milesbutler/consumer_complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 06-05-2017 about Debt collection (Other debt) with ERC (GA).
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not yours

Complaint: I am appalled after checking my credit report and seeing this account in collections. I have been fighting this debt for over a year. After receiving notification from a previous debt collector of this pursuit being closed, I can not believe that yet again another collection agency is attepting to this collect that is not owed. If this debt can not be validated and a signed agreement sent then this collection needs to be removed from all credit reports. It is negatively effecting my borrowing potential and it is an unlawful practice.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02/15/2017 about Debt collection (I do not know) with FAIR COLLECTIONS & OUTSOURCING, INC. (MD).
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Sub-issue: Not given enough info to verify debt

Complaint: Upon checking my credit report, I noticed that Fair Collections and Outsourcing were reporting an account XXXX to all XXXX credit reporting agencies. For starters, I was not notified of the alleged debt before it was thrown onto my credit report, it suddenly appeared. Fast forward to XXXX XXXX, 2017, I sent a debt validation letter to FCO asking them to validate the debt. I received correspondence from them on XXXX XXXX, 2017 in the form of a package enclosed with the copy of a lease that bears an electronic signature and a statement of charges.This to me is not a form of debt validation, its basically FCO stating that they purchased a debt from a creditor and are trying to collect without proving that I have in fact have done business with them. After sending my second letter to them requesting that they send me proper validation, they responded stating that they will not respond to multiple request of me asking them to send proper proof of validation. I also disputed this collection with the credit reporting agencies and have since received feedback from XXXX whom stated that FCO sent back the account as " verified ''. They have since changed the way they are reporting on my credit report since I filed a dispute for removal of the account from my credit report. They changed the original name that they were reporting under from Fair Collections & Outsourcing to XXXX XXXX. How are they able to verify an account and change the name they are reporting under to the credit reporting agencies? It is their job to provide proper documents of validation in order to collect on as debt, and it is also their responsibility to report ACCURATE information.

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 09/29/2015 about Debt collection (Payday loan) with ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS (KS).
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action
Sub-issue: Threatened arrest/jail if do not pay

Complaint: Threatened to send police to get me. Refused to mail me documents stating what debts I owed. Wo n't stop calling me or my family. 
( XXXX ) XXXX

Company response to consumer: Untimely response
Consumer complaint received 03/15/2017 about Debt collection (I do not know) with Alliance Data Card Services (AL).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not mine

Complaint: Reference complaint XXXX in which XXXX attempted to collect a debt from me. XXXX is now attempting to collect a debt with a similar balance and referencing the same paypal credit account # XXXX. COMENITY CAPITAL BANK continues send this information to collection agencies to attempt to collect this debt which I do not owe and have no knowledge regarding.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 02/15/2017 about Bank account or service (Checking account) with WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (CA).
Issue: Using a debit or ATM card

Complaint: Wells Fargo has charged me over {$600.00} in overdraft fees in a matter of days. I started to receive these fees everyday for unauthorized transactions. They were no help in the end, my dispute was just passed around to different departments who provided me with inaccurate information just to get me off of the phone. This bank has me very angry because they are careless about their customers. They are very inconsiderate about people who have to pay for bills and rent. The dispute was supposed to take 10 business days but they responded to me the same day saying, " Unfortunately there is nothing we can do. '' Which just goes to show that they did n't even take the time to really look into my claim. They were recently sued due to similar situations but obviously loosing customers does not matter to them.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 07/19/2017 about Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service (Virtual currency) with Coinbase, Inc. ().
Issue: Other service problem

Complaint: Coinbase support not responding I have already opened a support ticket on  XXXX / XXXX /2017 Case #  XXXX .
I lost my phone and did n't have the backup code to restore   XXXX   XXXX  
I tried with the wizard to verify the identity but it say document is unreadable, same ID I used to verify the account a few months ago.
The problem is the lack of support, they do not have a support phone line and it is not possible to write direct mail.
The first time I received an automatic mail telling me to wait up to 72h, since then 12 days have passed. I tried to contact them via other channels (   XXXX   and  XXXX  ) but I have never received a response.
I 'm frustrated because I have access to the mail used to sign up for their service and the   associated cell phone number, but I still can not access my funds

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 09-02-2015 about Debt collection (Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)) with CDI Affiliated Services, Inc. (ID).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was paid

Complaint: This is in reference to a previously submitted complaint XXXXXXXXCDI Affiliated services resolution is to simply state that the account has been flagged as disputed on the consumer 's credit profile. That is not good enough. I insist they acknowledge that they as debt collectors fall under Idaho statute XXXX XXXX chapter XXXX and not under XXXX XXXX chapter XXXX. This will go to litigation if they do not remove themselves from my credit report.

Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 04-09-2016 about Credit reporting () with Experian Information Solutions Inc. (CA).
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report
Sub-issue: Account terms

Complaint: Paid in Full Collection with XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) in XXXX XXXX. This account has been disputed for incorrect reporting with XXXX to Experian and XXXX. It has been verified as correct. This account, XXXX, had a filed complaint with CFPB, it has been verified as correct. XXXX states that their information is correct and any errors are with the Credit Reporting Agencies, Experian and XXXX. 

XXXX is listed as a Factorying Company. It is listed as Terms : 1 Month. 
Per this case law, XXXX v. XXXX XXXX XXXX, Dist. Court, XXXX Arizona XX/XX/XXXX : [ XXXX ] XXXX argues that XXXX ' debt was not " in default '' at the time XXXX acquired it, and therefore XXXX is not a debt collector and not subject to liability under the FDCPA. 
[ XXXX ] This exemption places the factoring of accounts receivable outside the scope of the FDCPA, thereby leaving a factor in the same position as the original creditor, had the creditor not sold his accounts receivable to the factor. By excusing factors from compliance with these regulations, the FDCPA respects a common method of business financing. 
The FDCPA defines " debt collector '' as " any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the collection of any debts, or who regularly collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, debts owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another. '' 15 U.S.C. 1692a ( 6 ). Exempted from this definition, however, is " any person collecting or attempting to collect any debt owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another to the extent such activity... ( iii ) concerns a debt which was not in default at the time it was obtained by such person. '' Id. 1692a ( 6 ) ( F ) ( iii ). 

According to the CDIA, they have the option of reporting an Account Type of XXXX-Collection Agency/Attorney or XXXX-Debt Buyer ( which undoubtedly shows as Factoring Company in consumer reports ) XXXX incorrectly choose to report as type XXXX instead of XXXX based on the information in the reporting guidelines. If reporting as a type XXXX changes the value in a credit score more so than reporting a XXXX, that would be an incentive for them to mark it that way because that could significantly cause poisoning of reports.

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 02-04-2016 about Mortgage (Home equity loan or line of credit) with TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY (VT).
Issue: Credit decision / Underwriting

Complaint: We have an existing HELOC with TD Bank and they are sending us a lot of paperwork to review our loan. which is secured against our house. The problem is as follows : sending paperwork to the wrong address after we corrected it so we did not receive it. Sending us an email only on the XXXX. stating we have until XXXX XXXX to provide a lot of documents or they will term our loan out. I believe it is a loan they call XXXX, a term used within TD, which does not have an expiration date on it. So the contract was written incorrectly, in my estimation only. They are trying to push clients to terminate these loans and refinance. This is not our fault. XXXX should be looked at as a separate matter. We paid off our corporate loan, our HELOC on our second home, and maintain over {$700000.00} balance cash in the bank from the sale of that home. We were told our credit score was XXXX when in actuality it is XXXX, XXXX and XXXX. Also they said there is a judgement from XXXX XXXX ( which is incorrect ) for {$740.00}, which is a ridiculously small amount to bring up when compared to our timely payments on XXXX different accounts. We are working to have that eradicated. Even with that satisfied judgement my scores were that high. In the last five years we had XXXX late payments to TD on our mortgages, never delinquent. At this point, we owe {$100000.00} on a {$300000.00} credit line ( which we want to keep open ) on our HELOC and {$360000.00} primary mortgage which is secured by a property of {>= $1,000,000} with a {$700000.00} savings account. I want to keep our HELOC and not be forced out by TD. I have asked for a copy of the original contract that says they have the right to review it after 5 years and am yet to receive it.Their suggestion was to take our {$700000.00} of savings, put it with their wealth management team and be charges 1.4 % management fee per anum and then they would give us a {$300000.00} line against our stocks. It seems like a large conflict of interest and somewhat risky. I do not see where we have done anything wrong. I am XXXX, near retirement, and I want to keep that line to start a XXXX in Vermont. Incidentally, if they term us out, it will be a fixed payment over 10 or maybe 20 years but an interest rate of over 5.2 % and we are currently paying 3 %. But it is a fixed payment where we could not pay early or re-borrow again. It is an entirely different structure and would indirectly force us into not managing our money they way we want to.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 08/22/2017 about Mortgage (Conventional home mortgage) with SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC. (NJ).
Issue: Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage

Complaint: hello, my name is XXXX XXXX, I have a loan with XXXX, XXXX XXXX who is the lender, and, Select profolio is the servicer. I have reached out to XXXX in the past and I was told they no longer service my loan, however I should reach out to Select portfolio, when I reached out to Select profolio, they told me that XXXX XXXX is the lender. I need to know who the lender is on my loan and how I can reach them.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 03-02-2018 about Debt collection (Payday loan debt) with National Arbitration Forum (OR).
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Sub-issue: Sued you without properly notifying you of lawsuit

Complaint: I received a call from a company claiming to be called National Arbitration from phone number XXXX. The call came in around XXXX. They called my spouse then my cell phone. When I answered they immediately asked how I was related to my spouse. I said who is this? He said he was with a company investigating a case of fraud and theft. I said from who? He said the state of Oregon. They said it was for theft of goods and services. I said who do you represent and then he finally said a XXXX loan company XXXX XXXX XXXX. I said oh ok well I need to let you know that I am in OR and you are calling way too early. He said he was not bound by any collection laws such as FDCPA. I told him I need to advise you I have an attorney that is hired to file bankruptcy and you need to contact him as Ace is named in our bankruptcy. He said it isn't filed yet. I told him that is all I have to tell you please contact my atty. He said well I am going to come to your house and you will be served any licenses you have will be terminated. So I hung up. He immediately called back with a blocked number and said they were on the way to our house and the he contacted the atty and he will not back me with this. I hung up again.

Company response to consumer: Untimely response
Consumer complaint received 08/24/2017 about Debt collection (I do not know) with Atlantic Recovery Solutions LLC (FL).
Issue: Communication tactics
Sub-issue: Used obscene, profane, or other abusive language

Complaint: On XXXX XXXX, 2017, I received a phone call from ( XXXX ) XXXX on my cell phone. The man calling asked for someone whose name I did not recognize, so I told him he had the wrong number and hung up. This was the second call I 'd received like this, so I called back and asked him to please take me off their calling list. Instead of agreeing to take me off their list, he asked me how I knew the person they were calling about, if they were my husband or relative, etc. I told him to stop calling me, but he continued to ask me questions about the person they are trying to find. He then accused me of lying about not knowing the person they are trying to find. When I told him I would report him to the FTC, he became rude and abusive and continued to call me a liar. 

I asked for his name and the name of the company he was calling from. He said his name is XXXX XXXX and he was calling from ARS, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, NY XXXX. I asked him repeatedly for the full name of the company or what ARS stood for and he refused to answer, insisting that it was just ARS. 

This person was extremely rude, aggressive, and refused to comply with my request to take me off their calling list. Instead of agreeing to stop calling me, he started asking me personal questions as if I 'm obliged to help him find whoever he was looking for. He even asked me why my office line was ringing while I was on the phone with him. This person is extremely aggressive, unprofessional, and showed no respect for my rights as a consumer.

Company public response: Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 11/25/2017 about Student loan (Federal student loan servicing) with NELNET, INC. (CA).
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Problem with customer service

Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX, I paid electronically $ XXXX XXXX. About 7-8 days later I saw that only 1/3 of it posted. I called them and rep kept telling me they never got the 2/3 of my payment and advices me to call my bank despite my insisting that the money had already been taken from my bank. He was rude and said he doesnt know what else to tell me but to call my bank. So I did. And bank tells me they nelnet took the money. I told bank nelnet claims they dont have it so I asked bank to pull money back. The next day nelnet calls telling me they found money but looks like bank taking it so can I call bank. Bank says cant reverse process so I pay back the 2/3 to nelnet on XX/XX/XXXX. About a week later again I see only 1/2 of this was applied. So I call them and ask where the other 1/2 is. And they said theyll look into it. But no one ever calls me back from solutions. I keep calling back and they give me the run around. Finally one was nice and on XX/XX/XXXX it got resolved. Now as of XX/XX/XXXX the money is missing again. I just called them today, XX/XX/XXXX, and their reps are being rude and giving me the runaround again. How do I file a lawsuit against nelnet?????

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 08-10-2015 about Mortgage (Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)) with BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (CT).
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure

Complaint: Addendum to Complaint sent on XXXX XXXX : On XXXX XXXX, 2015 I received a phone call from XXXX XXXX, Bank of America, ( contact # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ). She asked want I wanted to resolve my Complaint. I said I wanted to have my original application reviewed fairly. XXXX said since the review was " closed '' I would have to reapply. She persisted in trying to insisting this was a fact. I referenced all the communication I have received from Bank of America, including letters from XXXX XXXX, CRM, on XXXX XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX, to prove the case was stilled opened. 
I asked that she put this in writing, she refused. I then reference letters I had received on behalf of XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX from XXXX XXXX and on XXXX XXXX from XXXX XXXX, both were written by XXXX Customer Care regarding the modification application. 
Today, I received a letter from XXXX XXXX, XXXX Customer Care, which is clear shows the application is still opened it states I " should work with XXXX XXXX ... XXXX XXXX will be your primary contact throughout the workout the review process. I encourage you to work closely with her ad submit any requested information right away to keep your loan 's review moving forward ''. 
Also, previous letters state that we are further behind in our mortgage payments. 
It is apparent that BofA is continuing to use unethical mortgage practices, in evaluating this modification by false statements, misrepresenting facts, deceptive and misleading statement.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 04-05-2017 about Consumer Loan (Installment loan) with Automobile Acceptance Corporation (GA).
Issue: Managing the loan or lease

Complaint: I purchased a vehicle in XX/XX/XXXX had a total loss claim on the vehicle in XX/XX/XXXX XXXX paid the company whatever the car was worth. However the car company stated since I was at fault I was responsible for paying the {$500.00} the insurance company subtracted from the total loss check. I paid the balance in full in increments to the car company and they reported that I was a charge off on my credit report which is not true. I received a paid in full letter and a letter from their lawyer saying that my credit report would be updated to reflect accurate information. I have since seen my credit report be updated to charge off on as current as XX/XX/XXXX. This information is inaccurate and I need this taken off my credit report immediately.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 04/29/2016 about Debt collection (Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)) with ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC. (TX).
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt was paid

Complaint: I financed a computer through XXXX XXXX and eventually was late on multiple payments. After a final notice, XXXX warned me that my debt was going to go to collections. I then went online and paid off my debt to them, fearing my debt would go to a debt collection company. Some how, Midland Funding still acquired my debt and insisted I pay it. I told them that I had already paid the account off with XXXX and that they needed to verify their information with XXXX, but they obviously never did. I proceeded to get calls from them for the next 2 years over this issue, but I eventually began ignoring the calls. In XXXX 2016, I was sued for the amount of the debt by Midland Funding. I acquired proof from XXXX XXXX so that I can prove that I did pay it off, but I am worried about how this will look on my, already hurting, credit score. I honestly do not know exactly what to do in this situation, but I do not feel that I was treated fairly. I paid off a debt that I had owed, but yet I still have to go through the time and effort of proving I paid it to Midland Funding. Do the debt collection companies not have to verify they have a right to the debts before they sue people for them? And do they have the right to continually harass people for money that they are not even sure is owed to them?

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 08-06-2015 about Credit reporting () with EQUIFAX, INC. (OK).
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report
Sub-issue: Account status

Complaint: I filed bankruptcy in XXXX 2015 it was discharged XXXX 2015 there are a few student loan account that shows closed per XXXX still showing open via Equifax due to the recent bankruptcy service thru XXXX. I have contact the company on several occasions was told that they are not able to provide account information due to the recent bankruptcy and that I will need to contact the credit bureau with the issue. I have filed several disputes with Equifax also stating that the information is being reporting accurately. I am requesting that the information for the accounts be reflected the same as XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 04/17/2017 about Bank account or service (Other bank product/service) with TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY ().
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Complaint: My flood insurance renewal, as required for my mortgage, was sent to the wrong address. By the time the renewal was required the bank ( TD ) had advised me that they were going to get insurance themselves and charge me. There was a 2 month lapse between my renewal and the time the bank placed the policy. The renewal from my insurance wes {$1100.00} for the year, the bank charge was {$650.00} and only for 2 months. This is extreme and evidence of gouging by my lender.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation