milesbutler/consumer_complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 10/19/2015 about Debt collection (Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)) with Franklin Collection Service, Inc. (OK).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was paid

Complaint: I had an XXXX wireless service that I cancelled due to poor services in my area, I switched wireless provider to XXXX back in XXXX 2015. XXXX was going to pay for all cancellation fees to XXXX XXXX XXXX since I was porting out my number to the new carrier. Then, I started receiving collection attempts from XXXX XXXX XXXX in the amount of {$810.00} for cancellation fees, which XXXX notified that they paid for. My account was forwarded to this collection agency Franklin Collection Service , INC . They have n't stopped sending me threatening mail communication letter, and they 're not even licensed to collect in the state of Oklahoma. They need to remove this account from my credit reports since these charges were paid by XXXX, and they are still trying to collect on this account, and also ignoring my letters to cease and desist any communication.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 11/17/2015 about Mortgage (Conventional fixed mortgage) with BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (NJ).
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure

Complaint: The homeowner is requesting assistance from the mortgage company - Bank of America. The homeowner fell behind due to a loss of income when she lost her job. She struggled to keep up the payments but became delinquent. She tried to get assistance from Bank of America, but was unsuccessful. Her income has now improved and she desperately wants to keep her home. She contacted a HUD approved housing counseling agency for assistance. The agency reviewed her finances, the Request for Modification Assistance ( RMA ) application and other supporting documentation before sending the package to BOA. The homeowner was denied a modification and the reason given was " we service your loan on behalf of an investor that has not given us the contractual authority to modify your loan. '' The investor XXXX. In trying to reach XXXX, she was told they do not instruct lenders on modifications and the decision is completely up to the lender. An appeal was made to BOA and another RMA application was submitted. However, the response has been the same.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 05/21/2015 about Debt collection (Payday loan) with Oracle Financial Group LLC. (TX).
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action
Sub-issue: Sued w/o proper notification of suit

Complaint: Collection Agency ( Oracle Financial Group LLC ) would not make any payment arrangements with me unless I could make a payment today. They misrepresented themselves and indicated they were attorneys and not a collection agency so they couldnt do payment arrangements. They said my case would be turn over to my county and my drivers license would be suspended for 6 months automatically and my wages would be garnished. They clearly were n't following appropriate debt collection practices so was nervous about making any payment to them because they made numerous threats and false claims

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 01-06-2017 about Debt collection (Medical) with Credence Resource Management, LLC (GA).
Issue: Communication tactics
Sub-issue: Frequent or repeated calls

Complaint: The company is CREDENCE, the letter head address is bogus. It is a company in Texas, but difficult to understand foreign speakers. I have tried to send notification in writing and received a return to sender. However, since XX/XX/XXXX I have made payments to this same address and the payments are accepted. The above number is a fax number. They charge late fees and the balance grows.Current balance is XXXX with XXXX in interest for a total {$1000.00}. i pay them XXXX mo It is a medical bill from an ambulance provider for my child .The balance does not go down but continues to increase. They send correspondance every 60 days or so. 
I have talked to several represenatives who tell me that the late charges and the calls will continue, if I do n't pay then what they demand. I have several bills from this incidence and I pay them regularly what I can afford, but they want twice the amount. 
I ca n't afford what they want. I tried to write them to get a payment plan and my letter was returned. Recently I had one of them to tell me to have my daughter fax them a letter stating that they can talk to me about the bill. They demand my daughter 's cell phone number, she is a XXXX and will not be able to pay them. She do not have a job and therefore can not pay them. They call from different numbers, to include XXXX, XXXX,XXXX, XXXX and sometimes local numbers They call three times a day on weekends. promptly at XXXX to XXXX. I have advised them that this is harassment, but the calls continue.

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 08/25/2015 about Other financial service (Check cashing) with Jim Bottin Enterprises, Inc (KS).
Issue: Unexpected/Other fees

Complaint: After talking to an XXXX XXXX employee and answering my question in regards to my contract, the employee stated that the contract would end and payments would cease at the end of the agreement. This was over XXXX months ago and I just realized that I 've been paying on a membership I thought had ended. No form of information was handed to me to tell me otherwise.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02-04-2018 about Mortgage (Other type of mortgage) with Statebridge Company (AZ).
Issue: Trouble during payment process

Complaint: In XX/XX/2017, our second loan was sold from XXXX XXXX  to Statebridge Company. When Statebridge took over our loan, I had called to setup ACH transfers to pay our monthly fee. They shared I had ACH transfers set up, for XX/XX/XXXX they told me that I was setup with ACH and I would be all set. I double checked when I did not see the payment come out, and called back. It was then shared that I did not have ACH transfer set up, so I made a one time payment and they shared that ACH would then be set up for my next payment. In XX/XX/XXXX I had an ACH payment taken out. But in XX/XX/XXXX did not. Again Statebridge then claims I did not have ACH payments set up. They are very unorganized and every time I have to call back they have no explanation. This company should not be allowed to have my second mortgage, I hope each month that this gets sold to another company. Statebridge is not operating in an efficient manner and I fear there are other customers out there that run into the same issues.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 05/25/2017 about Debt collection (I do not know) with Blakely-Witt and Associates, Inc. (TX).
Issue: Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
Sub-issue: Talked to a third-party about your debt

Complaint: Background : this is my third attempt to correct this. I will proceed with legal action next. On  XXXX   XXXX   Blake Whitt  placed a collection on my credit report without properly notifying me according to FCRA, at least 5 days before. The collection agency claims I received mail on  XXXX   XXXX ,    2017  but did n't show proof of delivery via certified mail or neither will they tell me which address they sent this mail too. No phone calls were ever made by the company to try and collect on alleged debt to me. No notice was served at all. I do n't even know who the debt is from or why it was collected. I sent out a letter requesting a debt validation to the collector via mail which they have failed to reply with EVERYTHING I ASKED FOR ON THE LETTER. You provided me a copy of a lease which is not proper validation. I asked for several other documents including your license to collect in Texas and as  XXXX   XXXX . Please remove this debt from my credit report that was wrongfully added. This has damaged my report by  XXXX  points right while I am in the process of getting a home. If debt is not removed I will proceed forward will suing the collector and the credit bureau. I have a   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   XXXX   for the  XXXX   XXXX  and this had affected my clearance which will entail affect my job! I will Be seeking legal action next.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 09/30/2015 about Bank account or service (Checking account) with BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (OR).
Issue: Using a debit or ATM card

Complaint: I bank with Bank of America. A few weeks ago, I lost my debit card. I canceled the card on-line, and was issued another card. This card was linked to my checking account, but had a different card number than the lost debit card. A few days ago, I received an email notification that XXXX XXXX, a recurring auto-debit, could not process my payment of {$19.00} because the old card number did not work. I had not given XXXX the new debit card number. However, when I checked my bank account with BOA a few days later, the {$19.00} payment had been processed. I looked at the XXXX XXXX account, and sure enough, XXXX had my new debit card on file and had charged the payment. This transaction overdrew my account, and BOA charged me {$45.00} in fees. I spoke with a phone representative of BOA who informed me that this is a common practice. If a recurring debit is denied, BOA is required to provide certain companies with the new debit card information, regardless if the account holder authorized it or not. The representative would not reverse my fees. Unsatisfied with this answer, I visited a branch location in person. The personal banker was unaware of the practice of providing a company with a new debit card number without consent, and spoke with a manager on the phone. The manager was also unaware of this practice. After much debate, the branch officer reversed the {$45.00} fees. However, he still did not believe that I had not given XXXX the new card information myself. So ... I went home and did some research. Something called XXXX Account Updater will automatically update account information- including new card numbers- without consumer knowledge. I believe this practice should not be allowed to continue, and in no way truly benefits the consumer. It is a way for big banks and big business to further make a dime of the backs of the working class. Please investigate this practice For further information, please reference : XXXXThank you.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 01/29/2018 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with LENDMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES (MD).
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint: This account was paid off in 2014. I have asked that this be removed from my credit report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 12/17/2015 about Mortgage (VA mortgage) with Caliber Home Loans, Inc. (NC).
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account

Complaint: Caliber Home Loans paid property tax that had already been paid. They deducted the funds from my escrow account during a refinance. For 2 months now, I have been making phone calls in an attempt to resolve the matter. A couple of weeks ago Caliber denied receiving a refund check from the county. Caliber recanted when I provided the check number, the amount, and a statement from the county stating the check was cashed. Caliber now admits they owe me the money, however multiple phone calls have resulted in no specific date I will be sent a check. I spoke to a very rude supervisor named XXXX today. He claims he will call me back with a date, however past promises of a phone call by Caliber have resulted in no call back. I believe it is horrible to take a veteran 's money and hold it during this time of the year when many purchases are made. It is a slap in the face to all current and past service members.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 09-09-2016 about Bank account or service (Checking account) with WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (FL).
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Complaint: Yesterday, during a routine call to Wells Fargo to order checks, the employee said I was eligible for a better credit cad and referred me to another employee in South Dakota named XXXX. He examined my accounts and discovered that I had two checking accounts and no savings account. He suggested repairing this situation, and did. Today I read in the paper that Wells Fargo employees have been issuing unwanted accounts and charging us for them. Wells Fargo has been fined a lot of money. Am I eligible for some of it?

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 09-05-2015 about Credit reporting () with Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FNIS) (FL).
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation
Sub-issue: No notice of investigation status/result

Complaint: i requested full debt validation, to include all statements from XXXX banks. XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX. I requested all the statements from these XXXX accounts so i may confirm all the fees and late fees and payments to confirm that the information is being reported on me in 100 % accurate, valid and verifyable. Sending the last statement of the account does not allow me to confirm and verify and validate all neccesary information. I reached out to XXXX, XXXX and XXXX, but privacy laws and statutes of limitations hinder from receiving or verifying any information. Also i am asking for all signature cards of the opening of these accounts to verify all information. If information is not verifyable, valid and accurate, i am asking that they remove these items from my chexsystems consumer report.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 06/30/2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with EQUIFAX, INC. (IL).
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: I had several tax liens showing on my credit report, which were released quite a while ago. The reporting agencies are XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX I sent letters to all credit reporting agencies, including Equifax, XXXX and XXXX  challenging the accuracy, compliance and reportability of these listings. All agencies have deleted these entries from my report, except for Equifax. On both XXXX XXXX, 2017 and again on XXXX XXXX, 2017 I sent letters to Equifax asking that they validate the information directly with the reporting sources, requesting contact information for each person contacted. Any automated response or e-Oscar verification would be unacceptable. As this erroneous information on my credit report is bringing down my credit score and preventing me from obtaining additional credit I feel this should be important enough that Equifax handle this in direct fashion. I have written to the reporting agencies myself and have found that they DO NOT report to any credit reporting agency. Therefore any information in my credit report with these reporting agencies as their source is inaccurate and incomplete. Equifax continues to verify the reported information with a 3rd party source. As this 3rd party source is NOT the reporting source nor the creditor they are an unreliable source and this information should be immediately deleted from my credit file.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 03/31/2015 about Bank account or service (Other bank product/service) with BBVA COMPASS FINANCIAL CORPORATION (CO).
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Complaint: I opened checking and money market accounts at BBVA Compass bank with online access in XX/XX/XXXX. I logged on to the accounts for several months ; however, in XX/XX/XXXX BBVA 's web page asked that I agree to a XXXX page " Electronic Communications Agreement '' and a XXXX page PDF, dated XX/XX/XXXX, " Agreement and Disclosure Statement for Online Banking '' to be allowed to access my accounts on line. The XXXX paragraph stated, " YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE ARBITRATION AND WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL PROVISIONS IN SECTION 8.F. IF A DISPUTE ARISES BETWEEN US, YOU OR WE MAY REQUIRE THAT IT BE RESOLVED THROUGH ARBITRATION, RATHER THAN THROUGH JURY TRIAL. " My complaint is that requiring consumers to agree to a complex statement which applies to both commercial and consumer accounts is an unreasonable and inappropriate business practice. I am not an attorney and the extent that banking is controlled and hassome public value, how can I judge whether a relationship governed by 103 pages of bank legalese relative to the complex process of accessing, protecting and moving funds, is fair to me as well as to BBVA. 
I have told BBVA 's local branch employees of my objections. I am managing my accounts directly with the local branch, and I have fair online banking agreements with credit unions, and XXXX XXXX ; yet to whatever extent CFPB can prod BBVA and the banking industry to be more open and fair will be a service to everyone. Thanks CFPB

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02-12-2018 about Debt collection (I do not know) with Financial Recovery Services, Inc. (HI).
Issue: False statements or representation
Sub-issue: Indicated you were committing crime by not paying debt

Complaint: Financial Recover Services, in the attached letter, claimed that I owe in excess of {$400.00} for debt relating to a " XXXX Credit Card ''. I have never possess a XXXX   Credit Card, and this may represent identity theft. If this claim adversely affects my credit rating I would like to seek damages.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02/28/2018 about Checking or savings account (Checking account) with CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (TN).
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-issue: Problem accessing account

Complaint: capital one is blocking me from enabling external applications

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02-11-2017 about Bank account or service (Other bank product/service) with BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (MN).
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Complaint: I would Like to file a complaint on bank of America On XX/XX/XXXX I sent a request for them to investigate a authorized credit inquiry on my XXXX and XXXX report I sent in a copy of a police report explain that I was a victim of id theft. Bank of America never replied back the inquiry was Pulled 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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 03-04-2018 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (TX).
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account information incorrect

Complaint: On XX/XX/2018, I reviewed all 3 credit reports and noticed that the late fees for XXXX XXXX  ( XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX are still not reporting accurately. I've previously mailed letters, sent emails, and have made calls only to be advised that they are unable to update payment history and that I will need to contact the credit bureaus. The credit bureaus directs me back to the creditors. I am in the process of closing on my new home and the payment history/late fees are reflecting poorly.

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 12-12-2017 about Mortgage (Other type of mortgage) with LoanCare, LLC (UT).
Issue: Closing on a mortgage

Complaint: Refinancing mortgage ... on XX/XX/XXXXwe closed on our loan with XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX XXXX Utah. they recieved pay off amount of {$130000.00} from XXXX XXXX XXXX in Virginia the money funded on Monday XX/XX/XXXX at witch time XXXX XXXX XXXX notified me that they changed the amount to {$140000.00} and said there had been a typing error at witch time we were responsible for the difference the loan had been finalized and could not be changed with no apology from either company had been given. now at XXXX time a heavy financial burden has been placed upon me and my family do not feel at this time justice was in my favor.

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 08/19/2016 about Bank account or service (Checking account) with U.S. BANCORP (IL).
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low

Complaint: I was banking with US bank, after a scheduled transaction came out early and overdrew my account, US bank started to charge me at least XXXX overdraft fees per week, they would not stop.. I called and tried to cancel my account, they would not close it, every time they would try and transfer me to someone, nobody would answer, I got no help multiple times with anybody that I ever talked to and all they ever told me is we cant help you because your account is overdrawn.. the fees kept piling up and I had no way of catching up with also being unemployed

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