vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax had massive leak of consumer information. I went to their site and entered my information and was told my information " may have been compromised ''. 

I do not wish to use their credit monitoring service and therefore waive my rights to legal action against Equifax later on as per their Terms. 

The company has breached public trust with this leak and their actions to remedy the situation are inadequate and frankly insulting to the 149+ millions of Americans affected.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
my account is in error which is reporting 30 days late for 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 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
my account is in error which is reporting 30 days late for XXXX 2017.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
my account is in error which is reporting 30 days late for XXXX 2017.

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 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
Between mid XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX, Equifax experienced a data breach, and my financial information was, likely, divulged without my consent.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: Community Loan Servicing, LLC (formerly known as Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC)
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
AN UNKNOWN ERROR IS FALSELY REPORTING A 30 DAY LATE ON MY CREDIT REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF XX/XX/XXXX. AND ALSO FALSELY REPORTING MANY LATES ON MY CREDIT REPORT IN XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX AND XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company: CBC Credit Services, Inc.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
I filed a dispute online with CBC Credit Services Inc on two different occasions, and each time the CBC sends me a list of all of the VERY PRIVATE PROCEDURES done to myself and my child. I was under the impression that this information is confidential and I must give permission for CBC to have any of my medical records. I have received detailed medical records from me and my XXXX minor children. The information contained in these files is to be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Allowing a Credit Collection Company having my personal information regarding my children and myself is a criminal offense.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — Government benefit card
Issue: Problem with a purchase or transfer — Charged for a purchase or transfer you did not make with the card
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
i was granted unemployment and was told i had to usethis bank to get my benefits. i saved {$220.00} from prev biweekly claim to pay my rent. on XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX my benefits hit for {$680.00} bringing my balance to {$900.00}. At XXXX XXXX on the way to my job i stopped at XXXX XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX pa XXXX and used gas pump the zip code control was n't working so i had to use my pin #. at XXXX i used the card at XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX pa heading to XXXX pa where my new job is.on my lunch break i went and purchased lunch at XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX in XXXX Pa. From XXXX XXXX to XXXX est i was on the clock at work as a bill collector. at XXXX XXXX i received a text message that my funds went from {$870.00} to {$7.00} stating i just used card at XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX nj for {$200.00} {$100.00} {$100.00} {$100.00} {$100.00} {$10000.00} {$10000.00} ans {$42.00} all withing 2 minutes. i immediately texted help and was given XXXX to call and make a complaint. I called advised them i only have one card and how could this have happened.They faxed me dispute form to my job XXXX fax # i filed out form and sent one page letter faxed back from my job with my job letter head about how i was a victim of fraud and needed help. Once i was notified 2 days later that the claim was put in the rep advised me no police report was needed because i had no clue who done this to me.i also advised the rep i could have my hr department fax my hours down to the minutes and they stated it wouldnt help my claim.i called daily for help because now im 2 months behind on my mortage .different reps refused to put manager on line just kept telling me after 10 days the funds will be back on the card. I still called everyday anyway to hear everything was fine just give them the 10 business days.after the 10 day i called and advised manager that the money didnt hit she told me it will hit by XXXX XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX when money didnt hit i called and demanded a manager. I was then told my claim was ruled as not a mistake and the claim was dropped. I begged for help and was told it was nothing they could do just wait for the paperwork of how they came to the result. please i need 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 monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: National Credit Systems,Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I contacted CFPB regarding National Credit and XXXX XXXX XXXX regarding an apartment I rented and because of that complaint, the company has stated on my credit report that I made a payment. This is totally untrue, I have not made a payment as I do not believe I owe them at all. They have 2 accounts on my report, in the amounts of {$3400.00} and {$1000.00}.
National Credit continues to make false statements on my report. When is it okay for them to report false information on credit reports?

Company public response: Company disputes the facts presented in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Equifax has mishandled my information, did n't notify me ( I found out via social media and had to go to their poorly made response site to check for myself ), and now has cost me several hours, some money ( to freeze my credit with 4 bureaus and XXXX XXXX ) and will continue soaking my time and money to deal with paying for and unfreezing reports as necessary in the future.
This is an undue burden from a company I have never chosen to do business with - they are a vendor of my vendors/creditors.
Please take prompt and decisive action to ensure I am compensated for their negligence and that something like this does not occur again.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes — 
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I placed a credit freeze on my Equifax account on XXXX XXXX, 2017 because of their recent data breach. I noticed the 10-digit PIN they gave me is NON-RANDOM and is a timestamp of the form MMDDYYHHMM and verified this both because we froze several credit accounts in our household and saw the pattern AND this is widely reported in Blogs on the internet. Given the large number of recent freezes, any half-capable hacker can have a computer algorithm " guess '' the PIN in a second or less, unfreeze my credit and open a fraudulent account.
When I called Equifax to ask them about this : I talked to both a front line rep and a manager. Both at first insisted the PINS were " random. '' I explained to them about the date and time stamp and they still insisted they were random. Next I asked if I could change the PIN to one of my choosing. No that is not possible. Lastly, they both said, if I did a temporary lift, and replace, a new PIN would be generated. I asked if it would simply be a later timestamp or truly random and they did not know, but I suspect it would simply be a later timestamp so I did not do it. The manager offered to waive the fee, but I got the impression if I did a temporary lift-replace online I would have to pay for it and I would still get a timestamp PIN. I explained to the manager that these PINS are in no way random and are a big security risk, and that she should really really report it up the line, but she clearly is overwhelmed so I have no hope that anything will be done at Equifax about it. Clearly even the manager is completely uneducated about how the PINs are generated.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Strategic Alliances, Inc.
State: NH

Complaint narrative:
During XXXX 2013, I went into XXXX XXXX XXXX ( Medical/Health Care ) with XXXX XXXX. During my stay, 2 separate doctors other than the treating physician stopped by to ask what brought me in. I asked both why they asked and each said they heard I was here and stopped by. Neither of these doctors did any treatments but both filed charges as consult visits. My insurance called foul on these charges. I had two insurances XXXX ( through my wife 's job ) and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ). My insurance paid the bulk and XXXX picked up the remainder, I had already met my yearly limit so I had no additional copay. Neither insurance would pay for the bogus charges. After calling the hospital multiple times I was finally told the charges would be removed. I stopped receiving bills and all was well or so I thought. When I went to get my security clearance with the XXXX XXXX, the charges surfaced because instead of removing the charges, the hospital sold it to a debt buyer. I contacted the debt buyer First Financial Investment and they refuse to remove the derogatory information, because they brought the debt from XXXX XXXX XXXX  hospital. I have contacted First Financial Investment multiple times explained the account should never have been sent to collection. The Debt buyer First Financial Investment did not care. This is the only negative charge on my acct and it is jeopardizing my job with the military. I want XXXX XXXX XXXX ( Medical/Health Care ) to remove this derogatory mark from my credit report.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, THE
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
With the following statement and attached documents I want to show an error in the Outstanding Principal Balance of my mortgage loan. 

My original loan mortgage amount is {$160000.00}. As for ( XX/XX/XXXX), I  made a total of 14 regular monthly mortgage loan payments. The regular monthly payment amount ranged from XXXX XXXX, and the regular monthly amount applied towards the Principal Balance ranged from {$270.00} to XXXX ( {$270.00} average ). If we keep it simple, 14 payments at  {$270.00} equals a total of {$3800.00} that should have been applied towards my Principal Balance. Therefore, my outstanding Loan Principal should be of approx. {$150000.00} and NOT of {$150000.00} as it shows in my last loan statement ( XXXXXX/XX/XXXX ). 

The origin of this error is a cascade of miss-adjustments done by Huntington Bank in XXXXXX/XX/XXXX to reverse an automatic regular payment done from my Asterisk Free Huntington Checking account towards the Principal of my loan on XX/XX/XXXX. 

I used to pay ( XX/XX/XXXXto XX/XX/XXXX) up front monthly regular payments with personal checks as shown in Transaction History attached document. I was not aware that Huntington Bank set up automatic payments from my free asterisk checking account until I received a notification of Not Sufficient Funds ( NSF ) in XX/XX/XXXX. At that moment, I requested a reversal of {$1000.00} to my checking account and to suspend automatic payments from my Huntington Free Asterisk Checking Account in order to avoid double monthly payments ( Personal checks and Huntington Checking Account ) This statement and the documentation provided ( Loan Payments -Transaction History MSU-FCU, Asterisk Account History ) with this letter should clarify this issue. I demand an immediate action to correct my principal balance : a reimbursement of approx. {$780.00} towards the Principal Balance of my mortgage loan. 

After all it has been 1 year since I brought this problem to the attention of Huntington Bank and despite my efforts, it has not been solved yet. 

I would like a detailed explanation from Huntington Bank Thank you for your understanding

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WI

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. 

Going forward equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with. 

This should be rectified firstly by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. Requiring a police report is absurd when they clearly know if you were affected.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
According to equifaxsecurity2017.com, both my wife and I were part of the recent Equifax data breach. In exchange for lax security that led to release of our SSNs, DOBs, full addresses, and? driver 's license numbers, Equifax is offering ONLY free credit monitoring that will notify us AFTER someone has improperly used our data. Equifax offers nothing to PREVENT improper use of our data from occurring. 

Despite Equifax ' negligence with out private data, we must STILL pay {$10.00} to each of the 3 major credit bureaus to proactively freeze our credit reports to avoid fraud. We must then pay {$10.00} to each agency whenever we want to temporarily thaw our report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Unable to get your credit report or credit score — Problem getting your free annual credit report
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: KS

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX, I went to XXXX XXXX XXXX and clicked on Transunion to get a free credit report. After going through the application process, it said that my request could not be processed online and gave me a number to call. I could never reach anyone at that number. Now I see I was billed {$19.00} for the free report I did n't receive. Moreover, the login I created only worked one time. I ca n't get back on their website. In reading complaints others have filed on XXXX XXXX XXXX about their customer service, I decided to act proactively by filing this complaint rather than engage in the inevitable fight I 'd get into dealing with them directly. Thanks for your 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 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other type of mortgage
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage — 
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I currently have a Pick-a-Payment loan with Wells Fargo. Although this product is no longer offered through Wells Fargo, it has been grandfathered into their loan products.
My loan was originally with XXXX XXXX, when I discovered the negative amortization feature of the loan, and saw my principal consistently increasing, I attempted on eight different occasions to obtain a loan modification.
The first seven times I was told that my debt-to-income ratio did not allow me to qualify for a modification. I then did all I could to mitigate my circumstances, by going back to school and receiving a XXXX 's Degree in XXXX XXXX and a XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I have a four bedroom home and my adult daughters have moved back home to rent out their old bedrooms and help with utilities. My nephew has moved in as well and is renting our family room for his bedroom.
The last time I applied for a modification, I was told that my total income allowed me to make my Principal and Interest payments. However, the P & I that was used on the NPV worksheet, was the minimum payment {$3900.00} of the Pick-a-Payment loan, and not the full principal and interest which was {$5300.00}.
When I appealed their denial, based on the inaccurate P & I used, Wells Fargo explained that they were able to use the minimum Pick-a-Payment amount, and stood by their decision of denying the modification request.
The last three times I applied for a modification, I was told, and received a letter, that stated an Escrow amount for the property tax and homeowner insurance would be establish and last the duration of the loan.
Then after the denial I received a letter that stated I had to bring the escrow balance down to XXXX. To do so, the payments were spread over a set period of time and resulted in a drastic increase of my monthly payments.
After the appeal, I was told that they unknowingly had extended the Pick-a-Payment option and I would now have to pay the full P & I + escrow. This was an increase from {$3900.00} to {$6800.00} a month.
My extended family helped me to make the first two {$6800.00} payments, however, I have exhausted all of my resources and am unable to make another {$6800.00} payment. I am currently two months behind, and have over {$4000.00} in late charges. My original loan amount has increased by over {$100000.00}.
I desperately want to keep my home, and only want P & I payments that I can afford.
I read an article dated 2015 that explained the class action lawsuit you filed on behalf of Wells Fargo customers who have had similar experiences with the Pick-a-Payment loan, and was wonder if it 's to late for me to use the case for some type of recourse, so I can keep my home.

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 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company: Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Received phone calls collecting on a debt. I notified Portfolio Recovery that the debt was past California Statue of Limitations and that the negative comment on my credit report with XXXX must be removed. 

Accounts : 1. ending in numbers XXXX amount {$1600.00} 2. ending in numbers XXXX amount {$1400.00}

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Vehicle loan or lease — Lease
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — Problem with fees charged
Company: General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX, 2017, I sent a certified letter to GM Financial, for account # XXXX under XXXX and XXXX XXXX, in regards to verifying an additional fee added to our bill in relation to a debt collector by the name of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. The certified letter requested validation under the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act to provide evidence bearing my signature from debt collection, which GM Financial decided to pay without validation and is now charging me for it. GM Financial stating that fee is valid due to an itemized statement from debt collector which is not a legal documentation without a signature.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-11 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. I did n't even know that equifax had my information until I checked using their website.
Going forward equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with. Especially when customers ca n't easily tell which credit monitoring companies have your information.
This should be rectified firstly by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. Requiring a police report is absurd when they clearly know if you were affected.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation