vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-22 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Keep getting calls about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
I am on XXXX for XXXX I have been trying to work with nagvientXXXX. I have sent in paperwork to try to get my student loans forgiving. Now I am in default. I do n't know what to do.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-21 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't get flexible payment options
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NH

Complaint narrative:
I can not afford the monthly payments as a XXXX mother of XXXX so I keep deferring these loans.They have more than doubled with the interest.I now owe almost XXXX instead of the XXXX originally borrowed

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-05 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I had encountered couple of incidents with my account # XXXX at Bofa and each time I was not alerted and the only way I had come to know about the issues when I was proactive in checking my account balance. First issue was when an individual wrote a check from his/her personal account for an amount of {$1900.00} that cleared the account on XXXX XXXX, 2017 due to the fact that the account number for this individual closely matched the account number for my account. However, had I not caught this soon enough, I would 've never known that this check did not belong to me and it cleared without any issues, since there were enough funds in the account to allow that to proceed. Of course, through some random checks someone at the bank would 've caught this, but who knows that would 've happened. 
The second incident occurred on XXXX XXXX, 2017 when this account was charged XXXX NSF fees at {$35.00} when just the previous day I had noticed that XXXX Merchant services transactions were showing pending for clear and the account balance showed that there were enough funds in the account to cover the balance. That same day, a check was also cleared, however I did n't receive any notification for a deficiency in balance and when I found out about it, the representative mentioned that it is too late to deposit any new funds to cover the balance. I was expecting some alert notification if the account reaches below a certain threshold and I have it setup also, but I 've yet to receive any message in time for me to take action on it. I am very proactive about keeping the account balance in tact so I do not incur any fees/charges. I have had this account for a long time and I have maintained a great history so I am really frustrated that I am not being notified in time for any suspicious activity in the previous case or when a balance at any time falls below a certain threshold to where an action can take place the same day. The Bank charged these fees unjustly in spite of the fact that the merchant services account is also with Bofa with daily deposits..

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 2017-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Need information about my balance/terms
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
I graduated from college in 2013 and have been paying back my loans since then. I started out at around {$42000.00} for this loan and it has only gone down a couple thousand. I tried consolidating the loan, but it was broken up into XXXX different bills and I would get a separate bill in the mail for each. We had bills not arrive on time and when our payments were sent in it would n't read as paid and my dad and myself got docked hard on our credit. It 's now 3 years later and although the payments are easier to manage, it is still not going down due to the interest rates. Each of the XXXX loans have their own interest rate instead of having XXXX loan and XXXX rate. My federal student loan is down and I have only XXXX more till it 's paid off. I am still at around {$40000.00} for Navient, and I pay over {$600.00} a month. My husband is military and travels a lot and I have a physical illness and ca n't work long enough hours to keep up these payments. It would be one thing if I saw my balance due getting lower, but it seems as if it does n't move. I do n't know what more to do.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-18 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
Upon XXXX and starting my job, I contacted Navient to begin repayment of my loans. The representative stated that I could not begin repayment until the grace period was over ( an additional 5-6 months of interest accrueing ). I asked if the representative was sure of this, and she reiterated that I would not be able to make payments on the loans yet and that these terms were agreed upon in the loan contract.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-04 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Having problems with customer service
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I am a cosigner on a private loan for my nephew with navient. My nephew has a job and has made all payments on the loan. The amount is low enough for him to qualify without a cosigner and he has completed the process to remove me from the loan twice now with a confirmation message from navient. However ; I am still receiving reminder messages for payment due and change of their mailing address. When I call to inquire I am either put on hold or disconnected. On XXXX XXXX, I spent almost one hour with XXXX different staff and was never forwarded to a supervisor as requested. Instead I was placed on hold and was disconnected at XXXX without notice. On XXXX XXXX. I called back and spoke with XXXX ( XXXX ) who forwarded the call to XXXX ( XXXX ) a " supervisor '' who answered after 10 more minutes and than placed me on hold for XXXX more without any result. On XXXX XXXX I called at XXXX left a message for a call back. Received a call at XXXX and was placed on hold at XXXX. At XXXX I spoke with XXXX ( XXXX ) was placed on hold until XXXX when the call was disconnected. This is the most horrendous and inefficient " customer service '' I have ever known.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-06 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Information is not mine
Company: TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
CENTRAL FINANCIALXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA XXXX $ XXXX # XXXX OPEN XXXX HAVE NUMBER OF TIMES REACHED OUT TO THE ABOVE CONSUMER TO MAKE THEM AWARE THAT THIS ACCT IS NOT MINE AND NEVER BEEN TO THIS MEDICAL FACILTY. IF NEEDED I WILL FILE AND TAKE CHARGES AGAINST THIS MEDICAL COLLECTION IN NOT TAKEN OFF MY CREDIT REPORT. 

THANK YOUXXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-21 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Transaction issue — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I went online to XXXX on XX/XX/2016 and purchased a TV sound bar bundle. Confirmation number XXXX. The order went through ; however, Bank of America denied the charge, then accepted the charge. Since they initially declined the charge, the order with XXXX was cancelled. When I found out, I called back to XXXX who said the item is now out of stock and the offer is no longer available. I had to purchase this item elsewhere and the total loss is {$220.00}. XXXX has advised the person of wrong doing is Bank of America for cancelling denying the initial transaction. I would like to be made whole and Bank of America has declined a valid charge. Loss : difference in pricing {$50.00}, XXXX Cash {$150.00} ( for making purchase ), XXXX rewards {$50.00}.

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 2015-10-26 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
My account was involved with fraudulent activity.Now I am $ XXXX dollars in debt with Bank Of America XXXX

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Again, after making a payment to Navient, my balance increased. This has happened several times, but this time I took screen shots of the page. On XXXX/XXXX/2016, prior to making a payment of {$300.00}, my balance was {$34.00}, XXXX and today ( XXXX/XXXX/2016 ) after posting my payment of {$300.00}, my balance is {$34.00}, XXXX. Previously, when I have contacted customer service at Navient about this, I did not have the screen shots to prove my balance increased and now I do. Kindly advise me on what to do about this as it appears to be an ongoing issue that may have been costing me money I do not owe. I am happy to provide the screenshots as well. Thank you, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-07 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Bank of America charged me XXXX {$35.00} overdraft fees for debit card transactions. Bank of America has refused to reverse these charges, although it is not legal or certainly not in compliance with the regulations set forth by Dodd-Frank. The argument Bank of America is telling me by justifying these charges is the a third-party ( in this case XXXX ) has deemed its transactions as " reoccurring '' charges ; so the bank can charge overdraft fees. This is totally unacceptable and is a slippery slop to redefining " reoccurring '' charges. Suppose I visit XXXX, a grocery chain, several times a month and conduct multiple transactions. Will these now be considered " reoccurring '' charges and be processed as such? Bank of America says it has no control what it deems as a " reoccurring '' charge and this is determined by the third party. However, I do n't understand how the bank can allow a third party to determine when a transaction is processed and/or denied and then proceed to charge a fee. Does n't the bank have final say in what is approved and what is n't? Also, if XXXX is skirting the regulation what interest does Bank of America have in protecting the consumer when it can freely charge customers overdraft fees because a third-party has deemed the transaction as " reoccurring '' although the transactions are different amounts and at different points within a given time period? Either Bank of America or XXXX is taking advantage of the consumer and/or skirting financial regulation ; or the financial regulations in place have a large loophole in them that does not protect the consumer, but allows banks and private companies to determine what type of transactions they are processed without any formal regulatory framework.

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 2015-06-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: False statements or representation — Impersonated an attorney or official
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I had Bank of America CC. 
I defaulted on the card because of BoA change in policy that I could not afford to keep up with and mounting medical debt. 
It was sent to collections and XXXX, XXXX, XXXX and XXXX XXXX have harassed me and made false statements. 
Legal aid helped me find court documents with falsehoods and service papers. 
I am on XXXX XXXX and can not make payment. 
The dates on the papers sent to me by them with Supreme Court of XXXX headings seem not to be legitimate listing multiple addresses. 
I was never served by anyone with the papers. 
I received a letter dated XXXX XXXX, 2015 referring to a complaint dated XXXX XXXX in which I was given XXXX days to respond to. Obviously this voided my opportunity to respond. 
The rest of the documents legal aid found online. I had no knowledge of these. 
The affidavit of Service from XXXX XXXX is also false, I was never served, this document was also found on line by legal aid. 
The dates are all untimely and impossible to meet. This is all done in an attempt to scare me into paying them. 
This is to include phone calls and claiming to have served me.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-29 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I overpaid on my credit card with Bank of America ( i.e. I had XXXX balance but forgot I already paid so I paid twice, resulting in net negative balance ). I then received a returned payment fee for {$26.00} for returned payment despite having sufficient funds in my checking account to pay for this from Bank of America. After much complaining, charge removed but I think this is a predatory and if I had not had paid attention, Bank of America would have made a quick buck.

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 2015-05-05 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Other — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NE

Complaint narrative:
The monthly amount due on my credit card is inconsistent. My monthly statement gives XXXX amount. The online banking alert of credit card payment due ( an email from them ) gives a different amount. I 've contacted them several times to correct this, but the problem still remains. The final straw was this evening when I called again, and politely but pointedly asked for some action to be taken. I was transferred to another department which had already closed for the day. A horrible way to treat a customer.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-26 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I have been advised to pay a high amount of loan payments per month that I ca n't possibly afford. I have also taken several forbearance.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-14 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
They make it impossible to pay back, on time and always add negatives to your credit report. Hold times are ridiculous when calling.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-04 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My mother passed away XX/XX/XXXX. We had a home equity line with Bank of America which matured that month. I went to bank after holidays approximately on XX/XX/XXXX to submit papers of her death had death certificate and statements of the account. The representative inputted in their computer and told me a loan office would contact me. I was never contacted. I waited because I had some health issues I once again went to bank of XX/XX/XXXX with a friend and got a runaround they did not have record of my mom 's demise and they wanted me to have a power of attorney. They did not want to communicate with me because I was n't on the account. I had to resubmit the paperwork and still got a runaround till at last they received everything and I was put on the account. I thought I applied for loan remodification but they sent me a denial letter telling me because my mother was dead they could n't do anything. They once again have been sending to all the different departments but XXXX good thing they did was give me the number to HUD which I contacted he went over my finances and said that I could take on this loan as remodification and was appalled when I told him I got a denial letter. He is the one that gave me your information please help. I feel the bank is trying to take over my house. They once again have sent me to a different department the loans but I feel they are going to reject because they said I would have to pay the whole loan before they even talk to me. Please help

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 2016-12-08 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
I inquired online on XX/XX/2016 about when a {$300.00} bonus would post to my account. I received a message back that I would receive a response in XXXX business day, I waited until XX/XX/2016 and after not receiving a response, I replied to the email about a status. On XX/XX/2016 I receive a response from a XXXX with an email tag of Sovereign Bank stating that if I still needed assistance to call their customer service phone number. It took customer service 5 days to reply with no resolution and to have me then call them back. This is unacceptable service.

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
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-23 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Southwest Credit Systems, L.P.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I was contacted in XXXX by Southwest Credit Systems for a debt owed to XXXX XXXX XXXX. I finished paying the debt in XXXX of XXXX, and as of today XXXX XXXX XXXX has not received the payment from the third-party debt collectors, and Southwest Credit Systems claims they sent the money to XXXX XXXX XXXX. Neither company can tell me where the money is.

Company public response: Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company
Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-28 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Southwest Credit Systems, L.P.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
This company is trying to collect a debt that is not owed. XXXX has been continually trying to charge me for XXXX phones that were RETURNED to them. I sent this collection company a dispute letter and they never verified the debt, Instead they put it on my credit report and are ruining my credit for an invalid debt. This company is violating the FDCPA. This is a fraudulent debt and this company has not provided me with the requested debt validation letter.

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 2016-12-29 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Title loan
Issue: Lender repossessed or sold the vehicle — 
Company: Select Management Resources, LLC
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
Thr lender keeps contacklting me about a vehicle that I have n't had in my possession since XXXX of 2015. I was assuming that they were the ones who repossed my vechile since I didnt have anything else on it. I want the calls to stop while I 'm at work! I 've mentioned several times to contact me when I 'm not working, however, the company refuses to contact me within those time frames, not to mention its probably illegal for the representives to call me from their personal cell phones which actually did happen!

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: Southwest Credit Systems, L.P.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Southwest collection services used an address I never lived at to communicate a collection I found out about through my credit monitoring service. They said they can not remove the account even though i verified payment because they said only comcast can do that. I faxed verification of payment to both of them but no one takes action. XXXX opened a trouble ticket but does not have a phone number to discuss concerns if you are disputing a collection so I have no way to discuss resolution of this with even though I faxed in proof of payment it is still sitting on my reports with the bureaus.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-13 00:00:00
Product: Prepaid card — General purpose card
Issue: Managing, opening, or closing account — 
Company: Netspend Corporation
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX, 2015, I purchased a starter XXXX Netspend prepaid card at a local XXXX grocery stores. I added {$96.00} as a starter value and paid a {$1.00} fee. 

Upon trying to activate the card, I was getting an error. After XXXX hours on the phone and being lied to by various agents at the Netspend company, I finally was told that due to " suspected fraud '' the account has been shut down and I would be getting a refund check within a week. No further information was given besides multiple calls. 

It is now XXXX XXXX and I still do not have my refund ... .or a refund of the activation fee.

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