Johnade/consumer_complaints_cfpb huggingface dataset:
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Equifax mishandled my personal information by failing to properly secure data on their systems which has led to a cyber-security breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. 
Going forward equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with or include arbitration clauses in ToS. 
This should be rectified firstly by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. Requiring a police report is absurd when they clearly know if you were affected. 
Equifax corporate insiders should also be investigated for potentially cashing out stock prior to announcing the breach.
Complaint sub-issue: Account terms

XXXX, XXXX has recently provided information to an apartment management company I applied for, that I believe to be inaccurate. I recently applied for an apartment at XXXX XXXX XXXX located at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, FL XXXX and was to sign a lease as soon as my background and credit came back fine. On XXXX XXXX, 2016 I was informed that my application was denied due to credit history, specifically collections actions by XXXX being unsatisfactory with an outstanding balance on an account ending in XXXX. I have contacted XXXX XXXX XXXX and verified I have no outstanding balances and every account I had with them was closed with a XXXX balance. Furthermore, I never had an account ending in XXXX. I do not have any collection issues with XXXX XXXX XXXX that would cause me to be denied. I called XXXX to ask for additional information and I was told to fill out a Consumer request to dispute the information given to the apartment complex which I e-mailed on XXXX XXXX, 2016 ( Reference : Case # XXXX ). They told me at XXXX that they do n't know how long it will take for the reinvestigation. I read online from other consumers complaining that it took nearly 30 days or more for them to get a response from XXXX which is not right because it took them less than XXXX minutes to get my report and provide wrong information to the apartment complex leasing office and it will take more than 30 days which is unacceptable. In this case I will lose the available apartment which has a XXXX year waiting list.
Complaint sub-issue: Investigation took more than 30 days

By their own admission LexisNexis failed to respond to my dispute in the 30 days provided as per FCRA. 

611. Procedure in case of disputed accuracy [ 15 U.S.C. 1681i ] ( a ) Reinvestigations of Disputed Information ( 1 ) Reinvestigation Required ( A ) In general. Subject to subsection ( f ), if the completeness or the accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumers file at a consumer reporting agency is disputed by the consumer and the consumer notifies the agency directly, or indirectly through a reseller, of such dispute, the agency shall, free of charge, conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ), before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer LexisNexis, as stated in their last communication with me said in Case Number : XXXX " LexisNexis accidentally failed to send XXXX XXXX a follow up letter requesting him to contact our consumer center to provide the additional information that was needed. '' This violates the following FCRA regulation : 617. Civil liability for negligent noncompliance [ 15 U.S.C. 1681o ] ( a ) In general. Any person who is negligent in failing to comply with any requirement imposed under this title with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of ( 1 ) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure ; and ( 2 ) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorneys fees as determined by the court.
Complaint sub-issue: Right to dispute notice not received

Enhanced Recovery Co placed a derogatory on my credit report in XXXX XXXX. I have never been contacted by this collection agency. The only collection agency that contacted me was XXXX XXXX. I received a letter from them on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, I sent a letter of dispute via registered mail. I disputed a portion of the bill because I had terminated my service with XXXX XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX. They billed me for service from XXXX for XXXX. I was also disputing how they arrived at the past due amount of XXXX. To date no response was ever received from XXXX XXXX. Nor has Enhanced Recovery Co ever contacted me.
Complaint sub-issue: Unable to open an account

In attempt to link an XXXX  investment  account i was prompted to submit banking information. Unfortunately it seems to be dome authorization issues preventing the linking of the accounts. Id like solution to this problem. How do i authorize such transactions as this as well as future transactions.
Complaint sub-issue: Debt was result of identity theft

I already reached out to the credit bureaus and to XXXX XXXX for the account number XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX for the account number XXXX, notify them of their error posting for this account. I DO NOT OWN THIS DEBT, and I have been monitoring my credit report for any changes since my several dispute letters, but I am yet to see the correction that I asked for and desperately need. Continued reporting of this inaccurate and UNVALIDATED debt. I thought they had dutifully complied to the law to cease any collection efforts unless proper validation has been provided. Then I found out that the issue still persists, I just had to escalate to CFPB.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

I discovered that some of the information on my credit report was incorrect when I reviewed it. Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) require the 3 credit bureaus to validate this account ( A ). It is not permissible to fail to validate this reporting account as unverified information without providing any proof within the time frame specified by law. My credit report includes erroneous information that needs to be investigated and corrected : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Complaint sub-issue: Funds not handled or disbursed as instructed

I received the ppp loan in my account XX/XX/2021, and Citibank froze my account. I was required to and 4 questions about my loan and which I did correctly. I also offered to send in documentation. I never heard anything back until I contacted them the following Wednesday. I had to call 5 times to get help. They then asked me to send in documents. They companies customers service is terrible. Why should my money be held when I already had to be verified three times to get it. They also dont allow you to speak with fraud department. A bank shouldnt be allowed to freeze someone account this long especially when the money is legit. I even gave them my sba loan number. This is a loan under my social and I have to pay it back, not my bank and I dont even have access to the money.
Complaint sub-issue: Need information about my balance/terms

Sallie Mae is the loan servicers for a loan I co-signed for my daughter for college education costs. When loan papers were signed information regarding my bank accounts was not required. Now Sallie Mae is requiring that I give my routing and checking numbers JUST TO LOG ON to their site to review my account information even though I do n't pay online. This is not a reasonable requirement and needs to be changed immediately.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

XXXX, XXXX AND EQUIFAX HAS ACCOUNTS ON MY CREDIT REPORT THAT ARE NOT MINEAND INACCURATE. 
ACCOUNTS : XXXX XXXX XXXX NOT MINE, PLEASE DELETE XXXX  XXXX XXXX NOT MINE, PLEASE DELETE XXXX- NOT MINE, PLEASE DELETE XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX NOT MINE, PLEASE DELETE
Complaint sub-issue: Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card

On XX/XX/2018 we immediately noticed a fraudulent {$1200.00} charge on our Citibank Credit Card. Because it was late on a Saturday night, we went on line and marked it as fraudulent and were informed that new cards would be mailed to us. I called back on the XXXX because the charge now showed up on our new card. I was told not to worry, that the charge would be gone in 5-7 days. I called back on the XXXX, 8 business days after the first call. I was told that the call on the XXXX didnt report anything as fraudulent and that she would take care of it and it would be gone within 5-7 days. 

I called again on the XXXX ... over 21 days since the original fraudulent report. I was told, again, that it was not in the record and being reported as fraudulent. This time I was transferred to Security & Investigations. He asked me where I kept our cards, did anyone else have access, did I file a police report and did I call the number on the charge to see why they had charged us. We do not have a XXXX account and we have never received personal services from Miss XXXX XXXX so I said NO!! I was then told that each fraudulent transaction is put into a que and handled from there and that it could takes 10-12 days ( business days ) to investigate and then another 5-7 days for the charge to actually be reversed. He apologized that I was not told this on my 3 previous contacts and that they would report my discontent with their process. Yah right! 

Well see. My main concern is that this charge was allowed to remain on our account and is part of the balance due right now. I was told to just subtract the amount from my payment, but I am very skeptical that I wont be charged interest and/or penalty for not paying the correct amount. 

This was incredibly frustrating
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

I discovered that some of the information on my credit report was incorrect when I reviewed it. Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) require the 3 credit bureaus to validate these accounts ( A ). It is not permissible to fail to validate these reporting accounts as unverified information without providing any proof within the time frame specified by law. My credit report includes the following erroneous information that needs to be investigated and deleted : XXXX XXXXXXXX Balance : {$0.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance XXXX {$0.00} XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00} XXXX XXXXXXXX Balance : {$0.00} XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Balance : {$0.00} XXXX XXXXXXXX Balance : {$0.00} XXXX XXXXXXXX Balance : {$0.00} XXXX  XXXX Balance : {$0.00}
Complaint sub-issue: Account status incorrect

XXXX managing XXXX student loan XXXX reported delinquencies on XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX This loan is in deferment as student is back in school fulltime and has been in deferment since XX/XX/XXXX.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Equifax continue to report a public record bankruptcy on my report. They stated on my report that they validated the alleged bankruptcy via XXXX but the bankruptcy is not on XXXX.
Complaint sub-issue: Account status incorrect

I actually messaged them and asked very nicely to close my account. And to use the secured portion of the deposit to pay the bill. After I asked them I forgotten about it. Well it seems that they took it o themselves to keep it open and before I realized that it was still open they had already had XXXX or XXXX late XXXX XXXX or more days late. I had to message and ask if they would remove the late marks as I felt it was their fault and they refused. They have caused me great distress and a bad XXXX as I have worked really hard to get my score up to XXXX at that point and score prolly dropped XXXX points.. They deliberately done that to cause me to be XXXX They prob are laughing now 15 USC 1681a I states report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report ; The consumer can not sue the issuer unless the consumer writes a dispute letter to the credit reporting agency first,
Complaint sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

i have 8 inquires on equifax that shouldnt be on my report, i have 3 inquires on XXXX  that shouldnt ne on my report, and 5 on XXXX  that shouldnt be on my credit bureae period,
Complaint sub-issue: Debt was paid

I am writing to dispute charges of AFNI account # XXXX that stemmed from past due charge at XXXX account # XXXX. I entered into a bundled package with XXXX and XXXX while living in XXXX, CO during the time frame between XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX. We moved to XXXX XXXX in XXXX XXXX and transferred our XXXX account at that time ; however, XXXX did not provide service in XXXX XXXX so we had to terminate the service which we did in XXXX XXXX. We paid our final bill upon leaving XXXX ( which was combined as XXXX bill with XXXX ) and then began paying XXXX XXXX directly. In XXXX XXXX, my agency ran a credit check and I was notified of a delinquent balance that was owed to XXXX. I had never received a bill or notification of this bill of any sort. Although I disagreed with the billing because I knew we paid our final bill, I paid the past due balance. The agent confirmed that our mail was returned and assured me that this would be removed from my credit report given that I had never received a bill. 
Although I thought the issue was resolved, yesterday I received a call from my agencies security personnel who asked me about a past due charge from XXXX. I explained the situation and they ran a new credit check to see if it had been removed. They notified me that a {$150.00} past due account was still showing up on the credit report. After multiple phone disconnections and well over an hour of being on hold, I spoke to an AFNI agent and explained the situation. They confirmed that the prior bill had been removed from my credit report, but informed me that there was another account with past due balance of {$150.00}. I was not informed of this in XX/XX/XXXX and, again, have never received any form of notification of this past due balance. Additionally, the AFNI agents were unable to detail what the charges were for. 
I am disputing these charges as I know I paid the last bill in the billing cycle prior to moving and I just paid an additional {$120.00} in XX/XX/XXXX. I do not believe the current charge is legitimate.
Complaint sub-issue: Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged

As a federally protected consumer, I am highly disappointed and unsatisfied with Jefferson Capital Systems , LLC. My name is XXXX XXXX and I am making this complaint against Jefferson Capital Systems , LLC for committing identity theft. I have no recollection of authorizing or giving Jefferson Capital Systems any permission to use any of my identifying information to commit mail fraud by contacting me about an alleged debt that claim I owe. I am fully aware that, in accordance with Article 9, the assignment of a defaulted note is illegal. Both the assignee and the assigned are equally liable for violations pursuant to 15 USC 1692e ( 12 ). It seems as though this account has been turned over to innocent purchasers for value, when that is a very false and misleading representation. I have not validated any alleged debt with Jefferson Capital Systems and my failure to dispute the validity of this alleged debt shall not be construed as an admission of liability. As of XX/XX/2022, I have not received any documentary evidence, such as a trilateral contract, giving Jefferson Capital Systems any right to collect on this alleged debt. I have also never received any documentation requesting validation from Jefferson Capital Systems before they decided to commit multiple federal violations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by furnishing this alleged debt to my consumer report ; including, but not limited to, 15 USC 1692d ( 4 ), which the FTC recognizes as DEBT PARKING. If Jefferson Capital Systems can not provide me with proof, such as a tracking number, that they attempted to lawfully validate this alleged debt with me, the consumer, prior to furnishing it on my consumer report, this has been a fraudulently and unauthorized fraudulent account with forethought and malice as an attempt to bring harm to me and my financial reputation. I am legally refusing to pay this debt pursuant to 15 USC 1692c ( c ). I am demanding a cease and desist of all illegal activity, all collection activity and communication expect through mail to above address, of this and any alleged debts until Jefferson Capital Systems can provide me with sufficient documentary evidence that I have any legal obligation to pay them. This includes the furnishing of any information to any credit reporting agencies. If this documentary evidence can not be produced and Jefferson Capital Systems continues its collection efforts, I will file for arbitration and Jefferson Capital Systems will be held criminally liable for aggravated identity theft pursuant to 18 USC 1028A, extortion, theft by deception, securities fraud, and mail fraud. Upon the receipt of the documents herein and of this notice, you are hereby notified pursuant UCC 1-202f. Your prompt attention and response are both requested and required.
Complaint sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Equifax did not properly secure my credit report information. My information was on the list of hacked information and I am very angry they did not take care to safeguard my personal information.
Complaint sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

I sent a letter on XX/XX/XXXX to remove these incorrect name : XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, erroneous addresses : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX, NY XXXX, and fraudulent account : XXXX XXXX DATE OPENED XX/XX/XXXX BALANCE {$46000.00} that is UNKNOWN to me. I came across this law today and according to the Per FCRA 605B ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ) you are required to remove/block any accounts or information not later than 4 business days after the XX/XX/XXXX. Ive already included this in my previous Complaint XXXX & I am including it again. 

If you feel there is a possibility these accounts belong to me I will require all documentation that bears my signature ( another research item I found that requires you to verify with 100 % accuracy that each account is 100 % true, accurate, correct, complete & VERIFIABLE ). If you do not provide any records & claim the item is verified please understand I will seek legal action. I do not take kindly to games nor does my attorney. SO please comply with the law so this matter can be handled swiftly.
Complaint sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

This Letter was sent the the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX XXXX : Account # To whom it may concern : I recently disputed with all three ( 3 ) credit reporting agencies the accuracy of reporting on these accounts, and the results came back either " verified '' or " updated ''. There are several inaccuracies across all three credit reporting agencies. 

This is a Notice of Direct Dispute with you, under the provisions of FCRA 623 ( a ) ( 8 ) ( D ), of the accuracy of information you have reported to my credit file. In compliance with FCRA 623 ( a ) ( 8 ) ( D ), and enacting regulations published at 16 CFR 660.4, this Notice of Direct dispute includes : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX as shown on my Credit Reports ( attached ), is showing incorrect information. 

Basis for dispute : 1. You verified Terms as " {$0.00} Single Payment '' on Transunion and Equifax 2. You verified High Balance as " {$2000.00} '', on all account beginning in XXXX, which is not correct 3.  You verified High Balance as " {$4400.00} '', on all account beginning in XXXX, which is not correct 4. You verified account status as " Transferred, closed '' 5. Date of Status hasn't been updated since XX/XX/XXXX on Equifax 6. Date of XXXX hasn't been updated since XX/XX/XXXX on XXXX 7. Actual Payment Amount is {$0.00} on XXXX  and XXXX  8. Actual Payment Amount is thousands of dollars off on all accounts on Equifax compared to High Credit 9. Account Status on XXXX  and Equifax is " Collection '' not " Paid as Agreed '' 10. Account Status of " Collection '' starts on XX/XX/XXXX on XXXX, I was still in school. 

Supporting evidence : Under the provisions of FCRA 623 ( a ) ( 8 ) ( E ) and 16 CFR 660.4, you are required to review the information that has been provided to you to complete your investigation of this Direct Dispute within 30-days of this notice. I demand a written response from the competent authority in your organization no later than XX/XX/XXXX to my address of records. 

Should you find the disputed information to be inaccurate or incomplete, or if you can not verify the accuracy or completeness of the disputed information, you are additionally required, under FCRA 623 ( 1 ) ( E ), to also promptly notify the credit reporting agencies of deletion of this information from my credit file.
Complaint sub-issue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

I have sent multiple investigation request to Equifax in regards to the reporting of 3 accounts ; XXXX XXXX XXXX and two accounts that don't have a creditor reporting. I requested the investigation because all 3 accounts are reporting inaccurately. I haven't received any correspondences or notifications from Equifax on either of these accounts since I requested the initial investigation in XXXX of 2020.
Complaint sub-issue: Debt was paid

Rise credit lending is a predatory lending Company. They have destroyed my credit for years now. XX/XX/XXXX I was given a {$2200.00} loan with an interest rate over % 100. I paid them over {$7000.00} in less than one year. Last payment made was {$2000.00} XX/XX/XXXX under the advisement that the balance would be paid in full. 
Yet they held onto my loan for another full year with a small balance and accruing interest all the while. XX/XX/XXXX they then sold it to a collection agency which has given me another 7 years of a derogatory mark. I have been writing letters and explaining to both companies for years. FINALLY the collection agency agreed with me that what they did was illegal. Collection agency removed themselves from my credit report ( thank god ) Rise on the other hand refuses to remove themselves. 
Also The information/dates/payments etc reported on my credit is false/wrong/illegal. discrepancies all Across the board & Completely wrong information. It updates daily and I have had no choice but have them linger.
Complaint sub-issue: Report provided to employer without your written authorization

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the list of accounts has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 U.S.C 1681.

XXXX  Account XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  has violated my rights to privacy.

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 : 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 items of information, other than the 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.