vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-16 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not given enough info to verify debt
Company: Falls Collection Service Inc.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I have disputed and asked for validation of XXXX accounts from XXXX. they have not sent the required documentation to me per the fdcpa. i do not owe this company money, nor did i sign a contract with them. as a result of me asking for the validation, THEY CHANGED THE NAME TO ANOTHER COLLECTON AGENCY AND RESUBMITTED TO THE CREDIT BUREAUS. I checked the addresses of the XXXX companies on multiple credit reports and they were the same ... FINCNTRL SVC XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX WI XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXWI XXXX XXXX. THIS IS DECPETIVE AND UNACCEPTABLE. I WILL BE REPORTING THIS TO ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS IT IS ILLEGAL

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-14 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: KBR INC DBA RASH CURTIS & ASSOCIATES
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Hi there, for the past 8 months I have tried to have a fraudulent account removed from my credit. The collection company is called Rash Curtis. Originally I have XXXX accounts on my credit from this company. I disputed the accounts and they were removed then all of a sudden a new account from the company was placed on my credit with a new account number and the account was said to have been in collection since XX/XX/XXXX even though it appeared on my credit in XX/XX/XXXX!!! 
I have tried to contact the company 5 times by mail but my dispute remain unanswered but they apparently answer the credit bureau and have requested that the debt stay on my credit!!! 

Rash Curtis & Associates XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-17 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: HCFS Healthcare Financial Services of TeamHealth
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
I received a phone call from XXXX stating they are attempting to collect a debt. They told me I have over {$10000.00} due to XXXX which was from an incident over 5 years ago that I had been told was resolved. The woman on the phone argued that I should check my credit report & then hung up on me. What I can I do to help get these people off my back? I live with chronic illness & the stress from their calls really gets to me & affects my health.

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 2015-09-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: KBR INC DBA RASH CURTIS & ASSOCIATES
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I have previously disputed these ( XXXX ) accounts for various reasons and have yet any resolution. 

Acct -- XXXX I never received any initial notice of debt nor right to dispute. I have asked for this proof several times and have never received it. They claim they do not need to provide that to me ( see CPPB case # XXXX ). I disagree- if they choose to claim I owe money and report negatively on credit, they need to furnish allinformation I request. We have moved several times. Do they even have the correct information? Can they verify? Can they collect? 
2- On XXXX/XXXX/2015 I filed a complaint with CFPB ( Case # XXXX ) in which XXXX responded ( response date XXXX/XXXX/2015 ) that they mailed me " proof '' on XXXX/XXXX/2015. How could this possibly be? They are claiming that they mailed me documents two weeks before I even opened a case against them. This is false. Also, to this date, I have yet to receive any documents. 
3- I sent a dispute to their response and did not hear back. Their facts above are wrong. 

Once again, because of inconsistencies and false information provided above ( refer to case number and dates above ), I am requesting immediate removal of these items from my credit reports.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-23 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
State: MT

Complaint narrative:
Our mortgage was sold to Carrington MS , Inc about 6 months ago and they have made it nearly impossible to pay more than our minimum payment. We always try to pay extra to pay down our premium and previous mortgage servicing companies have made it easy to do so. Carrington, however, wants to collect as much interest as possible and refuses to work with us to make paying our loan off early a reality. It is frustrating that mortgage companies can sell our loan whenever they want, but our only recourse to rid ourselves of a selfish company is to refinance.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-01 00:00:00
Product: Payday loan — 
Issue: Charged bank acct wrong day or amt — 
Company: EMG ACQUISITION GROUP, LLC
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
Paid the loan off in XX/XX/XXXX. However because they processed my loan on XX/XX/XXXX and not the XX/XX/2015, they reset my loan and gave me an early payoff amount. As of XXXX XXXX 2015 I was done paying for the loan. XXXX XXXX 2015 they processed a debt payment from my account of {$66.00} that were not suppose to take as the loan has been paid off for over a month. They said to return the money to my account take 48hrs or I could come pick up a check from the office. So now this is going to cause my rent to check to bounce and a late fee to be assisted to my account and leasing office to charge me a fee as well.

Company public response: Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-04 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: LoanCare, LLC
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
My mortgage company drafted an unauthorized payment from me on XXXX. I 've been in contact with them multiple times to get the payment refunded to me and they are completely unresponsive.

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 2016-11-08 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Federal student loan
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: ORG GC GP BUYER, LLC
State: DC

Complaint narrative:
To whom it may concern : I do not have the most accurate category in the drop down menu " which of these best describes your issue '', however, I did call and a customer service rep assured me that making a complaint here would be most efficient and that I could personalize my complaint here. 

My complaint is that the company who now has my loans, 'GC Services ', has consistently given me wrong/misleading information regarding my defaulted student loans. I was notified by the XXXX that my loans totaled about XXXX. I was sent a letter around the end of XXXX stating that I had 60 days to respond. I never got that chance, because the loans were transferred to GC Services. I contacted GC Services about two weeks ago so that I could rehabilitate my loans. I was told that I had rehabbed my loans twice before and was no longer eligible. 

I also called today, XXXX/XXXX/2016 and again inquired about rehabilitating my student loans. I was told that I had rehabbed them once and was not eligible. I asked why the discrepancy and then asked for supporting documentation, since I was on the Consumer Finance.gov website and would submit a complaint since by law, they have to offer me a rehabilitation for defaulted student loans. I was told they do NOT offer supporting documentation and I then asked for an address and phone number, neither of which were given to me. I was then transferred to a 'manager ' and when I asked for an address and phone number, I was asked " why '' - this does not seem like a legitimate business practice. 

I was given a phone number, but not an address - XXXX is the phone number that I was given. They also tacked on fees and interest, making the total XXXX. I do believe I am eligible for rehabilitation since my loan is defaulted and I am having financial hardship. I do not believe that this company has given me accurate information or represented themselves as a company that tells consumers the truth, instead, I have been consistently transferred around to various departments, 'managers ', been given false information, and told my only options were " paying the loan '' and I was told I could not rehabilitate the loan repeatedly with no real explanation outside of " you did it twice and are not eligible '', and then " you did it once and are n't eligible ''. Again, I do not believe it is best business practice not to communicate basic things like supporting documentation, addresses, etc. to someone who is attempting to resolve their defaulted federal loans. 

I was also told by GC Services to contact the XXXX, but I had already done that, and I get an automated response telling me to contact GC Services. 


Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Communication tactics — Used obscene/profane/abusive language
Company: Vengroff Williams, Inc
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I have been contacted by XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX from Vengroff Williams. They are collecting a balance that is owed by my former business on behalf of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I had been making several payments ( even more than the minimum was XXXX but was unable to pay one month. I explained to them that I was trying to earn more money and would send them some as soon as I could. The phone calls were numerous ( often XXXX a day ) and always demanded that I call them back " this morning '' or " by the end of today ''. I explained that my only contact number was my cell phone and I could not use it at work so I often could not answer or " call them back this morning '' as they demanded. I even changed my cell phone message to remind callers that I was probably on a job and could not be reached. I asked XXXX to use email as a contact method instead. The calls continued. I finally stopped answering when she left a message that she was " mortified '' that I could not make a payment at that time. Now there is a lot in this world one can be embarrassed and humiliated about, but it is definitely not that the owner of a closed business is not able to pay all her former business ' bills. XXXX also told me that I had to " take the bull by the horns '', that she was meeting with legal counsel and that the account would be " pulled from Collection ''. I have saved XXXX phone messages that she left concerning the account. I felt very threatened and was very frustrated that she continued to contact me on my cell phone while I was at work and not allowed to speak on the phone by my bosses. Work is hard enough to find and I was afraid I would not be asked back to work if my phone kept beeping.

Company public response: Company disputes the facts presented in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-21 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
I AM XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX CO XXXX PH # XXXX XXXX HOME MORTGAGE WAS TRANSFERED TO CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC IT IS BY FAR THE WORST ORGANIZATION IN YHE WORLD, DISHONEST, TERRIBLE, FALSE REPORTING REPORTING, OPPRESSIVE AND NOT TRUSTWORTHY. 
EVER SINCE CARRINGTOM MORTGAGE STARTINGING SERVICING MY MORTGAGE XXXX XXXX 2015 IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THEY REFUSE TO SEND ME ACCURATE MONTHLY STATEMENTS, THEY FAIL TO POST PAYMENT ACCURATELY, LEAVE UNAPPLIED FUNDS THAT SHOULD APPLIED TO MY MORTGAGE PAYMENT AND FALSELY REPORT TO THE CREDIT BREAU. 
I NEED ACCURATE MONTHLY STATE IN ORDER TO MAKE ACCURATE TIMLEY MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-14 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Savings account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: DISCOVER BANK
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
Discover Bank erroneously deleted me as the primary account holder on my savings and checking accounts and assigned my daughter who was a joint holder with me as the sole owner of these accounts. As a result, I lost access to my accounts. Discover Bank then started withholding federal backup interest even though the IRS did n't require that I be subject to such withholdings. When my daughter brought what had happened to Discover Bank 's attention, they readily admitted to their error, surprisingly also admitted that this had happened before to other customers, and promised to undo it as quickly as possible. However, soon after agreeing to fix their mistakes they stopped working on it and communicating with us. Please see the attached letter for a detailed discussion of what happened.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-29 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Communication tactics — Used obscene/profane/abusive language
Company: Asset Recovery Group, Inc.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
medical bills of more than $ XXXX @ XXXX % ; my mail was not forwarded from an old address ; abusive call on XX/XX/XXXX from XXXX at XXXX XXXX, WA XXXX Very rude and threatening. 
I 've paid off all the debt, and need some form of written record of that. I requested this several times in XX/XX/XXXX, with no result. I have my CC receipts, but called them to request a record on XX/XX/XXXX " We ca n't do that '' After XXXX min. on the phone, they said it was going in the mail the next day, I have yet to receive anything.

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 2016-04-13 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: STONEGATE MORTGAGE CORPORATION
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
In order to resolve a long standing issue we had with Stonegate Mortgage they offered us a refund of four months of interest on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. That email requested that we confirm that we would consider the matter closed by accepting those terms and we responded accordingly that same day. The following day, they sent us a formal letter ( attached ) with those same terms via the XXXX complaint that we had open. The week of XXXX/XXXX/XXXX we received a check from Stonegate Mortgage, but it was nowhere near the amount they offered us and to which we agreed. The check was in the amount of {$690.00} and we paid nearly {$1900.00} in interest over those four months. We emailed the executives and attorneys that were copied in on the letter concerning the discrepancy XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. We were essentially told what was stated in the offer was not what they meant, we responded reiterating the terms we agreed to, and they stopped responding despite several follow up emails.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-29 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Installment loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: PNC Bank N.A.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX we applied for a line of credit with a credit union to consolidate some debts. Their search turned up XXXX line of credit loans with PNC bankXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX old line that I thought had expired years ago. The other XXXX XXXX ) was a current line that was an active account. I called PNC customer service and was told to FAX a letter to remove the loans from the books. I decided to do these XXXX XXXX XXXX ) at a time so to avoid confusion. After hearing nothing more about the loan for two weeks, the PNC customer service person said it would take about ten days, I called again. The PNC customer service person said they never got my FAX and to resend the letter again which I did. About a week later I went to a local PNC branch office to talk to some XXXX in person about the issues I was having. While there I spoke with another PNC customer service person and she told me that the loan office had never received my second FAX. I sent another request to remove this loan from there and went home. When I got home the mail was in and with it was a letter from PNC that they had removed ( XXXX ) from the books. I was confused but happy, XXXX down XXXX more to go XXXX XXXX ). On XXXX I sent PNC the early termination fee and a message to clear and remove from the books line of credit ... XXXX. PNC 's Response was to FAX or mail a letter to them with this request so I mailed the request certified mail. In two weeks I called PNC again and was informed that they had not received my request. When I told them that I had a receipt stamped by their receiver the customer service person put me on hold and transferred me to another customer service person. This transferring me around took me through XXXX other operators. With the third XXXX I ended the call and told the operator that I was tired of being transferred around and would seek higher authority 's. 
I feel that this bank is trying to force me to stay with them by making getting a loan at another bank so difficult. And that I just give up and get the loan at PNC.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-09 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: Stearns Ventures, LLC
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Stearns Lending, through a loan processor, provided a pre-approval letter for {$330000.00} prior to reviewing bank statements, which showed a new debt. As a XXXX time homebuyer, we thought it would show up automatically on our credit report. We believe that it was the role of the loan processor and underwriter to review requested documents prior to providing a pre-approval letter, which should have been factored in. After receiving the pre-approval letter, we began to search for homes. We found a home and went into escrow, which we had to pay {$300.00} for an inspection. Once the inspection was completed, the loan processor requested payment for the appraisal, which was deducted from my husband 's credit card for the amount of {$520.00}. A day after this request, the loan processor contacts me to alert me of the new debt that was not detected a month prior to escrow, which caused our loan not to be approved. Also, in the meantime, we did not receive the overview of the appraisal that was paid in full. Because of the incompetence of the lender, loan officer, and underwriter, we decided to cancel escrow. The loan officer sent us an email stating he will accommodate us for the upfront fees paid. During this process, the lender states that we are responsible for the appraisal and the only way we can receive a credit for the appraisal is if we continue with another transaction to where we were pre-approved on a revised amount for {$240000.00}. We declined, but the lender reiterated this is the only way we will receive our appraisal funds paid. But mind you, we never received the appraisal information because of this situation of the new debt found. We do have supporting documents through email, the pre-approval letter, and the receipt of what was charged for the appraisal from my husband 's credit card. We believe if the new debt was caught in the beginning prior to the pre-approval letter, we would not have paid the upfront fees to move forward with a home purchase that we did not qualify. Overall, they did not take accountability for their actions, and we lost {$820.00} which we would like refunded for the misleading information. We can also forward you the emails to prove they are authentic.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-16 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: PNC Bank N.A.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
I have had a checking account with PNC BANK for many years. I am a XXXX XXXX year old XXXX who has his social security XXXX pension deposited directly in my checking account. I have huge medication expenses and during this time of the year I sometimes overdraw my account. I have opted in for overdraft protection which I know will cost me a lot when I over draw. I have tried to open a savings account to protect me from these large charges but I am XXXX miles from the nearest branch and therefore PNC says I can not prove who I am as required by the Patriot act. They do n't like old people I think. In order to effect a better option for overdraft charges, which are killing me ( I am a XXXX XXXX patient ), I called the bank several times and they suggested that I apply for a PNC VISA CARD and opt to use the credit limit on the card to act as my overdraft protection. This I did and a PNC VISA credit card with a {$1000.00} credit limit was granted to me. I was told that this card would be used for my overdraft protection. They advised that my credit card limit would be used as my over draft protection, but I would incur a cash advance charge when that feature was used to comer my overdraft. I so agreed. I am XXXX and can not read with my XXXX ( XXXX which I do n't have at this time ), so I called the bank many times to assure myself that my overdraft protection up to my credit line was in effect.i was told it was. The bank erred the first few times I had an overdraft and they charged me about {$70.00} as I recall. I called them and they acknowledged their error, that being that my visa credit line was not attached to my checking account properly and they would do so immediately, and refund the charges. This worked for awhile and they would debit my Visa and charge me {$10.00} each time. I thought {$10.00} was too much as no one ever told me it would be that high. After awhile PNC again started charging me {$35.00} X XXXX every time I over drew. My check is only {$1700.00} so this really hurts. The bank knows of my low vision problem. This past month these charges amounted to over {$270.00} which I think is unlawful. I called them and that they reverse all the charges as I had more than {$600.00} of my credit left on my Visa. They refused. Please see if you can help me. Many thanks XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-05 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: Federal Pacific Credit Company, LLC
State: DE

Complaint narrative:
i had a continental finance credit card which expire on XXXX but on the credit report it state that a payment was done every month up to XXXX. I just want that federal pacific credit give proof to me that payment was made from XXXX to XXXX. the credit card company and the collection agency got me that last payment was made XXXX an they vertify when i dispute with the XXXX, and the other XXXX agency. it do n't sense becauce i retire from work in XXXX an move so how do i pay them if i do n't get a statement.This is the only credit card that gave me problem.IT seen that my account before it when to a collection agency the date was change.

Company response to consumer: Closed