milesbutler/consumer_complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 04/25/2017 about Debt collection (Credit card debt) with Alpha Recovery Corp (VA).
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was paid

Complaint: My wife  XXXX   XXXX  made a purchase on her  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  credit card in the {$200.00} on  XXXX / XXXX / XXXX . The credit card bill was paid in full on  XXXX / XXXX / XXXX  ( roughly one week later ).     Starting in  XXXX ,  XXXX , we began to receive calls from  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  seeking payment owing to this purchase of {$550.00}. Through numerous phone calls, some of which were quite unpleasant, I was finally able to garner from them the origin of the debt as listed above. They were quite difficult to deal with, as they frequently sought confidential personal information that I was not willing to provide. They finally sent a copy of the  XXXX  statement, which I attach along with their cover letter, which shows that the balance was paid promptly and that the account has a zero balance.     Their representation was that my wife 's account, originally associated with  XXXX , was sold to  XXXX   XXXX , and then to their current client.     Upon discussion with them today, they again sought personal information, this time stating that they wanted the cancelled check as evidence that the debt was paid. Given that I have come to believe that this entity or whomever they represent is engaged in fraud, I am obviously unwilling to send them a document which would disclose my checking account information and my wife 's signature. Their statement was that if I sent the check, they  MAY  mark the debt as previously paid.     I have the cancelled check drawn on our joint  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  checking account, which I would share with the CFPB, but am obviously unwilling to show to them. These are bad actors, who are obviously preying on consumers. My case is an obvious  one  ... they are trying to collect on a credit card account that their own information shows has a  XXXX  balance. This has to be illegal.     This group, Alpha Recovery Corp, or their client  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  is obviously engaged in fraud of some type. While I am reasonably sophisticated and keep records, I am sure that many of their victims repay debts that have already been paid and/or give them personal information that they otherwise use for illicit purposes. I hope that you are able to take action against them.     Sincerely,  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 09-02-2015 about Credit reporting () with EQUIFAX, INC. (NM).
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report
Sub-issue: Information is not mine

Complaint: Equifax is not responding to any of my numerous requests to investigate and remove accounts from my credit report that do not belong to me.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 05/25/2017 about Student loan (Private student loan) with Navient Solutions, LLC. (NY).
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Trouble with how payments are being handled

Complaint: Hello, I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with how Navient allows its customers to change their payment amounts. Recently I increased my payment amount to more than the minimum payment, however following a restructuring in my pay I wished to change it back to the minimum payments. When attempting to this online, I found that I was unable to change the payment amounts. There was no method to either increase or decrease my payment amounts. Once I was able to speak to a representative ( Navient Company ID : XXXX ), she said " The system wo n't allow me to change the amounts, we will need to put in a request to have the amount changed. '' When I asked if I could de-enroll in auto-pay and then change the amounts she in informed me that I was receiving a .25 % lower rate for using auto-pay. She informed me that the matter should be resolved by XX/XX/XXXX, and that my XX/XX/XXXX payments should be at the lower amount. I asked for that in writing so I could have a record, and she informed me that they could not do that until the matter was resolved. In the past, I 've found Navient 's promises to be empty and I do not see '' Should '' statements by Navient employees as being worth the breath to speak them. So my options were to hope that the matter was resolved and I would not be over charged on my XX/XX/XXXX payment, or I could de-enroll in auto pay and have my rate increased. It sounds like no real good option for me the customer. I am not asking to pay {$0.00}, I am asking to make the minimum required payment. I feel I should be able to adjust my payment amounts up or down in the same way I can easily do with my personal bank and personal credit cards ( which I can adjust simply and easily to allow for peace of mind and flexibility to go with my unique income situation ). Navient unnecessarily obfuscates and purposefully creates complicated systems to take advantage of people like me who are struggling under the burden forced upon him by the education system and predatory companies like Navient and XXXX XXXX. I am upset that I do n't know the status of my payment next month, that I can not budget around other bills, rent, food, etc because of an over complicated system forced on me by a company trying to take advantage of me.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 07-06-2016 about Debt collection (I do not know) with CITIBANK, N.A. (TN).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not mine

Complaint: I have received calls from multiple debt collection agencies, most recently " XXXX '', on behalf of " Citibank '' for " XXXX ''. I have no accounts, nor have I ever had accounts with XXXX. I have an account in good standing with Citibank with a XXXX balance. The collectors give my name and call my cellphone, but they do not have my address and they give a different social security number and age/birthdate. This is clearly a different person they are looking for. I am not sure where they obtained my cellphone number. I have been explaining this for several years now. I would like this to stop.

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 09-10-2015 about Debt collection (Payday loan) with Platinum Holdings Group, LLC (CO).
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info
Sub-issue: Contacted employer after asked not to

Complaint: My debt was sold to a third part called Worldwide llc. This company called my husband threatering to take our home. They then called my job and I asked them to stop. They are now calling my companies corporate office threating to sue them. They call over XXXX times a day on my husbands phone and my work phone hanging up when we answer. They have also discussed the debt with both my husband and employer. I have notified them I am in the process of filing bankruptcy.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 08/23/2016 about Credit reporting () with Experian Information Solutions Inc. (HI).
Issue: Unable to get credit report/credit score
Sub-issue: Problem getting my free annual report

Complaint: XXXX XXXX 2016 -- XXXX YOUR COMPANY ( ANNUAL CREDIT REPORT ) PRACTICES FRAUD eg. XXXX GAVE NO FREE REPORT ; must call or send info. Experian GAVE NO FREE REPORT ; must call or send info. and XXXX GAVE NO FREE REPORT. IN FACT CHARGES XXXX AND CHARGES MORE IF THE SERVICE THEY GIVE IS NOT CANCELLED. YET THEY DID NOT ACCEPT MY CHARGE CARD.

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 05/16/2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (FL).
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint: Recently became aware of a credit card with   XXXX   XXXX    that was opened in my name by my sister and her husband. The account is past due and affecting  credit score  because both my sister and her husband were   XXXX   in an   XXXX   XXXX   so nobody is making payments on it anymore. This is how i became aware of the account by getting phone calls about a past due account. Spoke with banks fraud department and informed them that I knew the individuals that opened and were using the account but that I did not open or use the account and they requested a statement as well as the   XXXX   XXXX   of my sister which I faxed to them. After  2  weeks never heard back from them and called them again to get the status and was put on hold for over  30  minutes and when the rep returned she simply told me that the account had been closed and when I asked what that meant I was not given any further information. I assume they are refusing to assist with this fraudulent account since they would not say anything more other than the account was closed and there was nothing they were obligated to do.

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 01/31/2018 about Credit card or prepaid card (General-purpose credit card or charge card) with JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. (TX).
Issue: Struggling to pay your bill
Sub-issue: Credit card company won't work with you while you're going through financial hardship

Complaint: XXXX  XXXX, Hurricane Harvey hit the XXXX area and flooded my home. I was not able to get in contact JP Morgan Chase since I lost everything. During the month of XXXX, I was able to start contacting creditors including JP Chase. Thats when they notified me that account was now close and will not be able to open up. The customer service rep notify me that there was nothing to be done and it will sent to collect. " saying i don't care if you were hit with a hurricane, you owe chase money! '' I still tried talk to several customer service reps and the same answer. Please do something.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 10/23/2017 about Debt collection (Other debt) with ERC (FL).
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not yours

Complaint: I received my annual credit report from the bureaus. I found this collection agency, that have never spoken to me last week. They have a derogatory mark on my report. Saying I owe XXXX dollars. First of all, this is from XXXX XXXX. From XXXX XXXX. I had XXXX XXXX back in Texas when I lived there XXXX years ago, I returned my equipment back then and have never been contacted about anything with them. I now retrieved my credit report about a week ago and this appears on my record. This account does not belong to me. I have XXXX as my service provider for the last XXXX years.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 12-04-2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with MARINER FINANCE, LLC (TX).
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

Complaint: I received another inquiry on my credit report that was not authorized. I am a victim of identity theft. I have a police report number for a report filed with the XXXX Police Department which is : XXXX This inquiry was not authorized by me. 

I have attached letters from other creditors showing their investigation results.

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 09-10-2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with EQUIFAX, INC. (MD).
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-issue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Complaint: Equifax announced that there was a breach of over 143M consumer names drivers licesnese social security numbers date of birth and other very critical information. Equifax has information with respect to who is impacted by the Breach but require a consumer to waive legal rights in order to obtain that information. 

Time is of the essence to find out but if you use equifax to tell you they will require you to waive certain legal rights including rights to Class Action Lawsuits. 

I request the company provide via all means possible immediate and unrestrictied notification of the breach and the natture of the breach as well as offer on an unrestricted basis any and all protections for credit in that situation without constraint and without the cute little notice that provided for free but then converts automatically to a paid account. 

The head of the CFPB should be in direct contact with Equifax and tell them that all operating authorit will be withdrawn until they are in compliance

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 07/19/2016 about Credit reporting () with TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (WV).
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report
Sub-issue: Account status

Complaint: XXXX contacted me by phone to tell me I had n't paid my account. I have always paid my account in full and when I received the call, I told the person I did not receive a bill in the mail and would like to have one sent to me. I did not receive the bill and received a second call. I paid my amount in full and once again asked for a paper bill in the mail, which I never received. I submitted a complaint through XXXX and thought the matter was taken care of on my credit report until I checked a different report today and found out different.

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 09-02-2015 about Student loan (Non-federal student loan) with CITIBANK, N.A. (NY).
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Trouble with how payments are handled

Complaint: My name is XXXX XXXX and I am {$100000.00} in debt. 
My entire life I was told that I should go to college. I was told I would not get a good job without a degree. My dream was to go to XXXX and when I found XXXX XXXX XXXX I thought my dream had come true. The Financial Aid offices said I could go there as long as I took out loans. I was told that once I got my degree I would be able to pay them back based on my income and I would make enough to support myself and pay back my loans ; none of which are true. I began working full time to support myself and ended up needing to drop down to XXXX credits and spent a fifth year getting my degree. If I did n't work I would 've had to leave. My 2nd year-4th year I officially moved to XXXX, was paying New York taxes but I could not become a NY resident despite this and was still subject to out of state tuition which was significantly higher. I disputed this several times but as long as I was in college I was not a resident. 
To pay for school I took out {$76000.00} in private loans ( Citi bank- citi assist ) and approximately {$25000.00} in Federal to get my degree. I have been paying each loan on time for 4 years and I still owe more than I borrowed. My interest rates vary from 3 % to 10 %. A few years back I spent 1 month out of work and requested a temporary deferment on my loans. I knew I could resume in 30 days time and just needed a one month delay. Citibank sold XXXX of my loans to XXXX who then hiked my interest rate up to 10.875 % There is no end in sight for me. I will never own any property. I wo n't get married. I am stuck in an endless cycle refusing to default as my father was my cosigner. This is my life.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 12-01-2015 about Credit card () with KEYCORP (OR).
Issue: Billing statement

Complaint: Recently, I became aware that my credit card was switched from paper statements to electronic statements. This occurred without my knowledge or consent. I have been receiving paper statements for the past 20 years. I recently signed up for the credit cards rewards program and it may have switched me to electronic statements when I registered, however I was not aware of the change. I was not notified about the change to electronic statements via email or any other communication. I charged {$4.00} on my credit card and was waiting for my paper statements and eventually forgot about the charge. The bank charged me {$44.00} in late payments and place a 30 day late payment on my account. The only way I was to find out about this late payment was through my credit protection account, which notified me. I was never notified about my account being past due. The bank used deceptive practices to change my statements to electronic and profited from the result, in addition to damaging my credit. Precedence has been established during my 20 years of receiving paper statements and changing me to electronic payments without notification is Illegal.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02-02-2017 about Consumer Loan (Vehicle loan) with FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO. (NY).
Issue: Problems when you are unable to pay

Complaint: Hello, my name is XXXX XXXX. I financed a car with XXXX motors and in 2015 I ran into some financial problems due to a loss in the family. I could n't afford the car anymore went late on XXXX payments and they decided to charge off the loan. I immediately sold the car and had the debt settled I really did not want my credit to get worse. But the charge off is still in my credit history is there anyway it could be removed? 

Thank you for your time XXXX bless

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 07-02-2016 about Debt collection (Medical) with Medical Business Bureau (NJ).
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Sub-issue: Not given enough info to verify debt

Complaint: I was pregnant and had 100 % medical coverage.I do n't realy know what service was performed to me and name of doctor.Never received any explanation or invoices for this amount.I have all receipts paid in full on hand.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 06-11-2015 about Debt collection (Medical) with Budget Control Services, Inc. (CO).
Issue: Communication tactics
Sub-issue: Frequent or repeated calls

Complaint: They will call me from XXXX or later. I have an App on my phone to block their calls. This gives them a list of times and dates when they have called. I do not answer my calls to them and they have called me from all different types of numbers outside of my state. I have not enough to pay them the minium since I work retail and have mini wage jobs.. I have XXXX jobs just to try to stay afloat to pay for rent, xcel, phone, car and internet ... .. They came to my home today with papers for me.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 01-02-2017 about Credit card () with CITIBANK, N.A. (NY).
Issue: Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement

Complaint: Citi bank makes it very difficult to sign in to access credit card online information and pay your bill. On the credit card it states the website is citi.com. When you go to citi.com there is no link to current credit card accounts.

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 10/14/2015 about Mortgage (Conventional fixed mortgage) with Servis One, Inc. (CA).
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure

Complaint: I currently am behind in my mortgage payments and have submitted an application to be considered for a loan modification. I have provided all documents requested to be considered for assistance but I have a foreclosure sale scheduled on XXXX/XXXX/15. My mortgage company is saying they dont have enough time to complete the review and that my home will go to sale. I need help getting this sale date postponed.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 05-10-2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with EQUIFAX, INC. (NV).
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint: HELLO, THIS HAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AN ACCOUNT IN ERROR LISTED AS  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX . '' I HAD NO BUISNESS WITH "  XXXX   XXXX   XXXX  OR   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   '' AND THIS MATTER WAS REMOVED FROM ALL  XXXX  REPORTS, AND NOW PLACED ON MY REPORT AGAIN.     I REQUEST CFPB LOOK INTO THE MATTER AS THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR AND THIS IS NOT MINE OR IS NOT CORRECT.     THANK YOU.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 04/17/2018 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (MS).
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Information belongs to someone else

Complaint: USAA Savings Bank account No. XXXX out of XXXX XXXX, Tx submitted a delinquent account on my behalf, XX/XX/XXXX. I did not apply for credit with USAA bank and they list an address of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, FlaXXXX. I have NEVER lived in XXXX. This account is not MINE. 
I wrote a letter to XXXX, disputing the report. I sent them copies of my bills at my present address, which I have lived at since XXXX, and proof of my previous address for 27 years prior to that. I sent a copy of my Ms. drivers license, copies of my cable bill, copies of the security system, copies of my power bills, etc, proving that I live at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, Ms . 
I mailed all of this on XX/XX/XXXX, signature required. I received XXXX 's reply today XX/XX/XXXX, stating it would remain on my credit report. 
Can you help me. 
Thank you

Company public response: Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief