vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are being handled
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NE

Complaint narrative:
Navient has consistently misapplied payments and now for the second time has only credited me with a portion of a payment with the remainder missing in their system. I utilize online bill pay through XXXX XXXX  and I believe the payments are electronically sent to Navient. 
I make two separate payments to Navient. One for Federal loans and one for Private loans. This month, for my XXXX XXXX payment, Navient properly applied my {$150.00} payment for private loans. For federal loans I made a payment of {$1300.00}. They have applied {$1200.00} toward my federal loans, putting me in default. They have a ticket in to find the remaining money that I paid and I have provided a copy of my online statement showing the payment being made. A similar situation happened several months ago and was resolved but I do not have any paperwork for that instance. 

For payments made XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, and XXXX XXXX, Navient improperly applied {$170.00} each month from my federal loan payment to my private loans ( instead of applying {$150.00} to my private loans each month they applied {$270.00} XXXX. Always the same amount, always putting me in default. Each time they rectified the situation but if I was n't constantly tracking I would have potentially remained in default and lost benefits for being in good standing.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: OK

Complaint narrative:
This company I am complaining about is called XXXX XXXX. I make monthly payments to them. Unfortunately, due to unexpected expenses I was not able to make my XX/XX/XXXX payment of {$27.00}. I have been on time previous to that. So, a late charge of {$36.00} has been added to my account which I was aware would happen and planned to pay what the amount due is on XX/XX/XXXX which is when I get my next XXXX check. They started calling me on XX/XX/XXXX. I called them on XX/XX/XXXX and explained my situation and told them when I can make a payment. The man I talked to was aggressive and kept interrupting me. But, he finally said he would note my account when I will make a payment. Well, the calls have continued twice a day and they even sent emails. I unsubscribed from emails but the phone calls continue. And, when I have answered the system hangs up on me. Sometimes a recorded msg is left on my voicemail and sometimes it hangs up when my voicemail is activated. They are using up cell phone minutes in addition to harassing me.

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 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was result of identity theft
Company: JH Portfolio Debt Equities, LLC
State: WI

Complaint narrative:
My identity was stolen in XXXX XXXX. Ever since that date I have been working diligently to remove all fraudulent information from my credit report. However, there are some companies that just refuse to abide by the laws set forth to protect consumers from continual harassment. XXXX is one of those companies that just will not leave me alone. I have sent them my FTC Affidavit, Police Report, and formal Dispute Letter by registered mail. Despite all of my efforts they claim this card that was fraudulently opened in my name is mine. Their proof is that the name and address match. That 's it! I asked them for Application Records, Screen Prints of Internet/Phone Applications, Statements or Invoices, Payment/Charge Slips, Investigator 's Summary, Delivery Addresses, All records of phone numbers used to active or access the account, signatures on applications and accounts, and any other documents or records associated with the account. All I received was a letter from them stating they verified the account is mine with no explanation. I sent another dispute letter. Then they send me a letter stating they sold the debt to JH Portfolio Debt Equities. I sent them a formal dispute letter stating I am a victim of identity theft. I told them they needed to cease collection. I advised that Section 615 ( g ) ( 2 ) of the FCRA requires debt collectors to provide identity theft victims with documentation about an an account if the victim asks for it. I requested the same information as stated above from XXXX. This letter was sent in XXXX XXXX, XXXX. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, I receive a letter from JH Portfolio Debt Equities stating that " ... we have confirmed the name and address listed on the account, as well as the amount owed. Listed below is a summary of the account. Also, enclosed are documents provided by the original creditor that confirm this account. Upon review of the enclosed documentation from the original creditor, we now deem this account validated. '' The " documents '' they sent was a XXXX statement dated XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. That 's it. Nothing else. When I tell them I am a victim of identity theft it means someone used my personal information ( i.e. name, address, social security number, birthdate, etc. ). Simply verifying name and address is ridiculous. They provided none of the information requested to truly verify an account. I want these people off my back, a letter of clearance that this is not my account, and my credit report corrected. I will get a lawyer if need be. I have already sued one creditor for the same reason and won.

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 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: ERC
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Every time ERC calls, I them to stop calling me.I HAVE NO DEBT AND NO CREDIT ISSUE WITH ANYONE. 
I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS ERC IS CALLING EVERY DAY. AND THEY USUALLY HANG UP WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING. 
I want this to stop.

Company public response: Company can't verify or dispute the facts in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: FAIR COLLECTIONS & OUTSOURCING, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Asked for Validation not verification. Validation was never received so this debt was never validated as belonging to me. Please remove this account from all 3 of my credit bureaus files.

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 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: ERC
State: AR

Complaint narrative:
The company is saying I owe {$1600.00} for a cellphone bill that was paid off a long time ago. In 2012 the cellphone bill was paid in full.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services — Billing dispute for services
Company: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
They reported us to for being more than 30 days late, but we have NEVER been late with our payment. This has affected our credit score.

I have made 3 phone calls and 3 emails to them

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Received bad information about your loan
Company: GREAT LAKES
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I will try and make a long story short but basically, I have paid off my student loan in full upon graduation, and for whatever reason the loan still shows I owe money and it continues to grow interest of course each day. When I first discovered this, I tried resolving it with the parties involved and to no avail have I gotten anywhere with these people. Upon graduation in 2011 my father paid my student loan in full, he was at my apartment and asked me to call right then and get the payoff amount because he was going to write a check for the balance that day. I called and was given the payoff amount and my Dad wrote the check for that amount, I then placed the check in the mail to them. 
I have attempted phone calls, emails, faxes, and postal mail and through dealing with either no response or no return call or email reply and lousy customer service when I finally did get a reply the first one was basically yep you owe the money in question and the last reply ( which I have attached the document ) was basically telling me I owe it because of a time frame in when the check was received. Well first off, the letter stated that I requested a payoff amount via on- line well that is not true like I mentioned above I called them on the telephone my father was sitting right next to me and was writing a check for the balance that 's why he said get them on the phone right now, so I can write the check and pay it off. I would n't have asked for a payoff amount and then wait 4 or 5 months later to send them a check that 's insane. My father is a witness to all this and my father is a hard-working honest man and lives life morally right. The bottom line is I paid the amount of the loan off way early and however they chose to allocate it is their problem and or wrong doing. I would not have asked for the pay off balance if I was n't going to pay the loan off in full the day XXXX called. Obviously, they have gotten their files disorganized and their information mixed up and they need to hold themselves accountable. I guess they are upset because they couldnt gain interest on my account due to the fact I paid it off early before it could draw any interest which I am sure not many people are fortunate enough to do. They should be ashamed trying to suck what any money they can from struggling students in the world just trying to further their education and better their lives and future.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 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: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I received a letter stating that someone tried to get credit at XXXX/XXXX.This was an unauthorized attempt.

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 2017-12-06 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I received a letter stating that someone tried to get credit at XXXX/XXXX.This was an unauthorized attempt.

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 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Asked for Validation not verification. Validation was never received so this debt was never validated as belonging to me. Please remove this account from all 3 of my credit bureaus files.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I received a letter indicating that an account has been sent to collections.I expressed several times that i never received a credit card from these companies and before I take legal actions about this matter I would like for them to resolve this matter.I dont shop at these stores and im not interested in shopping at these stores.I just want my credit to be repaired XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ....

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: United Revenue Corporation
State: MT

Complaint narrative:
This debt is n't even mine and needs to be removed immediately. I was told via phone with original company I was not liable anymore for this as it was paid for. Please remove this for my credit report.

Company public response: Company disputes the facts presented in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: TRANSWORLD SYSTEMS INC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
For the past month, I have received several daily phone calls from Trans World Systems , Inc. ( XXXX ) I have spoken to several agents and told them repeatedly that I am NOT the person they are trying to reach. I have spoken to agents when they call and I have even given them the phone number of the person they are attempting to contact ... .all to no avail. I was assigned my phone number through XXXX XXXX three years ago. Since that time, I have been contacted by banks, credit card firms, resorts, insurance companies, etc. all looking for the same person. I found that person by simply XXXX the name and I pass that information on. I am sick and tired of getting phone calls from this company day in and day out.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Received bad information about your loan
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
I have been making student loan repayments to XXXX XXXX for approximately 4 years. I was under the impression that the program/plan that I enrolled in was for those employed in XXXX XXXX jobs. This program was to forgive one 's remaining debt if on-time payments were made over a 10 year agreed term. Each year, I have been required to complete a re-application for the income-based repayment plan. When my re-submission was reviewed for upcoming 2018, I was informed that I was denied. After a number of phone calls yielding little to no information over the course of three months, I was told that I never completed a " employer certification form '' and that the years of monthly repayment may not have been valid toward the plan thus, not making my loans " forgivable '' after 10 years of participating in a program that I thought I was a part of. I was never made aware of the form that needed to be completed by my employers ( I 've been employed in XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX during my loan repayments ) until this week. Now, I am expected to make payments for approximately {$600.00} a month verses the {$220.00} that I have been making. This is just completely unreasonable and XXXX has done nothing to assist me. To make things worst, they are giving my wife an even more difficult time with her loans. The expectation of our family paying roughly {$1400.00} a month for student loans for the remainder of my working years is completely unfair and irrational. I have found that a lot of people across the nation have had similar problems with XXXX XXXX. There has to be a better way. I have paid thousands of dollars toward this debt only to see minor dents made in the large sum that is still owed. The interest just seems to keep me in a position of never making in progress -- I 'll be paying on this until I die. This is just crazy.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
We have account with XXXX XXXX XXXX. We applied for a business loan and was turned down because Transunion reported that we are Serious Delinquency, accounts not paid as agreed, time since delinquency is too recent or unknown and number of accounts with delinquency. So I checked the credit report it is XXXX that is reporting that our loan was charged off XXXX XXXX put we are making payments. We checked the credit report again on XXXX, XXXX and it says charged off as bad debt, profit and loss write off and closed. We have been making payments, so should we not make anymore payments or what? Where have my payments been going? We applied for a loan did not get it. We XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX we really could use a loan did not think there would be a problem. This is hurting our business we went to several places could not get one our personal credit is always checked. We have worked real hard to have good credit. One of our store credit cards have lower our credit line. When will this stop? Is it XXXX or Transunion or both. We have never had a problem like this. Hope you are the right place to go.

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 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Vehicle loan or lease — Loan
Issue: Problems at the end of the loan or lease — Problem related to refinancing
Company: Westlake Services, LLC
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
XX/XX/XXXX - refinanced car with XXXX XXXX XXXX. Called west lake financial and received 10 day payoff balance. 
Wrote check signed. and mailed off that day. 
XX/XX/XXXX- letter received from west lake financial thanking me for being a customer and states that they realesed of interest document to appropriate party. Stapled is original retail installment sale contract. Stamped paid. 
XXXX-received statement reporting total amount due. XXXX due date : XX/XX/XXXX Everything is great, credit, bank, west lake financial, until ... 
XXXX receive statement with payoff balance @ {$550.00}!! 
Called company multiple times and Received attitude from collections and customer service and refused to settle or come to an agreement. And demanded their money and all of it. I have disputed with another credit company and they ruled in my favor and reverted my credit score back to where it was before my issue with this company.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Opening an account — Didn't receive terms that were advertised
Company: SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I have opened a personal checking account online pursuant to the advertising from santander bank promising {$350.00} bonus after direct deposits totaling {$2000.00} or more post to an eligible account within the first 90 days of account opening. 

On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I have mailed out a signature card as per terms and conditions of the account. 
Santander claimed they never received the signature card. 

When I went to the branch with my signature card I was told they could n't accept the signature card and that I should remail it. The representative apologized for lost mail and advised that they were swamped up with the mail as they did not expect such response from the advertising. 

I have re-submited account information online and resent the signature card on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. 

On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX my employer processed direct deposit of {$2000.00} to my checking account. 

I have met all the new account bonus requirements, however Santander did not post the {$350.00} bonus. Various representatives gave different inconsistent reasons each time.

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 2017-12-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: IQOR US INC
State: DE

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX, XXXX I received an alert from my credit monitoring service stating that a new debt was added to my credit report. I logged into my credit monitoring account and it was brought to my attention that Allied Interstate, LLC ( a collection agency ) added an account from XXXX XXXX onto my credit report on all 3 credit bureaus for an owed amount of {$700.00}. According to my credit monitoring service, it states that this account was opened on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. I do not owe this debt because I have never opened an account with XXXX XXXX whatsoever. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX I opened an online dispute via XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX websites. I was informed that it could take 30 to 45 days to get a response. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX I received numerous calls from an unknown number ( XXXX ), when I called the number back it was Allied Interstate LLC. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, the very next day, I received an email from XXXX stating the Allied Interstate account came back verified. I am at lost with words as to how Allied Interstate can verify this account by solely calling someone constantly. I immediately called XXXX and did another dispute over the phone because this account does not belong to me. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX received the results via email from XXXX stating the same, that the account was verified. The online dispute is still in pending for XXXX until XXXX XXXX, XXXX. After receiving the results for my online disputes for XXXX and XXXX I called them and asked what method of verification did Allied Interstate provide to prove their case and they could not provide me with that information. I do not know what else to do now but file this complaint because I do not nor ever had an account with Allied Interstate or XXXX XXXX. I have even reached out to XXXX XXXX and I asked them to search my name in their database for any account and I was told verbally that I have never opened an account with them. I then requested a written letter, but I was told no one in that department or any department does not have permission or the means to do so as hard proof that I have never had an account with them.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation