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Consumer complaint received 2017-02-24
Product: Money transfers — International money transfer
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: WESTERN UNION COMPANY, THE (UT)

In late XX/XX/2016 I received a phone call from an individual claiming to work for a computer repair company. I was told that my computer had a virus that needed to be removed. he told me that he needed to gain access to my computer to install an anti virus program. After watching him do things to my computer for about 20 minutes he told me it was fixed. He then told me the cost was {$190.00} for the program. I put the charges on my credit card. about 5minutes later he told me there was a mistake on there end and they would reverse the funds. he put a form on the screen tor me to fill out, when I placed the amount on the specific line the man on the other end went into instant panic and said " 0h my XXXX sir what have you done? '' I asked what the problem was, he said " I 'm going to lose my job over this one ''. I again asked what did I do. He said that I entered the amount of {$1100.00}. At this point I 'm in panic mode as well and just being woken up early in the morning I was thinking about any thing but resolving the problem. I was on my cell phone as I drove to western union in our local XXXX where I transferred {$550.00} to XXXX separate accounts in XXXX. After the transfers were complete as I was driving home my cell phone died so I tried to call this man back on my land line, when I called the number was no longer in service. At that point I realized that something was not right. I looked at the area code from the caller came from Washington State and I knew my money was gone.
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-19
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ditech Financial LLC (NC)

My local bank sold both our primary house mortgage and our investment refinance to Ditech. Since then, Ditech has continuously misallocated our payments, added extra money on to our principal amount, and failed to correctly record payments. We have been enduring this nightmare since XXXX 2016 and it has gotten way worse since Ditech changed its payment system. Now there are continuous errors. We just looked at our principal balance and they have just added over a XXXX dollars to the principal in spite of our regular timely payments.
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-10
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Credit decision / Underwriting — 
Company: Ditech Financial LLC (GA)

My personal financial information was stolen from the servers of Greentree Servicing. We received a letter in XXXX regarding the theft from Greentree and an offer for free credit montering from XXXX with their ProtectMyID program. The program requires an activation code that is on the Greentree letter. Unfortunately we misplaced the letter. XXXX requires the code and Greentree is the only one who has the code. I have spoken to Greentree XXXX or XXXX times and each time a customer service agent or suppervisor tells me they will mail a new letter or call me back with the code. All lies. No new letter or phone call. Greentree is now XXXX. I would appreciate some help in getting a new letter or code.
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-05
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not given enough info to verify debt
Company: Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc. (TX)

Due to the fact that my problem does n't truly exist in the drop down menu I will explain it myself in detail. I sent a XXXX XXXX XXXX letter with HIPPA requirements to CommonWealth Financial. I had my Personal Financial Consultant XXXX XXXX to speak on my Behalf with them as well. I sent a legal authorization form to them as required. This account is a medical account that was in their office and I sent the letter for them to validate the debt in the allotted time frame given by the FDCPA which is 30 days. In my case the debt was never validated by CommonWealth Financial. Therefore, by the FDCPA and Texas FDCPA Law which state that a debt collector must be register with the State of Texas in order to collect a debt in Texas. Also, that no Debt Buy can hire another debt collector to collect for them in Texas my debt should be removed off my credit report and out of the office of CommonWealth Financial.
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-11
Product: Bank account or service — Savings account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: SCOTTRADE BANK (CA)

I am writing out of concern for the DOJ investigations in hackings against Scottrade and others. 

Specifically, I know for a face, that Scottrade was informed of their cyber security vulnerabilities through numerous Whistleblower tips submitted to the SEC, some of which were forwarded to Scottrade for review. 

I know this because I 'm the one who found the flaws, including the heart bleed vulnerability, and reported them to the SEC more than two years ago. 

The failure of the SEC and Scottrade to understand the technical disclosures led to over XXXX XXXX customers being breached and I do not take this lightly. 

Please contact the SEC and request all complaints against Scottrade and you will quickly find that their failed cybersecurity infrastructure and corporate culture was reported by myself and others numerous times, before a hack even occurred.
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-18
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION, THE (KS)

I have an HSA with XXXX ( Bank of New York Mellon ). I contacted them in XXXX XXXX to find out how much more I could contribute to reach my maximum contribution limit for XXXX. I mailed in a check and last week received an email from them saying I could add more. Thinking that I had already sent in the maximum, I called them to double check on what was going on. They said that the email should n't have gone out, that the check I recently sent in was too much, and that I would have to pay fee to get everything split up and " reclassified '' to the proper years OR they could reclassify the check I sent in for XXXX to XXXX which will cause me to lose out on my maximum contribution for XXXX. Either direction costs me money and I was trying to be proactive to begin with. The people and policies at XXXX XXXX are criminal and derelict. They purposefully dish out incorrect information in an effort to generate fees and have totally failed at any standard of fiduciary duty.
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-10
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: SCOTTRADE BANK (CA)

There is an ongoing dispute between myself and Scottrade Bank that has caused me to loose access to my funds and suffer hardship as a result of Scottrade Bank 's delays on letting me access my account. 

Specifically, I submitted a complaint against Scottrade Bank and the OCC for what I would consider to be illicit actions by a Scottrade Bank employee, regarding the handling of customer information and critical financial information. Days after sending the complaint, Scottrade Bank locked my account, but failed to inform me of this action. Weeks later, when attempting to access my account, I noticed that my account had been locked. 

I called the XXXX XXXX XXXX who said I needed to call the local branch. I then called the local branch and they said I needed to call the XXXX XXXX XXXX. I was caught in a XXXX with no access to my account or my funds. 

I am writing this complaint as well as providing the attached in hopes that the CFPB can investigate the fraud at Scottrade Bank and mediate a helpful resolution.
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-19
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (TX)

As a result of a data breach, my personal information was compromised, leading to unauthorized accounts and credit inquiries being added to my credit report without my knowledge or consent. These accounts and inquiries were not initiated by me, yet they persistently appear on my report, negatively impacting my credit profile. Despite my efforts to address these inaccuracies, they continue to be reflected, raising serious concerns about the security of my personal information and the integrity of my credit report. I request that you investigate and remove the following items : Late Payment : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Inquiries : XXXX  - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX Personal Information : Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX Previous Address ( es XXXX : XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX TX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Previous Address ( es ) : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, TX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Employers : XXXX XXXX  Also Known As : XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-10-26
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: Advanced Resolution Services Inc. (IL)

This is in response to CFPB complaint XXXX. You indicated you located this information online via XXXX  using my name and social security number that is why the information is on my credit report hence the reason why I am trying to dispute it.

Attached you will find communication from U.S. Bankruptcy Court XXXX XXXX XXXX. 
You will also find communication from XXXX advising that they have located this erroneous public record and remove it from my consumer file. Following that, a dispute was initiated with XXXX to which they have also located and removed it from their consumer files. 

The address associated with the bankruptcy does not belong to me and is not listed on any of my credit reports. Moreover, my identity was stolen in the past and I will provide a copy of the FTC report as well. This collusion to keep an erroneous public record on my consumer file, despite documented evidence, is not only a violation of the FCRA but malicious and financially injurious in nature.
Consumer complaint received 2024-11-19
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Investigation took more than 30 days
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (AL)

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681.

15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than XXXX 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.
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-23
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action — Sued w/o proper notification of suit
Company: Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen, PLC (AZ)

To the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I own a home located at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX Arizona XXXX and pay my XXXX fees to XXXX XXXX XXXX currently. 

In XXXX 2016 I made the assessment payment in the amount of {$250.00} In XXXX 2016 I received a letter from XXXX XXXX XXXX, regarding weeds in my front yard, and immediately corrected the problem. 

My next quarterly assessment to XXXX XXXX was due in XXXX 2016 of {$250.00} I unintentionally missed this payment, and proceeded online to attempt to make XXXX quarterly assessment payments at once. I was blocked from XXXX XXXX online bill pay. I called regarding my account and was sent to voicemail. Several days later I received a Notice of Lien filed against my home in XXXX XXXX, Arizona. After a couple of attempts, on XXXX/XXXX/16 I had the opportunity to speak with a specialist from XXXX XXXX, who was unable to give me any information regarding my account, and only advised me that this was sent to an attorney for collections, and that I needed to contact the attorney for any information. The attorney was XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX, Arizona. Their email address is XXXXXXXXXXXX. I spoke with a XXXX XXXX XXXX, who provided me with a list of fees that they claimed I owed, totally {$1500.00}!!! She could not tell me when any of the demand letters they charged me for were sent out, she could not advise me if any collection phone calls were made, and could not explain to me how XXXX missed {$250.00} quarterly assessment, turned into a lien on my home, and an outstanding balance {$1500.00}, that continue to create additional fees that I have to pay. I sent an email to XXXX ( that 's how I was advised to obtain information ) at XXXXXXXXXXXX. I received no response, nor have I ever been contacted via phone or letter for a payment, other than the XXXX I stated above. I also saw on the list of fees that I supposedly owe that I was being charged {$100.00} for weed fines. These have been kept up since the initial letter, and I do n't understand why I am being singled out for this. 

If anyone could kindly assist me, I feel taken advantage of as a consumer and home owner. I do n't understand why no one will help me or explain to me how to resolve this. I do n't understand how a missed assessment payment of {$250.00} has quickly compounded attorney 's fees, document fees and a lien on my home. I understand as a consumer, that if you have a late payment, a reasonable fee to be assessed would be expected. As a single, female home owner, who takes every precaution to pay my bills and protect my credit, I feel targeted by XXXX XXXX and am desperately seeking the assistance of the CFPB. 

XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-20
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't temporarily postpone payments
Company: ACS Education Services (MD)

I am a teacher and a graduate student taking online classes via XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I started taking classes in XXXX 2015. ACS Student Loan Services took over about {$24000.00} of my student loans and XXXX took the other student loans. I have approximately XXXX student loans. In 2015, I applied for an in-school deferment. I was initially denied by ACS, but I persisted in contacting them, because I knew that I was at least part time, if not full-time and therefore eligible for an in-school deferment. ACS denied the deferment, and claimed that XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX did not meet their requirements. Over the summer I was sent an email by XXXX indicating that they now met US Dept. of Education requirements for in-school deferment. I summarily filled out another in-school deferment. They yet again denied my request. They are now threatening me with default, and wage garnishment.
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-29
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: ACS Education Services (NY)

I took out XXXX loans for my children 's educations. In XXXX I consolidated those loans with XXXX using the Federal Family Education Loan Program. The XXXX loans totaled {$43000.00} at that point. The loans were then taken over by XXXX and serviced by ACS, apparently XXXX separate institutions. In XX/XX/XXXX I kept calling XXXX to ask why the principal was still so high. They refused to provide any information despite my repeated requests. In protest I refused to make payments until they provided that information. This caused the loan to go into default, and XXXX XXXX then began servicing the loan. 
XXXX attempted collections with the principal set at {$42000.00}. I have paid {$22000.00} on these loans from XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX. The principal went down by less than {$1000.00} despite the payments. I understand the interest is paid first before the principal, and my repayment plan was for 15 years but this was wrong. 
My son is an attorney and he helped me negotiate with XXXX, but they were unwilling to modify the principal and added over {$8000.00} in collection costs that we were told were also non-negotiable. 
XXXX held a garnishment hearing where I sent in all the loan information ACS finally provided a week before the hearing. After almost two years of requesting the loan payment information they provided it in XX/XX/XXXX ( despite postmarking it in XX/XX/XXXX they never sent it until we made repeated phone calls all summer ). 
Even after providing this information at the hearing and providing a thorough explanation of the situation, the hearing evaluator XXXX XXXX from XXXX still ruled against us. I 'm XXXX, now owe far more than I ever took out, made over {$20000.00} in payments, and I will have no spare income because I tried to do what was right.
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-08
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: ACS Education Services (MI)

I received a private student loan from XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX. In XX/XX/XXXX XXXX stop servicing student loans and transferred my loan to XXXX. However, in XX/XX/XXXX I was also contacted by ACS saying I owed them for a student loan that I opened with XXXX. I only opened XXXX loan with XXXX but both XXXX and ACS has my student loan. I talked to XXXX who informed me that my loan was transferred to XXXX whom I have been paying every month. However, ACS has defaulted my student loan in their possession and threatened to garnish my wages. XXXX has no knowledge of ACS or why they have my information.
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-18
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY (NY)

Through this complaint, I request that CFPB staff review the action taken by TD Bank in denying my Reg E-covered unauthorized withdrawal claim. I opened an XXXX account for my minor daughter so that she would have access to limited funds on a debit card. The card and the account were used sparingly. When my daughter attempted to make a teller cash withdrawal on XXXX XXXX, 2015, she and I were advised by bank staff that our account was overdrawn in the amount of {$1800.00}. We subsequently learned that my daughter was unaware that she had lost the debit card and that XXXX counterfeit checks were deposited to the account. Whomever perpetrated this fraud capitalized on the fact that immediate credit was provided by TD at the time of deposit. ATM withdrawals were then executed against the account over a 12 day span. Once we were aware that the card had been lost and the account compromised, we filed an unauthorized electronic transaction claim with TD. At the request of bank investigator 's, a police report was filed with the XXXX XXXX Police Department. 

In explicably, TD Bank has denied our claim, citing as the basis for its decision, the fact that no additional transactions were attempted after the checks deposited were returned as counterfeits and because the transactions were consistent with our normal usage pattern. XXXX 's actions in this matter are a flagrant violation of Reg E and raise a question as to whether it 's policies in this area are in conformance with the requirements of the regulation. How many other consumers have been unfairly treated as my daughter and I have been? 

I want to emphasize that the unauthorized transactions were all conducted in XXXX, NJ. My daughter and I reside in XXXX, XXXX, New York. Neither of us has ever recorded a bank transaction in XXXX, nor did we transact in the amounts and frequency noted for the fraudulent transactions. Moreover, there is no significance of the fact that unauthorized activity on the account ceased after there were no longer available funds. 

Reg E requires that a financial institution have evidence that a covered transaction or transactions which form the basis of a consumer claim were not unauthorized if it is to deny the call for reimbursement. TD Bank has no such evidence and the inaccurate and absurd reasons it offers to unlawfully deny my claim is behavior that warrants an examination by the CFPB.
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-24
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY (CT)

XXXX XXXX i received a charge on my account form XXXX ( furniture rental ) for XXXX that was not valid. i filed a dispute that they stated would take up to 10 business days. they came stating i needed to provide documentation that this charge was not valid. but did not ask the vendor to provide documentation that it was.!!! of course they bounced everything in the account that would have been more than covered if the unauthorized charge was not there! the manager at the branch allowed me to withdraw cash pending dispute resolution which i appreciated or else i would not have been able to buy gas or food .. when i called about it i was hung up on by a rude rep who got upset when i asked to speak to a supervisor. This dispute is not being handled correctly or fairly because the bank does not want to refund XXXX in fees. 
then on XXXX/XXXX/15 and XXXX/XXXX/15 i was charged XXXX in fees because of the way the bank posted the payments they bounced out charges for XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX to be able to charge the XXXX per day max -- then did it again on XX/XX/XXXX i spoke to a supervisor on XXXX/XXXX/15 who told me the the end of the business day is XXXX so slot of what they charged me fees for technically posted before the end of friday 's business day!!!! the way they handled those fees was underhanded! i asked for documentation for the charges to dispute the fees and was met with resistance. i want documentation about those charges and posting since i am not ok with paying XXXX in additional fees when at most i should have paid XXXX possibly XXXX. Also when i filed a dispute the last time i had a problem with the bank i was told each office has a budget for fee refunds and it took almost 2 weeks to get the refunds i was due since they has to go to other offices who had more money in their budgets for fees.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is absolutely ridiculous if the bank is wrong and a refund is owed then pay it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they should not be able to limit how many funds they refund if the BANK IS IN THE WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i would also like to know the legality of that policy as well. i want the dispute handled the correct way
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-14
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Bull City Financial Solutions, Inc (NC)

THIS COMPANY IS STATING THAT I HAVE A BALANCE IN WHICH I RECIEVED A LETTER FROM XXXX STATING THAT MY BALANCE HAS BEEN PAID AND XXXX HAS RECIVNED MY BLANACE OWED THAT WAS NOT EVEN THAT {$100.00} BALANCE THAT THIS COMPANY STATED. I CALLED XXXX AND THEY STATE THAT THIS WAS NOT MY BALANCE {$100.00} THAT WAS OWED.