vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-09 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: BMO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: MN

Complaint narrative:
BMO Harris Bank paid part of my tuition while I was working for them. The contract stated that if I leave the company within three years of tuition assistance, I may be responsible for a portion of the balance. I stayed for almost three years and they charged me the entire balance. When I attempted to negotiate, they sent the debt to a collection agency. Now it 's reporting on my credit as an uncollected debt.

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 2015-03-31 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: Diversified Adjustment Service, Inc.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
I have received dozens of recorded calls to my business phone line from a company calling themselves " Diversified Adjustment Services, '' saying this is part of a debt collection. I started receiving calls shortly after I activated this business line.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-07 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: IA

Complaint narrative:
My account transferred to Freedom in XXXX. Right from the start I had issues. I called Customer Service because my insurance was paid by the previous servicer on XXXX XXXX, 2016 ( this is confirmed on Freedom 's website ) Freedom then paid my insurance on XXXX XXXX, 2016. I called to get the payment cancelled and the agent was very rude i let her know there were XXXX payments showing on the website and she proceeded to argue with me that only XXXX payment had been made. I offered to wait while she logged onto the website to verify but she claimed there was no way the previous servicers history was on the website ( see attached screen shot its on there ). After getting hung up i finally got to the insurance department whom claimed they stopped the check from going on out. However the check did go out and so my insurance company sent me a refund of {$1100.00} thankfully I knew enough not to cash this. I called my insurance company who stated that Freedom stopped payment on the check and it was not valid. So while my issue is resolved my complaints revolve around XXXX things XXXX the shoddy customer service and the rude agents at Freedom. Second i have sent to email requests to freedom regarding this issue w/no response the first in XXXX which i do not have a copy of and the second XXXX in XXXX ( copy attached ) i have not gotten a single written response from Freedom other than an acknowledgment that they have gotten my complaint and will respond by mail. I work for a mortgage company and was appalled out how i have been treated and how i have not received a response.

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 2017-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — VA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I am in the process of a deed in lieu foreclosure with Freedom Mortgage company. We were told XX/XX/XXXX that we qualified for this type of foreclosure and that the final paperwork was in the mail for signatures. Weeks passed with no word from Freedom and no papers in the mail. I called XX/XX/XXXX to let them know the paperwork never arrived. At this time I was told that Freedom could not proceed without the DMV title. I informed Freedom that there is no DMV title, as it is not a mobile home. It is on a brick foundation not on wheels. We informed Freedom further that we have a VA loan and VA loans can not be obtained on mobile homes, the home has to be on an actual foundation. Therefore this should n't even be an issue. Today Freedom said that the 'title ' says its a mobile home, and that if it is not a mobile home then I need to go to the DMV and fix it. There is nothing to fix at the DMV nor can the DMV give me any paperwork because there is no title, there never was a title because it is not a mobile home. I also asked if they have a so called 'title ' why did they ask me for a title XX/XX/XXXX? No one could answer me. Ive been transferred all over to various Freedom employees and no one can help me because it is underwriting who makes the decisions. The people that speak to me are only relaying what underwriting says. I am also told that it is impossible for me to speak with underwriting. Freedom refuses to finish the foreclosure because of the 'missing title ' which does n't exist. I am unsure how to proceed as I can not produce paperwork that never existed to begin with. Freedom also did n't have the title when they obtained our loan from a different company, nor when they refinanced us from an arms loan to fixed rate loan a few years ago. It is my understanding that if a title existed for our home they would have also needed the documentation at those times. They could n't have had it either of those times either since it does n't exist and I did n't provide it. There was also no title exchange when we bought the home, nor the owners before us, nor the owners before them ( we 've gone through the real estate records trying to find it ) All this is on top of spending over a year trying to sell our home via short sale. Freedom refused to process our request for short sale. They repeatedly lost paperwork and sat on paperwork until it expired, dragging out the process so long that we lost our buyers. After loosing our buyers we decided to just turn over the property and accept the financial repercussions. This whole process has been going on for almost two years and ruined our financial standing all we want is for Freedom to take the property and let us move on.

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 2016-09-30 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: WV

Complaint narrative:
I used 5th 3rd bank 's credit card to charge a part of {$130.00} from XXXX XXXX but I called they right away not to order the part but they refused to refund me, when I ask the bank to dispute the charge they are not helping me not dispute the charge, I like to get the money back because I did not order the part and cancelled the part.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-08 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Installment loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: Avant Credit Corporation
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
They required unreasonable documentation in order to change the checking account that my payment is drafted on. You must call in to customer service and are required to submit a copy of a bank statement and voided check. Documents must be faxed or emailed. 

This is unreasonable in that most financial institutions allow for these changes to be made online or over the phone without having to submit " proof '' of account ownership.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-19 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: UT

Complaint narrative:
I am trying to get rid off the PMI on my home loan. My property value has been increased and I am thinking of reevaluating the property price and drop the PMI. But my lender now says I should have paid XXXX for at least 2 years before I can take this route. Is this true? I am going through some website and none of them says this 2 year rule.

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 2015-09-24 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: MN

Complaint narrative:
Fifth Third Bank holds our mortgage. We refinanced several years ago and have paid our mortgage monthly, in a timely fashion. It is important to note that although we are given a grace period until the XXXX of every month to become current on our mortgage, this company would immediately start with robo calls on the XXXX or XXXX of every month. It was n't worth it to me, so I started paying my mortgage roughly on the first of every month. On XXXX XXXX, 2015 there was a change with my escrow account. I was not notified of this change in any form, so I made my regular payment in good faith. XXXX came and went without a single courtesy call, or letter to inform me that the amount I had submitted was n't enough to satisfy the account. I made my XXXX XXXX payment, still unaware of the escrow shortage. On XXXX XXXX I received a letter stating that I had not paid enough to make the account current. I immediately called the number provided and was told of the escrow discrepancy. I paid the amount due XXXX {$100.00} XXXX and was assured that the account was not in danger. I then received a letter dated XXXX XXXX, 2015 stating that my " mortgage payment is now past due and the loan is in default ''. Fifth Third Bank had already gone ahead and reported this late payment to the credit bureau on XXXX XXXX as a 30 day late!!! My credit score has now dropped from XXXX to XXXX!!!!!!! To make matters worse, I received yet another phone call from another branch of Fifth Third Bank stating that I had also missed my XXXX XXXX payment. Not only had I paid my XXXX XXXX payment, but I had also submitted XXXX payments of {$100.00} in order to satisfy the XXXX XXXX shortage AND the XXXX XXXX shortage. When they looked into the matter, FTB apparently did not apply my payment to my mortgage, but counted it as an additional payment to the principal because the payment was paid on XXXX XXXX, 2015. I have tried several times to reach the 3 people at Fifth Third who have vowed to help me, but no one answers their phone. I am still receiving daily notices that my mortgage is in default even though I have not missed a single payment, and I have satisfied the 2 additional escrow shortages. 

To add insult to injury, I was notified by XXXX XXXX that the terms of my Business Platinum account had changed. This is my business account that I run XXXX dollars through every year! My business grosses over 2 Million Dollars of business a year and we heavily rely on our credit to finance equipment, extend lines of credit and other needs. Thus the " trickle down '' of this credit nightmare begins! HELP!!!!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-10 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Credit decision / Underwriting — 
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: AK

Complaint narrative:
Freedom Mortgage originally said that they would give a {$2900.00} credit to lure me in. On XXXX XXXX, they then gave me a good faith estimate ( GFE ) for {$1700.00} in credits with no origination fees and then another worksheet that said I would be getting an additional {$1200.00}. They said that they could not put the total credits on the GFE, but would give me the {$2900.00} credit. I did sign this GFE. Then, on XXXX XXXX, they gave me a new GFE for a credit of only {$880.00}. I do not know why they can not put the total credits on the GFE like other mortgage companies. This seems kind of sketchy.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-12 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I can not get anyone to do their job at Freedom Mortgage so I am having the homeowner file this complaint on his own. XXXX XXXX is the homeowner and if this complaint is in the third person, it is because it is the same complaint I have tried to file on his behalf with no success, as Freedom Mortgage is seemingly above having to respond to complaints made against them with the the CFPB : XXXX XXXX had a substantial loss of income and his current monthly expenses increased, exponentially. As a result of this, XXXX fell behind on his mortgage and it became a snowball effect that he could not manage nor control. He is actively seeking gainful employment and wants to save his home that he resides in, desperately. XXXX is hoping that with the assistance of this formal complaint, that he can have an assistance file reviewed by someone in the Office of the President at Freedom Mortgage.

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 2016-11-02 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
I did not receive promised lender credit.

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 2016-04-27 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: False statements or representation — Indicated committed crime not paying
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I was originally contact by a blocked number on XXXX/XXXX/16 who advised me I was being summons and to give them my updated address when I refused he advised I needed to call XXXX XXXX law firm, to discuss matter. When I called I spoke with " XXXX '' who stated I owed XXXX for a 5/3 account that originally had a balance of XXXX but he is asking for XXXX. When I asked for more information on who they were he immediately got rude with me. He stated I 'm not a collection agent I 'm a lawyer. He never provided me the attempt to collect a date verbiage. At this point I was fearful and under extreme duress. He stated this is a criminal offense and if you do n't pay today we will see you in court!. At this point I begin to feel threatened and uncomfortable with the situation. He than told me to find some resources and call him at his personal line which was XXXX. After I got off the line with him I contacted 5/3 bank who stated they had no clue who this company was but advised me the debt was only XXXX and was sold to another company .. I also pulled my credit, and I noticed that my credit was pulled on XXXX/XXXX/2016 by them. After making numerous calls to different companies I received XXXX voicemails today from this said XXXX at XXXX legal again harassing me saying he is the only person that can help. As I m typing this complain I received a call from XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA someone who stated that again this is a criminal offense because of the amount and that the charges would be dropped if I pay XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-10 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Franklin Credit Management Corporation
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
Franklin Credit refuses to do a modification. Reason not given. Left voicemail messages with XXXX, loan specialist, who has not returned any calls.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-23 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: NM

Complaint narrative:
Freedom Mortgage received and cashed my XXXX 2016 payment but they did not apply it to my loan # or mortgage account. 
They tried to say that I did not send it in, but the records showed that it was cashed on XXXX XXXX, 2016 well before it would be considered late. 
They stated they had " lost '' the payment and proceeded to send me letters stating I was overdue and in default. They called repeatedly asking for the payment they had already cashed but never applied to my account. 
I requested proof of payment, including the endorsement and the # of the account it was deposited into. I have sent this information to Freedom Mortgage, but they have yet to apply the payment to my account and continue to call me, saying that my payments are late. 
They have refused to send me a check for an escrow overage that is due me, even though I am up to date on all payments, just because they never applied the payment correctly to my loan #. They are sending my bills with late fees, even though I am up to date. 
They have refused to respond to XXXX recent emails, asking for them to call me back. Their representative, XXXX XXXX, stated that Freedom Mortgage would reimburse me for the fees necessary to prove endorsement and cashing of the payment. He stated he would send me correspondence on Freedom Mortgage letterhead to confirm this, but this was never done. Why do they expect customers to pay the price for their ineptness in losing payments and to incur additional costs to provide proof to them of their own endorsement and cashing? 
I have spent 40+ hours talking to their " customer service '' representatives who treat me like a criminal, even though I have sent them all the evidence to prove that this is THEIR ERROR and they have had the money in their account since XXXX XXXX, 2016. 
They are non-responsive and have not fulfilled their contractual responsibilities to me as a customer in completing the basic task of applying my payments to my loan. They are at fault, have taken no responsibility and have demonstrated incompetence and a basic lack of regard for their obligations and duties. 
They should be held accountable. They have XXXX complaints against them.

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 2015-08-19 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I applied for an FHA Streamline refi loan with Freedom Mortgage corporation, but I felt I was being given the runaround while waiting for approval from their Underwriters ( was asked to provide the same documentation repeatedly, etc. ). I decided to apply with another lender and withdraw my application from Freedom mortgage, but now they are sitting on my FHA case # and not releasing it to my current lender, which is holding up my loan!

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-07 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX I signed up online for a new checking account at 5/3 Bank under a promotion which offered a {$200.00} bonus after making 3 online bill payments and setting up a direct deposit. The offer states that a {$50.00} minimum deposit is required to open all checking accounts and obtain bonus. I made the 3 bill payments on XX/XX/XXXX and a {$50.00} payroll direct deposit on XX/XX/XXXX, thus satisfying all of the necessary requirements. The terms of the promotion stated that the bonus would be paid out within 6 weeks of completing the requirements. As of XX/XX/XXXX, I still have not received my bonus payment despite multiple phone calls to customer service. The bank is claiming that the offer required a {$500.00} minimum direct deposit, however the terms of the offer displayed online when I applied made absolutely no mention of {$500.00} minimum. The only minimum deposit amount mentioned in the terms was the aforementioned {$50.00}.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Credit determination — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/2017 Fifth Third Bank made an unauthorized hard inquiry to my credit report ( XXXX ) of which I understand is illegal. I never signed any documentation authorizing this inquiry which is currently affecting my credit score.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-14 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Communication tactics — Called after sent written cease of comm
Company: Financial Business and Consumer Solutions.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Collection agency has been calling my cell phone over the last couple of weeks. I have sent them a cease and desist letter and they continue to call. I try answering my cell phone when they call but there is no one on the line.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-13 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: Financial Business and Consumer Solutions.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Original complaint filed XXXX/XXXX/XXXX - Case Number XXXX. Response from CFPB received XXXX/XXXX/XXXX with the Response : " FBCS has removed all this third parties information. There will be no more calls or letters to the individual. '' FBCS lied to the CFPB. On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, I was alerted that FBCS placed a bad debt notice on my wife 's credit report despite the fact she is not the person who owes the debt. Her name is not the same, she has never been a XXXX XXXX customer. She has lived at the same address as me since XX/XX/XXXX, and XXXX XXXX has no service contract in our area, so neither of us could possibly owe XXXX any money. 
XXXX has been contacted to dispute the debt and the bogus name that FBCS falsely reported as being an alias. This company is lying every way it can to extort a payment we do not owe. Seriously, our credit report indicates every account we hold is paid in full every month and has been for years, covering tens of thousands of dollars. This is an extortion attempt over {$290.00}. This is a stupidly small amount and if either of us owed it, we 'd pay it outright ... BUT WE DO N'T AND WE WO N'T PAY IT. 
Not only does FBCS need to back away from their demand, they also need to clear the fraudulent alias they filed with Experian from my wife 's credit report. There is no " XXXX XXXX '' in this household, never has been, is not an alias my wife has ever used and FBCS 's claim otherwise is a lie. The company is doing damage to my wife 's actual good name and good standing, which is criminal.

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