vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-24 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
We have been customers of CitiMortgage for ten plus years and our current mortgage and HELOC are both serviced through them. We had done a refinance approximately five years ago to obtain a lower rate and the process was seamless even though the industry had tightened up due to the housing market crash. Recently we decided to refinance again combining the current mortgage and HELOC and because of our history with CitiMortgage, we decided to go through them again. On XXXX XXXX, 2015, I called and spoke with XXXX XXXX and began the process. While there are several customer service issues with our attempt to refinance XXXX which l will not go into at this time ), the first and foremost complaint has to deal with our lock. We were locked in a rate of 4.375 %, receiving a credit of {$1100.00} expiring on XXXX XXXX, 2015. As of today XXXX XXXX, 2015, we still have not been contacted by CitiMortgage regarding our expired lock. In fact on XXXX XXXX, 2015 at XXXX, I had called our loan processor XXXX XXXX XXXX and advised her via voicemail ( she does not answer her phone and or return phone calls ) that XXXX and I have decided to withdraw our application. However XXXX XXXX had not checked her phone messages, but instead sent me an email stating that we were final approved and the closing department would call me in the next 48 hours to schedule a closing time. I in turn replied to her email stating how could we be final approved with an expired lock? XXXX XXXX XXXX replied that our lock had been extended. Here lies the problem, I am unclear as to how CitiMortgage can take the liberty to extend our lock without our consent especially since refinance mortgage rates have dropped to 4 % -4.125 % with no points? It seems to me that this would fall under the category of full disclosure to the borrower, which in this case appears to have been violated. In addition, with the " new '' lock expiration date our daily interest charge continues to accumulate, this again is a mortgage loan being serviced by CitiMortgage. 
We have paid our mortgage payments on time, and have been loyal customers of CitiMortgage, but this process has been a nightmare. I have had to put off applying for student loans ( I am in the process of earning my degree ) not to mention the time that has been taken to deal with this, something that could have been avoided had CitiMortgage communicated with us. CitiMortgage has taken advantage of us and we feel violated by their underhanded dealings. We are requesting they refund us our appraisal and credit fees as they did not do provide the services promised.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-04 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
Car Dealer persuaded me to take a loan with Capital One Auto Finance for a lower rate. I received information in the mail, but have been unable to pay the bill. There online bill payment says that I am locked out. My wife and I have spent over XXXX hours attempting to resolve this on their web site and on the phone with their customer service. We have reset passwords and we are not able to pay our bill. This has been going on for a week. It is not reasonable for a loan company to make it so difficult to pay the bill. I have been trying to pay the bill early. Imagine the people who wait and try to pay the bill at the last minute. The company has limited hours to help with these problems. Their web sit does not allow you to reset a pin ( if the web site did work which it does not ). When you contact their service representative, he is insulting and unhelpful. He implies it is your fault for not being able to use their system properly. Capital One sends information about how easy it is to pay your bill, but their system is not usable. There is no way to pay your bill. I have just now received a letter from them that we can pay be online, by phone, and by mail. I was told by the customer service rep that I could not pay by phone until the system was set up. It looks like I am suppose to pay by mail as my only option. I do not have any confidence that they will correctly process my mail payment. So I guess I need to use certified mail which adds expense that exceeds the amount of money that I was suppose to save using their loan. I can not express to you how strongly I feel that this is an unethical company.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-02 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement — 
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX 2015, JP Morgan Chase sent me a text alert about potential fraud on XXXX of my credit cards. They asked if I had used this card at a computer store for X amount of {$.00} and I replied 'no '. I then called JP Morgan Chase and spoke with a representative. They advised they were closing my account and would send me a new card in its place. Now, what 's important to note here is I have not used this card in easily 1 year. However, I assumed maybe a store I had used this card at in the past, experienced a data breach and said store retained my credit card information for X amount of time and that was stolen. I did n't put much thought into it, up until now. The new card I received by JP Morgan Chase was AGAIN compromised. What is EXTREMELY important to note is that I neither activated, nor used said credit card since receiving it. It has been sitting in my drawer at home. On XXXX XXXX 2015, JP Morgan Chase sent me another text alert about potential fraud, once again, on this new card. They asked if I had used this card at a men 's clothing store for X amount of {$.00} and I replied 'no '. I then called JP Morgan Chase and spoke with a representative. They advised they were closing my account and would send a new card in its place. I advised this was completely unacceptable and I did NOT want a new card ; I wanted the account closed out for good as security within JP Morgan Chase is highly concerning. They went ahead and closed my account. When I mentioned to the woman that I have neither activated nor used said card which I 've had for just over a month, all she could tell me was " there have been a lot of data breaches going on ''. It is my firm belief that JP Morgan Chase is either : a ) completely unaware that they are experiencing data breaches of their systems directly, which hackers are stealing CC information from, or, b ) they are fully aware of this and are trying to keep it quiet. Either way, JP Morgan Chase has a *serious* problem that needs to be addressed immediately. Credit Card information ( maybe even SSN 's, etc ) is being stolen directly from JP Morgan Chase 's networks, and they are n't even informing their customers.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Customer service / Customer relations — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
Citi refused to help in any manner to resolve an issue i had came across thru credit bureau reporting when refinancing my home. they reported me XXXX, XXXX XXXX and closed my account. they insisted they could not help bc of XXXX balance. i was even told that i settled with collections dept when asked about adjustments to the account. after review of past statements is when i learned that my payoff amt posted to my acct 2 days later than the due date incurring a late payment which escalated til XXXX 2016 at which time they wrote off those charges and closed my account and reported serious delq. i never used the card again and so i never checked the account. i never received any further notices or telephone calls to try and collect any amounts from anyone until i reviewed my credit report. i tried to contact them immediately to try to resolve this. i was told several diff stories, XXXX it was an error, XXXX, i made arrangements with collections ( explanation for adjustments ) or could not give any info bc of XXXX balance. i had to request all statements to try and figure everything out. Once it was established that the payout payment posted after XXXX i asked if this could be resolved bc i was a good paying customer and that all charges were just charges of theirs and had indeed collected anything i owed and i wanted to get my credit history returned to its great standing. she refused to help and stated that my reportings would not be fixed bc it was not a banking error and their policies had changed and they were no longer lenient in their late fees. i was only 2 days late and this was a complete error and explained had i known about the charges, i would have contacted them immediately and most likely they would have removed charges.

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 2016-04-19 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX, 2015, I had my wallet stolen with several credit cards. I reported them all stolen, and submitted fraud claims to the issuers. My Macys card had XXXX fraudulent transaction on it. I 've called Macys Fraud Department several times each month since then, and they 've assured me the charge would be removed within the next billing cycle. However, no progress has apparently been made. When I called them today ( after ALL deadlines they 'd given me were past ), they told me they 'd referred the account out to another agency and would n't be able to resolve it for 90 more days.

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 2015-11-30 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Payoff process — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I made a check payment in store to the Home Depot for my Home Depot credit card on XX/XX/2015 for about {$3800.00}. The amount was deducted from my bank account the following day on XX/XX/2015. On XX/XX/XXXX I tried to use the credit card and was told the payment had not been credited and would not be credited for an additional 15 days. Therefore the company took my money and held on to it for 30 days without using towards the payment on my account or reimbursing me in any way.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-02 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Need information about my balance/terms
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
Citibank Student Loans- They do not provide any information on how long I have left to make payments on my loan. The loan details only show me the original amount of the loan, the current payoff amount, my interest rate, and my monthly payment amount. There is nothing I can find as to how many months/years I will be making these payments until I have the loans paid off. I even tried calling to speak to someone ( which every time I hit " 0 '' it said that was not an option and just kept repeating my next payment due date ). There is not even a way for me to view any actual statements online and I do not receive any in the mail. My address is up to date. They make it very difficult to get information, and find details about how I can get the loans paid and when.

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 2017-03-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing statement — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Received credit card statement from Citi - which is a Costco Anywhere Card. 
Nowhere in XXXX PAGES of the bill, could I find where it states who I should make my check payable to. XXXX call : She said Citi Cards then I was disconnected ( my fault ). I called back, another said Citi or Citi XXXX. I explained that I wanted something in writing to say EXACTLY who I should make my check out to. She wanted my full SS #, my complete name and address, and my account number and full date of birth. I would n't give her that so she said she could n't pull up my account. Transferred to Supervisor XXXX ( XXXX ) who said I should make my payment to Citi Bank. Again, wanted all my info so I could get something in writing as to where as to whom I should be making my payments to. I would like to know why a major financial institution is not practicing normal business and financial protocol. If I were running a business, I would be so grateful to a customer pointing out such a glaring omission on my invoices. I hope Citi, or whoever I 'm supposed to make my payments to, appreciates my feedback and gets this corrected.

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 2016-04-22 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I was double billed by Citi Credit Card for a hotel stay. I have bb been fighting with them since XXXX/XXXX/16. I received a letter from Citi ( XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/16 Stating " We will apply a permanent credit to your act. '' This did not happen.

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 2015-07-19 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Citibank sent a bill around XXXX/XXXX/15 for XXXX, when I received the bill I called Citibank to clarify mistakes on that bill. Now here were the mistakes, for some time we were carrying a large bill in the amount of XXXX which we were able to pay off on XXXX/XXXX/15. Just prior to paying off the entire bill I disputed two payments of XXXX from XXXX around XXXX/XXXX/15 and told Citibank NOT to accept anymore charges from XXXX and that I contacted them to tell them NOT to submit anymore charges. When I received the bill from Citibank around XXXX/XXXX/15 they had credited my account XXXX but the purchases showed a charge from XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/15 and a XXXX for XXXX and interest charges of XXXX. Bill due XXXX/XXXX/15 for XXXX after the credited amount of XXXX was subtracted. I contacted Citibank to question why they had placed a XXXX charge for XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX15 when I told them NOT to do that. No explanation, I also questioned the interest charges and wanted an explanation as to how they calculated these charges because these interest charges on the bill were confusing and contradicting the way they were written on the bill. Again no explanation. I told Citibank that I would not pay any bill until they resubmitted a corrected bill and gave me the explanations to what I requested. They ignored that request and continued to submit two more monthly bills with more interest charges and late fees totaling now XXXX and Citibank has turned this matter over to a collection agency. I had an attorney involved but due to the small amount of the bill he could not get approval from my coverage to take the case and recommended this course of action.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-03 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
My husband and I refinanced our mortgage in XX/XX/XXXX with a broker named XXXX XXXX XXXX of XXXX, FL. The Mortgage ( attached ) was dated XXXX XXXX, XXXX, was assigned by Assignment of Mortgage on the same date to Option One Mortgage Corporation. Both of these instruments are recorded in the Public Records of XXXX County, FL. We built this home in XXXX on land we owned free and clear, and moved in XXXX of XXXX. We learned through a succession of loan services for our mortgage ( Option One, American Home Mortgage, Homeward Residential, and now currently Ocwen Home Mortgage ) that our mortgage refinance from XX/XX/XXXX was placed in a mortgaged-back trust. We have a HAMP modification and are not in default, nor have we ever been in default or had foreclosure proceedings brought against us. My husband and I are planning to pass our home to our daughter when we pass away, and based on information we have learned from the mortgage crisis, our title is probably clouded. We want to know who owns our mortgage ; what entity will issue the Satisfaction of Mortgage when we pay it off? Clearly, many homeowners had to deal with fraudulent assignments " after the fact '' because the trusts had to show ownership for them to foreclose. Since Option One went out of business shortly after our mortgage was executed ( and the successor company no longer dealt in mortgages ) ... but our mortgage trail has no assignment ( s ) to the real estate security trust ... and creating assignments at this point to recreate that train of title would be fraudulent ( because the pooling and service agreement for the trust stated that the assignment to the trust had to be accomplished years ago before the trust closed ) ... how in the world is legal title going to be accomplished when the mortgage is satisfied and we own the house? We need to know what to do to establish clear title and guard ourselves against Ocwen Home Mortgage ( a known violator of fraudulent assignments and " robosigning '' ) from creating any fake documents.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-07 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Closing/Cancelling account — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I closed my account with Home Depot and made arrangements with home depot to have my monthly payments automatically deducted from my personal bank account. I recently applied for a mortgage and discovered that Home Depot was reporting to the credit bureaus that I have been late every month since XXXX XXXX 8 months straight ). I contacted Home Depot to explain the situation and all they could do was apologize over and over again. I was told that someone should have told me that the past due amount would still be delinquent until the monthly payments pay it off. I informed them that I was not made aware of that at the time of entering the payment arrangement. I asked them to write a letter so that I could send to the Credit Bureau but once again they only offered a verbal apology and said that they could not type a letter. I need this incorrect reporting removed from my credit report so that I can qualify for my mortgage.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-20 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: HALLMARK HOME MORTGAGE LLC
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
I purchased my home in XXXX XXXX and XXXX went into my escrow to pay property taxes for XXXX. {$3100.00} was paid out which threw my escrow into a negative of XXXX which I am being held accountable for. The correct amount of property taxes was not factored into my loan accordingly. The house was vacant for several years upon my purchase in XXXX. There was also a late fee charge accessed since taxes were not paid on time from XXXX. Exemptions were not filed for XXXX by previous owner. This raised my mortgage from {$690.00} month to {$1100.00} month. I am being held accountable for taxes from 2 years prior to me purchasing the home. I relied on and paid Hallmark Home Mortgage to correctly figure the right amount of property taxes into my loan. They do specialize in HUD homes and should have known to look and see if exemptions had been filed considering this had been a vacant home for quite some time. The error was on Hallmark Home Mortgage and feel they should be held accountable for the refund back into my escrow account. It was negligence on their part to not factor in property taxes as they should have. According to the XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX and Hallmark Home Mortgage, there definitely was an error made, but Hallmark Home Mortgage was not willing to correct their error when I went to personally speak to them in 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 monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Rewards — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
I have Reward Point with my ATT Universal Card which is now owned by Citi. 

I have tried to retrieve my rewards and the website will not allow me to.

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 2016-08-12 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Closing/Cancelling account — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
Citi closed my inactive credit card account without any notice. Closing a credit card account - especially XXXX with a lengthy history - without giving prior notice of any form ( email, notice on website, anything would 've been helpful ) can significantly damage one 's XXXX score. In my case, it was my longest standing credit card of nearly 10 years, so ultimately I am being negatively punished on my mortgage rate for the next 30 years because I did the prudent thing and did n't use my credit card!

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-24 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I applied for a XXXX account through Citibank XX/XX/XXXX. The account came with a ThankYou points promotion ; if I fund the account and make bill payments from their portal in two consecutive months, then I 'll receive XXXX points 90 days after the last bill payment is processed. I was told by numerous Customer Service Representatives, both online and by phone, that the account was in good standing and that I qualified for the promotion. It was only after the 90 days had passed, which was XX/XX/XXXX, and they had charged several monthly fees for the account, that I was told that I did not qualify for the promotion. I tried to resolve the issue by asking for my issue to be escalated internally, but I kept getting the same response, despite being told numerous times that I qualified for the promotion.

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