davidheineman/consumer-finance-complaints-large huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-20
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: BBVA FINANCIAL CORPORATION (TX)

this is the second bbva compass bank has rearranged my ebit transactions to char me XXXX or XXXX overdraft charges, I have made several purchases during the week of XXXX/XXXX/16 thru XXXX/XXXX/16, I had an emergency with my car and swiped a purchase for a new tire. I accept during this transaction I did not have the funds but I was scahrged twice for this purchase. then I looked at my account and it said I have a positive balance of {$1.00} but how is that possible if I was charged XXXX nsf charges of {$38.00}.
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-20
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC (FL)

Since XXXX XXXX I have attempted to do a modification with the mortgage company, Carrington Mortgage. We have submitted documents numerous times and have received numerous letters stating that they had not received documents when we could prove via emails that the documents were sent. In this process my home has been in foreclosure and I hired counsel to help with that situation and the bank continued to move forward with the foreclosure and ignore the request for modification. Finally my attorney advised the Court that the bank was attempting to foreclose on the home at the same time the homeowner was requesting a modification. That the bank continued to ignore the modification. Finally after contacting the Florida Attorney General Office and working with them Carrington forwarded me a modification. 
At the time of the default I became XXXX overnight by a sever XXXX called XXXX and within the next year or so may be placed on a XXXX list. It has placed me on XXXX and has taken my income from over {$50000.00} a year to now only {$17000.00}. I have been an XXXX for almost my whole life. 
When I applied for the modification I explained to the bank that I was not able to pay the {$1400.00} payment per month and request a payment reduction. When I received the modification offer they sent me a payment of {$1400.00} per month. I was under the impression the modification was supposed to help homeowners not insult them. 
Second once I began to review the Carrington monthly statements I noticed that the statement had almost {$10000.00} of fees that were being added for " mold treatment '' and field XXXX fees '' and numerous other things. My home is made of Cedar and would not require any mold treatment and no one has ever been to my home on XXXX XXXX, XXXX to treat my home for mold at the cost of {$5600.00}. 
I am currently considering bankruptcy due to this modification but a friend suggested that I contact your office. Carrington has spent months coming up with every excuse to not provide me with a modification, and then offer me a modification payment of more than the original mortgage and more than the 31 % of my income. My wife works but we do not bring in the amount of income we did when the home mortgaged. I have lived in this home since XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-07
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: DISCOVER BANK (CA)

Brief summary : I hired XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/15 for technical assistance and was charged {$140.00}. The service person failed to provide the solution and I spent the entire next day trying to contact her. I never could contact her and she never called back. I hired XXXX to resolve my technical issue which they determined was caused by a XXXX programming change. They resolved the issue. 
I sent email to XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/15 with my complaint and asked them to cancel my " subscription '' and refund the amount paid. My Discover Card ( Discover Financial Services or DFS ) bill dated XXXX/XXXX/15 billed me {$140.00} for XXXX. I promptly called to dispute the bill. 
On XXXX/XXXX/15 XXXX sent email to confirm that my subscription was canceled as of XXXX/XXXX/15. On XXXX/XXXX/15 DFS sent me a notice that the dispute was resolved in my favor. 
My DFS bill dated XXXX/XXXX/15 reinstated the {$140.00} XXXX charge. I called DFS to explain and complain ; on XXXX/XXXX/15 I sent requested supporting documents to DFS which they confirm having received. 
My DFS bill dated XXXX/XXXX/15 still showed the XXXX charge plus interest. I promptly called DFS to explain again. When told that they would not remove the charge, I asked them to cancel my account, which led to a transfer to a supervisor who promptly hung up on me. 
I called DFS again on XXXX/XXXX/15, explained again and was told that I had to pay. I told them I refused to pay and asked again to cancel my account, which they agreed to do. 
On XXXX/XXXX/15 XXXX sent a notice that they consider the transaction valid and would notify the credit reporting agencies of my refusal to pay the disputed charge. 

My dispute is with DFS : How can they expect me to pay a charge from XXXX that XXXX had already canceled? This is after DFS resolved the dispute in my favor and closed the investigation. This is DFS case number XXXX. I have copies of all statements and relevant documents. I will contact the credit reporting agencies to notify them that I refuse to pay XXXX for a service they did not provide and I refuse to pay DFS for failure to recognize an improper charge. I feel that DFS has abused the credit card relationship.
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-02
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: M&T BANK CORPORATION (CT)

XX/XX/XXXX I took out an auto loan with regular payments being made on time. As of XX/XX/XXXX I missed a few payments due to changes in my work hours. XX/XX/XXXX M & T Bank granted me an extension on my auto loan which took my two months that I was late and pushed them to the end of my contract agreement. Which in most if not all cases XXXX out those months and XXXX out any late fees that may have been calculated for those months. Well in my case they did not do that the company just added those fees to my next months bill. XX/XX/XXXX through to XX/XX/XXXX over {$1000.00} to get everything caught up to date. This company has attacked my credit score status stating that my account is delinquent and no payments are being made ruining my credit score. Their account system is very inaccurate 7 months out of my account are dated incorrectly. M & T Bank also claims that they are a debit collection agency which seems to be a conflict of interest if they are a bank. The harass you by calling multiple times a day within a week. It seems like no matter how much money I try to put on my account it does n't seem to get caught up to date. It also seems like no one knows the TRUE POLICY when a customer sends money in early. The also do not let you state where you wish your money to be sent or disbursed. I do not know how to attach copies of all my paperwork but I can mail it to you if want a copy. M & T Bank also makes it very hard for any other banks to buy out my loan they either do not answer the phone or they hang up on the bank that is trying to buy out from them.
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-11
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BBVA FINANCIAL CORPORATION (TX)

In accessing business accounts via internet the Monday morning there is record showing the account holder having logged-in right after XXXX, Sunday morning ( ~ 32 hours earlier ). NO money had been moved out of the accounts. 
Only one PC is used for online banking, no mobile devices, no accounting/financial software interacts with online banking, and only one user with access. Log-ons are registered by user, and the likely reason that this " unfamiliar '' log-on was noticed - and which has never occurred before. 
Go to the local branch office, and they contact their online banking and fraud depts.. This is the first time it is confirmed that we did indeed not log in ( i.e., our profile had not been used for the log-on ), but it was recommended that all accounts be closed and new ones opened. More than an inconvenience in itself, but my problems start when I insist that I want to know more about the log-on. Why treat symptoms when the cause of the ailment is unknown. 
Among the many bank representatives I have spoken to over the last two weeks I have repeatedly been told that this was caused by mobile apps or bank system updates or financial software logins, but incidentally, more than one of these reps. have happened to mention that they do not see the particular log-on from their side of the system?? This I would have thought would ring alarm bells with a bank, especially when I am sitting with proof ( a screenshot ) that shows their own system having made an entry on our account profile that tells us that the user logged into the accounts/ account profile at this particular time. The screen shot was initially shown to the branch rep. who initiated the closure of the accounts, and it was later forwarded to the bank 's online-banking dept. ( attention one named person ). 

Why do I pursue this? Simply because I do not know what the log-in event represents so why set up new accounts, and with the bank not being able to even see the log-on event, they are in no position to explain it ( yeah, right ). The owner of the system is clearly in a position to tell what triggered a log-on message to be left in the account profiled. But, I am expected to accept that they will not explain what happened ; I shall just remain ignorant and set up new accounts - and blindly trust the bank in spite of this event? 
A system update event has been provided as the most common explanation by the reps., but not one rep. has confirmed that they are being overrun by customers calling because they all have found log-on events because of a system update.
Consumer complaint received 2018-08-21
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: Winona Holdings, Inc. (OH)

They have repeatedly called and texted me all stating that there is activity on my checking account and I need to call to get it taken care of. They stated in a complaint I filed to the Ohio Attorney General that they have sent me a letter regarding this but I have never received " said '' letter. I have complained that they are not identifying themselves as a debt collector which is federal law but it seems to be falling on deaf ears. I have at least XXXX voicemails as proof they have never once identified themselves as a debt collector they have just identified themselves as XXXX  XXXX or XXXX. One voicemail even includes my wifes ' name in it, which has never been done before. The most recent voicemail states that due to my failure to respond I need to call or have my attorney call before the end of business hours. I refuse to pay anything to anyone who is not identifying themselves as a debt collector. For the record, all of the time stamps on the multiple voicemails because I just found more have all been while I was at work and I am not allowed to have my phone on me or answer my phone unless I am at lunch which is after their business hours. I have tried looking them up to verify information they are giving me but they have no physical website. They are also not telling me the amount that is owed.
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-22
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC (NH)

I am in the process of refinancing and the Mortgage Company will not release the payoff info to the Title Company. The Title Company has been requesting the info since XXXX. They followed up once and then reached out to me for assistance. This is the second problem I have had with this company, ref complaint # XXXX. I have missed XXXX deadlines to conform with a court order due to errors and delays on the mortgage company 's behalf.
Consumer complaint received 2018-09-06
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: ARVEST BANK GROUP, INC. (IA)

I was able to pay off my mortgage earlier this year. I'd been saving up to finish with 3 extra large payments of XXXX each. My mortgage belongs to Arvest Mortgage. 

I set up my bank to pay my mortgage company 3 checks of XXXX each, each 2 weeks apart. I bank with XXXX, an online bank. 

My bank had issues and sent 6 checks before I caught it. By their own admission ( in writing ), the " send x checks '' feature was broken. Since the payment was made by wire transfer, my bank says they can't do anything about it. 

Of the last 3 checks, 2 were rejected and credited back to my account by the mortgage company. The last one never was. So now I'm 3k short. 

I have tried contacting the mortgage company only to have the customer service person tell me " they are looking into it '' for the past 3 months. I tried sending an email and still no response ( it's been 1 month ). All calls and emails have been documented on my end. 

I feel stonewalled by both institutions.
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-25
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Don't agree with fees charged
Company: Continental Services Group, Inc. d/b/a ConServe (NC)

Turn over debt collection agency. Called conserve web in my. I went XXXX in XXXX, nc. 
They had know about law suit, took fed income tax returns. Making payments of XXXX month.
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-05
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Other — 
Company: DISCOVER BANK (CA)

I used Discover Credit Card ( {$1400.00} ) and several XXXX gift cards ( {$5000.00} ) to buy a product from XXXX and later returned. XXXX refunded all the money ( {$6500.00} ) to Discover on XXXX XXXX. And Now I have a total of credit balance {$7900.00} ( {$1400.00} from previous balance & {$6500.00} from this return ) on my Discover Credit Card. We have been asking Discover to mail us a check for the credit balance since XXXX XXXX. 
On XXXX XXXX, Discover opened a dispute on my account for the XXXX Return amount ( without informing us until I found out by myself on XXXX XXXX ). I uploaded the supporting file which is the online order payment summary screenshot, along with the XXXX refund policy, which states clearly that " If a credit card was used in combination with a Gift Card or XXXX Notes, the entire merchandise amount will be refunded to your credit card. " But Discover insisted that they have to contact XXXX and get a confirmation from them that the refund {$6500.00} is correct before they can send us a refund check for the credit balance of {$7900.00} on my account. 
In the Dispute Status, Discover said the investigation may take up to 30 days. However, when I contacted them on XXXX XXXX, they said 30 days is only for most cases. They said since they are still waiting for XXXX response so right now they are not sure when my refund can be processed. 
On XXXX XXXX I logged back into my account, I saw they changed the Date Updated for the Dispute Status from XXXX/XXXX/15 to XXXX/XXXX/15 but all the statement is the same and it seems they give themselves another 30 days to work on my case. 
All the Discover customer service reps we have contacted just stated that they can not guarantee when the dispute can be resolved. And they even refused to refund me the credit balance ( {$1400.00} ) which is not related to this investigation because they said the case is not closed so they can not refund me anything. We already spent more than 10 hours working on this with Discover. We called Discover XXXX number, live chat with their online customer service representative, sent email, contacted social media team XXXX and posted XXXX. None of this work.
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-01
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Onity Group Inc. (CA)

My wife and I sold our house in XXXX. We had a mortgage with Ocwen Bank and it was serviced by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC . The loan was paid in full and we never made a late payment on that or any other account. Our credit has always been perfect. Recently, we applied for a credit card and were notified that our credit score was in the low to mid XXXX range so we had to pay an interest rate higher than their best rate. This prompted me to pull my credit on XXXX and I was shocked to see a 30 day mortgage late reported by Ocwen in XXXX. We closed on our home in XXXX. I called Ocwen Loan servicing and they said that our account was paid in full and there were no lates. I then called XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX and all XXXX said that when Ocwen contacted them to say the loan was paid in full, they reported a 30 day late. I called Ocwen back and they said that the problem is resolved because they are not reporting a late. I then called all of the bureaus again and asked if the 30 day late has been removed and they said no. Ocwen Loan Servicing has been giving me the run around for a week now and the last I heard, it may take 30 days or longer to clear this up. I need Ocwen to contact these credit bureaus and tell them that this account was not late in XXXX or ever. Please help. I am in the process of applying for a job and do not want them to see a recent mortgage late on my credit report. Waiting 30 days or longer is unacceptable! Please hold these people accountable for their mistake.
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-28
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Investigation took too long
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NC)

On XX/XX/XXXX, my wife and I sent a letter to Equifax asking them to investigate errors on our credit report. Months passed, and we simply could not get Equifax to respond. After countless follow-up letters and complaints, my wife finally received the results of her credit investigations in XX/XX/XXXX. However, unfortunately, even after continue follow-up letters and complaints, I have yet to receive the results of my credit investigations. It has now been six months since we sent our original letter. The fact I have received no response from Equifax is utterly ridiculous.
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-20
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (TX)

Issue that occurred was on Friday afternoon, XXXX XXXX, Capital One bank contacted me, and informed me they accidentally drilled into my safety deposit box, ; they said i needed to go down there and pick up my items. The bank is located at XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, Texas XXXX. The Manager who called me is XXXX XXXX However, upon arriving at the bank, the bank refused to release or even let me see the contents of my safety deposit box, unless i signed a form, waiving all liability to the bank, and confirming that all items were intact despite not having been able to see them. I was offered a chance to review an inventory that was hand written, illegible, and disorganized.
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-16
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA (IL)

TODAY I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THAT THEY TERMINATED MY ABILITY TO USE MY CREDIT CARD WITH FIRST NATIONAL BANK, OMAHA. INCLUDED IN THIS LETTER, WAS A DEMAND FOR THE CURRENT BALANCE OF {$250.00}. THEY INCLUDED A CONTACT NUMBER TO MAKE IMMEDIATE ARRANGEMENTS TO PAY THE OUTSTANDING BALANCE. WHEN I CALLED, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD TERMINATED THE ACCOUNT, DUE TO A SERIOUS LATE AND NO PAYING BEHAVIOR PATTERN. WHEN I SPOKE TO A LADY, SHE STARTED NAMING OFF DATES THAT BOUNCED CHECKS, NFS AND CONSISTENT LATE PAYMENT BEHAVIOR WHILE USING THEIR CREDIT CARD. FIRST OFF, I DO N'T USE ANY CHECKS. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME THE CHECK #. WHEN I ASKED THEM TO SEND ME A LETTER DOCUMENTING ( DATES ) BOUNCED CHECK NUMBERS, CONSISTENT NFS AND LATE PAYMENTS, OVER THE PAST YEAR OF HAVING THEIR CC., THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO THAT. THEY THEN SAID THEY WERE REFERRING TO AN NFS ON XX/XX/XXXX & XX/XX/XXXX AND A BOUNCED CHECK ON XX/XX/XXXX, PLUS THE ATTEMPTED TO AUTO DEBIT XX/XX/XXXX BUT I HAD CLOSED THE ACCOUNT. I AM NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE AN AUTO PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT. THIS WAS CREATED TO MAKE SURE THAT I DID N'T FORGET TO PAY THEM AGAIN. I CLOSED THE AUTO PAY ACCOUNT AND MADE A ONE-TIME PAYMENT ON THE XX/XX/XXXX. THEN THEY SAID THAT 2 LATE PAYMENTS CONSTITUTED A VERY SERIOUS DEROGATORY PAYMENT PATTERN, BEHAVIOR. TO BEGIN WITH, THIS WAS AN ACCOUNT THAT I HAD TO PAY TO OPEN AND I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD PAY HISTORY WITH THEM. I DO NOT WANT THE ACCOUNT REOPENED. INTENT IS MY CONCERN. THIS ACTION ALLOWS THEM TO SEND A BAD REPORT TO THE XXXX CREDIT BUREAUS AND BY ASKING FOR THE TOTAL BALANCE, WOULD ALLOW THEM TO FURTHER DO THEIR CHARACTER ASSASSINATION, BY COUNTING THE DAYS IT TAKES TO GET THAT TOTAL OUTSTANDING BALANCE. INTENT IS THE ISSUE HERE, AS I SEE IT.
Consumer complaint received 2018-09-07
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was result of identity theft
Company: The Outsource Group, Inc (TX)

XXXX is continuing to report 2 accounts onto my credit file that does not belong to me. I am a victim of identity theft and the accounts are a direct result of identity theft. I have never had any obligation or any contract that binds me to owe XXXX or any company that it represents. I have never received any communication from XXXX that informs me of these accounts that would have given me my right to dispute the validity of each account. These accounts in the amount of {$1900.00} and another one in the amount of {$1200.00} DO NOT BELONG TO ME. I am a victim of identity theft. I did not open or authorize this account, and I request that it be closed immediately. Please send me written confirmation that I am not responsible for charges on this account, and take appropriate steps to remove information about this account from my credit files.