complaint now.
Complaint sub-issue: Problem with statement of dispute

To whom it may concern, I mailed a Multiple Inquiry Removal Letter on XX/XX/2017 by certified mail in order to dispute information, in regards to at least XXXX hard inquiries, that was being reported on my credit report. They received the letter on XX/XX/XXXX or XX/XX/XXXX, and they completed the request on XX/XX/2017. The request that I submitted included at least XXXX Hard Inquiries that were not factual and I received the same response for ALL inquiries, which was " Inquiries are a factual record of file access. If you believe this was unauthorized, please contact the creditor. '' According to the FCRA Rules, FCRA 623 ( b ) ( 2 ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ), it states that any information can be disputed and MUST be investigated and if you do not investigate AND respond, the CRA must delete the disputed information from its files. The fact that I received a response 2-3 days after the receipt of my certified letter, one can assume that there was no investigation into the matter. When I received these letters from Equifax, my name was spelled incorrectly on multiple letters. I plan to purchase a home this year and having this many hard inquiries on my credit report display as a sign of financial trouble, when this is not the case. I am submitting this complaint due to the lack of investigation into my original dispute for hard inquiries that does not belong to me. I did not sign for anything. This is unfair practices by a credit reporting agency with no concern for the credit worthiness of a consumer.
Complaint sub-issue: Problem getting your free annual credit report

On XX/XX/XXXX my spouse and I requested our annual free credit reports from all three credit bureaus. 

XXXX provided both credit reports as requested. 

XXXX provided a credit report for my spouse, but other than my name the credit report was blank and, and when I tried to refresh the information the site said that I had already received my free report. 

Equifax denied provided both credit reports due to an inability to verify our identities, using the exact same information XXXX and XXXX accepted. 

When I call their support numbers to request mailed reports, both XXXX and Equifax mailed letters stating that a free copy of your credit file alreadt has been sent to you within this past 12 months. This is untrue, and in any case as we understand it, we were entitled to free WEEKLY credit reports during the pandemic. 

Equifax has continually denied my free annual credit report requests in XXXX, XXXX and XXXX, and denied requests from my spouse in XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX. This appears to be a systematized denial of legally mandated credit reports, considering the same identity information provided to the XXXX website was accepted by the other two credit bureaus. 

We know our credit bureau files are up to date, because we unfreeze and refreeze them when we perform the annual credit report requests.
Complaint sub-issue: Other problem getting your report or credit score

from XX/XX/21 - XX/XX/21 after several attempts to resolve the issue of not receiving an updated credit report. the company stated that the issue was my address was incorrect and was told that the issue would be corrected within 24 hours. i checked on the problem everyday till this day and the issue still havent been solved and im not able to take out any loans due to this.
Complaint sub-issue: Billing dispute for services

credit card company   XXXX    XXXX  had a dispute on resolve yet alleged compliant solve spoke to   XXXX   at corporate office send duplicate bills with rearrange sub totals rearange debt don, t match purchases deposit and payments attached memo indicating deposit to established secure card does not appear on statement and it should appear in the the day to day balance, also unauthorized withdrawal from account after payment was made reported payment history as late in  XXXX    XXXX   to credit bureau when they applied the secured deposit to balance indicated account close by me i never closed account they issued card ending  XXXX  with out my consent to offset balance when request fro breakdown on how deposit was apply from to month when was open no statement for  XXXX  or ending balance statement to   XXXX   this matter has not been resolve please contact me for further detail  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  duplicate statement send does not match original statement this account has never receive late payments u indicate payment receive were late let see bank transmittal for payment from bank to bank this account never been late on payments you have not resolve this matter this matter ramin open with all not mentioned forthwith
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

On both XX/XX/2018 and XX/XX/2018 there appeared two hard credit inquiries on my Equifax credit report from : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX Upon being notified of the first hard inquiry from above company ( on XX/XX/2018 ), I put a temporary freeze on my XXXX, XXXX, Equifax, and XXXX reports. Additionally, I reported this to Equifax through their online dispute center. 

Then, as stated above, on XX/XX/2018 another hard inquiry from the above company appeared on my Equifax report, again. Upon seeing this, I placed a total 1 year fraud alert through Equifax which should trigger a notification to the other credit agencies automatically. Additionally, I disputed this second hard inquiry through the Equifax online dispute center, again. 

I do not currently use XXXX XXXX XXXX as a provider, nor have I applied for any of their services. 

Through a quick XXXX search, I have found many people claiming, on the XXXX XXXX XXXX forums, that they have experienced something similar in the past few months. People have described this exact issue, and have stated that the credit agencies have sent them to XXXX XXXX XXXX to resolve it, and XXXX XXXX XXXX sent them back to the credit agencies. 

This seems to be a cycle, that neither party, the credit agency nor the telephone company, want to take responsibility for. I really hope that through reaching out to you, swift action can be taken to have both of these hard inquiries, removed from my credit report. 

Thank You!
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

In accordance with fair credit reporting act XXXX account XXXX 15 USC 1681 section 602 : states I have the right to privacy.

15 USC1681 section 2 : it also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions XXXX XXXX XXXX { acct XXXX } XXXX XXXX XXXX ( acct XXXX ) XXXX XXXX ( acct XXXX ) XXXX XXXX ( acct XXXX ) XXXX XXXXXXXX ( acct XXXX ) XXXX XXXX XXXX ( acct XXXX )
Complaint sub-issue: Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan

I Hello, I have exhausted all of my forbearance/loan deferment options. After speaking with the XXXX XXXX loan repayment department they gave me a monthly amount that I could not afford. They will not budge with creating a lower payment even after my monthly expenses were shared with them. 
I only get paid once a month and paying this amount will leave me nothing to survive off of.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Company claims that info was sent to me in regards to amount owed of XXXX, and also claims that proper investigation into this matter was done which is false. My address is incorrect on their documentation. This info on my credit report needs to be removed.