milesbutler/consumer_complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 02-10-2016 about Debt collection (Mortgage) with BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (FL).
Issue: Communication tactics
Sub-issue: Frequent or repeated calls

Complaint: Bank of America has been notified that I will be late on this months mortgage payment. They cal XXXX six times in a day, never leave a message. When I answered today I was informed that my account will be notated but the collection calls will continue until payment is received.

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 05/29/2017 about Debt collection (Federal student loan debt) with Navient Solutions, LLC. (PA).
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-issue: Didn't receive notice of right to dispute

Complaint: I made a request for an income driven repayment, around the beginning of  XXXX ,  201 7. I submitted it to Navient, as requested by the Department of Education. I was by    letter it had been approved by Navient, even with the dollar amount of repayment. Yesterday (   XXXX   XXXX  ) I got a phone call, supposedly from  Navient  demanding monthly payments that are huge, far more than i can afford or than the approved amount in the repayment plan.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 03/16/2017 about Bank account or service (Checking account) with PNC Bank N.A. (OH).
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals

Complaint: I receive XXXX income on the XXXX of ' each month. My XX/XX/XXXX XXXX payment was inadvertently sent to the incorrect PNC checking account. I notified my local XXXX office and my bank, PNC. I held a three-way call so we could resolve the matter. PNC was able to locate the funds which was being held in another customer 's account ( name withheld for privacy reasons ), however they only placed a hold on the customer 's account. PNC initially stated that they could transfer the funds to my account, but later explained that the government would need to re-call the funds and re-deposit the ACH ( Automated Clearing House ). However, PNC did not offer a " provisional credit '' which would have prevented additional fees and overdrafts to our account ( my spouse is an account holder as well ). PNC agreed to refund {$660.00} in fees charged to my account if I provided a letter from the government admitting fault. I was able to obtain this letter from the government and it was provided to PNC Bank immediately. However, a lead at PNC decided to rescind the verbal agreement and was only willing to credit my account approximately {$310.00}. XXXX called to notify me of the change in decision. Additionally, I was told that, as a bank, " PNC had to make money too. '' XXXX contacted me several days later and was also involved with the issue of not crediting the agreed upon amount. I recently spoke with XXXX who was extremely helpful and escalated the issue in a attempt to reach my desired resolution. The last conversation I had was with XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX, who only stated, " We are not going to be able to refund any further fees. '' There was no explanation except, " We already refunded fees. '' This is completely unacceptable since he ignored the purpose of my call and the outstanding problem. The major issue are the bank fees which are continuing to accumulate and we have now paid PNC over {$1000.00} in fees which should have been resolved from the beginning instead of compounding the problem. For example, my recent monthly deposit in the amount of {$1900.00} { XXXX was paid to PNC and only {$700.00} was paid to me }. This same issue began in XX/XX/XXXX and has continued through XX/XX/XXXX! PNC should review the way they handle their financial institution along with excessive fees they charge customer.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 12/29/2017 about Mortgage (Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)) with Specialized Loan Servicing LLC (NJ).
Issue: Trouble during payment process

Complaint: My account was transferred from XXXX to SLS Loan Servicing in XXXX XXXX. I was unable to make my XXXX payment with XXXX and called SLS. They took a payment over the phone XXXX as my account was not set up yet. That payment was never applied to my account. I have called numerous times going over the information and was told, yes we see the error and it has been escalated. The month after that my statement still showed a past due amount, called and they said yes your account is flagged to review because of the transfer. They said do n't worry, no late fees or past due will be reported to the agencies. I work at a mortgage bank myself so I know the process all too well. We are in XXXX and the issue is still not resolved and I ca n't get a manager on the phone. 

Below are my transactions XXXX payment made via phone XXXX for {$600.00} ( confirmation XXXX ) XXXX payment made XXXX for {$600.00} as my account was finally set up XXXX payment made XXXX for {$600.00} XXXX payment made XXXX for {$600.00} XXXX payment made XXXX for {$620.00} XXXX payment being made today for {$620.00} I am unable to make payments online as it is asking for past due amount ( which I do not owe ). I need to make the payment via bill pay through my bank which is why XXXX payment did not process until XXXX and my payment today will not process until the first few days in 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 10/27/2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with Experian Information Solutions Inc. (CA).
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint: I use to have a credit card with XXXX XXXX XXXX .They have been reporting for several years that I was late on payments which I was not.I paid the account off in full and they are reporting it as a charge off.After 2 years of trying to work with them and a Verbal agreement that they would remove the damaging " Charged off '' status..They have not. 
I demand that they remove the charge off from my credit reports.The account is at a XXXX  balance and this is constantly damaging my FICO score.

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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 02/21/2017 about Debt collection (Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)) with ERC (CA).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was paid

Complaint: I paid an old XXXX XXXX XXXX debt a year ago and just received a debt collection letter threatening to report me to the credit bureaus. I contacted XXXX XXXX XXXX again and they verified the account was paid, in good standing, and closed.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 05/26/2015 about Debt collection (I do not know) with Penn Credit Corporation (IL).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not mine

Complaint: I have been a victim of Identity theft as a result several accounts were opened in my name. I have filed a police report and sent it to collection agencies letting them know the debt is not mine but they still report me negatively to the credit bureaus and have not responded to me yet within the 30 day time period.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02/16/2016 about Bank account or service (Other bank product/service) with MUFG UNION BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (CA).
Issue: Using a debit or ATM card

Complaint: Union Bank sent me a new " chip & pin '' debit card about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I did not ask for this card ; they just sent it to me. I activated the new card as soon as I received it. However, I have been having one problem after another using the new card. I read through the literature that Union Bank sent along with the new card, to see if there were any tips on how to resolve any problems with the new card. There were not any tips given ... just legalese. 
XXXX XXXX said Union Bank had declined my automatic payment on XX/XX/2016, even though there was plenty of money in my account. XXXX XXXX then canceled my car insurance and renter 's insurance. XXXX XXXX XXXX would not accept the new card either. I should add that the debit card number is the same on both the new card and the old card. The expiration date, however, is different on the new card. The CRV number is also different. Nowhere in the Union Bank " chip & pin '' literature did it say for customers to contact merchants/automatic payment companies with a new expiration date. 
Then, yesterday, at XXXX in XXXX, CA, my new debit card was denied for a purchase of XXXX. My card was scanned through their card reader at least 7 times. The card reader had chip technology, so the clerks tried to scan the card both ways. In addition, XXXX insisted that I was entering " the incorrect pin number. '' I actually entered the correct pin number 4 or 5 times into their card reader. There was a long line of people behind me, and it was humiliating to be turned down for a XXXX purchase. The XXXX manager said, " we 're sorry, but we can not authenticate this card. '' I ended up having to write a physical check, which, of course, just held up the line even longer. 
As soon as I got home, I double-checked the balance in my bank account, which was fine. I also double-checked my pin number ... I had indeed been using the correct pin at XXXX. 
The XXXX manager told me to call Union Bank this morning ... that the bank would be able to see in their system why my debit card had been declined on XX/XX/2016 so many times. I called the XXXX XXXX, CA branch of Union Bank this morning. The gentleman who answered the phone, XXXX, said there had indeed " been a few problems with the new chip & pin cards. '' He gave me a national XXXX Union Bank number to call. However, when I was finally able to reach a real, live national Union Bank employee at XXXX XXXX. PST XX/XX/2016, and explain what had been happening with my new debit card, she just transferred me back to the bank 's automated phone system.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 03-03-2016 about Credit card () with CITIBANK, N.A. (ME).
Issue: Delinquent account

Complaint: XXXX of 2014, I was behind on my payments. I was awarded proceeds from my divorce. Before divorce, former spouse was the only source of income. I contacted Citi, in regards to me account. During the phone conversation, I requested for the late charges, as well as as late remarks on credit reports to be reflected as " never late ''. The customer service rep agreed to this. I then commenced to pay the back charges, and the account was " reinstated ''. From that date forward, this account has since been paid and closed. I decided to close this account, due to personal reasons. I have received several mailings, from this company, as well as my request for an an investigation, as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act. I received a letter stating they will no longer communicate with me. This, to me, is their way of stating " We got your money. Have a good day. '' I am highly offended by their comments to my latest request.

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 11-03-2016 about Bank account or service (Checking account) with JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. (TX).
Issue: Making/receiving payments, sending money

Complaint: In XXXX XXXX, Chase bank via bill pay forwarded the XXXX XXXX car payment to XXXX XXXX with the wrong address. Despite the wrong address, XXXX XXXX received the XXXX XXXX payment with the wrong address and endorsed it. Chase management approved the XXXX XXXX check that was mailed out with the wrong address. Chase employee put the wrong address on the check. I was never notified that the XXXX XXXX had a wrong address. In XXXX and XXXX XXXX, Chase failed to pay XXXX XXXX their XXXX car payments even though they refused the money from my bank account giving the appearance that the XXXX and XXXX payments were made. After 60 days of being delinquent, XXXX XXXX forwarded me a re-procession letter. After contacting Chase, the money was immediately placed back into my bank account and both car payments were made. Upon requesting electronic copies of cancelled bank checks, Chase informed me that their records were destroyed. This was a lie. I am requesting the front and back copies of the XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, and XXXX XXXX electronic cancelled bank checks made out to XXXX XXXX. Chase bank and XXXX XXXX XXXX engaged in deceptive trade practices and fraud which adversely damaged my credit.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 11/28/2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (NC).
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Sub-issue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Complaint: This stems from an alleged amount still owed to XXXX XXXX XXXX, that went into collections. XXXX XXXX XXXX had been contacted numerous times with regards to this problem of a balance that is NOT owed. XXXX XXXX XXXX repeatedly transferred me from one department to another. One would tell me it was paid, and another would tell me they had no record of it but that it must owed because it went collections. When disputing this claim with the credit agencies, I would receive no answer from one and another would say it was legitimate. Neither XXXX, Transunion or XXXX XXXX XXXX would provide me with documentation justifying the amount allegedly owed. For the last 4+ years I have been trying to get this resolved to no avail. when I changed telephone service providers XXXX XXXX XXXX would not release the phone numbers unless the balance was paid, so needless to say any outstanding balance was paid. I believe the credit reporting agencies, Transunion and XXXX, went no further than the collection agency, XXXX XXXX XXXX, to verify the validity of the claim, when XXXX XXXX XXXX, the alleged source, should have been contacted to verify the validity of the claim.

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 11/30/2017 about Credit card or prepaid card (General-purpose credit card or charge card) with U.S. BANCORP (WA).
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems
Sub-issue: Other problem

Complaint: I have to state that I was pretty disappointed when US Bank took away the credit that was on my credit card through XXXX. 

I had a credit balance because US Bank would not accept payments of less than {$1.00} from my bank. And rather than refund the money ( like other credit cards do ) OR enjoy the interest they were making off my money, US Bank decided to keep all of my money with NO issuance of notice to me. US Bank has stated ( on XX/XX/2017 ) that there are regulations that require a refund of any credit balance held by the bank for 90 days. HOWEVER, it is US Bank 's policy to keep the money themselves rather than send out checks for less that {$1.00}. 

If I owed US Bank money, they would not hesitate to charge me with a {$38.00} late fee if I did n't pay an amount within 30 days. I have to ask - where is the equity in this action? 

While the amount may be small, for a company with 15.8 million customers ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) and a quarterly revenue of {$300.00} XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) this seems like a pretty petty thing to do to the customer, but a potenially large windfall to the company. 

I would love an explanation on how/why this is possible, Thank you 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 monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 09/24/2015 about Mortgage (Conventional fixed mortgage) with NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE (NY).
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure

Complaint: I applied for a loan modification with Nationstar Mortgage Loan number XXXX. On XXXX XXXX we were approved for a 3 month trial modification, however the payments were only XXXX per month lower than the prior payments, but, I was informed that there was an escrow shortage and an additional payment of {$61.00} as a result my monthly payment was going to be {$6.00} less per month and would be extended by 1 year. XXXX XXXX my dedicated loan specialist told me I could request an appeal by mailing a letter and updated proof of income to Nation Star Customer Relations. It could take up to 30 days to receive an answer. I sent a letter with updated proof of income that was received by Nationstar on XXXX XXXX. Today XXXX/XXXX/2015 I called Nationstar and was told a letter was mailed yesterday. The customer service rep e-mailed me a copy of the letter that informed me that they made no errors and If there has been a change in circumstance due to reduced income, Nationstar may evaluate the account for assistance with an updated complete application ; however, another approval is not guaranteed. Should you wish to reapply for payment assistance using updated financial documents, you may provide the enclosed. Borrower Response Package within 15 days from the date of this letter using the information listed below. 
They are basically telling me the same thing I was told 2 months ago and are asking for the same documentation I sent to them back in XXXX. The letter also says I am 6 months behind on my payments which is not correct because I made XXXX payments of a 6 month repayment plan that were not properly applied to my mortgage balance which is causing more damage to my credit rating and I believe my mortgage principle is not being reduced by the correct amount.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02/27/2017 about Debt collection (I do not know) with ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC. (AL).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not mine

Complaint: Midland Funding , LLC has continually contacted me about a debt I know nothing about. I informed them when they contacted me via phone on XX/XX/XXXX that I had no knowledge of this debt. I had my identity stolen in XX/XX/XXXX, which this could be a result of, but I do not know. This company was hostile toward me when I simply asked them what this debt was for, where it was obtained, when the account was originally opened, and the original creditor. For this reason I sent a certified letter requesting proof of debt, amount, etc. They responded with a letter ( dated XX/XX/XXXX ) stating they were " investigating '' and would provide me a response when finished. As of XX/XX/XXXX I have not received a response, however Midland reported to the credit bureaus on XX/XX/XXXX " Account information disputed by consumer, meets FCRA requirements ''. This is not possible as they have not shown any proof that this debt was indeed incurred by me, or what this debt is for ( loan, credit card, product? ). Even if it was my debt the time allowed by law to report it to the credit bureaus has been exceeded. The letter Midland sent me shows that the debt was charged off from original creditor in XX/XX/XXXX. At the very bottom of the letter sent back to me they included " Because of the age of your debt, we will not sue you for it. If you do not pay the debt, we may continue to report it to the credit reporting agencies as unpaid. ''

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 07/16/2015 about Mortgage (Conventional fixed mortgage) with NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE (MA).
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account

Complaint: my loan was sold from XXXX to nationstar. nationstar failed to send me a letter so i was sending my payments to the wrong company. I tried to pay them this month and realized my mortgage had increased {$20.00} a month. when i called and questioned them they said that it was " projected '' that my taxes would go up so they needed more money. They claimed they sent me paperwork explaining this months ago but they did not. I do n't have the extra funds available because they think my taxes are going to increase.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 11/21/2016 about Debt collection (Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)) with LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON LLP (CO).
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Sub-issue: Right to dispute notice not received

Complaint: They called me claiming that I owed an insane amount of money for a toll I supposedly took from two years ago. This is absolutely the first time I have heard of anything at all. They said it was my fault that I did not know I was being charged and that I never got a bill. Since this was the FIRST notice of any bill at all, I offered to pay the original bill which was {$3.00}, but they said I owed over {$77.00} because I was sent to collections without my knowledge. I will not be bullied into paying this.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 08-04-2017 about Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan (Title loan) with Westlake Services, LLC (CA).
Issue: Loan payment wasn't credited to your account

Complaint: In  XXXX  2017, I contact Wilshire Consumer Credit for a car title loan. I was inform that the interest rates were low, and that my payment of  XXXX  a month would be apply to my principal balance which is  XXXX . Other fees were put on the title loan. So here is the issue. I starting paying on the loan in   XXXX   up until  XXXX , 2017 every  XXXX  of the month. and my payoff balance is still at   XXXX   dollars. Which I have paid  XXXX  and nothing has been apply to principal. The representatives have been manipulated in there practice of business. Every time I ask for the loan documents to have to read the contract I never receive it in the mail. I am a   XXXX   year old   XXXX   women who has  XXXX  and   XXXX   XXXX   problems. I have been taken by this company.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 11-11-2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (IN).
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

Complaint: XXXX XXXX RAN MY TWICE ON TRANS UNION AND XXXX IN ERROR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SOFT ONLY.

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