davidheineman/consumer-finance-complaints-large huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-08
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NJ)

Upon a thorough review of my credit report, I have identified multiple errors that have adversely affected my credit score. These errors are not a true reflection of my credit history, and I believe they may have resulted from clerical mistakes, identity theft, or outdated information. I am requesting that these inaccuracies be promptly investigated and removed to ensure my credit report accurately reflects my financial responsibility. The incorrect information has caused undue harm to my credit score, which can affect my ability to secure credit and other financial opportunities. I trust that you will address this matter with the urgency it requires and make the necessary corrections.
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-09
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action — Sued w/o proper notification of suit
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NE)

On XX/XX/XXXX I went to an ATM to get cash from my checking account knowing I had a balance of over {$2000.00} I got XXXX cash and it said my balance was XXXX. I thought it was a mistake so I called my bank XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XXXX and they told me that XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX had a jugement on my account for over {$1600.00} that was dated XX/XX/XXXX for Capital One credit card? I currently have XXXX credit cards from Capital one with perfect account standings.I ran credit reports from your website about 4 months ago that were all good and showed nothing of this what so ever. I certainly do n't recall a judgement XX/XX/XXXX 12 years ago of this nature. The last couple months I was getting calls on my cell phone with the caller I.D . blocked and when I answered they would rattle of something credit service and ask for personal information address date of birth social security number and a red flag would go off and I was positive it was a scam because they would n't Identify themselves and wanted my information and they would call twice a day and started threating me so I quit answering the calls. After I talked to my bank and they gave me the company name and phone number I called them and they told me that they had an active judgement against me dated XX/XX/XXXX for Capital one and they were going to contact the courts that I contacted them and they were going to seize my money? I do n't know it this is an actual recovery company but they present themselves like big time scam artists. I also had credit reports ran XX/XX/XXXX when I got a credit card from XXXX 's that was good and showed nothing of this at all. If this company has an active XX/XX/XXXX judgement against me why has n't it ever showed up and if Capital one had a bad account with me why would they issue me XXXX different cards and have had the cards for a long time with no complaints. I did file a complaint with your website on the class action of Capital one kept billing me for account protection that I never signed up for and kept billing me for years and would n't stop and I was awarded somewhere in the {$1600.00} dollar range so I wondered if this was that company that kept billing me without my consent? I am not a wealthy man and it is the first of the month and have bills to pay and now no money to pay them. 

XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-07
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NY)

These can be combined On my credit report, you have shown incorrect accounts that should not be there at all. This is not only unjust to me, but it's also concerning, because I've never done or made any of the things you accuse me of. If you don't look into these accounts, I'll take legal action against you.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-08
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (VA)

I have requested the full complete application on several occasions from this company. I want to see my had written signature and also Any identification that was used to state that this is my account. I sent 3 letters XXXX They have failed to provide any information that validates I signed my so future and provided a picture ID or social security card to get this credit card. They sold the account and now a third party is trying to collect on a debt that is written off and closed.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-08
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

I recently received a copy of my credit report, and I noticed some accounts on my consumer report that should not be on there. Please help me to validate the misreporting on my credit report and remove the inaccurate information found in my credit file.
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-13
Product: Prepaid card — Payroll card
Issue: Unauthorized transactions/trans. issues — 
Company: Empowerment Ventures, LLC (SC)

I was told to email this email to notify them of a story that is going on right now. Rushcard XXXX of the leading prepaid debit card companies has been holding XXXX of its customers funds hostage since Sunday night. They reported an update to take place on Sunday night from XXXX to XXXX. It was then released that it would go until XXXX Monday. It is now XXXX on Tuesday and XXXX of customer like myself are without funding. I cant get into my online account because it says its locked, when you call the customer service line it hangs up or you sit on hold for hours on end to no reply, when you email or inbox them it does n't get a reply this is ripping people off. We have no XXXX to else to call no one else to email or inbox. I think the media needs to shed light on this situation. I am not able to make any bill payments, my payroll check has not be loaded to the card, and if you check any of their social media you will see a lot of people that are just like me. Please he lp bring this story to light so we can get something done. We are being bullied out of our funding that we work hard for.
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-31
Product: Prepaid card — General purpose card
Issue: Managing, opening, or closing account — 
Company: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY (PA)

I was given an American Express gift card at my retirement luncheon. The gift card was inside a greeting card envelope and somehow, I believe it fell out of the envelope as we were leaving the restaurant. I called the restaurant and they reported an unsuccessful search of the dining area and outside on the street. I also called the local police in case someone found the card. I immediately called American Express ( Classic Card ) services and they told me to get a copy of the receipt. I got a copy of the receipt and faxed it to the number they gave me. They took about a week, and I received a " reference number '' along with a response : " Based upon the information you provided, we are unable to locate a valid Gift Card number ''. I called American Express again and was told to contact the seller ( XXXX ), and they provided me with the last XXXX digits of the card ( which was already available on the receipt ). American Express provided additional steps that I should take : Contact XXXX and request a " PROXY # or SERIAL # '' from the XXXX store journal. I made another call to XXXX and was told that I would have to talk store security. Security was very nice, but denied me the information unless I went to my local Police Department and had someone make " official '' contact. My local Police Officer was very nice and tried to cooperate with XXXX, but ended up with NO additional information, only the last XXXX digits again. Another call to American Express and the shared their regrets and said I was at the end of the search ... they could not help me further.
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-10
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info — Contacted employer after asked not to
Company: Mediation Recovery Center (FL)

I received a voicemail on XXXX/XXXX/15 from someone named XXXX from Mediation Recovery Center at XXXX stating that they never heard back from me & that they will be calling my job tomorrow. They contacted my job the next morning without my consent & threatening me on the phone that they have my ss # & will verify my pay to garnish my wages! I told her she is not allowed to call me at work & she kept blabbing on then hung up on me. I contact XXXX from Mediation Recovery Center @ XXXX to let her know not to contact my work and that I have rights, she proceeded to say that she will call to verify my pay they have me recorded and that I should pay my bills then hung up.Again she made threats and not once in that conversation did she mention that I was on a recorded line.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-10
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (NV)

I need your assistance with this incorrect account showing up on my credit report. This issue has severely impacted my reputation, and Im asking for your help. Your mishandling of my credit report has brought me to a difficult situation, and the incorrect information has caused significant harm to my reputation. It's essential that you remove these mistakes so I can peacefully live with my family.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-12
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (NY)

I AM SUBMITTING THIS WITHOUT ANY INFLUENCE AND THIS IS NOT A THIRD PARTY. THE CREDIT BUREAUS STATED MY ACC WAS PROPERLY INVESTIGATED BUT HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE IF THE OPEN DATE IS INACCURATE, THE DATE LAST ACTIVE IS INACCURATE, AND THE DATE LAST REPORTED IS NOT ACCURATE? THIS GROUND FOR REMOVAL, THEY ALSO VIOLATED MY RIGHTS UNDER 15 U.S.C 1681 SECTION 602 A. STATES I HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY. 15 U.S.C 1681 SECTION 604 SECTION 2. IT ALSO STATES A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY CAN NOT FURNISH AN ACCOUNT WITHOUT MY WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTERS.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-07
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Personal information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (IN)

I recently reviewed a copy of my credit report. I was shocked to see that I have been a victim of identity theft. I am in the process of buying a home for my family and this has been hurting me. Please remove these incorrect personal information from my credit report as soon as possible.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-07
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CA)

Equifax This is about Equifax 's messed up system. I created an account last year and saw that there were lots of incorrect information which belongs to someone else. I cleaned up using the dispute center. 
This time, I was going to activate the credit monitoring services and found that Equifax updated my profile without any notification. They changed my name to someone else 's and put my name as former name. They also changed the SSN column to that person 's SSN and listed my SSN as other document. I was able to see a SSN that does not belong to me. This is a serious SSN disclosure!! I am concerned due to this messed up system, my critical information like SSN is also shown on other 's account as well. The birth date and address is mine. In the credit card section, it combines both my account and some other accounts that I don't know. I think the system merge my information with someone else. But I don't know why this happens as we have different names and XXXX. And this is an issue only with Equifax. I don't found this issue with XXXX and XXXX as they are both accurate. 
I submitted dispute request for my name, SSN and other information. Ironically, the name requests got disapproved saying the name is verified as reported. I am very curious how it got verified or did it really verify the information. I called the customer services and the lady keeps ignoring my questions and just said they need a copy of my official documents mailed to them before they could answer my questions. I was very XXXX XXXX  by the reply and she just hanged off the call.
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-23
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: First National Collection Bureau, Inc. (GA)

there is a debt collection agency that continue to send me information on an account I never had after asking them for information that shows this lender info they stated that I will have to call the company myself after searching for the lender and also looking up reviews from this company, there is no way to reach the company that says I owed them money for a credit card I never had, I feel that if this is truly a debt I caused I should have the info.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-07
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MD)

Recently I checked my credit report and noticed multiple billing errors under 15 U.S. Code 1666 ( b ) billing error ( 4 ) The creditors failure to reflect properly on a statement a payment made by the obligor or a credit issued to the obligor.

( 5 ) A computation error or similar error of the accounting nature of the creditor on a statement.

15 U.S. Code 1666b - Timing of payments ( a ) Time to make payments A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by 1637 ( b ) Statement required with each billing cycle is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date.

The items below should all be updated to paid as agreed on my consumer report.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-07
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information is missing that should be on the report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (AL)

This debt collector engaged in abusive, deceptive, and unfair practices of the FDCPA which it prohibits. They furnished this account that we didn't agree upon, and I didn't sign an agreement on. A legal contract is signed by two parties, and I did not participate in any of it. More so they didn't follow the proper 5 step validation procedure which make these unfair practices. According to the FDCPA Im entitled to XXXX dollars per violation and clearly, they violated my rights.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-07
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CA)

Cfpb complaint reasons. Choose according to account type. These can be combined I am very concerned about the items that are being shown on my credit report. Not only are they inaccurate, they are also unjust, because they should not be reporting on my credit report! I ask that you delete these accounts, or I will be filing a legal complaint against you!
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-07
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

This morning, I discovered unauthorized inquiries on my credit report with no explanation. When I checked my report, I noticed discrepancies out of nowhere. I refreshed my browser, thinking it might have been a glitch, but the unauthorized entries didnt go away. Please review the documents Ive sent immediately to ensure this matter is resolved, so I can stop worrying about these issues.
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-02
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (DC)

To : Santander Holdings USA , Inc. 


Complaint ( Pre-settlement notification ) 1. I am filling a formal complaint after previous unsuccessful attempts to solve the issue over the phone with a call center operator. I am copying the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau responsible for supervision and enforcememnt of federal financial consumer protection laws. 

2. At the opening of my account with your representative XXXX XXXX XXXX at a branch located at XXXX XXXX, XXXX, NY, I expressly rejected to consent to overdrawing and any fees associated with overdrawing. I made such a decision on purpose in order to avoid unintentional overdrawing and fees commonly associated with it. Therefore, I assumed that overdrawing from my account was not possible under any circumstances. 

3. On XXXX XXXX 2014 I deposited a check of XXXX USD issued by a third party. Consequently, I conducted XXXX transactions totaling XXXX USD. At that point I was not aware of the fact that the check had not been deposited to my account, as the Bank had not notified me that the check was not valid due to the issuer fault. Moreover, the Bank did not notify me that the account balance was not sufficient to cover the concerned transactions. The Bank charged me XXXX USD per each transaction, in total XXXX USD as an overdraft fee. This means that the Bank let me overdraw my account without notifying me of the failure to deposit the check and without my previous consent the Bank charged XXXX USD overdrawing fee. Furthermore, as a consequence of the previous, the Bank closed my account and claimed the fee thus effectively preventing me to settle the balance. 

4. I would like to emphasize that pursuant to law banks are required to disclose any fees when the deposit account is established and they may not assess an overdraft fee on an ATM or one-time debit card transaction if the account holder did not affirmatively consent or agree to the fee. I claim that these conditions have not been yet, particularly as I have never provided any consent. 

5. Therefore, I request cancelation of XXXX USD overdraw fee and notification of the payment method to settle the outstanding XXXX USD claim. 

XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-07
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (PA)

The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S. Code 1681 ) says ( 1 ) The banking system is dependent upon fair and accurate credit reporting. Inaccurate credit reports directly impair the efficiency of the banking system, and unfair credit reporting methods undermine the public confidence which is essential to the continued functioning of the banking system.

So whenever there is a violation under the FCRA, it impairs the efficiency of the banking system. This is a violation of my privacy with my consumer report, since I control what is listed and what is not. In the event that any accounts are reported without my written consent, that is considered identity theft.

This is a violation of both 15 U.S. Code 1681b ( 2 ) and 15 U.S. Code 1681c-2. This leads way to civil liability against the credit reporting agency for negligent and willful noncompliance under 15 U.S. Code 1681n, which allows for {$1000.00} per violation, for account listed without my expressed written consent.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-07
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

I recently reviewed my consumer report and identified several inaccuracies that must be corrected immediately. These errors have caused me significant distress, and I demand swift resolution to ensure my consumer rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) are upheld.
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-07
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information is missing that should be on the report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (IL)

" I was shocked and devastated to see credit inquiries without my knowledge. I have reached out to the creditors to ask the following but they have FAILED to provide such.

Inquiry Details : Ask the creditor to provide specific details about the inquiry, such as the date it was made, the purpose of the inquiry and the type of credit product or service associated with the inquiry. 
Application Documentation : Request copies of any credit applications or other documents related to the inquiry. This may include application forms, agreements, or disclosures that you would have completed or received when applying for credit.

Authorization Documentation : Ask the creditor to provide evidence of your authorization for the inquiry. This could include signed consent forms, agreements, or disclosures that demonstrate you provided permission for the creditor to access your credit report.

Communication Records : Request copies of any correspondence or communication between you and the creditor regarding the inquiry. This may include emails, letters, or notes documenting your interactions with the creditor.

Internal Records : Ask the creditor to provide internal records or notes related to the inquiry, including any decision-making processes or reasons for initiating the inquiry.

Identity Verification : If identity theft is a concern, request verification measures taken by the creditor to confirm your identity before initiating the inquiry. This may include verification of personal information or identity documents provided during the application process. 
Compliance Documentation : Inquire about the creditor 's compliance with relevant laws and regulations governing credit inquiries, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) and Equal Credit Opportunity Act ( ECOA ). 
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