vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Reverse mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: CIT BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: DC

Complaint narrative:
I am now XXXX years old and I live in XXXX, XXXX and own my home since XX/XX/XXXX. Back in XX/XX/XXXX, I began the process to get a reverse mortgage. My broker person works out of XXXX XXXX  in XXXX. I was to finalize on this reverse in XX/XX/XXXX and then they kept finding different things that I had to provide them that pushed the date off and now we are in XX/XX/XXXX and we have not gotten there yet ... I informed my mortgage company -- CIT Bank of my plans and in XX/XX/XXXX they stopped taking my mortgage payments, I believe to push me into foreclosure. However, I wasnt worried about this because I knew that they knew that I was going to the reverse mortgage and get out of the relationship with them. The problem is that we are going into XX/XX/XXXX and I still have not closed on this new reverse mortgage, and my company -- while not allowing me to pay my mortgage, ( which also includes some shady stuff, which is the reason I want OUT from this company altogether! ), they are increasing the amount of money I am to pay them to have this mortgage by LEAPS AND BOUNDS!!! And I am not getting ANY real explanation from my broker .... or at least a reason that is reasonable!! Our last pay off deadline was XX/XX/XXXX and from XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX my company has increased the money I am to bring to the table {$6000.00}!! WHAT!!? The amount of money changes from one day to the NEXT day, where the pay off amounts from CIT are concerned! I believe I need some assistance from your bureau in this matter! One of my biggest concerns is that this process is offered to seniors -- persons over XXXX years old,  so the banks probably believe they can tell old people ANYTHING and to PAY ANYTHING and they will pay it, REGARDLESS!! I really want to get the reverse mortgage, BUT I dont want to be SCAMMED! I believe they will retaliate against me if I push them on this because of how they, 1. stopped taking my mortgage payments -- then they wrote me & told me they sent me a check, WHICH THEY DID NOT DO!, 2. they will make it impossible for me to get the reverse because they will cost me out of it -- charging me so much that I wont have the money to pay it, and XXXX ... .AND by then, I will be in foreclosure, and not able to do ANYTHING! I think I am being SCAMMED! the CIT bank is a hard bank to talk to -- they are just out right MEAN and I hate to talk to them! they call me 40 times a day! the calls are intimidating ... Please help me! Thank you, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Problem with customer service
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
Just today, my mother in law received a call from a navient worker named XXXX. This is the third time she has called her. My info WAS ALWAYS updated in their system. I have no answer as to why they are calling her! My financial business is not hers, and she does n't want these calls either. THE START : If you go back a year ( or more ) you will see that I was making my payments ON TIME. Unfortunately, I lost my job in XX/XX/XXXX. I DID MY DUE DILLEGENCE TO CALL NAVIENT AND LET THEM KNOW I LOST MY JOB AND COULD NOT PAY RIGHT NOW! I also informed them that I would certainly pick back up in making ontime payments when I get back working ( please check recordings since they make it clear they are recorded ). They are STILL calling me about making payments. I then talked to them again and let them know about my situation and they blew it off as if I was a horrible person. I asked them to PLEASE make a note on my account about what I 'm going through. Then today happens! They keep calling badgering my mother in law and when I called them back, they badgering me to make a payment! It 's very frustrating that they are not caring enough to listen to what my struggle is ( briefly ). It 's like they do n't care about me as a person! I have a family, kids, wife ... they know I ca n't pay right now, so why keep asking me? This is not fair nor is it any type of good customer service.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Vehicle loan or lease — Loan
Issue: Struggling to pay your loan — Lender trying to repossess or disable the vehicle
Company: Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.
State: DC

Complaint narrative:
Santander locked me into a predatory lending auto loan. Once I figured it I tried to negotiate a lower rate because I knew I would n't be able to make the payments due to missing work because my wife was Ill. I 've paid a {$510.00} car note for 4 years. I did n't receive any notice and they repo the car.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
I have reached out to this company to send validation and verification of charges in my credit report. I received a bill from a company with a different. I have been sued by XXXX XXXX and only paid as I feared what further damage this company would do to my credit. I feel this was done as a retaliation as I have began to take a closer look at my credit report and dispute inaccurate items. I do n't have a contract or any type of agreement with this company. This company has reached out to my parents and disclosed my personal information as well as mailed letters to their address. I have never given them any information for my parents. I fear that because if this complaint they will try to sue me again. I am in fear they may send something to my job which could cause impact on my career.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Under the new law effective XXXX XXXX, 2017 any public record data must include name, address, SSN, or DOB in order to appear in your credit file. Equifax is the only main Credit Bureau that is still not in compliance with the law. I called on several occasions trying to address the issue, but I was just given the run around. Attached to this complaint is proof of the other XXXX main Credit Bureau 's removing the non compliant public record from my file. I work XXXX jobs and take care of my mother, I do not have the time or energy to keep going back and forth with Equifax about this matter that needs to be resolved so that I can move forward with getting my finances in order for me to start my own business so that I can spend more time with my Mom. I 'm truly grateful for companies like CFPB for giving everyday people like myself a voice. I really hope that this matter gets resolved so that I can get back to my life.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Convergent Resources, Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I have asked for validation that the debt is mine with a signed contract and I have not received anything but offer to settle letters. They stated it is from XXXX but I do n't recall receiving anything from XXXX to that fact.

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 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Mobile or digital wallet
Issue: Problem adding money — 
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: ID

Complaint narrative:
I have the wrong amount showing on one site verses what is being shown on my account.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes — 
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I presently pay XXXX XXXX for credit protection. I check with them periodically to make sure that my Fraud Alert is still in effect. I asked them for a 7 year Fraud Alert on my account in 2016. Just recently when I applied to get a XXXX cable account, I found that my Fraud Alert was not in effect, and that Experian gave out credit information on my account. I was informed by XXXX XXXX that when I ask for a Fraud Alert that they inform the other XXXX companies of my request. When I followed up with Experian I found that this is not so.The other companies are not informed of my Fraud Alert and I have to do this individually with each company. I was able to put on a 90 day Fraud Alert over the phone with Experian. But had to re-activate the 7 year Fraud Alert with XXXX XXXX once again, even though I was informed by XXXX XXXX that it was in place in 2016. Furthermore, I wanted to update my telephone number. I had changed my home phone number to a new one. I could not do this with XXXX XXXX over the phone. One of the three questions that were asked did not pertain to me so they decided that I had FAILED the test, and would not change my phone number. The agents all in XXXX were rude and very unaccommodating. I could not believe their treatment of me in both of the Fraud Alert sections in Experian and in XXXX XXXX. To date, I have been asked to submit ( 2 ) proofs of identity, a current bill with my address on it and a cover letter informing them that I have changed my home telephone number. Experian and XXXX XXXX have asked for all of the above, yet Experian went ahead and released my credit information to XXXX in any case. I believe the system of the XXXX credit companies to be very confusing to the consumer and far from uniform. Each company works independently and not interdependently as the consumer as led to believe. Also, the fact that you are speaking with representatives who are all in XXXX makes it difficult for the consumer to understand them clearly. In addition, the questions asked of the consumer in order to be able to change information over the telephone in most cases are inaccurate and not applicable in my case.

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 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan — Personal line of credit
Issue: Problem with additional add-on products or services — 
Company: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
My name is XXXX XXXX. My husband XXXX and I are members of USAA bank. We took out a personal loan last Thursday for {$20000.00}. This loan was going to be used to pay off a different loan at another bank. I specifically asked them to mail me a certified check to be made payable to another bank. I asked them to mail the check to my attention at my place of employment because I did n't want the check sitting in my mailbox. Instead they mailed they mailed the check directly to my employer at XXXX XXXX XXXX college and did not put my name anywhere on the envelope or the check. I found out later that my finance director wrote void all over the check and called USAA and was told to mail it back to them. The check has yet to show up and now I am getting the run around from usaa and have been since last Wednesday. My husband and I are both police officers and he is a former XXXX. We ca n't afford to have two {$20000.00} loans open. I am respectfully asking for your assistance in getting this resolved, especially since this is a federal bank. I look forward to hearing from you soon please. I have escalated this problem all the way to the USAA 's president 's office and they have yet to make their error right. Here is a list of dates and times that I have spent on the phone with USAA trying to get this resolved : XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX  and XXXX XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX, XXXX and XXXX The lady from the president 's office who was assigned my complaint on Friday did not reach out to me until Tuesday after I called and left two voicemails. She did tell me that if she could find the original recorded phone call where I ordered the certified check, it would be simple to stop payment on it and return the money to my checking account. She also said if she could n't find it and the check was lost, I would have to wait another 90 days.
Thank you in advance for your time. XXXX XXXX

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I disputed a line item on my Equifax report. There is a charge of {$37.00} from XXXX XXXX XXXX. I always paid my dental bills at time of service and insurance also paid the bills. This is a fraudulent claim. If necessary I will file an action in state court for slander of credit. This claim was reported on XXXX/XXXX/2016.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
Pennymac drastically under estimated our escrow account because they did not look at the actual tax bill, they look at what was paid the previous year ( we only owned the house from XXXX-XXXX  that year ). This seems negligent because our tax bill was put out in XXXX and our escrow analysis was done in XXXX. They had access to the accurate numbers yet chose to use inaccurate numbers. Due to this inaccuracy we had a deficate in our escrow account and now they are raising our mortgage payment 40 %, our payment is going from about {$1200.00} to about {$1700.00}. I have spoken with several different representative at Pennymac trying to figure out how they allowed this to happen and why they take no responsibility for their inaccurate estimate even though the correct information was available for them to use and each person gives me a different story and excuse and all refuse to admit there is anything wrong about the situation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
I have sent this company 2 letters asking for help to resolve this issue with them. They have ignored my request to communicate with them about this is. I have provided copy of police report and letters asking them to provide me with information that bare by signature showing that I have authorize them to pull my credit report for any purpose. The repeated non communication from the blow company about this serious issue shows that they are in violation of my rights : as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act section 611. This is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 1681b ( c ).
I have also taken the necessary steps to put fraud alerts on my credit profile as a safe guard to help prevent this from happening in the future.
Capital One Bank USA Na XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, UT XXXX XX/XX/XXXX To Whom It May Concern, While checking my most recent credit report, I noticed credit inquiries that I did not authorize your company to make this inquiry : Date from XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX I did not authorize anyone employed by these companies to make any inquiry and view my credit report. This is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 1681b ( c ) and a serious breach of my privacy rights.
Please validate this information with these companies and provide me with copies of any documentation associated with these accounts bearing my signature, authorizing an inquiry. In the absence of any such documentation bearing my signature, I formally request that these fraudulent inquiries be immediately deleted from the credit file that you maintain under my Social Security number.
Please note that you have 30 days to complete this investigation, as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act section 611.
I am maintaining a careful record of my communications with you for the purpose of filing a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Attorney Generals office, should you continue in your non-compliance of federal laws under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the corresponding local state laws. I further remind you that you may be liable for your willful non-compliance.
Failure on your behalf to provide a copy of any alleged contract or other instrument bearing my signature may result in a small claims action against your company.
I would be seeking a minimum of {$1000.00} in damages per violation for : Defamation Negligent Enablement of Identity Fraud Violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( including but not limited to Section 807-8 ) Violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( including but not limited to Section 623-b ) You would be required to appear in a court venue local to me, in order to formally defend yourself.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Payday loan debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company: Ad Astra Recovery Services Inc
State: UT

Complaint narrative:
A complaint was previously filed however, " AD ASTRA '' has failed to comply with FDCPA violations, which have not been adequately addressed in their " reply '' to the initial complaint. 1 ) They failed to provide me notice of how to dispute this or validate this " account '' when they acquired it. 2 ) After I  mailed two separate correspondences to request validation, they failed to respond to either or send the requested documentation. I specifically asked for documents showing an original loan amount with a break down if fees, interests, and payments, so I could determine if this amount claimed owed is not only owed, but reflects an accurate amount. 3 ) After failing to respond in written correspondence and provide that information, they replied to the initial complaint however, this was n't all the information I needed, and I did n't receive amt documentation requested. 4 ) After they failed to provide information to verify everything requested, they also ignored a written request to cease and desist collection due to failure to comply with FDCPA regulations and continued to try collect on this corresponding only in the " company reply '' to the complaint, I provided my contact information months ago, and have not received the requested documentation or satisfactory reply. The original creditor has provided documentation in response to the initial complaint however, AD ASTRA has failed to provide documentation of what they are attempting to collect and reporting, which was different from what the creditor sent.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
Around XX/XX/XXXX chase sent me a mortgage statement showing I was one month behind on my mortgage. Chase attached late fees and dinged my credit. I contacted chase and spoke to XXXX XXXX. XXXX said he would look into it and sent me a years worth of payment history and no missed payments shown. I contacted chase again stating what I found. No missed payments.. chase said they will look into it again chase contacted me around XX/XX/XXXX. Chase stated the payment missing is from XX/XX/XXXX?? I asked for payment history from XX/XX/XXXX. I still have n't received any information. They continue to pile up late charges and hitting my credit.. no one at chase can clearly explain this issue to me. Why after 2 years is this the first time I hear about?. I feel they ca n't clearly explain what 's going on and are just putting me off. Meanwhile my late charges are piling up and credit score is taking a hit. Please help me resolve this issue Thanks

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-07-26 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan — Problem lowering your monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
Over the last few years Navient has not been willing to help me reduce my payments so that I able to keep up with payments to avoid negative reporting on my credit. They would send letters saying call and call me several times a day telling me that they would help with lowering my payments and discuss repayment options and when I would call they would tell me that my monthly payments could n't be lowered. Since 2012 XXXX XXXX/Navient has asked me to pay almost {$900.00} per month, {$730.00} for the private loan and {$130.00} for the federal loan, which is absolutely impossible to pay based on my income and the need to have money to pay for a place to lay my head and eat. I called last Thursday to let them know that I would be in school full time and they told me to send proof from the school, this was the most help I have received in years from Navient, however, that still does n't lower my payment and I will be in the same situation when the semester is over. It has been simply impossible to even try to catch up based on the payment amount requested therefore continuing to damage my credit.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation