davidheineman/consumer-finance-complaints-large huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-16
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES INC (LA)

Portfolio RC showed up on my XXXX XXXX report for both reporting agencies. On XX/XX/XXXX I called the number and asked for information regarding the alleged debt. I spoke with XXXX XXXX who could n't find the debt. She found a XXXX XXXX XXXX collection dated XX/XX/XXXX and the information did not match up to me. I told her that my credit report reflects XXXX in the amount of {$680.00} and i currently have an account with them with a XXXX balance. She transferred me to XXXX who could n't find the debt, however XXXX told me that I had to send in a copy of my credit report so that I could prove I was n't the debtor. On XX/XX/XXXX I called back and spoke with XXXX. She did n't find a debt. She transferred me to XXXX in disputes. He checked the XXXX and reported that it was purged in XX/XX/XXXX. He told me that I had to prove that there was on my credit report because he did n't find the debt. I emailed a screen shot of their company on my credit report. I followed up that day and spoke with XXXX XXXX who checked and checked and found nothing. She put notes on my file that there is nothing there and the mark should be removed from my credit report. I called XX/XX/XXXX spoke with XXXX who said he would n't do anything I just have to wait. I have no idea what I was supposed to wait for. I called back and spoke with XXXX. I was honest and told them that I was contacting this agency. XXXX got XXXX who is a manager. XXXX looked and looked and found nothing. He told me that he would look deeper and call me back in 2 hours. He did n't call so I called back. I spoke with XXXX XXXX and asked for some record that I owe anyone anything. He said he had nothing to show me at this time and I would just have to wait up to two weeks for them to find something.
Consumer complaint received 2023-07-31
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 — Investigation took more than 30 days
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (GA)

This is a follow up. Experian is in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 611 [ 15 U.S.C. 1681i ] - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy and FCRA - 616. Civil liability for willful noncompliance [ 15 U.S.C. 1681n ]. 

Experian failed to respond in 30 days to my CFPB COMPLIANT XXXX. 

In that complaint, I put Experian on notice that it is violating my consumer rights and federal law by reporting inaccurate, incomplete account information that it claims was re-investigated and verified via CFPB COMPLAINT # XXXX. I notified Experian of clear factual inaccuracies and Metro2 compliance violations. As a result, the involved accounts are NOT reportable and an are act of willful noncompliance and questionable reporting, per the FCRA. See attachments. It is now XX/XX/2023 and Experian still has not provided a response to address my XX/XX/2023 CFPB COMPLIANT. Due to Experian 's willful noncompliance, my financial character has been defamed, I am subjected to high interest rates, and I am under emotional distress.
Consumer complaint received 2023-05-11
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: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

When I reviewed my credit report, I discovered that these items were erroneous. The 3 credit bureaus must validate these items in line with Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ). It is not authorized to fail to validate these reporting items as unverified information without providing any proof within the period allowed by law. The following items need to be investigated and corrected for erroneous reporting in my file are listed on my credit report : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2023-05-11
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: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (CA)

When I reviewed my credit report, I discovered that some of the information was erroneous. Experian must validate these items in line with Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ). It is not authorized to fail to validate these reporting items as unverified information without providing any proof within the period allowed by law. The following items need to investigate and correct for erroneous reporting in my file and are listed on my credit report. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. Also, I want to dispute this account XXXX XXXXXXXX, I want this late payment deleted from my account within 15 days, this is not mine, I'm not aware of this, Under USC 1666b . See the documents attached.
Consumer complaint received 2023-05-11
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (MS)

This is my 7th endeavor to tell you that I am a victim of identity theft and I complain to question specific records in my document coming about because of the wrongdoing. The records I am questioning connect with no exchanges acquiring any possession of goods, services, or money that I have made or authorized. Assuming no one cares, either way, block the noteworthy of any information in my credit record that came about due to alleged fraud or extortion. 
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Consumer complaint received 2023-06-20
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — Store credit card
Issue: Advertising and marketing, including promotional offers — Confusing or misleading advertising about the credit card
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (NY)

Tjmaxx at least in the XXXXXXXX XXXX region and its affiliated companies are trainings its store employees to mislead people into signing up for their credit card by asking to sign up for the rewards card or rewards program. 
This statement led to my confusion on what I was being asked to sign up for as I thought it was a general rewards situation where you earn rewards like with a phone number and email I was alarmed when the device to punch in my information wanted my social security number and hit cancel and asked if that was for their credit card to which they said yes. Its not the employees fault but they may be tricking a lot of people into signing up for the card
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-30
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Personal information incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (NC)

XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX TransUnion : XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX  XX/XX/XXXX Dear Sir or Ma'am, I am taking this time to write you in reference to updating my personal information with your company. Please update my address in your records to the address listed below : XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Please update to my full legal name : XXXX XXXX XXXX This is the only SSN attached to my name : XXXX My only correct date of birth Is : XXXX My only employer is : XXXX Please remove all phone numbers on my credit report. Please remove all of the other addresses off of my credit report. The post office will not be able to deliver to inaccurate addresses per Fair Credit Reporting Act since they are not accurate. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-24
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Credit line increase/decrease — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (DE)

In the XXXX quarter of XX/XX/XXXX, my credit score was impacted adversely due to a medical bill that was reporting adversely in error to the Credit Bureau. This bill was paid in full ; however, the medical provider posted the payment to the wrong account which resulted in the error. During this same time, I made a significant large payment to Citibank. Within days of making the large payment, Citibank reduced my Credit Line from what was over $ XXXX to my revolving balance amount. When I called about the reduction I was told it was due to my FICO. Between the medical bill and the CL reduction, my XXXX decreased over XXXX points. I researched the issue with the Credit Reporting Agencies and found the medical bill error. This was corrected on all XXXX Credit Reporting Agencies by XX/XX/XXXX. My FICO then increased over XXXX points. In XX/XX/XXXX, I had contacted Citibank about restoring the line back to the original limit since the reduction had effected my score as well. I was told that they could not give me a reason why and I would have to wait until I received a letter. I requested to escalate the issue and was told that no one could take my call. This is unacceptable and it is a bank Regulation to provide a reason for adverse action. I am currently making over $ XXXX a year with $ XXXX in income through a XXXX property.I have been actively paying down my accounts in the past year. I think that this treatment is unfair and breaking the Regulations set forth. I wish to have my credit line restored to the original limit with no intention to use, only to improve my credit score. I am in the process of buying a home and this issue is preventing me from obtain the best avaliable option. I have paid my account on time since opening the account over XXXX years ago and I have alway paid the fees associated. Please consider restoring the Credit Line and address the Regulation violation. Thank you!
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-20
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account status
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (NY)

This would also relate to cfpb case numbers : XXXX & XXXX, filed against XXXX. 
On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, I contacted " XXXXXXXXXXXX '' to notify them that my mortgage account being serviced by XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX was paid in full on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX by wire transfer, with such enclosed documentation so that my credit report could be updated and consequently improved. However, XXXX XXXX 's email response on XX/XX/XXXX was that I needed to initiate a dispute, which was effectively immediately done through their very restrictive website prohibiting ways to adequately formulate the nature of the complaint. Today, through EXPERIAN 'S report number XXXX, dated XX/XX/XXXX, it refutes my claim that the mortgage loan which XXXX had been servicing has indeed been paid. In fact my newest credit report dated XX/XX/XXXX, my order number : XXXX, shows the real estate accounts with Experian ; XXXX and XXXX remain at {$170000.00}. And to make matters even worse, the report also indicates that my credit scores with Experian and XXXX have been lowered to XXXX from a high of XXXX most recently, and probably XXXX will soon do the same. 
This is vexing and extremely humiliating since I have gone to extraodinary lenghts to pay off the mortgage loan to XXXX for an overall sum of {$170000.00} on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, plus additional closing cost of {$16000.00} and an addtional remittance of {$2900.00} for taxes for which an escrow account already existed with XXXX. The closing could not be effectuated if I had not disbursed that sum of money for real estate taxes. In total, in order to safeguard a good credit report, I sold my house for {$180000.00} on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX and which I paid for on XX/XX/XXXX in the amount of {$230000.00}. But the damages to my credit report continues because, Experian will not amend the report to show full payment of the loan and on top of it, the newest report shows payment latenesses on XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX, when XXXX was informed that the loan was due to be paid in full in XX/XX/XXXX and for which it provided a PayOff Quote Valid Through XXXX/XXXX/XXXX for {$170000.00} but which it ultimately increased to {$170000.00}. EXPERIAN is acting in bad faith and does not show any concern for the right of the consumer who attempts, even through incredible financial losses, to maintain an honnest and credible financial status. When the financial mortgage sector had collapsed in XX/XX/XXXX, I could have foreclosed on that loan but decided against it, despite numerous legal advice, in order to preclude such a negative notation in my overall credit bureaus rating. But instead, the response is absolute contempts by the credit bureaus. I demand that these wrongdoings by Experian and the other credit bureaus be immediately corrected.
Consumer complaint received 2023-05-11
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Getting a credit card — Application denied
Company: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA (OH)

Applied for a XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX/XX/23 administered by First National Bank of OMAHA, aka FNBO. They implied they couldn't verify my income because the majority of my income was from Social Security and VA benefits, so I sent them current benefit certification letters for both plus copy of my XXXX XXXX account last statement. In a call from FNBO XXXX XXXX XXXX of FNBO today she said they refused to accept the documentation I provided and continue to turn my application. I have heard from other US Military veterans of such situations, but this is the first time I have experienced it myself.
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-22
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. (IL)

My account with this company is being reported late and i was never late! I have had exceptional payment history with this company and all payments were placed on Autopay. This late payment that is reporting is a result on a systematic error on their end processing my payment. 

This was clearly a billing error made my the company and is not a reflection of my payment experience which violates USC Code 1681eb. This error has caused severe hard to my reputation, my character, my mode of living and to my family!

I demand the late payment reported in MONTHS REPORTING LATE to be removed They are not in compliance with the following law. 15 USC 1666b and its requirements set the standards and the guidance for a creditor to treat a payment as late, yet they are reporting a payment as late and they did not comply with the law!

15 USC 1666b ( 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 section 1637 ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date.

This company never sent the periodic statement along with the disclosures from section 1637 ( b ).

I have requested proof that this information was mailed or delivered 21 days before the payment due date and this information was requested in good faith pursuant rule 1002 and It was never provided.

This is unfair, illegal, fraudulent, and not equitable to me as a consumer!

Delete the late payments from my consumer reports.
Consumer complaint received 2023-05-11
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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (LA)

I'm really not sure what happened. I have mailed off letters to the credit bureaus continuously and thus far I have not gotten a response. My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX and I am filing this complaint for falsely reporting misleading information. There is no third party involved. Please review the uploaded letters.
Consumer complaint received 2023-05-11
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (TN)

I sent several letters to all three credit bureaus- however, none have returned responses or had investigations. This is hampering my ability to get credit. I have great credit and these small, inaccurate items are affecting my ability to obtain credit.
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-06
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. (FL)

" The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( XXXX XXXX Code XXXX ) says ( XXXX ) 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. This leads way to civil liability against the credit reporting agency for negligent and willful noncompliance under XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, which allows for {$1000.00} per violation, for each account listed without my expressed written consent. 

I looked at my consumer reports and noticed accounts I never gave anyone permission to report. Consumer reporting agencies have assumed a vital role and have a responsibility to report consumer information to the best of their ability with maximum possible accuracy like the Fair Credit Reporting Act clearly states. I did not provide written consent to report them "
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-06
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. (KY)

Please remove the following Fraudulent hard inquiries from my credit report : The following inquiries are being reported on my consumer file in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, section XXXX ( a ) ( XXXX ) ( A ). None of these credit transactions involved the extension of credit to, me, the consumer, although there was intent to use my information in connection therewith. 

XXXX XX/XX/year>XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX XX/XX/year> Here I attach, along with the dispute, my fraud report that I just sent to Equifax for the second time so that these questions can be removed, hoping that this time this problem will be completely resolved. I demand that the above inquiries be deleted from my credit file because they are causing irreparable harm to my name and good character as well as my overall credit capacity
Consumer complaint received 2023-04-24
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement — Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card
Company: BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE (PA)

To Whom It May Concern, XXXX XXXX XXXX, I called Barclays ' customer service to report fraudulent charges on our credit card account : XXXX ( XXXX ) charges for USD {$1700.00}, which appeared to have been initiated on XX/XX/XXXX, made to " XXXX XXXX ''. 


For the record, we have never made any purchases with " XXXX XXXX XXXX online or otherwise, with our Barclays credit cards ; we never received a receipt for any purchases made, nor received any confirmation from Barclays or anywhere else, via email or otherwise, that any purchase was made to this effect. 


When I called Barclays on XX/XX/XXXX, the same day the purchase was posted to our account, I was told the card would be canceled, the fraud claim would be investigated, and we would hear back in writing in XXXX days. 


Also for the record, we have multiple chat transcripts, emails, and other records indicating the tickets in question were purchased without our permission by XXXX due to a system error. 


It has been over 2 months, and it remains clear Barlcays is holding me, the cardholder, responsible for a vendor error. 


These charges are not ours, and XXXX is happy to return the moneys, but as of today Barclays refuses to help XXXX return those moneys. 


Since we can't seem to trust Barclays XXXX Customer Service or Fraud departments to do their job with integrity, we are writing because every single representative we have spoken with since initially calling about this issue has told us falsified or incorrect information, and now almost eight weeks after initiating our fraud complaint we still have nothing in writing from Barclays : nothing in the mail, no emails, nothing even on our account online, and literally no one at Barclays that we have spoken with can verify anything is being done to fix this problem. 


It is clear that Barclays customer service has not done their jobs correctly, and that our claims that we did not initiate or complete this purchase are being ignored. 


A successful resolution to this error will be for XXXX to return Barclays funds to Barclays ; my account ( ending XXXX ) to be closed, and a letter of apology sent to me and my wife for this despicable excuse for customer service. 


We will appreciate nothing except prompt and proper resolution of this issue. 


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