davidheineman/consumer-finance-complaints-large huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
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. (AL)

To : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX agents , representatives , & employees I, XXXX XXXX, a consumer, am notifying you that I dispute this alleged debt pursuant to 15 USC 1692g. I REQUEST THAT YOU PROVIDE ME VERIFICATION OF THIS ALLEGED DEBT. 
VERIFICATION CONSISTS OF PROOF THAT THIS ALLEGED DEBT BELONGS TO ME, A FORMAL DECLARATION IN WHERE YOU SWEAR TO THE TRUTHS OF THE STATEMENTS OF THE FACTS OF THE MATTER, HAVE FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE AND MUST BE NOTARIZED. 
Since this debt is disputed pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are required to cease all collection of this alleged debt which includes reporting to my consumer report with XXXX, XXXX, AND EQUIFAX. 
I hereby inform you that you do not have my consent to communicate with me through any medium. Furthermore, I DID NOT consent to you having my personal and private information. 
This constitutes aggravated identity theft. I also DID NOT consent to you reporting information in my name to the consumer reporting agencies. 
The original creditor is in noncompliance with the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule of the Gramm Leach Bliley Act for sharing my nonpublic personal information to nonaffiliated third parties and not providing me a notice that complies with section 6803 and giving me the opportunity to opt out pursuant to 15 USC 6802. This notice makes you are and you are an accomplice. 
I request that you provide me the Aggravated Value Of Purchase showing how much you paid for this debt. IT IS A MATERIAL MISREPRESENTATION FOR YOU TO ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ANY AMOUNT MORE THAN WHAT YOU PAID FOR THIS DEBT WHICH IS FRAUD UPON THE COURT AND FALSE & MISLEADING. 
THIS IS A WARNING! YOU HAVE VIOLATED MY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER AND IF YOU DO NOT CEASE ALL COLLECTION ACTIVITIES AND REQUEST FOR THIS ACCOUNT TO BE DELETED FROM MY CONSUMER REPORT, I WILL COMMENCE A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST YOUR COMPANY, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. 
Sincerely, XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (TX)

My credit report had a data breach upon checking my credit report I seen some inaccurate inquiries on my report therefore all inaccurate inquiries need to be removed immediately, I XXXX XXXX, consumer, and natural person. I am aware of all my rights that I have and which are protected by the Congress under the fair Credit Reporting Act the list of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality on 15 U. S. C 1681 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A states I have the right to privacy, 16U.S.C 1681 section 604 A section 2 : it also states, a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without any written instructions. Thank you XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NJ)

I recently perused a copy of my credit report. It stated that the source of the credit inquiry was the credit inquiries listed below. However, these inquiries were not approved by me. Please REMOVE these questions from my credit report since they make it harder for me to apply for loans and get credit. Kindly forward any supplementary materials you possess about this inquiry. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
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: EQUIFAX, INC. (TX)

Months ago, I have sent a letter to the XXXX credit bureaus asking them to correct this questionable information, but nothing has changed. I shall take legal action against you because I believe you have not authenticated these things in line with Sections XXXX ( a ) ( XXXX ) ( A ) and XXXX ( a ) ( XXXX ) ( A ). This was previously mentioned in my previous COMPLAINT #, and I'm including it once more. 
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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-24
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (FL)

I am writing to formally dispute the charge-off status of the account referenced above, which appears on my credit report. I believe there has been an error in the reporting of this account, and I request a thorough investigation into its validity. 

Details of the account in question are as follows : Account Number : XXXX Original Creditor : XXXX XXXX  Date of Charge-Off : XXXX XXXX  Current Status : Charged-Off I have reviewed my records and believe that the information reported regarding this account is inaccurate. I request that you investigate this matterand correct any inaccuracies in your records. I think it has been a matter of miscommunication. I was not aware of any late payments whatsoever. Please provide me with a written response and investigate this dispute within 30 days of receipt of this letter.
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

The purpose of this complaint is to have several unauthorized hard credit inquiries removed from my credit report. I received a copy of my credit report from your bureau on XX/XX/XXXX and noticed that there are unauthorized inquiries listed. Kindly investigate my claim in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. If you find any unauthorized inquiries, PLEASE REMOVE THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE and send me a copy of my new, accurate credit report. 
XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/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 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (CA)

I need to inform you I was the victim of identity theft. I'm disputing the account as it was opened without my knowledge, consent or authority. I contacted the company and they said to file the FTC affidavit from the site identitytheft.gov. Please dspute the account. It was opened wihtout my knowlege, authority or consent. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX ( Original Creditor : XXXX XXXX XXXX ) XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-24
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: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (NJ)

My car loan with credit acceptance has been paid off.After speaking with credit acceptance over the phone they have verified that my loan is paid off and that the car was not repossessed.experian refuses to take the repossession off my credit report.This has been negatively impacting my credit score.The loan is 100 percent paid off and the car was never repossessed.Insurance company paid for the car and the remaining balance was paid when the car was auctioned.
Consumer complaint received 2023-02-27
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, 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. (OH)

THE FOLLOWING INQUIRES AND COLLECTIONS ARE REPORTING FRAUDULENTLY ON MY CREDIT REPORT FROM XXXX, EQUIFAX, XXXX AND OTHER THIRD PARTY CREDIT REPORTING COMPANIES ; XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX  XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( ORIGINAL CREDITOR : XXXX XXXX ) {$1700.00} AMOUNT XX/XX/XXXX DATE XXXX ACCOUNT NUMBER XXXX XXXX XXXX ( ORIGINAL CREDITOR : XXXX ) {$1000.00} AMOUNT XX/XX/XXXX XXXX ACCOUNT NUMBER
Consumer complaint received 2024-07-24
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information is missing that should be on the report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (FL)

I LOST my wallet along with my SSN card long ago. I am a victim of identity theft. I have obtained a copy of my credit report with EXPERIAN.COM and there are multiple accounts reporting to my credit profile that are fraudulent. I have also found out that the accounts listed below are not connected to my current address : The information listed in this letter, which is reporting to my credit, does not relate to any transaction ( s ) that I have made. It is the result of identity theft. 

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 2024-07-24
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (PA)

I am writing to request a correction of the following information that appears on my XXXX, Experian, XXXX XXXX report : Dispute 1 o Account Number : XXXX o Amount : {$20000.00} o The report shows I currently owe money to XXXX that I have already paid. XXXX was paid in full, please close account as paid in full. 

Dispute 2 o Account Number : UNKNOWN o Amount {$100.00} o XXXX XXXX XXXX appeared on my credit report without any notice. It is my consumers right and credit law that I be notified of any debts before appearing on my credit report. I am also not aware of the debt. 
Please delete this from my report. 

Dispute 3 o Account Number : XXXX o Amount : {$830.00} o The report shows I currently owe money to LVNV/Resurgent that I have already repaid. XXXX or XXXX agreed to delete this account from my credit report as they were paid. 
o Please Delete. 

Dispute XXXX : Account : UNKNOWN - Portfolio Recovery Experian is still reporting Portfolio Recovery which was paid 2 years ago. 
Amount : {$830.00} Please delete. 

Dispute XXXX : Please remove the following addresses, they do not belong to me : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, PA XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX PA XXXX I have attached a copy of my receipts and correspondence with the accounts mentioned. 
Thank you for your assistance. 
Sincerely, XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (IL)

This is my NUMEROUS request that I have been a victim of identity theft and that no one seems to care, that I want to dispute specific records in my credit file that do not belong to me, or that I have signed any agreement. The items I'm challenging have nothing to do with any transactions I've done or authorized to gain products, services, or money. Please remove the following items. 

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 2024-04-18
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Problem with personal statement of dispute
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

I recently received a copy of my XXXX Bureus consumer report and I noticed some late payments/inaccurate information posted on my consumer report : XXXX XXXX Balance {$330.00} XXXX  XXXX Balance {$29000.00}
Consumer complaint received 2023-11-03
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (KY)

In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act XXXX Account # XXXX XXXX XXXX  has violated my rights. 

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 an account without my written instructions.
Consumer complaint received 2024-01-30
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: EQUIFAX, INC. (IL)

I have been trying to dispute incorrect and/or invalid items listed on my credit report and have gotten no assistance from the creditors or the credit bureaus regarding this matter. Please see attached documents and letter for referenced issues from above.
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (PA)

Please take a look at the attached letters and ID docs for verification that it is I XXXX XXXX XXXX filing this complaint. The stuff on my credit report is wrong and Under 15 U.S. Code 1681b Permissible purposes of consumer reports i never gave any written consent to report anything on my consumer reports no consent is fraud.
Consumer complaint received 2023-02-27
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, 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. Account name : 1. XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX has violated my rights. 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 seven 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 2023-06-08
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)

I checked my credit report and found that some of the data were incorrect. The three credit bureaus are required by Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) to verify these items ( A ). It is not permitted to report these items as unverified information without giving any supporting documentation within the legally permitted time frame. My credit report lists the following issues as needing investigation and deletion due to inaccurate reporting in my file. 
XXXXXXXX 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 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX/XX/XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
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: EQUIFAX, INC. (FL)

I checked my credit report and found that some of the data were incorrect. The XXXX credit bureaus are required by Sections 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) and 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) to verify these accounts ( A ). It is not permitted to report these accounts as unverified information without giving any supporting documentation within the legally permitted time frame. My credit report lists the following issues as needing investigation and correction due to inaccurate reporting in my file. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
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: EQUIFAX, INC. (IL)

Equifax allege to have verified the {$5100.00} XXXX XXXX debt that is attempted to be collected by the XXXX XXXX XXXX collection agency being disputed in the XXXX complaint as accurateand Equifax allege to have verified that the item of the XXXX XXXX XXXX account allegedly belong to [ me/the complainant ] yet for a certainty, Equifax has not verified the origins of the {$4600.00} balance included in the {$5100.00} balance to which XXXX XXXX  XXXX is attempting to collect, and nor has XXXX XXXX XXXX verified the {$4600.00} balance included in the {$5100.00} balance that XXXX XXXX unlawfully transferred to the XXXX electrical service account a mere XXXX days after the XXXX XXXX XXXX account was opened, by violating Ill. Admin . Code tit. 83 280.50.f which details that utility companies shall not transfer a balance owing from one premises account to another until the customer has failed to pay the final bill rendered for that premises or the customer requests that the final balance be transferred directly to the other premises accountand that transferring final balances from one premises account to another, the utility shall indicate on the bill the location where the amount due originatedyet XXXX XXXX transferred a {$4600.00} balance from an older and unverified account, to the then most recent XXXX account, and failed to provide verification of the debts account number indicating where the unverified {$4600.00} balance originated, even upon requestwhere so, per 15 U.S. Code 1681i ( a ) ( 5 ) ( A ) ( i ) of the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, regarding treatment of inaccurate or unverifiable information, the XXXX XXXX XXXX account attempting to collecting the unverified {$5100.00} debt shall be promptly deleted from the consumer report file of the consumeryet Equifax has falsely claimed that the item is valid and belongs to [ me/the consumer ] and concluded the investigation without addressing the fact that the alleged debt has not been properly verified.
Consumer complaint received 2023-04-09
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. (TX)

i have received my credit reports today and worried to see that so many negative accounts are reporting on my credit report. I tried to contact XXXX, Experian and XXXX through disputes to investigate my disputed accounts which are wrongly reporting on my credit report but they did not investigated well, neither they send me back investigation results. i am requesting through your portal to please forward my disputes to them as ask them to start their investigation
Consumer complaint received 2023-10-30
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Managing an account — Funds not handled or disbursed as instructed
Company: DISCOVER BANK (WA)

My account was suspended by discover a year ago. I had {$1200.00} in my account at that time. Discover only sent me a closing check of {$200.00}. I tried to contact them over the past year for the rest {$1000.00} but they either did not respond to my request or claimed they sent the check but the check never arrived. Discover is a thief!
Consumer complaint received 2024-06-24
Product: Checking or savings account — Other banking product or service
Issue: Managing an account — Funds not handled or disbursed as instructed
Company: KEYCORP (OH)

I gave a {$1300.00} check to XXXX XXXX and TOLD the bank to HOLD the check. I told them on the phone with their XXXX number. they FAILED to HOLD the check saying some XXXX about the notes saying that the check was already cashed BEFORE I asked them to hold it. The guy on the phone was new, I could tell, and I asked him if they could waive the hold fee and he had to put me on hold and ask his boss. 

XXXX XXXX cashed the check and KEY BANK need sto REIMBURSE me and NO ONE IS CONTACTING ME. I HAVE CALLED THEIR Office SEVERAL Times chasing chasing chasing. THye need to REIMBURSE the XXXX NOW.
Consumer complaint received 2020-12-19
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Central Portfolio Control Inc. (TX)

I paid the debt off in XXXX and the person I spoke to when paying said that they would remove from credit report. They sent me a account resolution letter. Then reported on my credit that I still have an outstanding balance and owed the entire amount in XXXX. I filed a credit dispute and all they did was update it to show I still havent paid even though I have a letter from them stating I paid them.
Consumer complaint received 2024-04-18
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC. (NJ)

I am writing to express my profound dismay at the flagrant violation of credit reporting laws evident in the persistence of fraudulent accounts on my credit report. Despite assurances from reputable companies and the validation of an identity theft report, these erroneous entries remain unaddressed. 

Your failure to rectify these accounts, despite clear evidence of their fraudulent nature, represents a blatant disregard for the laws governing accurate reporting. It is apparent that the bureau is neglecting its duty to adequately investigate and rectify inaccuracies. 

Furthermore, other credit bureaus have already taken corrective action by removing these accounts from their records following the submission of an FTC report and thorough investigation. 

The following accounts require immediate action : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX