vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-16 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
My mortgage from XXXX XXXX XXXX was sold on XXXX XXXX 2016 to Carrington Mortgage. When my mortgage was sold I was 2.5 months past due. I 'm still within the 60 day window of being released from XXXX, so I 've continued to mail my payments to them. I 'm current with my mortgage and have been since XXXX submitted my last payment of {$280.00} ( direct bill pay ) to Carrington on XXXX XXXX 2016. Once your mortgage is sold you still submit everything to your previous mortgage company within the first 60 days. When I called on XXXX XXXX 2016 Carrington, told me to not mail anything to them until notified or to XXXX XXXX XXXX because they 'll ( XXXX ) just return it to me and then I 'll have to send it to them ( Carrington ). That was incorrect information and will give Carrington the opportunity to attach late fees and make my loan in default. I have continued to make payments to my original mortgage company and legally they have 60 days to release everything. Every check that I 've sent to XXXX they 've forwarded to Carrington with the date they received it. XXXX has done everything correctly. However, Carrington has continuously mailed me notices of Intent to Foreclose and put a notice on my door yesterday XXXX XXXX 2016. I have all of my cleared checks and statements from XXXX. Duly, I have all of the notices of Intent to Foreclose from Carrington which is a violation of Federal Law since I 'm still within the 60 day window of being sold from XXXX XXXX XXXX and I am current with my mortgage. Carrington has harassed me and my family with daily phone calls and notices being sent every other day. Their practice is illegal and unjust. The bottom line is that it 's still within 60 days of being sold ( today being day 46 ) and I am current. Something needs to be done to stop this company from it 's illegal, harassing practices. The notices of intent to foreclose was done in retaliation of me contacting the XXXX on XXXX XXXX 2016. Carrington sent me a XXXX page document explaining their position once I contacted the XXXX. They have not updated their information and continue to harass me and my family.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-11 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Stellar Recovery, Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
the collection agency has failed to send the legally required validation of this debt. they have been notified that your actions are detrimental to me and has violated ( including but not limited to ) the Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. they knew or should have known that the actions taken against me and the information collected about me was inappropriate and damaging to me. Failed to use reasonable care in the course of business and failed to use even minimal procedures to ensure. Communicated and are continuing to communicate incorrect and defamatory information to third parties including but not limited to : XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX. 

STELLAR RECOVERY INC failed to notify the credit reporting agencies that the debt is disputed.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-27 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: Stellar Recovery, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I have disputed this incorrect reporting with the XXXX bureaus, indicating this was paid/equipment returned. I still have had no luck getting Stellar Recovery to remove this information from my credit files.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-14 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: Stellar Recovery, Inc.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
The company which placed negative information on my credit report is Stellar Recovery Inc. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX, MT XXXX ) which is a collection agency on behalf of XXXX. The original reporting on my credit apparently took place in XXXX 2015 however I have not, previous to phone conversations that I initiated on my own behalf due to seeing the negative input on my credit report, received any type of notice via phone, email, or regular mail of this debt. I have since settled this debt directly with XXXX in full however the negative remains on my credit report. It is my understanding that prior to the input on my credit report that this debt needed to be verified and I be given an opportunity to settle, pay outright or dispute the validity of this debt. I was never afforded this opportunity.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-08 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: Stellar Recovery, Inc.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
CFBP, I have never received any debt notice from this collection agency. I have paid XXXX directly in full and never authorized XXXX to share my information to any third party. The only reason I became aware of this collection being reported to the credit bureaus is because I had started monitoring my credit report. I have never received any notification of debt from Stellar Recovery. This is causing a financial hardship and needs to be deleted from all of my credit reports promptly. I will not consider this complaint closed until it is removed and I receive notification of this action.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-10 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: FIRST HORIZON BANK
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
My wife recently found out that an account was opened under her name at first Tennessee bank without permission. I felt concerned and went into my online banking to see if something similar happened with me. and i found out it actually did happen 2 years ago. 
I went to First Tennessee Bank to open a personal loan on XXXX 2013. Apparently a checking account was opened same day. closed 60 days later. no statements were sent to my house. no debit card was ordered and the account was hidden from my online banking. 
I found the statements alert on my email. online banking system is blocking me from viewing any additional account details because the account was closed. 
I have been giving the bank business for 6 years now. they 've made money from me. and it is not honest from the bank 's end to use my info and take the liberty to open and close accounts for any reason. 
at the moment i do n't even know the reason behind this action it could be anything from account opening bonus fraud to money laundering, whatever it is i feel like my info was jeopardized and i 'm entitled to know what the reason it was used for. 
I know a few more people who had the same occurrence and similar complaints will follow.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-26 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Federal student loan
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: Progressive Financial Services, Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
They were sending my information to the wrong address, by the time I received the information, it was almost past the 30 day cut off and it was a weekend. I called them the first thing Monday and gave them my information and was told that I notified them in time. I sent her ( XXXX ) the personal and financial information that she requested and she used it against me. Two weeks later they started garnishing my wages for {$500.00} plus a month.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-07 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was discharged in bankruptcy
Company: Pinnacle Credit Services, LLC
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
PINNACLE CREDIT SERVICESXXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX ( collection for XXXX XXXX XXXX ) Has been reporting a collection balance of $ XXXXThis account is included in a Chapter XXXX Bankruptcy and has been discharged. 
Pinnacle Credit continues to report the account as UNPAID

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-19 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: CFM Group LLC
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I was harassed by a company called cfm about a debt over a credit card machine from XXXX, I had started a small business, I started seeing fees and money being syphened out of the account by XXXX, more than the terminal was processing, the location was then moved and the rep switched out the machine, still money kept getting taken from them and the account was cancelled, there re rep was no longer available, and they all of a sudden called me out of the blue threatening me about a account balance, for the agreement on the machine, we agreed to a settlement, then i started getting more calls turns out the rep redid the contract for an additional 3 yrs with a new account number and now they are threatening for payment on that, again a settlement was reached and now all of a sudden XXXX put a unpaid balance on my credit report, as it stands i finally got an email company poorly written of the contract which does not contain my signature but some else signed my mane too, there rep rep )

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Problem with statement of dispute
Company: ATG Credit, LLC
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I had a hospital visit where I saw several specialists. All medical providers billed me properly to the correct address. The XXXX company who did not, XXXX XXXX, sent communication to the wrong addresses and never reached out to me otherwise ; the company has documentation of using the incorrect address, none of which are addresses my insurance provider, the hospital, nor myself have ever used. XXXX XXXX seems to have several addresses mixed up into XXXX which created the communication error. They did however have my phone number and never used it to contact me and instead sent me to collections over {$8.00}. When I reached out to the collection agency, they were very rude and aggressive. The company, ATG Credit, refused to give assist me in a professional manner and also hung up on me. I then contacted XXXX XXXX and spoke with XXXX who said they would reach out to ATG to have my account pulled back to the XXXX XXXX to get this discrepancy rectified. The communication between both companies happened on XXXX XXXX, 2015. Since then I have not received any follow up and ATG has reported my account as Key Derogatory yet again. I have paid them the {$8.00} owed as I would have paid it if I was billed, but this is still on my report and the company did not hold up their end of the arrangement to remove the inaccurate credit infraction completely as if it were never there. IT should not have been there in the first place.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-12 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Franklin Collection Service, Inc.
State: MS

Complaint narrative:
The debt was previously with XXXX., and discharged after they sent me verification that did not match up with the amount owed. I received notice from them that they will not pursue this debt any longer. That is when it ended up with FCSI, Inc. 

I have been having to deal with a debt that I have disputed. It keeps going to new collection agencies once a previous collection agency has stopped dealing with it after verification fails. I recently documents that supposedly verify the debt with FCSI, however, not a single XXXX of the statements even matches the amount which Franklin is attempting to collect from me. 

Franklin says the debt of {$190.00} was incurred XXXX/XXXX/15, as evidenced by the letter I included, but both statements from around that date both show different amounts that do not match this. 

I have included the XXXX statements for XXXX XXXX, 2015 and XXXX XXXX, 2015, which are the closest to the date I am alleged to have accrued the balance of {$190.00}. I have also included XXXX later statements from XXXX XXXX, 2015 and XXXX XXXX, 2015, which illustrate the way this debt has fluctuated by incredulous amounts. If this debt was valid, it does not make sense how the amounts could constantly change, and also not match the amounts which the debt collection agency has attempted to collect. I am wanting to dispute this debt, and have it not reported to any credit bureaus.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-05 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not given enough info to verify debt
Company: Hewitt-Capital
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
I received a call at work today from XXXX who said he was with XXXX. Refused to provide any information other than he had been trying to deliver documents to my address from HC. When pressed for information I was transferred to someone else who refused to provide the name of the company he worked for or contact information and told me if I did n't set up a payment plan with him then " good luck to me ''. I requested verification of any debt owed and was told it had been sent previously and would not be sent again. I never received anything from this company for any supposed debt owed. Since that time this morning, they have contacted XXXX co-workers, my son, my sister-in-law and nephew ( both of which live XXXX miles away ) and who I have never given any information on to anyone. I was told these are legal documents to be delivered and if I was n't home today to receive them they would be showing up at my place of employment. Again, they refused to provide any information or verification of any debt they claim I owe.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-27 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Medical Business Bureau
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I have already disputed the amount this company is attempting to collect from me. I do not owe this amount since my insurance paid for the very same claim this people are trying to collect on. I need them to prove what they are saying, and I need them to stop their harassment. 

I waited over 2 months to take on the treatment, because I was not able to take it until it was approved and paid by insurance.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-13 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Problems when you are unable to pay — 
Company: Exeter Finance, LLC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I am financing a vehicle through Exeter Finance Corp., the loan started XXXX @ XXXX a month for 6 years i financed XXXX for a XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX, i noticed the balance was not going down after XXXX XXXX yrs of payments so when i started to inquire on why that is, in a course of approx 2 months i was told because i pay late they are charging a daily interest rate which is why the principal is not being applied, there is a late fee of 5 % interest on the contract and that is all.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-19 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not disclosed as an attempt to collect
Company: Progressive Financial Services, Inc.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
Progressive financial has not contacted me in anyway to discuss a collection on my credit report. I have not received any mail or phone calls from this company. I do not have a contract with Progressive financial and they continue to place a negative report on my credit 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 2015-06-30 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Pinnacle Credit Services, LLC
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I am the victim of identity theft. On XX/XX/XXXX, I discovered a XXXX " collections '' entry on my XXXX credit report that was not mine. On XX/XX/XXXX, I called Pinnacle/ XXXX XXXX and spoke with " XXXX , '' who confirmed that the name of the person who stole my identity was attached to the collections account ( not my name ). " XXXX '' told me to submit a faxed dispute to XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

I submitted a faxed dispute to Pinnacle/ XXXX XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX. However, I received no response to my dispute from Pinnacle/XXXX. So on XX/XX/XXXX, I called Pinnacle/XXXX again ( speaking with " XXXX '' at ext. XXXX ) to confirm that Pinnacle had stopped reporting the erroneous collections entry to XXXX. XXXX confirmed that, XX/XX/XXXX, Pinnacle had stopped reporting the erroneous entry, and he mentioned that the collections account had been closed due to the fraud. 

On XX/XX/XXXX, I obtained a copy of my current XXXX credit report, and discovered that **the Pinnacle collections entry was still showing on my XXXX credit report, XXXX months after Pinnacle supposedly stopped reporting it and closed the subject account due to fraud. **Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a debt collector may not report a debt to a Consumer Reporting Agency ( CRA ) ( such as, in this case, XXXX ) if the debt has been disputed, and has not been verified within thirty days of the consumer 's initial notice of dispute. 

Pinnacle/ XXXX has failed to provide me any verification of the subject debt more than six months after I first notified Pinnacle of a dispute ; and indeed, earlier this month, Pinnacle assured me that the account had been closed due to the fraud. 

As such, Pinnacle is in standing violation of the FDCPA and the FCPA by continuing to report this inaccurate information to XXXX and the other CRAs.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-26 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Shopping for a loan or lease — 
Company: Exeter Finance, LLC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I have recently purchased a new vehicle from XXXX. The loan was financed through Exeter Finance Corp on XXXX/XXXX/2016, and they starting blowing up my phone today XXXX/XXXX/2016. When I say blow up my phone I mean XXXX phone calls within a 3 hour span, and 4 of those calls were within 12 minutes. I was in a Managers meeting with my job, so the phone was on silent, and they avoided leaving a voicemail. So once the meeting was over I called the number to see who was calling me, and it was Exeter Finance Corp. I just signed my loan less then a week ago and my payment wo n't be due until XXXX XXXX 2016. So why would they need to call me that many times in one day? I feel as if this is a huge form of harassment, being employed by a finance company myself I know what is illegal. Just got another phone call at XXXX after I already called them to notify them that I did n't want phone calls. They did n't ask me for my number when I called in, but they have caller ID as well as number notifications when calls come in.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-30 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: National Auto Lenders, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
This car payment has been paid in full since XX/XX/2015 it is still showing that I owe. This is damaging my credit

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: SMITH, ROUCHON & ASSOCIATES, INC.
State: MS

Complaint narrative:
Have called place of employment in spite of being told in past no calls to place of employment. 
Called CELL phone, in spite of being informed cell phone is company cell phone. 

Multiple calls to home phone, and with call blocked, will turn around and call multiple back yo back times. 

Have NEVER first received and kind of notification of debt that are trying to collect via mail.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-21 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: Exeter Finance, LLC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I requested documented proof that a loan from Exeter Financial was mine and I received a letter advising they were able to validate the debt but never sent me proof it was validated. My consumer reports were frozen as of XXXX XXXX, XXXX however I received the letter advising it was validated on XXXX XXXX, XXXX so it was impossible for them to validate. From my understanding it is unlawful to lie like this and have something on my credit reports that they do not have validation for.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-18 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Progressive Financial Services, Inc.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
Progressive Financial Services legal department mail a letter to my home claiming that I have a debt remove from XXXX credit report and that I made false letter from their company to get the debt remove. 

The company that filed the debt with Progressive Financial Services was XXXX XXXX. I contacted XXXX XXXX this summer to let them know the debt did not belong to me and it needed to be remove from my XXXX report. I am also a current customer of XXXX XXXX. I am reporting this company to the CFPB and for your agency to investigate Progressive Financial Services collections practices.

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