milesbutler/consumer_complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 09-05-2017 about Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service (Mobile or digital wallet) with PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC. ().
Issue: Unauthorized transactions or other transaction problem

Complaint: PayPal 's User Agreement and other policies prohibits access to my own money in an abusive and illegal manner. They first set a 21 days incapacity to withdraw my money after I receive a payement ( coming from selling on XXXX ) which I understand ( this is for both PayPal and the buyer 's protection, to avoid problems ). But claiming that my " account reported to be involved in possible fraudulent or high risk behavior '' for selling items via XXXX and receiving positive feedback from the buyer is just a way for PayPal to limit my account and hold my money without any valid reason whatsoever, probably to generate interest or conduct any kind of money laundering or embezzlement ... That, I do n't know, but this is what it looks like to me. Everytime I request info about the reason why they placed a restriction on my account and wo n't allow me to access my XXXX EUR ( more or less ), they send an automattic response saying that I represent a risk. I have no informations about this so called risk, I have no money, I have no one to discuss this matter with, I ca n't get a hold on someone else than a robot from PayPal that could/would/should help me. I tried in every way possible to solve this with them, but they deflect and refuse to do so. No activity from my account represents a risk, nothing at all, and they know it, but they keep abusing of a power they do n't even legally have. They are operating as a financial institution with power of seizure, without legal authority to do so and by doing so, they illegally hold my funds, they abuse of their power and also, they breached my trust, as a consumer ( since I 've trusted them with my money and now they wo n't let me have it ). Needless to say, I need my money back ASAP, since they represent my only income. The prejudice that PayPal is causing me is beyond their imagination ( that is, if they even care or think about it ) and I need them to do right by me and the tons of people that are also in my situation ; to act within THE LAW ( not their law! ) and to lift the restrictions on my account and give me my money.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 03-12-2017 about Debt collection (Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)) with CL HOLDINGS LLC (CA).
Issue: False statements or representation
Sub-issue: Attempted to collect wrong amount

Complaint: I paid my XXXX bill {$780.00} on XXXX, 2017.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 07-11-2016 about Mortgage (Conventional fixed mortgage) with U.S. BANCORP (WI).
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure

Complaint: I am currently having my mortgage being serviced by US Bank Home Mortgage. Due to banking error and ACH bank draft issue - my mortgage fell 5 months behind. I attempted to get back on cycle with USBHM in XXXX 2016, however USBHM, indicated that account was in delinquency status and needed to have current and all past-due payments. So currently, past due payments have " ballooned '' to $ XXXX+ in back payments and late fees. Additionally, I requested to participate in the US Bank Home Mortgage Assistance /Loss Mitigation Program but was denied further participation in program, along with a workout option. I am currently appealing this decision and await and hopeful a favorable reply with my request. I have also made two recent mortgage payments to USHM - on XXXX 2016 and XXXX 2016. Please note since USBHM has serviced this account and up until this point, my payments have been timely. Additionally, I have been a US Bank account holder - for 17+ years.

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 08-02-2015 about Credit reporting () with TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. (LA).
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report
Sub-issue: Public record

Complaint: My CPA has contacted the source and they informed him that they can not find anything filed against me so I am requesting that you either remove from my report or contact them and let me know what I need to do to handle this matter. 
Source XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, MS XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 12-10-2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with Experian Information Solutions Inc. (PA).
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-issue: Account status incorrect

Complaint: XXXX XXXX Experian shows my account negative on the report until 2022 and there has not been no late payment in 24 months. there should be no late negative for that long before the account goes positive considering its been paid on time for the past 24 months Will with the FTC on ongoing incorrect information and why its 4 years to go Positive

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 10/18/2017 about Credit card or prepaid card (General-purpose credit card or charge card) with CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (FL).
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement
Sub-issue: Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card

Complaint: CFPB NO : XXXX Violation of federal laws and refusal to require business to provide proof the customer is liable for the amount charged and failure to require business to provide proof the customer authorized the charges be placed on the credit card. 
I have repeatedly requested in telephone conversations and in writing for Capital One to provide proof from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX showing in writing I agreed to pay or am liable for the charges placed on my credit card for : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, and XXXX XXXX. As of XXXX XXXX, XXXX not XXXX item has been provided by XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX for any of the charges above. I have repeatedly requested in telephone conversations and in writing for Capital One to provide proof from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX showing in writing I agreed to allow all of the above charges to be placed on my Capital One credit card. As of XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX item has been provided by XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX that I authorized XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX to use my credit card. Capital One has required me to pay the charges under threat of late fees, interest, etc. if I dont pay the charges on time. I have tried to put the charges in dispute. I have been successful with a few of the charges being placed in dispute. However, Capital One has required me to pay XXXX that I dont owe and have never agreed to pay to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX rather than put these charges in dispute. Capital One insists I pay another XXXX that I dont owe XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. Capital One has never required XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX to provide any documented proof the charges are legitimate and authorized by me. I believe it is a violation of federal law for a business to hold a customer liable for payment without the customers agreement to pay. I have never agreed to pay any of the above charges to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I believe it is a violation of federal law for a business to place unauthorized charges on a customers credit card. I have never given XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX permission to place any of the above charges on my Capital One credit card. I have never seen a single sheet of paper pertaining to any of the above charges on my Capital One credit card by XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. Capital One has used unrecognizable photos as proof to require me to pay the charges.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 10/30/2015 about Credit reporting () with LEXISNEXIS (LA).
Issue: Improper use of my credit report
Sub-issue: Report improperly shared by CRC

Complaint: Yes I apply for a security freeze to be place on my credit file to LexusNexis, and it was place successful with no problem. So my husband was told to place a security freeze on his reports as well. Ok I receive my pin and all. I receive a call on today, that Lexusnexis remive my security freeze wuthout premission. I was told it was issue in error. I been a victim of someone keep applying for credit in my name. Also I have a relative with the same name and her credit is also been added to my file.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 02/14/2018 about Checking or savings account (Checking account) with WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (CA).
Issue: Opening an account
Sub-issue: Didn't receive terms that were advertised

Complaint: I received a wells fargo 's advertisement for checking account ( Picture 1 ) and opened a wells fargo checking account in XX/XX/2017. However I didn't receive the {$300.00} checking bonus as they advertised. 

Their terms : Receive a sign up bonus of {$300.00} when you open a new Everyday or Preferred checking account with Wells Fargo and have {$1500.00} direct deposited into the account for three consecutive months within 150 days of account opening. 

Not eligible for bonus if you are : 1 ) acurrent owner on a Wells Fargo consumer checking account ; 2 ) aWells Fargo team member ; 3 ) arecipient of a consumer checking bonus in the past 12 months ( limit 1 bonus per customer ). 

I tried to contact their customer service. The first customer service told me that I not eligible because I don't have a XXXX on file. But I have mailed them XXXX long time ago and their customer specialist confirmed with me that they have received XXXX ( Picture 2 ) The second time they told me I am not eligible because I previously owned a wells fargo account. However, that account was closed when I opened the current checking account ( Picture 3 ) and I didn't receive any account bonus in the past 12 months. As for their terms, I should still be eligible. 

In sum, I hope that I can receive the {$300.00} new checking account bonus as they advertised.

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 04-05-2016 about Debt collection (I do not know) with Essential Retrieval Group (IL).
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info
Sub-issue: Talked to a third party about my debt

Complaint: My girlfriend was contacted by phone on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX by phone. A message was left stating that the agency would be delivering documents to appear in court and that XXXX forms of identification should be provided at time of delivery. To cancel this delivery, they would need to receive a returned call. She thought maybe this was a call for herself, as they did not mention a name in the message, so she called the number the agent provided to get more information. She spoke with an agent who went by the name of XXXX. The agent mentioned to my girlfriend that they were trying to reach me through her, that I owed a debt, what kind of debt was owed, who the debt was with and the year the debt was supposedly from. ( As a side note, they said the loan debt was from XXXX though I did not take out or owe on a loan, other than long-standing student loans, in XXXX. ) My girlfriend gave me all of the information they provided so I could look them up and report them, and all I 'm seeing are comments and reports of unethical and possibly illegal practices.

Company response to consumer: Untimely response
Consumer complaint received 09-08-2017 about Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports (Credit reporting) with EQUIFAX, INC. (IL).
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services
Sub-issue: Didn't receive services that were advertised

Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX, Equifax announced that over 140 million of their customers had had their personal and financial information stolen. They released a site which allowed you to check if you were one of those affected by this breach. Upon checking my status, Equifax informed me that my data was most likely compromised. This is a massive security failure by a company who 's primary service is to maintain and secure extremely important private information.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 04/13/2015 about Prepaid card (General purpose card) with Synovus Bank (FL).
Issue: Fees

Complaint: I opened an account for a prepaid Visa card with First Progress in XX/XX/XXXX to help build up my credit score and everything was fine made all my payments on time and never had any issues until I decided to close this account out in XX/XX/XXXX for I was no longer using this account in I received my statement for the months of XX/XX/XXXX thru XX/XX/XXXX which showed they had charged me the annual fee of {$39.00} when I called in to close the account in XX/XX/XXXX the representative for First Progress informed me that as long as there were no charges made to my account that I would receive the refund of the {$39.00} annual fee along with the balance of my prepaid Visa Card which totaled {$150.00} but there would be a 60 day waiting period to make sure that there were no charges made to my account finally I received my refund in XX/XX/XXXX but it was on for the amount of {$150.00} and did not include the refund for the annual fee of {$39.00} in which the representative for First Progress indicated I was entitled to receive so I contacted customer service with First Progress and was told I would have to write a letter to the First Progress Correspondence department to request my refund which I did on XX/XX/XXXX, I received a response dated XX/XX/XXXX indicating that I would have to contact customer service to resolve this issue so I contacted customer service and they said that I would have to contact the Progress Correspondence department what they are doing is giving me the run around and violating their own policies for which I have been told XXXX different times by a Customer service representative that I am entitled to the refund of the annual fee of {$39.00} as long as there were no charges mad to my account in which I have the statements to show that no charges were made.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 02/15/2017 about Bank account or service (Checking account) with BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (OR).
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals

Complaint: I am XXXX XXXX XXXX and on XXXX XXXX I made a {$1500.00} deposit by XXXX Bank check into my Bank of America checking account. I have been a BOA customer since 2009. The bank put a hold on this deposit and turned it over to the Risk department which still has not released my monies ( 8 days now ). In the meantime, I am unable to pay my utility bills, buy groceries or fill my medical prescriptions. I continue to receive contradictory statements from BOA on why my monies are being held and when they will be released. 
I have made numerous calls to people at BOA to understand why they would do this, and I keep receiving contradictory information. Today, I heard for the first time that a XXXX Bank account representative told someone at BOA that my check would be returned and that the money was not available. The {$1500.00} was immediately removed from my XXXX Bank account and i do not know why anyone would make that statement. I have yet to find anyone at BOA who can tell who they spoke to at XXXX Bank who made that statement. 

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 explanation
Consumer complaint received 03/13/2017 about Credit reporting () with EQUIFAX, INC. (CA).
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report
Sub-issue: Information is not mine

Complaint: please find attached the documents for disputing inquiires i never authorized, and also XXXX XXXX account that i never had delinquency, and never late payments, please have these inquiries removed from my credit file. and the late payment which is a very disturbing negative on my credit file removed. 
thank you

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 09/19/2017 about Mortgage (Conventional home mortgage) with ACOPIA CAPITAL GROUP (CA).
Issue: Trouble during payment process

Complaint: Acopia refuses to correct its record to reflect my correct payment dates. My XXXX and XXXX payments were cleared/received by Acopia on XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX, respectively ( which Acopia acknowledged ) ; however, Acopia recorded my XXXX and XXXX payments as XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX, respectively, and refused to correct its errors. The reason Acopia gave me is that its prior servicer forwarded my XXXX payment to them on XXXX XXXX and it applied my XXXX payment to XXXX 's balance due. The fact that Acopia changed it 's servicer is not an excuse to record my payments inaccurately. I paid my mortgage payments timely, and now Acopia recorded it as late. Although no late charge was assessed, I can not accept the incorrect recording of my payments, which would probably affect my credit history. I have brought this matter to Acopia 's attention since end of XXXX when I did n't see my XXXX payment on the XXXX statement. Numerous follow-up were made since then. Acopia acknowledged that my payments were received on XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX but refused to correct it 's accounting errors : their records are now showing my XXXX and XXXX payments were received on XXXX and XXXX, instead of the correct dates of XXXX and XXXX. Attached are two sets of recent communication with Acopia.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 08/26/2015 about Debt collection (Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)) with ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC. (TX).
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Sub-issue: Not given enough info to verify debt

Complaint: Midland Funding purchased this loan from XXXX XXXX. I informed them that my mother opened this account unknowingly and advised them to validate and verify. Midland Funding has also harassed me repeatedly outside of FDCPA guidelines via phone and I received calls from blocked # 's from their reps advising that my account was " in their office and I am going to be sued ''. The lack of professionalism and ethics was incredible.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 03-07-2017 about Debt collection (Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)) with ProCollect, Inc (TX).
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Sub-issue: Not given enough info to verify debt

Complaint: We moved out of our apartment in XXXX. We left the apartment immaculate, even cleaning behind the oven and vacuuming our way out of the apartment. 

Several weeks later the apartment management presented us with a bill for " repairs '' that was full of mistakes and most of the items included were false and/or in violation of the Texas Property Code. In other words, almost all the charges were for things we either did n't owe or were for things that they could not charge for by law. 

We attempted to resolve with the apartment management, but they refused to remove the wrong / illegal items. Instead they sent it to collections. 

This is causing us serious financial and XXXX. We are in the process of closing on a house and the closing is held up because of the disputed collection on our credit report. Additionally, this is causing us to incur higher interest rates and fees and will cost us thousands of dollars. 

The collections agency filed a collection on our credit reports. We have attempted to resolve via the proper channels : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX : we sent letters to the XXXX credit bureaus per the FCRA to dispute the information and request them to validate the data. All XXXX responded that they investigated and that the creditor says it was valid. When called to discuss, the credit bureaus said " you need to have the collection agency remove. We just ask them if it is valid. '' XXXX/XXXX/XXXX : we sent a letter to the collection agency per the FCRA and FDCPA asking them to validate the data. They replied that the creditor said it was valid and sent us copies of the lease and the form showing the illegal/wrong charges. They provided no proof. 

XXXX/XXXX/XXXX : we sent a letter to the collection agency per the FCRA and FDCPA stating that what they provided was not proof. It also clearly stated what was incorrect or illegally reported, and requested they remove the improper charges and remove the collection from my credit reports. They replied on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX that the creditor contends the charges were valid and resent the same information from their previous letter. No proof was supplied. 

XXXX/XXXX/XXXX : we sent a letter to the XXXX credit bureaus per the FCRA to inform them that we asked the collection agency to validate the debt and remove if incorrect, and that the collection agency could not do this. We requested they remove the collection or we would file a complaint with the FTC and/or pursue legal action.

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 06/13/2017 about Debt collection (I do not know) with Focus Holding Company (CA).
Issue: False statements or representation
Sub-issue: Attempted to collect wrong amount

Complaint: On or about  XXXX   XXXX ,  2017 ,  Focus Receivables Management r eported to   XXXX   a false claim that I owed {$500.00} to an unnamed entity. They claimed a fictitious account number of  XXXX . I have no outstanding debt ; certainly none in arrears and no account ending in  XXXX .     I have not received any communication from Focus or any other entity regarding a debt. I believe they are operating in violation of Californ ia Civil Code section 1788 et. seq.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 07/27/2015 about Credit card () with NETSPEND CORPORATION (IA).
Issue: Credit card protection / Debt protection

Complaint: My wallet was stolen with my Western union XXXXcard inside. 
I filed a loss report right away with the Local Police and then with Western Union. 
Western Union declined to return my funds -- nearly {$3000.00} -- saying that they did nothing wrong do n't have to return my money. I was told that I should have called them first instead of the Police. The police that the thief on video taking my wallet and then using the card to purchase items. I called them as soon as possible and gave them the transactions that had been incurred by the thief. They ran them and paid them anyway. 

I have appealed to WU XXXX times, contacted Iowa XXXX XXXX, Iowa Attorney General and was then referred to your organization. 

I called your offices first and spoke to someone most helpful. She told me that I had taken the correct steps and that I am indeed entitled to my funds back -- less {$50.00}. 

This money is my Social Security money and I had been waiting for several months. This is my first payment. I 'm losing my house because I 've not had these funds to pay on my mortgage. 

Western Union on behalf of XXXX declined to return my funds. Please help me get the money back. 

I feel like I 've been robbed by them. Not only by the thief.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation