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Consumer complaint received 2018-02-01
Product: Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan — Payday loan
Issue: Struggling to pay your loan — 
Company: Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (FL)

I borrowed a loan for a {$1000.00} and the they have an agreement form stating this. 

ANNUALPERCENTAGERATEFINANCECHARGEAMOUNTFINANCEDTOTALOFPAYMENTSThecostofyourcreditasayearlyrate.Thedollaramountthecreditwillcostyou.Theamountofcreditprovidedtoyouoronyourbehalf.Theamountyouwillhavepaidafteryouhavemadeallpaymentsasscheduled.XXXX   % {$2300.00} {$1000.00} $ XXXXYourPaymentSchedulewillbe : NumberofPaymentsAmountofPaymentsWhenPaymentsAreDue1 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX2 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX3 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX4 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX5 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX6 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX7 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX8 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX9 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX10 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX11 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXX12 $ XXXXXX/XX/XXXXLateCharge : Ifapaymentis3daysormorelate, youwillbecharged $ XXXX.Prepayment : Ifyoupayoffearly, youwillnothavetopayapenalty.SeethisLoanAgreementforanyadditionalinformationaboutnonpayment, default, anyrequiredrepaymentinfullbeforethescheduled. 

This is what I put my self into. I am a consumer who needed help at the moment working pay check to pay check. I was struggling to pay it back and my salary was not enough to cover the bi weekly payments of {$280.00}. 

If I'm late they charge a fee on top of it and the loan was {$1000.00} and if I did continue to pay it bi weekly of just XXXX It will total to about {$3000.00}. 

I'm just curious if this is a legal form of business. 

Thank goodness my father help me out big time on this deep hole, I put myself into. If it was just me I would be paying this bank for the rest of my life. 

We decided to pay it full in one time and it totaled to XXXX. That's the final amount I had to pay due to more than 75 % interest rate. This is a big learning experience for me I had no idea what I was going into. Yes I'm ignorant about the agreemental but I needed the money. 

The point I'm trying to share to anyone here is that is this even legal for someone to charge you that high amount of interest and if you borrow a XXXX dollars you'll have to pay for the rest of your life the XXXX in total of roughly XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2018-02-01
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC (GA)

I lost my job just after closing on the house in late XX/XX/XXXX. I used savings to make the payments until XX/XX/XXXX, when I couldn't make the XX/XX/XXXX payment. I have since gone back to work but am behind for XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX and tomorrow, XX/XX/XXXX. I have tried to call the company several times, but am kept on hold a very long time or no one answers. I've sent 4 written messages through the company 's online message center but no one has responded to any of my messages or answered any of my questions. I get at least one letter or statement each day from this company, but no one will talk with me when I call or reach out to the through their website or loan administration portal. I can only make 2 or 3 payments online. Their portal will not allow one payment. I can't make a payment over the phone because I can't get anyone to talk with me. I finally mailed one payment in on XX/XX/XXXX, but they are telling me they haven't received it and it has not been posted to my account and it has been 7 days. I received a letter today telling me that I must make 2 payments on or before XX/XX/XXXX or I will be in the foreclosure process. They will not accept one payment. Only two. I'm not making partial payments, but full payments, but I can't make two at a time. I don't know what to do since this company will not accept a mortgage payment from me but is threatening foreclosure.
Consumer complaint received 2018-02-01
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: URS Holding, LLC (NC)

On XX/XX/XXXX I sent a letter to XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX  for this inaccurate account that I found shockingly showing on my credit report. XXXX  could not verify the account with the third party collector to be valid so they removed the item. XXXX and XXXX   responded that they verified the account and all of it's information as 100 % accurate, 100 % timely100 % verifiable, and fair based on the FCRA. I also contacted the collector at the same time directly to ask for validation of the debt per section 809 of the FDCPA and to date have not received any literature or correspondence back from XXXX the collection agency as well and it is not XX/XX/XXXX. That's well over the 30 days for validation by a collector. How is it that XXXX could not verify the debt and I can not get the debt validated by the actual collection agency XXXX  but XXXX, and XXXX claim they did a honest investigation and found the debt as verified on all level of compliance according to the FCRA.
Consumer complaint received 2018-02-01
Product: Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan — Personal line of credit
Issue: Getting a line of credit — 
Company: Marlette Funding, LLC (NY)

Hello, Was sent offers in the thousands of dollars, by these companies who claiming I was Pre-qualified for a loan, after applying for a loan from one of these company, suddenly I get turn down and they saying no longer qualified for any loan, with that company. 

Not understanding, what Pre-qualify me in the first place when they made an offer of a loan.? These called predatory loans, and false offers, on person like me.. 

I'm not new to this office, I recently complained before. My complain number is:XXXX. In that case the decision sent to me XX/XX/2017, about my complaint, I'm very displeased with your decision, and moreover, your response offered no consolation to my complaint. 

However, I continued to get offers in the mail with offers over and over again, especially from XXXX XXXX, and XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. Pre-Approved for {$30000.00} and so. 

These companies are collecting personal information only, not really lending, and the government needs to do something about it, and place a stop to them.
Consumer complaint received 2018-02-01
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: DISCOVER BANK (VA)

Discover Student Loans has misreported or duplicated hard inquiries to XXXX causing an error on my credit report. A hard inquiry was reported on both XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX by " XXXX XXXX XXXX ''. I requested that they please correct this mis-reporting as there is no reason for there to be hard inquiries run on consecutive days and this impacts my credit score. 

XX/XX/XXXX : Initially reported to Discover via online account message system. 
XX/XX/XXXX : Received feedback from DSL that they do not show the two hard inquires reported. They required a copy of my credit report. 
XX/XX/XXXX : Provided screen shot of data on credit report as requested, via XXXX. 
XX/XX/XXXX : Received response that they have received the provided document. 
XX/XX/XXXX : Requested status update. 
XX/XX/XXXX : Received response that additional time was required to review the issue. 
XX/XX/XXXX : Requested status update. 
XX/XX/XXXX : Received response that additional time was required to review the issue. 
XX/XX/XXXX : Requested status update.
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-31
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Medical Business Bureau (AZ)

I have explained to the medical billers and then the Medical Business Bureau collections agency via letters on XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX and via phone on many other dates, that I signed an agreement at The XXXX Hospital in XXXX, TX when I was administered treatment for a XXXX XXXX, stating that I would only be billed the amount that they were charging to my credit card that night, which was {$150.00}. 

I explained and offered proof that I paid this amount on the night of the treatment and have repeatedly stated that the agreement that I signed at the hospital promised that I would not be billed anything other than the {$150.00} that I paid at that time. I made it very clear at the hospital that I would not allow anyone to treat me without such an agreement as I do not have insurance ( and I was not even convinced that I needed any treatment ). Unfortunately, there is a real problem with hospitals routinely sending additional surprise bills after treatments where payment has been already rendered. This has happened to me before, and this time I wanted to be very careful to prevent this happening again. 

I explained to the medical billers and this collection agency that they are legally required to produce a document that I signed, stating that I would pay what they are asking me to pay. I know that at the hospital that the administrator attempted to have me sign documents promising to pay for various treatments that I refused. Therefore, I am 100 % confident that there are no documents that were signed by me stating that I would pay anything beyond the {$150.00} that I paid at the hospital. 

I explained to everyone who attempted to extort further payments from me in relation to this treatment that pursuant to the Fair Debt Practices Collection Act, section 809 ( b ), they must cease to collect unless and until they mail a copy of the verification of the debt to me ( the consumer ). They were unable to produce such documentation and they stopped harassing me with letters and calls after that. 

Now, suddenly -- three years later -- -on XX/XX/XXXX the Medical Business Bureau has improperly reported this collection to my credit report in a derogatory manner in two separate reports. This improper reporting has kept me from getting an auto loan.
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-31
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage — 
Company: 21ST MORTGAGE CORP. (NE)

This is an ongoing issue with 21st mortgage Corporation. We have had our loan since XXXX and a voice kept in good standings up until we had a business go under in XXXX. But even then our priority was to get our home payment in as timely as possible. I was trying to call and deal with these people to let them know the plan. We've had an ongoing issue as I got hurt at work in a file for work comp. The staff in the entire company is so unprofessional with her attitude and demeanor is atrocious. I finally have my wits end today as I told them we have a plan to resolve but are waiting upon the US Postal Service. I was informed that I need they need to know exactly when I would be resolving, so I again told them the processing had been done at the company for the plan to get caught up with our payments, and just waiting for the US Postal Service to deliver the payment. As soon as payment is received I would be making a payment to them. Their response was as usual I'm irresponsible and have no priorities. Then we have to rehash the last 18 months of how we ended up where we are now even though they're supposed to be keeping records of all the times I have called and kept them up-to-date on all the developments that have happened in those 18 months. The one lady even said that's too far back it doesn't matter to her even though it's relevant to the Fact we are waiting on Workmen 's Compensation. After hanging up on them because there is no resolution possible since they demanded I have the payment in by closing time today or else. I found the hope counseling number on the Federal Trade Commission website. I worked with a counselor there and conference called 21st mortgage. Goal was to figure out some type of loan modification or plan to get caught up and they have no plans and they do not put dissipate with mitigation at all. She couldn't believe that they didn't work it any way shape or form to get a person caught up on their loan. He was at least professional in dealing with a phone call. When I have to call them again I will definitely be utilizing that the counselor has them mediator. They really need to work on training their staff to properly and professionally deal with collections versus the bashing, belittling, and bullying that is going on
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-31
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: U.S. BANCORP (CO)

The credit card auto-pay feature on the Fidelity cc auto-pay website had a major bug in it which prevented the user 's auto-pay form from submitting properly in XXXX XXXX. I am a computer technician and this most certainly was a bug which I have screenshots of. Resulting, I established an auto-pay numerous times but repeatedly I had the same problem with the auto-pay not drawing from my account ( I filled out the form and hit submit, but auto-pay would not work after numerous attempts ). I attempted to resolve this issue several times with customer support and was largely ignored. Additionally, this organization can not seem to get my physical address correct in spite of numerous attempts to correct this on the phone, and resulting I have not received the vast majority of their mail. Also, XXXX XXXX XXXX already admitted fault and refunded me the late fees, but refused to contact the credit reporting agencies to denote this mistake. Lastly, I was expressly instructed by an XXXX XXXX XXXX representative to disregard mail coming from credit services, so even if I did receive a letter I was expressly instructed to ignore it. 

They claim that it's my responsibility to make payments on a card, but since I am a ) not able to set up auto-pay in reliable fashion and b ) being handled negligently by phone support who can not seem to properly record my physical address and c ) since I made a good faith effort to procure payment, I am forced to file complaint here as my numerous verbal and written complaints have been completely disregarded by XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

I have never missed a payment in my life, nor would I allow for my perfect financial reputation to be tarnished by such a small {$30.00} payment.
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-31
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Closing your account — Can't close your account
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC. (WV)

I have received several phone calls made to my work phone, as well as my cell phone, and my husband has also been harassed via his cell phone, mailed correspondence. This debt was a credit card, original debtor XXXX XXXX XXXX, which is now being handled by XXXX XXXX XXXX or MCM. This debt was paid for an agreed amount of XXXX. XXXX ( settlement ). A check was issued in the amount of XXXX. This check shows as being endorsed by MCM on XX/XX/XXXX. The check was made out to XXXX XXXX XXXX  with myself an my husband 's name listed as in reference to. I spoke with a representative from MCM and was informed that an e-mail was generated to XXXX XXXX trying to locate how the check was credited or if it even was. They also stated that because both of our names was on the check, when the account was in my name, that they didn't know where or how to credit my account. This last contact is the first time someone had explained that much to me. This has been going on since XX/XX/XXXX. They simply keep saying I owe this debt even though no one can explain where the cashed check went to.
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-31
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: PHH Mortgage Services Corporation (CO)

On XX/XX/XXXX I sent a check # XXXX in the amount of {$22000.00} to PHH Mortgage to pay off my mortgage in full ; I used their own online payoff calculation tool to get to that number, I even included an extra five days to cover any mailing delays. On Monday the XX/XX/XXXX I received a form letter from them and my returned check stating that " Certified funds are required for payoff. '' It seems ironic that over eight years I sent them over 90 personal checks that were always perfectly acceptable to them, not a single check was ever late or overdrawn, I have a perfect record with PHH. This is some sort of a scam or a hustle to prolong the loan by a few more weeks in order to continue to bill a consumer for phony interest charges. This game of theirs cost me an additional {$37.00} in interest and an additional {$25.00} charge by PHH to process the wire transfer. {$62.00} may not seem like a lot of money to you, but if this is their business practice and they are doing this to thousands of consumers then the numbers do continue to add up ; much like XXXX XXXX and XXXX this is a dishonest and deceptive business practice. PHH should be inspected and fined for its business practices. 

BTW ; I made three separate, lengthy and highly frustrating phone calls with PHH before filing this complaint.
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-31
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Need information about your loan balance or loan terms
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (NC)

I have asked Dept of Education Navient to sent me my original instrument of indebtedness. I have send multiple certified letters via mail on XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX, I haven't seen the original form saying I signed for this debt from Navient.

They have mailed me an generic document on how to repay the debt but that's it.

My total Debt {$110000.00}.
Consumer complaint received 2024-09-09
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. (TX)

I am a victim of identity theft. Please delete or remove these items on my behalf. 
These items are not mine and this is greatly affecting me and my personal life. I request that you block the following information and please let me know if you need any other information from me to block this information from my credit report. Thank you. 




XXXX Account Number : XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX XXXX  XXXX Account Number : XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX XXXX  Account Number : XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX XXXX  Account Number : XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX  Account Number : XXXX Inquiry XXXX  XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2018-02-01
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Problem caused by your funds being low — Non-sufficient funds and associated fees
Company: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CA)

On XX/XX/2017 I made an internet purchase that was mistakenly deducted multiple times from my checking instead of once. This did not come to my attention until I was accumulating NSF fees from USAA when my auto-bills and savings transfers were deducted. I brought this to the attention of USAA and made several calls stating that this was a mistake and the excessive fees are keeping the account in negative balances which in turn is accruing more fees. 

The representatives refused to remove these fees even though this was not my fault and they have accumulated to a total of {$460.00}, which is absolutely excessive. Today they told me that as a courtesy they would remove two of them, the total is still over {$400.00} dollars. Not only this they have given me poor financial advice in response, one rep I spoke to was condescending and told me that I should apply for a different credit card with a higher limit to handle all of this, I did this and it lowered my credit score. Another representative suggested that I get rid of my acorns savings app because those transfers of small amounts are what triggered a few of the fees, as though it were because of the app and not because of the fact that over {$400.00} is missing from my account. 

I had no choice but to take out a {$500.00} emergency loan from a family member just to get the account to even so the fees would stop. I asked how they can possibly justify taking {$400.00} from me over a mistake and they just repeated " there's nothing we can do. I make enough money to cover my bills and I send a small amount to savings, USAA has completely taken advantage of me, {$400.00} is greedy and excessive. Also after the way they talked to me and their " suggestions '' about what I should do, I feel discriminated against for my financial status, it's my choice to do what I do for a living even if will not make me rich, it makes me happy and it affords me what I need, it does not afford me to pay USAA 's frivolous fees for nothing.
Consumer complaint received 2018-02-01
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (CA)

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX acct no.XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  acct no. 
XXXX are two collection accts showing on my XXXX  and Experian credit reports. 
on XXXX ONLY security credit services llc acct no XXXX is showing as a collection with no balance. 
ALL ARE INACCURATE FOR THE FRAUD OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR.EACH ACCOUNT IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A SOFA.IN BOTH CASES THE SOFAS WERE CONSTRUCTED DEFECTIVELY AND BEGAN TO COME APART WITHIN THE 1ST 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE.WITHIN 90 DAYS THEY HAD TO BE DISCARDED AS REFUSE. 
I APPROACHED THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR IN PERSON REGARDING THIS SCAM. 
LIKE THE FRAUDSTERS THEY ARE THEY OFFERED ME A XXXX DOLLAR CREDIT ON EACH SOFA WHICH I REFUSED.
Consumer complaint received 2018-02-01
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (NJ)

This complaint is concerning the misrepresentation and inaccurate amount of interest that I was charged for my non-interest portion of my Home Depot Credit Card, both by Home DepoXXXX representatives ( manager ) and Citi Bank representatives. 

when I made a charge for a non-interest portion of my Home Depot account iXX/XX/XXXX ; My wife and i were told from the Home Depot manager, that when i make our normal monthly payments that EVERYTHING above the minimal payment duewould be applied to the non-interest portion of my account. That was not done! 

When I realized it ( 10 months Later in XX/XX/XXXX) was not being deducted from that portion of my account I called Citi bank and told them to deduct what they were suppose to each month and they told me they would. I also told them to deduct what should have been applied from the previous 10 months, I was told they would .They Never did! So Citi Bank Representative also mislead me. 
in XX/XX/XXXX my balance was {$3300.00} i paid {$220.00} my balance should have been {$3600.00} In XX/XX/XXXX they added {$2100.00} in interest. that brought my account to {$5900.00} If they would have deducted all the payments that they agreed to do I only should have a Balance on the non-interest account of {$810.00} so there is noway i should have been charged that amount of interest! 
When I called Citi Bank to get this rectified I spoke to a Supervisor. he told me it was to late to make the proper adjustments to my account. 
I have in the folder for you a written Breakdown sheet of all my payments and dates showing what should have been applied to the non-interest portion of my account.I also attached the XXXX statement that shows my Previous balance and the ridiculous amount of the interest applied. I have copies of all my statements i did not attach them there are to many. but if you need them I will send them to you. 
I have continued to make payments. These adjustments must be made.This is clearly Predatory Lending. Thanking you in advance to sort out this matter.