milesbutler/consumer_complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 09-08-2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with EQUIFAX, INC. (OH).
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint: Equifax mishandled my personal information including Name, Social Security #, Address, Birthdate, etc. resulting in a data breach in XXXX XXXX that they confirmed I was affected by per their " Potential Impact '' site www.equifaxsecurity2017.com.
They have put myself and millions of others at risk of identity theft/fraud due to negligent security protocols in handling consumer information. They are further attempting to capitalize on the situation by signing injured parties THEY are responsible for up for " trial periods '' of their ID protection services. 

They are simultaneously defrauding these injured parties with hidden terms of service that waive their right to sue the company in what is clearly a situation of criminal negligence/fraudulent behavior as indicated by the three Equifax executives that dumped stock immediately prior to the data breach announcement.
I demand that they rectify this by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. The negligent loss of personal information of nearly 200 million consumers is an unconscionable breech of ethical behavior by this company and it is further unreasonable that they are not directly notifying every single person affected by this regardless of their questionable " judgment '' of who to contact.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 06-05-2017 about Mortgage (VA mortgage) with LoanCare, LLC (IL).
Issue: Trouble during payment process

Complaint: I have had a VA mortgage since   XX/XX/XXXX   and it has changed hand s ( servicers ) 5 times in that pe riod. The latest took place, I 'm told, in   XX/XX/XXXX   from  XXXX  to  Loan Care.  I finally found this out, late in   XX/XX/XXXX ,  following my inquiries of the new service r ( Loan Care ).   I continued making payments to  XXXX  uninterrupted, throughout this period. Unbeknownst to me  XXXX  forwarded my p ayments to Loan Care fo r   XX/XX/XXXX &  XX/XX/XXXX b ut ceased doing so thereafter. My loan had gone all the way to pre-foreclosure wi th Loan Care. I provided proof of payments to Loan Care and they endeavored t o get these funds from  XXXX  without success until   XX/XX/XXXX  . Throughout this period I have received twice daily dunning calls fro m Loan Care.  In   XX/XX/XXXX    Loan Care  claimed they finished their research and told me it was now my problem to get  XXXX  to release the funds. Further, that my proof of payment was not valid because any check would have been returned to me followin g a two m onth grace period and not processed by  XXXX . This is utterly false. The " proof '' I provided was a combination of "  Cancelled '' checks and verification that my electronic payments thru BillPayer were issu ed & received.  XXXX  has the funds and I continue to have a delinquent mortgage, ruined credit and inaccurate filed   XX/XX/XXXX  Federal  Tax returns. Attached is how I was informed that my mortgage was now being service d by Loan Care. Th is door hanger placed on the door knob of an out building at my property that I only " happened '' to find on   XX/XX/XXXX .

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 04/22/2016 about Debt collection (I do not know) with Hillcrest Davidson & Assoc (TN).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not mine

Complaint: I recently checked my credit report and discovered that this company has reported that I owe them a debt. To my knowledge I have never enter into a contractual agreement with this company and neither have they ever provided me with goods or services.

Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 11-02-2015 about Credit reporting () with Experian Information Solutions Inc. (WY).
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report
Sub-issue: Reinserted previously deleted info

Complaint: After 25 Years an account from XXXX showed up on my credit report with a zero balance but a past due amount of {$6000.00}. I am trying to refinance my house and would like it removed due to age and unfairness of reporting such an old debt. I have filed a dispute with Experian XXXX, but have not received any resolution as of yet.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 04/15/2016 about Credit card () with WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (MN).
Issue: Advertising and marketing

Complaint: This is the second month I 've called WF to discontinue a monthly email for their new Go Far rewards program. There is no option to unsubscribe on the email, I then called the customer service number provided on the email, that customer service could not help me opt out so I was then transferred to Premier help line, they could n't help me then I sent to online banking help line, they could not help me so then they sent me to credit card customer service and then the line disconnected, I then call the credit card customer service directly and had to wait 9 minutes to talk to someone. I finally reached a credit card representative, they too could not help me, I was then transferred to the rewards customer service line. They too could not help me, I was told I could n't opt out receiving this news letter only, my only option is to discontinue receiving all email communications from the bank which is ridiculous because I hold my checking, savings, mortgage, HELOC, XXXX account too. Finally, I was required to re-authenticate every time I was transferred so I had to authenticate myself a total of five times. I thought by law that the email has to provide a way to unsubscribe from communications I do n't want to receive. I went through this exact horrible experience last month, I called on XXXX XXXX and was promised from the last person I spoke to that I would be opted-out.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 07-05-2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (ND).
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint: I am a victim of identity theft. I have 2 fraudulent and unauthorized hard inquiries listed on my Trans Union,  XXXX and XXXX credit report. The 2 hard inquiries do n't belong to me. The following hard inquiries are fraudulent and unauthorized : XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX. XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, UT XXXX

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 09-09-2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with EQUIFAX, INC. (NY).
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint: Equifax mishandled my personal information including name, social security number, address, birthdate, driver 's license number, and possibly more. They allowed a data breach to occur in XXXX/XXXX 2017, and they confirmed I could be affected on their website, www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. They have put myself and millions of others at risk of identity theft/fraud due to negligent security protocols in handling consumer information. They are further attempting to capitalize on the situation by signing injured parties they are responsible for up for " trial periods '' of their ID protection services. The negligent loss of personal information of nearly 200 million consumers is unconscionably unethical, and it is further unreasonable that they are not directly notifying every single person affected by this incident.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 06-12-2015 about Debt collection (Credit card) with Allied Interstate LLC (IN).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not mine

Complaint: On XXXX/XXXX/2015 I requested Debt Validation per Alliedinterstate email communication per website. On XXXX XXXX 2015 I received correspondence from XXXX XXXX attorney for Alliedinterstate. On XXXX XXXX per email from XXXX XXXX, " The account was placed with us on XXXX XXXX, 2015. We made our XXXX collection attempt on XXXX XXXX, 2015 at XXXX XXXX. We made XXXX ( XXXX ) additional calls on XXXX XXXX, 2015 and made XXXX ( XXXX ) final call on XXXX XXXX, 2015 at XXXX XXXX. We ceased the account and returned the account to the creditor. 

On XXXX/XXXX/2015 I sent notice to XXXX XXXX that I had obtained legal counsel XXXX XXXX. On XXXX/XXXX/2015 after receiving such notice XXXX XXXX continued to respond to email correspondence between I and him.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 08-08-2017 about Checking or savings account (Checking account) with BBVA COMPASS FINANCIAL CORPORATION (TX).
Issue: Problem caused by your funds being low
Sub-issue: Overdrafts and overdraft fees

Complaint: I have checked my account again with BBVA and they show charging me a {$38.00} NSF fee for a check that they have as " paid item check '' when if fact the check DID clear. There was enough money to cover it - according to what I see on MY online banking. I do not understand how they continue to get away with this. I doubt I am the only customer having this issue with them. If I see a balance of {$380.00} and THEY clear a check for {$350.00} - I STILL have a balance of {$39.00} then how in the XXXX can they continue to charge me a {$38.00} NSF for that check - they say did not clear but it obviously did!!! What is going on? How unethical do you have to prove a bank is before someone steps up and does something? Like XXXX XXXX ....?

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 11/22/2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with EQUIFAX, INC. (IN).
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services
Sub-issue: Problem with product or service terms changing

Complaint: EQUIFAX IS PROHIBITING MY ACESS TO ONLINE MONITORING SERVICE IN RETALIATION FOR THREATENING LAWSUITS.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 03-11-2016 about Bank account or service (Checking account) with WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (DE).
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low

Complaint: I have an account with Wells Fargo. I withdrew {$350.00} on XXXX/XXXX/16 at the branch. Wells Fargo charged my account {$35.00} for this transaction, then they charged me 5 times {$35.00} for a total of {$170.00}. The money was in the account when I withdrew the {$350.00}. 

I had a direct deposit on XXXX/XXXX/16 for {$1200.00}, Wells Fargo still gave me an overdraft fee of {$35.00} although the money was in the account. 

I feel as if these fees are extra and unlawful.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 11-07-2016 about Debt collection (Medical) with Professional Adjustment Corp. of S.W. FL., Inc. (FL).
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Sub-issue: Not disclosed as an attempt to collect

Complaint: I have a medical bills on my credit report who was already paid by my insurance. I received calls from collection agency with treated and rudeness. I never received any final bill from any office to paid just received calls and find out when I check my credit reports.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 08/24/2015 about Mortgage (Conventional fixed mortgage) with OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC (TN).
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account

Complaint: XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX : your letter of XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, Let 's make things perfectly clear, according to the CFPB, Federal Law and Regulations and RESPA, all cited below, your client Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, OLS, is NOT and NEVER HAS BEEN Servicer of our mortgage loan. This means the Deed transfer engaged in by OLS and the XXXX XXXX TN Public Records changes by OLS clearly appear to be unlawful. 

The short version : In brief, the " Transferor '' sends a RESPA Notice notifying the mortgagee of the sale or transfer of the mortgage or servicing and that notice provides names and addresses, loan balance and account details, contact info etc. about the new servicer and this 'Transferor '' Notice is required to be provided to the mortgagee with no less than fifteen days prior to the new payment info taking effect. The receiver of the mortgage or servicing is required to send a " Transferee '' RESPA Notice usually within thirty days or so. The " Transferee '' RESPA Notice must contain the same RESPA details and info as the " Transferor '' RESPA Notice. 

What happened is XXXX XXXX XXXX sent a " Tranferor '' RESPA Notice with a signature date of XX/XX/XXXX that said new payments take place XX/XX/XXXX. This was the first violation of RESPA because XX/XX/XXXX was a XXXX day month and the notice was n't signed til the XXXX, therefore we did not receive our minimum fifteen day notice as required by law. 

The new mortgage company or Servicer, " Transferee '' Homeward/Ocwen XXXX KY never sent us a " Tranferee '' RESPA Notice as required by CFPB, Federal Law and RESPA but they accept and process our mortgage payments. This company has not answered any of our written inquiries. 

OLS sends a Notice dated XX/XX/XXXX saying that as of XX/XX/XXXX they are the new Servicer because XXXX transferred it to them and we must make our payments to Ocwen in XXXX XXXX IL. OLS refuses to provide us with a copy of their alleged PHE Transfer Notice and the data contained in their so-called Notice letter does not match any of the details in the XXXX " Transferor '' RESPA Notice that we received which is clearly inconsistent with the federal law, federal regulations and RESPA, therefore, case closed OLS letter to be ignored. 

XXXX XXXX sends us a Notice dated XX/XX/XXXX claiming they have had our mortgage since XXXX and we are to make our payments to Homeward Residential XXXX in XXXX TX. Since their Notice did n't match any " Transferor '' RESPA Notice we had received, cased closed XXXX XXXX letter to be ignored. 

As to your XX/XX/XXXX page XXXX where it appears that you claim mortgage companies can make all the false claims or so-called mistakes and errors they want and there are no penalties or safeguards for this and that those false claims or errors do n't require correction is for someone else to respond to, not us. Perhaps we misunderstood your page XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 06/13/2016 about Mortgage (Conventional fixed mortgage) with Specialized Loan Servicing LLC (GA).
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account

Complaint: XXXX XXXX, XXXX case number XXXX from SLS Morgagae That I did not pay Ferbruary XXXX XXXX payment to XXXX Bank I did make a payment on XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 04/21/2015 about Student loan (Non-federal student loan) with IOWA STUDENT LOAN LIQUIDITY CORPORATION (MI).
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Keep getting calls about my loan

Complaint: Iowa Student Loans ( now Aspire Servicing ) is harassing myself, my family, & friends even though I am up to date on my payments. They are currently calling anyone I have ever put as a reference in a very creepy manner, refusing to say why they are calling. This is scary to my loved ones as I am currently going though a custody battle & they have been worried for my son & I 's safety. I am personally receiving calls up to XXXX times per day on my phone while I am at work. I had to block their phone number as the constant calls was disrupting my life. I do not see the need for constant calls when I am up to date on payments!!!!!!!!!! Now they are calling from other numbers. When I answer they refuse to say what company is calling. For my safety I can not play these games, as it could potentially be my ex up to no good again. Again, this is irrational & harassing as I am up to date on payments. When I call their XXXX number to get to the bottom of this, when I finally get a human on the phone they are confused as to why they are even calling. Yesterday I was told " we would never call you like this unless you were behind on payments. '' Once I pointed out that I am not behind on payments the man on the phone was very confused & put me on hold. I warned him that I already had a patient in the waiting room & asked for a supervisor 's phone number so I could call back later to attempt to resolve this issue in a timely manner. He refused to give me a number to call back ... This constant & unnecessary harassment is causing me unnecessary stress & causing my XXXX to worsen. Please help me resolve this issue.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 08/23/2016 about Mortgage (Conventional fixed mortgage) with NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE (TX).
Issue: Settlement process and costs

Complaint: Mortgage company violated law for HARP and kept asking for new documents. Now they say I was approved and on a 3 month trial but I NEVER RECIEVED a single document stating this and they are trying to foreclose.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 09/13/2017 about Student loan (Federal student loan servicing) with Navient Solutions, LLC. (NY).
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Sub-issue: Problem lowering your monthly payments

Complaint: I just would like a debt validation of the loans I owe, what is my true balance. There are to many adjustments for me to pay. Feels like I 'm in Jail.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 08-05-2015 about Credit card () with CITIBANK, N.A. (TX).
Issue: Customer service / Customer relations

Complaint: I have been a customer of Best Buy for at least 20 years and still have a Best Buy Credit Card in my name only in my possession. Around XX/XX/XXXX I helped my daughter, XXXX, then a XXXX Student at the University XXXX, purchase a XXXX Laptop. In order to help her establish credit, Best Buy initiated a Joint Credit Account. I paid {$250.00} down and the Account was established in her name, with her Statements sent to her Mother 's ( my ex-wife ) address in XXXX, Texas. She paid this off in a timely manner. 
Fast forward to XX/XX/XXXX when I decided to buy myself an XXXX Present ( HP Laptop for around {$450.00} ). Best Buy was regularly sending me emails stating I had Best Buy Rewards of {$30.00} I could use if I purchased a Product from them. I believe the condition was I could not use this Discount unless I put it on credit, so I did so even though I can provide proof that I had approximately {$4500.00} in my Bank Account at that time. 
Herein lies the problem. At the checkout in XXXX XXXX, Texas, I furnished my info, Driver 's License, email, phone number, etc., after stating I had an Individual Account ( I did not have my Best Buy Credit Card on hand at that time ). My daughter was in XXXX, Texas, was not mentioned, consequently, I had no idea that she would be involved in this transaction in any way whatsoever. 
I went about my business and enjoyed the Holidays. Sometime in XX/XX/XXXX, I found out that my ex had gotten mail for my Daughter from Best Buy ( they lived XXXX miles from each other ). My Daughter told her it must be Junk Mail because she had not had any dealings with them. Consequently, I have the email and picture of the Credit Card Bill from my Daughter on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX which states " Sorry, I wished I 'd opened it sooner ". Shortly after I contacted the Credit Card Account, described what happened, got them to write off the Late Charge Penalty and paid the Amount in Full. The Rep read back my explanation to me and agreed to include this in my file. 
Happy Ending? Not quite. This is the only serious negative on my Credit Report and I believe I would have an XXXX Score without it and has been detrimental to my finances. What makes me feel terrible is that my Daughter ( XXXX ) and is buying a House has this on her Credit Report and has cost her also while she had absolutely nothing to do with the transaction. 
Finally, during this time Best Buy was sending me emails describing their products and that I was eligible for additional Rewards! I believe if you will look at my situation you will feel as I do, that if Best Buy had correctly billed me as I had intended this would never had been an issue and affected my Daughter and I so negatively.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02/27/2017 about Debt collection (Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)) with North Shore Agency, LLC (WA).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not mine

Complaint: I received a confirmation from XXXX on XXXX XXXX, 2016 that all lines on my account were disconnected, and had a zero balance due. 

On XXXX XXXX, 2016, I received communication that I owed {$290.00} on my account, as there was a line of service still open and it had been accruing monthly charges. 

I told them that this debt should not be my debt, as when I received the communication on XXXX XXXX, 2016, I had taken that to mean that all of my accounts were closed. 

When I tried to clear it up with XXXX, they would not waive the fee, even though this was their mistake, and even though I had never actually used the line of service ( it was opened, and placed on hold, which is why, when I received the communication on XXXX XXXX, I had assumed it had been closed due to never being used ) Since then, they have sent the bill to debt collection, and now debt collection has reported to the XXXX credit reporting agencies, which has dropped my credit score from a XXXX as of XXXX 2016 to a XXXX as of this month.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02/27/2017 about Credit reporting () with TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (KY).
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report
Sub-issue: Public record

Complaint: I recently investigated my credit history because every I apply to get one I 'm denied for the following reasons : -derogatory public records or collection filed -Insufficient length of credict history -Proportion of revolving balances to revolving credit limits is too high -Recent derogatory public record of collection -Number of recent inquires on consumer report My question are What does this mean? 
How can I fix all this so I can cleanly build my credit? 
How to prevent this affecting me.? 
Why I get a pending account in collection and I was never notified of this amount?

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation