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Consumer complaint received 2016-08-08
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (CA)

In XXXX 2016, I was induced to open a Citibank CitiGold checking account with a bonus offer. The bonus offered XXXX XXXX XXXX points in exchange for opening a CitiGold account and scheduling two bill payments from the newly opened account and spending {$1000.00} on the CitiGold Debit Card attached to the promotion. 

After enrolling with the promotion code, I contacted Citi and received confirmation that the offer was attached to my account. 

On XXXX XXXX, 2016, I confirmed with Citi that I fulfilled all terms of the offer and to expect my bonus on or before XXXX XXXX, 2016. 

On XXXX XXXX, 2016, I provided them my XXXX XXXX number so that the bonus points would be deposited at the expected date. 

On XXXX XXXX, 2016, I did not receive my bonus points as promised. 

I was out of the country in XXXX, but after arriving back, I sent a message inquiring about the status of my bonus points on XXXX XXXX, 2016. 

I received a message back on XXXX XXXX, 2016, in which Citi denied me the promotional bonus points. 

Even though I have been assured by Citi representatives that I met the requirements to receive my bonus, the bank is now refusing to honor their end of the agreement. 

I am extraordinarily unhappy and suspect that Citi routinely and systematically defrauds their customers. I find this highly suspect that Citi representatives confirmed the promotion to me, yet will not hold their end of the agreement. I would demand that Citi credit my account immediately.
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-16
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC. (IL)

I am very deceived of the way Penny Mac has handle my loan. I submitted a modification packet to them since XX/XX/2017 to be review for a possible work out option, in my hardship letter I explain the reasons why I was not able to keep up with my mortgage payments. Due to me losing my job Penny Mac in demanding more proof I mean I am not paying my mortgage payment because of my loss of income. I was been forced by my ex employer to resign. I did n't want to lose my job however ; my XXXX has moved in and she is contribution towards my house hold income. I am working now but the money I am receiving is not the same, therefore I am hoping to be provided an affordable mortgage payment, so I can be current once again. My intentions are to keep my house.
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-13
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (MA)

Lincoln Tech told me I did n't have to start paying my Federal student loans from 6 months from the date of XXXX XXXX when I graduated and Im already being charged to pay my student loans than they told me. Can you please have the courtesy of resolving this issue by calling me and fulfilling your promise of not charging me my student loan until 6 months from graduation?
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-02
Product: Debt collection — Payday loan
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Midwest Recovery Systems (PA)

I do not dispute that I took out a payday loan with XXXX but I repaid the loan years ago. I had to get a mortgage in 2014 and ensured my credit report was squared away well in advance of the home purchase. It seems documentation of the repayment has become lost in the shuffle as the debt was bought and resold ( who knows how many times ) and a new random debt collector has reported the debt back to all XXXX major credit bureaus. I 've disputed with all XXXX, XXXX came back as deleted, the other XXXX show 'remain ', I called this debt collector ( Midwest Recovery Systems ) and XXXX woman told me they were updating it all to 'delete ', and today 's call with a gentleman said they had plans to rereport it to all XXXX bureaus. This is very upsetting. I paid this money back in full years ago. It 's not my fault the documentation on the debt collector was lost or not retained. My wife lost her job last year and I need to refinance my mortgage. With this on my credit report, I 'll get a less favorable interest rate when I refi. I also need to buy a new car next year and this will impact me there, too. I do n't know who else to engage on this, but the burden of documentation should be on the debt collectors if they 're so easily able to buy and resell debt this way. How on earth can a consumer ever know when this is happening, especially in error, until it slams their credit score?
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-13
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Problems when you are unable to pay — 
Company: General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (CO)

I currently have an auto lone with the company GM Financial, and even though I am slightly behind, I make my payments and even after making a payment, I will receive in excess of 6 or more phone calls a day sometimes more from them. I receive calls as early as XXXX on some occasions, on Sundays, later at night sometimes. It 's relentless harassment and I 'm less than a month behind! They really crossed the line when I found out they have been calling my ex girlfriends fathers ' home line with which I never listed him or his phone number as a reference so how they got it, and why they are calling it leaving me messages there is beyond me. This relentless consumer harassment is uncalled for and needs to end. They call from many numbers, but the most common are XXXX, and XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-18
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Kinum, Inc., Indianapolis, IN Branch (AL)

In 2014 I secured the services of an attorney and provided a XXXX retainer, with no agreement, written or verbal which would authorize or permit the attorney, under any condition or extenuating circumstance, a blank check in which to exceed the retainer and bill for non-approved services. Upon discovery, on the day of XXXX XXXX, 2014, the arrangement for services were terminated with cause by the client. Shortly thereafter, the client received a bill from the attorney in the approximate amount of XXXX for non- approved charges which exceeded the retainer. The former client contacted the attorney, a discussion ensued and the client requested the refund of a portion of the retainer based on the reasons for the termination and further advised the attorney the non approved charges would not be paid. The attorney fully aware of the condition of the arrangement of services forwarded the account to a collection agency demanding payment for unearned, non-approved, billed services. To date, the former client is continually forced to tolerate the violating behavior of the collection agency in carelessly accessing his personal identifying information via skip tracing methods, harassing calls and voice mails, in their persistent attempt to collect full payment of an invalid, 2yr old account. An itemized bill provided by an attorney for unearned, unapproved services is not a contract and is therefore not enforceable. No legal agreements were signed by the client. The supporting documentation in possession by the client consists of privileged email communications between the former client and attorney.
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-28
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Other fee — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (CA)

Macy 's is charging me a { {$2.00} } " Minimum Interest Charge '' fee on a XXXX balance credit card account. My Balance was XXXX on my XX/XX/2017 Statement. I pad the balance in full on XX/XX/2017 way before the end of the billing cycle. On XX/XX/2017 I was charged a {$2.00} fee. This has happened to me several times in the last few years. I want Macys to respond to this and let us know what is being done to fix it. How many other customers just pay the fee? When I called macy 's, they told me it was not an issue and I will always be charged this fee unless I pay the balance in full every month. We should not have to make a phone call and wait on hold everytime this happens. They need to fix this.
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-23
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Communication tactics — Called after sent written cease of comm
Company: Capital Management Services, LP (WA)

The collection agency was advised in writing that the debt had been discharged in bankruptcy and that it was not to contact the debtor again since its calls violate federal law. They continue to call and now are sending letters to the attorney who advised not to call the debtor.
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-15
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (MA)

I have had an overdraft account with Santander for over 5 years now. I have not made any payments because the original balance of {$1900.00}, with interest, is now {$4700.00}. I keep waiting for this account to go to collections so I can pay a lower amount, but it never has. I just keep getting more and more interest charges.
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-31
Product: Prepaid card — Other special purpose card
Issue: Advertising, marketing or disclosures — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (FL)

In XX/XX/XXXX I took an exchange offer line XXXX and they sent me a Citi Bank prepaid card with {$160.00}, I save my card waiting buy something special when I was ready to make my purchase I noticed that the card had expired in XX/XX/XXXX, so call XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX, I told them my situation, the operator told me we will re-send a new card in 15-20 days. 
30 days past again called XXXX to ask the status of my new card so they told me, they can not send a card for that type of card could not send again and them they connect me to the Department of Citi Bank Cards where they say the funds expired with the card. 
I call back and talk to XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) and commented the situation and says that certainly could not get a new card because they do not manage more funds that XXXX promote, and that the funds expired with the card, so I ask them " t who has my money '' and they said " has expired ''. After talking with XXXX I communicated with XXXX employee number ( XXXX ) who just told me that he was the highest authority and that funds had expired. 
I never used my card or money and they saw the system, I do not understand you can not give me another card, where 's my money.
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-14
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (IL)

I am complaining about my experience at the Citibank branch on XXXX XXXX in XXXX. I visited the branch with my mom to check our checking and saving accounts, but we were told that my mom 's checking and saving accounts were closed due to inactivity. To even more of a shock, we found that her account was deducted monthly service fees for years while she was abroad until the point that Citibank decided to close her account and report unclaimed property to the State of California. 

I acknowledge that it is her fault not updating her address, but there is a contact number and email on file. If Citibank did exert a minimal level of due diligence, they could have easily reached her without having to resort to this action. 

As we met with XXXX XXXX XXXX, the Branch Manager, not only did he act like he was not able to help but also show contempts towards us! He said : " when your mom went back to XXXX, she should update her address. We have so many international clients, and we can mail her statements internationally. '' First of all, we are not from XXXX - he judged us based on our races/appearance. Second, we already acknowledged that we did not update the address, so what is the point of repeatedly mentioning this without really addressing the problem. He then went on to say " we only have your mailing address on file, so that is the only way we can contact her, '' but he later found out that a phone number and email address were clearly listed in the profile. He was not actively trying to resolve our problem, and instead just beat around the bush to ridicule us. He did not show empathy to what has happened to us, and made jokes about there are people like us too by saying " there customers who thought they have their vacation money, but only to find out their money is gone. ( laugh from the manager ) '' I think XXXX XXXX XXXX was not behaving in the manner that I would expect from a customer service perspective. He was demeaning and showed contempts to customers. 

I hope you can seriously address this issue, because I am now very upset about Citibank 's lack of due diligence in verifying accounts of inactivity, deducting service charges without notifications, closing accounts without verification, and also the unprofessional demeanors of XXXX XXXX XXXX. Thank you for your attention.
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-03
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CA)

Regular biweekly deposits started appearing in our checking account at the end of last year. Neither my mother nor I knew why these deposits were being made, nor by whom. When the bank was contacted, they said they would try to find the source of the deposits as the only information available on our statements was " XXXX BIWEEKLY [ and the last XXXX of my mother 's SS # ]. '' The bank never contacted us. We called and made the request again. Again, no one got back to us. The third time I contacted the bank I was told that the only information they knew was that it was being transferred by ACH, and that XXXX XXXX XXXX was the clearing house. They say there is no way for them to determine who is sending the money.
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-28
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (FL)

fraudulent charges were made to my macys credit card. Someone obtained by my information and made charges to my account. Macys sent correspondence to the wrong address. I never lived at the fake address that Macys sent letters to. I filed a claim on XXXX XXXX, 2015. They claimed to have proccessed it on XX/XX/XXXX. Since then they have been investigatin without any indication of whether the charges were fraudulent or not. Now recently, under threat of litigation, there was some progress. The company stated that they were going to clear the charges and report it to the credit bureaus. I asked for a letter detailing the investigation was indeed over but a few days later, I get another call stating that the charges are clear but they are still investigating. They denied the request for letter given.
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-01
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc. (FL)

I noticed a recent derogatory report on my credit reported on XX/XX/XXXX. I looked up the company that issued the report ( COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL ) and asked what this was in reference too. The representative stated that this was from a hospital stay from XX/XX/XXXX. I have a problem with this mainly because I was issued a county relief on the medical bill due to my being out of my county during the emergency and was indigent. Also I was never notified in writing of this debt which is now preventing me from getting a home again which I lost along with my company I owned after my medical emergency which has presented a severe hardship ongoing for me and my family.
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-08
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. (NJ)

Chase has been charging me excessive overdraft fees and NSF charges when I asked them not to let the charges go through as I felt my information may have been compromised before. How can I be charged {$40.00} in NSF and overdraft fees for a {$5.00} or {$9.00} charge. What is the point of doing that? Excessive bank charges for profits is unfair.
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-29
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (GA)

On XXXX XXXX, I made an automatic e-pay of {$4800.00} to my Banana Republic Credit Card ( Through Synchrony Bank XXXX account from my XXXX Checking Account. 
Additionally, forgetting I had e-pay set up, I had an additional payment made for the same amount. 
Realizing my mistake, I called my bank, XXXX, and asked them to return one of the payments. They proceeded to stop payment on ONE of the payments on XXXX XXXX. 
Unfortunately, you have listed TWO adjustments for that amount. When I spoke to one of your customer service representatives, she explained that she saw XXXX payments had been returned. This seems incorrect as XXXX adjustments have THE SAME reference number, when XXXX payments DID NOT. 
Since then, I have spoken to numerous people regarding the status. I was originally told I would have an answer by XXXX XXXX. When that came and went, I was told it was in process. As of my most recent call, today, I was told that there 's no way I can speak to someone on the payment correction team. As a result of this, I have had a late fee applied, interest charged. AND YOU CLOSED MY ACCOUNT ( which has since been reopened. seems crazy for one issue after I 've been a VERY GOOD CUSTOMER. ) I am attaching the statement from my checking account showing that one payment did, in fact go through.
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-23
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. (OH)

I tried to deposit XXXX dollars into my ex wives account with her account number handy, and since I was not on a joint account they refused the deposit. 
The teller told me I needed a personal check or a money order. I said by the time XXXX of those are cleared she will get charged overdraft fees .So I had to wait for her to come home from work and deposit it herself. Why anybody banks here is beyond me. XXXX Bank will email you and give you until XXXX that night,, and all you have to do is put the cash in the atm. Chase tellers must have a quota on how many overdraft fees they can aquire, WHAT A JOKE BANK!
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-05
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Credit card protection / Debt protection — 
Company: TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY (PA)

My boyfriend and I purchased a sofa from XXXX and we have a year to pay it off interest free. Before we made the purchase I asked if I would be able to set up automatic monthly payments and was told I could. I just got the bill ( which is through TD Bank ) and got online to set up the monthly payments and their system is designed to only allow me to make monthly payments in the amount of the minimum payment due - which will not have us pay off the sofa in time and would then have us pay interest in an amount almost equal to the cost of the sofa itself. In addition, the loan is set up as a credit card so there are late fees if you do n't pay monthly. I called customer service, assuming there was a technical glitch that would n't allow me to enter a larger amount, and was told by the associate that this is how the system is designed. She said I can set up recurring payments for the minimum amount and then call each month if I want to pay more than that. They promise an interest free loan and then are putting significant barriers in place to cost the consumer extra money. These policies are predatory and need to be changed.
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-25
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A. (NY)

- Had to get a new account last year ( 2014 ) due to fraud. 
- I had a line of credit attached to the account that had to be closed, and was denied application for the same line of credit on my new account. 
- XXXX month after closing my account and being sure that all my automatic payments, etc., had been updated, I went to a Citibank branch to close the account. 
- I explicitly asked if my ability to repay the balance on the line of credit would be affected, and was told, definitively, " No, it would not. " - The automatic payments that I had setup in those XXXX months from new account stopped processing because the line of credit was closed. 
- When I realized, I called the bank and tried to setup automatic payments again. I was told that they were setup, and I had a XXXX late fees taken back by the bank. 
- Months later, I got a notice stating that I had missed XXXX payments in a row ( did not receive intermittent letters before then ) ; I had n't noticed because ( 1 ) I was told that automatic payments had been setup, and ( 2 ) I no longer have access to the account online so could not check to see if payments were being made, and ( 3 ) did not get a notice from the bank until XXXX payments were missed. I tried to have these late payments taken back, but was denied. 
- It was at this time that I spoke to the collections dept, and was able to negotiate an agreement whereby I made XXXX specific monthly payments that we set up on the spot, and then I would have my account brought back to current, and then I could go about making regular payments again. 
- While paying the debt-collection payments setup by the bank over the phone, i continued to receive late payment charges, even though I was paying EXACTLY according to the plan they setup ( there was literally no other option without me calling to cancel, which did not happen ). 
- Tried to get those late charges taken back, and was denied, despite the fact that it was clearly the bank 's fault. 

This has affected the amount of interest I 'm being charged, my overall balance due to late fees, and my credit score. I would sincerely like to change banks, but the switching costs are prohibitive due to my affected credit score, and my worry that I will not be able to make payments on the closed account with a non-Citibank account.