vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
Since XX/XX/XXXX, false late payments have been reported across multiple closed and active accounts ( xxx with creditors xxx ), despite these accounts being on auto-pay. I submitted formal disputes on XX/XX/XXXX, and sent written letters. I have never received any documentation showing how these late payments were verified. Instead, the accounts were marked as verified within XXXX hours, clearly through XXXX an automated system that does not meet FCRA standards for a proper reinvestigation. 

This violates FCRA XXXX ( failure to reinvestigate disputed information ) and XXXX ( b ) ( failure to ensure maximum possible accuracy ). Some accounts were briefly corrected, then changed back to late again without explanation. This ongoing false reporting has damaged my on-time payment percentage, lowered my credit score, and caused denials for rental housing, auto loans, and credit opportunities. It is causing serious emotional distress, anxiety, and financial pressure. Ive been forced to delay life plans and make sacrifices because of inaccurate data that the credit bureaus refuse to properly correct. 

This is not a new issue. Credit bureaus have already been sued for the same behavior : XXXX XXXX TransUnion ( XXXX ) : {$18.00} XXXX verdict for failure to properly verify credit data White v. Experian ( XXXX ) : {$60.00} XXXX settlement over reinserted and inaccurate information XXXX XXXX Experian ( XXXX ) : {$750000.00} settlement for false verification of negative accounts XXXX XXXX Equifax ( XXXX ) : {$3.00} XXXX class action for failing to update or verify records XXXX XXXX TransUnion ( XXXX ) : Found liable for ignoring proper dispute procedures Younger v. Experian ( XXXX ) : Jury awarded damages for reinserting inaccurate items after deletion

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
This letter is a formal notice of dispute under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) regarding inaccurately reported late payment dates on the above-referenced account appearing in my credit file. 
The reported derogatory payment data is factually and legally incorrect and constitutes a violation of my rights under multiple federal statutes. 
Creditor Name : [ XXXX ] Account Number : [ 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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: CBC Companies, Inc.
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XX/XX/year> I have previously disputed with XXXX XXXX and XXXX regarding several accounts which I found inaccurate. Up to date, I have received no response nor proof that they are doing proper investigation with my dispute. They ignored my rights to obtain an accurate credit report. They are non compliant with the FCRA. These erroneous reports badly hurt my credibility. I'm certain that my rights as a consumer protected under the law have been violated by this inaccurate information.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to formally request validation of a debt that has been brought to my attention. I recently received a letter from a collection agency regarding an alleged debt, and I am exercising my right under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ) to request detailed verification. Please provide documentation that confirms the validity of this debt, including the amount owed, the name of the original creditor, and evidence that I am legally obligated to pay.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Telecommunications debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was result of identity theft
Company: I.C. System, Inc.
State: UT

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX of XXXX  I noticed IC Systems was listed as a collection account on my credit report with Transunion. 

I reached out to IC Systems asking they verify the debt based on my Name, phone number, address etc. 

IC Systems confirmed the debt was in my name but also was installed at an address in TX ( I have never lived in Texas ), an email address using a different name, and a phone number that is not mine. 

I informed them of, and provided them, proof based on driver 's licenses and my credit reports that I have never lived in TX and certainly not during the period the accounts were allegedly set up. 

I also informed them that I contacted XXXX and they could not find or provide any information of an account ever having been in my name or phone number for the past 20 years. 

IC Systems refuses to provide any proof of the debt other than a templated letter, and refuses to remove the account from my credit report even after proof was supplied that the debt was not mine.

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 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was result of identity theft
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF THESE FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS FROM MY CREDIT REPORT, AS I DID NOT AUTHORIZE THEIR INCLUSION. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THIS INACCURATE INFORMATION BE DELETED PROMPTLY TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY AND INTEGRITY OF MY CREDIT FILE.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Problem with personal statement of dispute
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
I traded in my XXXX XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX and was told it would be paid in full within 10 days. I notified XXXX  XXXX XXXX of this transaction and was told that they knew of this deal due to the dealer calling them for a payoff amount. 

I kept calling the dealership and they confirmed that the payoff check was mailed on XX/XX/XXXX but must have been lost in the mail so they overnighted a new check and it was cashed the next day, but it did arrive at the XXXX day, but I should not be held responsible for the dealerships error to be dropped XXXX points on my credit rating. I am never late and the account is paid in full. I have the contract with the trade in dates with payoff balance that I attached to my original complaint.

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 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Please delete these unauthorized accounts from my credit report, as I neither approved their creation nor was aware of them. Per USC 1681g, I request their removal within 15 days. Attached are supporting documents.

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 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
I have not supplied proof under the doctrine of estoppel by silence, Engelhardt V. Gravens ( MO ) 281 SW 715.719. I pressume that no proof of the alleged debt, nor therefore any such debt, in fact therefore exist.

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 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I discovered an unauthorized and inaccurate collection account on my credit report from Equifax Information Service LLC associated with XXXX, account number XXXX. This account does not belong to me, and I have no knowledge of its origin. I formally disputed this account with the credit bureau, requesting verification and removal based on my rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), specifically Sections 611 ( 15 U.S.C. 1681i ), 609 ( 15 U.S.C. 1681g ), and 623 ( 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ), as well as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ), specifically Sections 809 ( 15 U.S.C. 1692g ) and 807 ( 15 U.S.C. 1692e ).

Despite my formal dispute and request for a thorough investigation, Equifax Information Service LLC has continued to report this account without verifying its accuracy or providing me with documentation supporting its validity. This violates my rights under the FCRA, as credit bureaus are required to conduct a reasonable investigation and must not report inaccurate or unverifiable information. Notably, failure to comply with these requirements has been underscored by precedents such as XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX 
This inaccurate information is damaging my credit score and affecting my financial standing. I believe that the credit bureaus failure to properly investigate and respond to my dispute is a direct violation of the FCRA, causing me unnecessary harm.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I was a victim of identity theft. There are inquiries on my Transunion credit report that are fraudulent and do not belong to me. I've already filed an FTC report. The inquiries are XXXX. XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX. XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX. XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I have repeatedly attempted to have these discrepancies reviewed and corrected, yet no significant action has been taken. Despite submitting all required documentation and following up multiple times, the inaccuracies on my credit report remain unresolved. This prolonged issue has led to ongoing financial strain and has severely impacted my well-being. The process of addressing these errors has been both frustrating and mentally exhausting. 

According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), I am entitled to a credit report that accurately reflects my financial history, including the timely correction or removal of any outdated or incorrect information. I am urging you to take immediate action to either update or delete the reported late payment entries. Continued failure to act would be a direct violation of my rights under federal law. 

I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and expect a timely resolution.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
My account with EQUIFAX EXPERIAN TRANSUNION was never late! I have had exceptional payment history all payments were placed on Autopay. This late payment that is reporting is a result on a systematic error on their end processing my payment. This was clearly a billing error made my the company and is not a reflection of my payment experience which violates XXXX XXXX XXXX. This error has caused severe hard to my reputation, my character, my mode of living and to my family! I demand the late payment to be updated. They are not in compliance with the following law. XXXX XXXX XXXX and its requirements set the standards and the guidance for a creditor to treat a payment as late, yet they are reporting a payment as late and they did not comply with the law! XXXX XXXX XXXX ( a ) Time to make payments A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by section XXXX ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than XXXX days before the payment due date. EQUIFAX EXPERIAN TRANSUNION Never Sent the periodic statement along with the disclosures from section XXXX ( b ). I have requested proof that this information was mailed or delivered XXXX days before the payment due date and this information was requested in good faith pursuant rule XXXX and It was never provided. This is unfair, illegal, fraudulent, and not equitable to me as a consumer! Update the late payments from my consumer 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 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
My account with EQUIFAX EXPERIAN TRANSUNION was never late! I have had exceptional payment history all payments were placed on Autopay. This late payment that is reporting is a result on a systematic error on their end processing my payment. This was clearly a billing error made my the company and is not a reflection of my payment experience which violates XXXX XXXX XXXX. This error has caused severe hard to my reputation, my character, my mode of living and to my family! I demand the late payment to be updated. They are not in compliance with the following law. XXXX XXXX XXXX and its requirements set the standards and the guidance for a creditor to treat a payment as late, yet they are reporting a payment as late and they did not comply with the law! XXXX XXXX XXXX ( a ) Time to make payments A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by section XXXX ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than XXXX days before the payment due date. EQUIFAX EXPERIAN TRANSUNION Never Sent the periodic statement along with the disclosures from section XXXX ( b ). I have requested proof that this information was mailed or delivered XXXX days before the payment due date and this information was requested in good faith pursuant rule XXXX and It was never provided. This is unfair, illegal, fraudulent, and not equitable to me as a consumer! Update the late payments from my consumer 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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I am extremely dissatisfied with the failure to comply with section FCRA 605B ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ), which mandates the removal of certain information within four days of receiving notice. Therefore, I demand a swift correction of the inaccurate data to maintain the integrity of my credit report. Please conduct a thorough review of these discrepancies and take immediate steps to rectify the disputed entries. 
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Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MS

Complaint narrative:
I am requesting the immediate removal of these fraudulent accounts from my credit report, as I did not authorize them and was unaware of their existence. In accordance with USC 1681g, please delete them within 15 days. Supporting documents are enclosed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Received bad information about your loan
Company: EdFinancial Services
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
Last month I recieved notification that I had XXXX unpaid student loans from XXXX as I was checking my banking app to look at my credit score to see what homes I was preapproved for. As I am in the middle of purchasing my first home. I wasn't expected to pay any of my loans for over two years before this time or properly notified that my loans had switched over to their services and I was never properly notifified in anyway. ( No calls, texts, paper mail or even a profile created through them. ) The only form of communication they sent me were emails that ended up in my spam portfolio. They reported my loans to the credit bureau and tanked my credit score by over XXXX points. I am now UNABLE to purchase a home unless something gets my credit score back above XXXX. I have worked very hard to have a good credit score and this really made a damage. Please help.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF THESE FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS FROM MY CREDIT REPORT, AS I DID NOT AUTHORIZE THEIR INCLUSION. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THIS INACCURATE INFORMATION BE DELETED PROMPTLY TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY AND INTEGRITY OF MY CREDIT FILE.

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 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AR

Complaint narrative:
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF THESE FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS FROM MY CREDIT REPORT, AS I DID NOT AUTHORIZE THEIR INCLUSION. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THIS INACCURATE INFORMATION BE DELETED PROMPTLY TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY AND INTEGRITY OF MY CREDIT FILE.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: KS

Complaint narrative:
fraudulent inquiries Dear Experian, Please see the list of fraudulent inquiries and accounts below : XXXX : XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : XX/XX/XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX NA : XX/XX/XXXX I do not recognize the 7 inquiries listed above. Please delete them from my credit report today! 
XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX I believe these accounts are pure identity theft and wrong. Please delete them from my credit report today! 
To protect myself from further harm, I filed a Report to the FTC. I also provided you with copies of my social, current address and license. According to FCRA-605B, these items should be removed when I sent all the reports and information in, after 5 days, so I am following up to request they be removed immediately. What is your process for handling these situations? Send me an updated credit report after removing the items and the steps you take to handle these situations, please.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
These accounts were not opened by me and appear to be fraudulent. I urge you to conduct a detailed review and remove them from my credit report. Relevant supporting documents are attached.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
I am continually being called on the telephone by this agency over an alleged debt. I am requesting validation of this debt. This account has been reporting inaccurately. I wanted to dispute this account because of this and it was affecting my credit report. I am having problems with this unfair treatment. I am sure that I settled this account before because it was not mine. This account was taken care of with the original creditor and promised me to update it out of my report. Therefore, this account is unverifiable. This is an error that you need to look into, so please do your investigation on this and remove or delete this account from my credit report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief