vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-28 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I have been with Bank of America for months. I had half of my check going into bank of america for direct deposit and the other half of my check into XXXX. I transferred the funds from my XXXX unto Bank of America. There was a misunderstanding on why the check did n't clear. The check totaled a little over {$700.00}. Saturday XXXX/XXXX/15 I withdrew XXXX I actually saw the check clear on XX/XX/2015.I did n't withdraw anything else because I knew XXXX/XXXX/15 my direct deposit would hit and I would have enough money to pay my rent. I was not notified that the check dint clear. I wasnt notified of anything being wrong at all. Instead of contacting me. Bank of America Maliciously waited for my direct deposit to hit, and CLOSED MY ACCOUNT SAYING NOTHING! When I went to the branch they advised me the check did n't clear. I was confused and said well my direct deposit should have definitely been enough to cover the {$200.00} if there is any issue. They took my money and closed my account and then reported me TO CHECK SYSTEMS. NO EXPLANATION NO NOTHING! I AM UNABLE TO OPEN UP ANY OTHER ACCOUNT! I OWE BANK OF AMERICA XXXX DOLLARS AND FOR ME TO HAVE TO PUT A HOLD ON MY DIRECT DEPOSIT AND THEM TO REPORT ME TO CHECK SYSTEMS WHEN I OWE THEM NOTHING-IS UNLAWFUL, AND MALICIOUS INTENT

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-12 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX I contacted the B of A because I am trying to refinance my XXXX mortgage and have a lien on my property for XXXX. The Lien is actually in the name of California XXXX XXXX as it was a down payment assistance program. Bank of America has the loan ( Loan # XXXX ) and sends me a statement every month with a XXXX balance. This loan was discharged in a Bankruptcy discharge on XXXX Case # XXXX. On XXXX I asked Bank of America for a lien release on this loan. They told me it was still an active loan, I explained it was discharged in a chapter XXXX BK and asked to speak to a supervisor, they would not let me be transferred and then opened a research case on XX/XX/XXXX told me it would be XXXX days. I called every day to see if there were any notes or resolution which there were none. I called yesterday and XXXX told me there are notes on the loan from the research team but that he did n't understand what they are saying so he opened a case again and told me to call back in XXXX hrs. I have not received any phone calls from the research team or any letters. I now have XXXX business days to complete my refi.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-29 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Closing/Cancelling account — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NM

Complaint narrative:
I suddenly discovered that Bank of America had closed out one of my credit card accounts after I had fully paid it off and the other XXXX credit cards the credit limit was reduced to the outstanding balance I still owed without my permission or knowledge and for no good cause. I 've had those accounts for several years and kept a loyal relationship with BOA and slowly worked my way up. Since I was not properly informed by BOA my credit card was closed out, I received a late fee charge on a bill I paid and the payment was rejected and had to pay the full outstanding amount in order to restore my service for a total of {$560.00}. I would like BOA to reimburse me and to re-open my my credit card and restore the line of credit I had achieved on all my BOA credit cards. Closing out my account and reducing my line of credit will affect my credit score and has affected me personally. I also filed an internal complaint with BOA on XXXX XXXX & XXXX, 2016.

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 2016-10-03 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Home equity loan or line of credit
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
To Whom It May Concern, Bank of America gave me a HELOC loan on my house that is in a Commercial zone. There are other single family homes within this Commercial zone and this is allowed by the zoning in this area. Bank of America is now trying to change the HELOC loan to something else in order to do a " Commercial '' short sale which in turn means that they are trying to unilaterally make changes to the terms and conditions of the loan. This is all outlined in detail in a attached .pdf named 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 2016-08-17 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Making/receiving payments, sending money — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX 2007 I applied for a personal loan at my bank Bank of America here in XXXX XXXX, Fl, the load was for a XXXX XXXX XXXX that was for sale at a very good price. So I needed to move on the sale, XXXX XXXX XXXX was the XXXX and man who handled the loan! On XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX called me to come over the bank to sign for the loan, when I got there he told me for some reason the bank had made it a secured loan with my house ( which was paid for ) as security. ( my home is valued at about XXXX ) I did n't like the idea, but thinking XXXX XXXX was a friend and I had been doing business for years with him I accepted it, mostly because he told me I could pay ahead and have it paid off in a short time ( the loan was for 15 thousand dollars and it was for 25 years ) I have been paying, and doubleing up payments and sometimes more, I noticed that the balance did n't seem to be going down even though my agreement with XXXX XXXX was that any payment over the base amount would go toward principal! 
Upon checking I found that the bank had not been doing as they agreed and between XXXX XXXX, 2007 till now I have paid {$9600.00} in intrest and if I continue to pay as they want I would be paying over 100 % intrest on this loan. I would thing that this loan, was called a simple intrest loan, is named that because a person has to be simple to accept XXXX, in fact when I complaind to the bank the woman laughed and said they do n't give these loans anymore! I woulf like for Bank of America to go back and figure what I ouw then if they would have followed the original agreement I had with the loan maker XXXX XXXX XXXX Bank Manager and loan maker!

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 2017-02-27 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
I have student loans through Navient and was seeking to resolve my loans. 
My school XXXX did n't fulfill the promise of certification and job placement after graduating. Now, I am just seeking not to payback the loans I have. My school XXXX has been re-named to XXXX located in XXXX, AL. My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-09 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Installment loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: GreenSky, LLC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I have attempted to dispute a transaction because the transaction was submitted without my signature or authorization. However, I am getting the run-a-round.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-15 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
I 'm trying to keep my existing home and I am currently requesting a home loan modification from Bank Of America. The house is currently worth about {$120000.00} less than what I paid for it back in XXXX. My wife and I went through a financial hardship from XXXX thru XXXX, lost of employment and a dramatic decrease in income. After having a forensic loan audit review done on my original loan documents, the findings were alarming, to say the least. To start, the income stated on the application was falsified, location of closing was also incorrect, there 's to much innacurate information to include on this complaint. I currently have been employed for the last XXXX + years in the same job industry, they keep denying my loan modification claiming, I do n't qualify based on the guidelines of their existing modification programs. I should have never been approved to buy this house to begin with, but because of the falsified information included on the original loan application, THAT WAS NOT PROVIDED BY ME, they were able to approve my loan. This also has caused unwanted stress, ruined my credit history, damage to my reputation, and uncertanty to my family. All I want is for the loan to be adjusted to current market value so I can continue making my payments. I almost forgot to mention that they refuse to accept my monthly payment. My current income is more than enough to qualify for this payment.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-05 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I am caught in a very frustrating wormhole.My wife and I have gone to the branch, four times ; I spoke to a representative at consumerfinance.gov ( XXXX ) for about an hour and a half and told her my WHOLE STORY. She assured me that a rep would call me with a resolution. I filled out a survey ; XXXX XXXX left a voicemail but upon returning the call, I got XXXX XXXX, who told me a lot of nothing. MY PROBLEM is that the branch at BoA XXXX XXXX drilled my safe deposit box and is holding my contents. They have provided no reasons ; no explanation as to why this was done. All of the answers I get is what should have happened ; that the bank sent out several compliance notices and that I failed to answer them. I asked what information could they possibly have been requesting ; everyone speculated that it could have been a missing social security number or address or phone number. I 've had that safe deposit box at XXXX XXXX since XX/XX/XXXX ; prior to that I had one at the XXXX XXXX branch. I 've had that box here in XXXX XXXX over 30 years. I added my wife XX/XX/XXXX, the year we were married. We were asked to come into the branch about XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX and to this day, I do n't understand the info they were requesting. The branch asked us to return to the branch and we did again, in the same week. The so-called information we submitted those two times in the same week was the EXACT SAME information we submitted XX/XX/XXXX. I received NO letters, emails, nothing EXCEPT a letter stating that the box had been drilled. To this day, in speaking to the branch, in speaking to XXXX for over an hour ; in speaking to XXXX XXXX and ANOTHER rep at consumerfinance.gov, I still have not retrieved my belongings from BofA and no one has given me a real, true, concrete reason as to why the box was drilled. I know what the problem is : no one at BofA knows the reason the box was drilled ; there is only wild speculation as to what " should have happened '' and " notices would have been sent out requesting various information '' but the fact that the box was drilled, there had to have been a serious, egregious issue, to which, no one has offered one scintilla of comprehensive facts as to the reason the box was drilled. What I am advised now is to go back into the branch and request that they give me my belongings. That 's where all this confusion started.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-22 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I have tried to work with Navient on the following issues : 1 ) The name on the loan, I am the parent and my name is on the loan. Both my son and I have tried to get this corrected for over 10 years and the information is still not updated. So I have been forced to carry this loan in my name and on my credit report. The second and most frustrating issue is that Navient will not allow us to pay this loan off without paying the interest for the entire loan in advance. Navient said that they will not allow us to pay additional amounts on the principal of the loan so to date we have paid {$14000.00} of interest on a {$35000.00} loan. When I call I am only offered forbearance which will only extend this loan. I am XXXX years old and at this rate I will die before paying off this loan. And finally my loan has been sold several times and each time payments were lost and I am not confident that the repayments were directed to the new owner.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-03 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
Bank of America extracted {$500.00} from a joint checking account I have with my daughter. They did this with no warning and paid it into a separate checking account I have with BofA. That account was overdrawn, which I was aware of and intend to pay. My financial woes began when my ex stopped paying child support last year. I 'm struggling to make up the difference and am in the middle of a refi, which will resolve my issues. BofA is refusing to put the {$500.00} back into the joint account so that I can use it to pay my mortgage. This was my daughter 's paycheck money. I have had the account that is now overdrawn with them since XX/XX/XXXX. The joint account was opened in XX/XX/XXXX. We are longstanding customers, and our situation is an aberration. I never signed anything that said that I allowed BofA to take money from one account and put it into another! I want the money returned to the joint account immediately. This action is jeopardizing my financial future, as I must pay my mortgage in order to qualify for the refi. This is a harmful tactic that should not be legal.

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 2017-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I am through naviant and they refused to let me make lowere payments or payments I could afford. They finally put me in a forbearance but they said that would be best since I could n't pay XXXX a month. I now owe XXXX or more in school for 2 years because of fees and interest. I went to XXXX university. They have messed my credit up I ca n't get higher then XXXX. Thanks XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-19 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My mortgage lender ( Bank of America ) has done XXXX specific things that have cost me significant time and money:1 ) They refused to cancel my PMI for several months despite the remaining value of the mortgage falling below 80 % of the purchase price of the home. They claimed late payment for one or two mortgage payments as the cause for continuing to charge PMI yet the payments were set up as recurring in their system. Due to their system error, my payments were late ( both my checking account and mortgage are with Bank of America ). I was refunded the late fees because it was their error yet they still charged me PMI past the 80 % threshold. 
2 ) They are taking an egregious amount of time to process my refinancing and continue to increase the fees. I began the process of refinancing my mortgage in XX/XX/XXXX. I lost my job two months later and Bank of America was not able to complete the refinancing in those two months so I was stuck with a higher cost mortgage while unemployed. I now have a new job and re-started the refinancing process two months ago. This past week, they asked me what kind of home is subject to the mortgage. They have held the mortgage for nearly ten years, had me pay for an appraisal earlier this year and still do not know what kind of home it is? In addition, the fees they intend to charge have gone up significantly from earlier this year to today - an increase of over {$3000.00}. I am just frustrated because each month that passes is an additional month that I pay a higher interest rate. I am essentially paying them to take their time. On top of that, they are increasing the fees and asking me to pay for a XXXX appraisal in XXXX months. 

Finally, I have tried repeatedly for literally years to get a copy of the loan documentation from Bank of America where we agreed on the PMI and they have not been able to locate it. They have told me that I needed to pay PMI and did not have a choice in the matter and it does not matter that they have no record of me signing any documentation related to PMI.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-24 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Using a debit or ATM card — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX 2015, my debit card was charged for {$400.00} through my XXXX account which was compromised. I solved the problem with a XXXX way call with Bank of America and XXXX, and the money was reversed. However on XXXX XXXX 2015 I received an email from Bank of America telling me my account was once again overdrawn by {$400.00}. Then they tacked on a {$35.00} overdraft fee, and a {$35.00} return item fee even though there was no item returned and it had n't been long enough for an overdraft fee to occur. I talked to the bank and they tried to tell me that XXXX charged my account again for {$400.00}, but there are NO such charges on my XXXX account. I even talked to customer service through XXXX and they assured me that the account had been inactive since the previous issue. Bank of America decided to have me open a claim, and the following day they sent me an email letting me know I needed to fill out an online form within 5 days for the claim. I waited one day and when I went to fill the form out, they had closed the form and said the case was resolved. That my account had insufficient funds. Entirely ignoring the fact I told them my account has obviously been compromised. I tried closing my account and they wo n't let me until I pay the overdraft sum which is completely ludicrous. I know for a fact Bank of America made a mistake with my account, or fabricated this charge and then stacked extra charges on top of it in an attempt to steal money from me. I refuse to pay them for trying to con me. 
I 've since closed my XXXX account in an effort to protect myself, but Bank of America refuses to let me close my bank account. I 've been a customer for 15 years and I 've had problems with this bank from the start. I just want to put this behind me as it 's really stressing me out.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I was never once told about the income driven repayment option. I have XXXX kids and sometimes things are right and we needed help. These options need to be disclosed to every customer when they need the help

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: The CBE Group, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
collection agency had my phone number, but called my wifes phone multiple times on the same day. she attempted to speak with them, but they would n't reveal the purpose of their call and continued to ask her for information about me. after I called them and requested to file a dispute ( because the original charge from XXXX was not valid ), they indicated they corrected my number and would stop calling while in dispute. 5 hours later, they called my wifes phone again. when I called to complain, they said they had no record of the call, but did show my wifes number was attached to my account and could offer no assurance that system would stop dialing here. 

they only had the account for 4 days and had already called 5 times in one day ( the 5th time being after I talked to them ), and did n't even call the primary number

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Don't agree with fees charged
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX 2015, I signed up for Direct Deposit to lower my interest rate, they took money out of my account, put it back in, took it out and put it in again When I called them to find the issue, they stated I had insufficient funds. I did not. They then took out the next payment at the end of the month to accrue the most interest as a DEFAULT That is absolutely bad business practice, and I have since ended direct deposit and have paid more than the interest rate to down the principal, yet I am still paying way too much for the loans I took out over 10 years ago I have again requested to lower my interest rate, as ironically, the only bad payment I have is that XXXX XXXX ludicrous practice that disallowed a lower interest rate The amounts were ludicrous that they offered my 6.8 % going down to 6.55 %? XXXX to XXXX. Especially when they take it at the end of the month to maximize the interest? Makes more sense paying it bi weekly with more towards the principal Biggest scam ever I went to XXXX, XXXX & XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation