vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — No notice of investigation status/result
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I have been working on an account that is being reported by XXXX. I requested information directly from them asking for validation of the debt. What I received was a letter stating that the account has been sold and that I would need to contact the other company. How can the bureaus validate this if I an unable to and I am the one that is suppose to be responsible? I have disputed this with the bureaus and still have not gotten any type of answer as to how they can validate something that I ca n't.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-13 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Information is not mine
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
I recently checked my credit report, and I have a new inquiry on my credit from XXXX. I DID NOT apply for this. I have previously been a victim of identity theft, and I 'm supposed to have fraud alerts on file with all the credit bureaus. I wo n't this removed. I 've worked hard to recover from previous fraud, and I feel like its happening all over again.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-06 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Reinserted previously deleted info
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, 2015 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX {$120.00} this was taken care shows remove on XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-17 00:00:00
Product: Money transfers — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Other service issues — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I made an online purchase using my very infrequently used PayPal account. I thought that the charge would immediately come out of my bank account. Instead, PayPal defaulted the amount to their Bill Me Later credit that they extended to me. Looking back at the e-mail account I use for services like PayPal and online retailers, I see they messaged me on XXXX XXXX before they charged me interest and a late fee, but did not message me again when they actually did charge me. I did not receive a message about a statement or the charges until XXXX XXXX when they called me with a pre-recorded message which was after they issued the charges. I have begrudgingly paid the fees since they only amounted to just over XXXX dollars, but the fact that PayPal automatically put the money onto the credit line, without any clear indication that it was doing so is frustrating to say the least.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-27 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Inadequate help over the phone
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
I contacted Equifax about XXXX judgments that are still showing on my credit reports after multiple disputes and not receiving ANY documents to verify them. i gave the a call and spoke with the call center representative named XXXX. She insisted that Equifax contacted the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX to verify the judgments, but was providing false information because I forwarded her a sealed and stamped letter from the courthouse stating that they do NOT in fact verify nor validate information with the credit bureaus and they also DO NOT report information to them. Equifax has parroted my public information from an unknown internet source,, lied to me about where it comes from, and refuses to remove it per the FCRA because it is unverifiable. I 'll attach a copy of the court documents. Please resolve this issue as soon as possible.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Reinserted previously deleted info
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I have disputed XXXX accounts on my credit report that were taking off my credit reports before from the by XXXX other collections companies that had these accounts ( Please see attachments ). We have disputed these accounts with the collection company ( after seeing them on my credit reports and they never responded to my requests. from XXXX ) that were added. I had never heard from this company before, never got anything mail or phone calls from this company before it was placed on my credit reports. So I sent them a request to validate the alleged accounts ( on XXXX/XXXX/2015 by fax to XXXX ) but never heard back from them within the 30 days required by the LAW. So on XXXX XXXX, 2015 I sent them another requesting that they delete the accounts from my credit reports since they did n't respond within the 30 days as the law required. As of today they continue to report these accounts on my credit reports. I 've contact the original creditor who is listed on my credit reports and they did n't have any information about the XXXX alleged accounts. They continue to report these alleged accounts to the CRA 's in violation of the FCRA, FCBA because I was never sent any notices before they reported these alleged accounts on my Credit Reports. These accounts have been deleted from my credit reports and keep getting sold to other companies after its removed from my credit reports. The alleged account is in violation of Pursuant to Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 16.004. FOUR-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. These accounts were deleted and continue to be resold and placed back on my credit reports ( the companies that had the accounts that were deleted, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX ). I sent the collection company a letter to validate the alleged debt and never heard back from them but continue to report that it belongs to me.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Problem with statement of dispute
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
I have a few issues with the investigation that Equifax did. I sent them a letter stating some errors I saw on my credit report and their response was completely unacceptable. All throughout the letter they state, " We have verified this account as yours or belongs to you. '' never, in any part of my letter to them did I state that the mentioned accounts were not mine. Not only did I point out the errors but I made it clear that I was not disputing that the accounts were mine, only the missing information, and issues with the payment history. I do n't think that Equifax read my complaint at all! I ca n't believe that they would send me such a horrible response, I am genuinely concerned about my credit report and what is being reported on it and it is Equifax responsibility to make sure it is correct. I am demanding these be fixed and my complaint to be read by a real life, breathing, thinking human being so that my voice is heard.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-21 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
On my most recent account statement, Santander charged me a {$3.00} " paper statement fee. '' I had not been notified that I would be charged for receiving my checking account statements via XXXX Mail. Not only was the fee a surprise, but it is also unjustified because the price of printing and postage does not add up to {$3.00}. Nevertheless, I complied with Santander 's desire and signed up for online statements. Then I asked Santander to reverse the {$3.00} fee in light of lack of notice. To date, Santander has not reversed the fee.

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 2017-02-09 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Auto
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/2017, I received repeated and annoying phone calls from Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation. There were four phone calls. The phone calls occurred at XXXX, XXXX, and two calls back to back at XXXX. This is in direct violation of the fair debt collection practices act. Considering this is the second time within a two month span that I have been a victim of a violation of this act from the same company, I am led to believe that something more egregious is happening. Therefore, it may be necessary for me to involve an attorney.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-12 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
When I opened my accounts at Santander late last year, the manager of the XXXX branch told several lies during the process. XXXX key ones were 1 ) that I had to open XXXX accounts -- that was the current offering and 2 ) that he could give me the same overdraft credit that I had at my previous bank. He said very clearly that that was already approved. Several months later, I 'm not working and not making direct deposits. As a result, I 'm overdrawn and have been receiving phone calls from the bank, and am paying maintenance fees on XXXX accounts. While the current manager has been sympathetic, I do n't feel that Santander is fully responding to such a serious problem. 
In the short term, I would like all my account fees paid to date to be refunded and for an emergency line of credit to be extended. I was told that I had access to {$2000.00} in credit, and Santander should honor that even if the proper application was not taken. In the long term, I would like Santander to contact every customer who opened an account during that period at that branch and verify that they understand the products they purchased and that they have what they were told they have.

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
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I recently bough a Nissan car that I financed through Nissan. After I bought the car I set up a recurring payment auto-draft through the website. It has an option to pay an additional amount with an asterisk next to it. At the bottom of the page the asterisk is explained " *PURCHASE : Additional amount will be applied to any outstanding charges on your account first and then the principal balance. The regular payment and the additional amount will continue to draft each month, as scheduled. '' The part about the principal balance is in bold on the website. I chose to only set up the XXXX payments as I wanted to pay additional principal with these payments but I was not sure how much additional I would want to pay after the XXXX months. Today I logged in to set up the recurring payment for the next XXXX months and noticed a payment due date of XXXX/XXXX/2016. I called and was informed that my additional amount had been applied to my next payments due instead of the principal. I was told that I could not apply the additional amount to principal with the recurring payment despite what the recurring payment page said. I told them they needed to fix it and they said they would submit the request but that it would take a few days. I was also told that since my payment was due today and that it takes a few days to process the request, my payment for this month would be pulled from the amount I intended to use to pay down the principal. I was then told that future additional amounts to be paid toward the principal only should be mailed with a reference on the check for principal only. All this despite what is says on the recurring payment page.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-05 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Problems when you are unable to pay — 
Company: General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
Date of first major deliquency was XX/XX/2010 although i have settled this account it has reached it 's maturity of 7 years and i respectfully request it be removed from my credit.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-03 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Problems when you are unable to pay — 
Company: General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I purchased a XXXX ford Windstar from Americredit. Within a few months the transmission went out. I Made payment arrangements and explained it was in the shop having the transmission replaced. They showed up at my house and said they need the address of the shop. They assured me they just needed it on file. I had already paid over XXXX for the repair and had just made a payment. They went to the shop and repossessed it. I was not too far from paying it off since it was used. They auctioned it off. They added lots of fees so that I was unable to get it back before auction.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-10 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Nissan Motors Acceptance is reporting that a loan I paid off years ago is currently 30 days past due. 

The account never missed a payment ( as shown on my XXXX report ) and does show a current balance of {$0.00} but for some reason they are showing the current status as over 30 days past due which is causing it to appear as a derogatory account on my credit. 

The status codes are not possible with the account status and needs to be corrected ASAP.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-02 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: I.C. System, Inc.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
I paid a dept in full and was told that I would receive a written confirmation that the payment was made. After not receiving the confirmation, I have contacted the collection agency numerous times ; they promise to send the confirmation but never do so. Without it, I am fearful that this debt may remain on my credit report. I am also waiting for a loan to be approved from a XXXX XXXX and they will not process the loan until they receive a copy of the written confirmation. I have no confidence that the collection agency will provide me with this document unless they are compelled to do so.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-22 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle lease
Issue: Taking out the loan or lease — 
Company: NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
I terminated the lease on my vehicle ( a XXXX Nissan Sentra leased through Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp ) on XXXX/XXXX/15 when I purchased a new vehicle. I understood that I would have to pay all payments up to my contracted date. I signed the odometer statement and left my vehicle at a non Nissan dealership. My sales person informed me that I was all set, gave me an approximate number of how much I owed NMAC since he had called them to find out, and informed me to call the finance company on Monday to confirm this amount and to pay it off. I was also informed that I had to give my plates back to the DMV, and promptly mailed them back to the DMV later that week. On XXXX/XXXX/15 I called to confirm the amount of payments I owed to the finance company to pay the lease off, which i had estimated to be approximately {$700.00} or so. This is when I found out about a disposition fee that was never mentioned to me in the car buying process. I attempted to make a few calls to get this waived but was unable to get this fee waived. On XXXX/XXXX/15 I made a payment of {$740.00} to the finance company for the remainder of my contracted payments. I was told that in 4-6 weeks I would get a final statement with the disposition fee and any other charges I may have incurred. I started to get concerned XX/XX/XXXX when I had not received any mail from NMAC, so I had decided to contact them on XXXX/XXXX/15. They claimed to have not received my odometer statement. I promptly called the dealership I dropped the car off and asked that they resend the odometer statement to NMAC. I called NMAC back on XXXX/XXXX/15 to confirm that they had received the statement and was informed that they received it on XXXX/XXXX/15, but that my car had not been grounded. The dealership informed me that they had contacted NMAC to pick up my vehicle but they had yet to do so. NMAC denied getting word from the dealership that my car was waiting to be picked up. It is now XXXX/XXXX/15 and my car has yet to be picked up or have a set date to be picked up. Earlier this week I asked to be sent a signed copy of my lease contract, which I was informed that I would receive in 24 hours. I have yet to receive a copy of my signed contract. I have made all my payments except for the disposition fee and at this point feel as though I should not have to pay a disposition fee to NMAC. This process should not be that difficult and I have had to call them and confirm multiple steps of the process have been completed wasting my valuable time. I am unhappy with the service.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-10 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle lease
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
My daughter asked me to co-sign an auto lease. I was informed that both the dealership, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, Pa XXXX and the leasing company would be doing inquiries on my credit report. I do n't object to the inquiry by the leasing company since I have a contractual relationship with them. There is no similar relationship with the dealer, who is an agent of the leasing company. Consequently, I object to them requiring a copy of my credit report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-05 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I purchased a vehicle in XXXX. I pay online on the Nissan Finance website. I am being charged late fees if I do not make the payment 10 days before the due date. Example, my car payment is not due until XXXX/XXXX/2016 so I logged in today ( XXXX/XXXX/2016 ) to make the payment. I my payment increased for next month with the late fee already in place. It does not seem legal that if I am paying online and before my due date that I am charged a late fee.

Company public response: Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-22 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Problems when you are unable to pay — 
Company: General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
XX/XX/XXXX I purchased a vehicle. My first purchased vehicle I paid off after 4 years with a 14.9 % interest rate. The lender of my second purchase was Americredit XXXX Later, bought by GM financial. After paying {$20000.00} of the {$25000.00} loan with a 19.9 % interest rate and a {$340.00} monthly payment. My vehicle was repossessed. For 2 years I paid on time, initially I was told after paying on time for at least 2 years I could refinance. That never happened. I became unemployed from XXXX. I informed Americredit/ GM financial of my employment status and continued to pay what I could, when I could in a timely manner. I would pay what I owed along with any late fees incurred. XX/XX/XXXX I worked a temporary job for the winter. I was able to catch up on my payments. I even made early payments toward my principle amount. The lender regularly accepted post-dated payments over the phone. On several occasions the lender would refuse to take partial payments, including the website. My vehicle was repossessed despite my attempts to remain in good standings with the lender. The lender has now sold the debt to another company, further damaging my credit. I have recently learned about XXXX and how minorities were targeted for higher loans. Online I have discovered many others who have went thru the same process as I have.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-06 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Problems when you are unable to pay — 
Company: General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I am having financial difficulty and trying to get a deferment and my lender is not allowing me to do so without paying them {$300.00} to do a deferment. A deferment does not cost money, it is a right as a consumer and they should not be charging me to do so. I have never missed a payment until recently and at a time when I most need help, they are not helping me. I received a letter from them about getting a deferment but when I called they said I could not do a deferment and the manager said I could and I received a letter. This is inconsistent and I believe they are causing further undue hardship.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-27 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
Promotion advertised to open new account. 
Went through all the steps and at then end it checked my identify and asked me to answer questions, and somehow system were not able to identify me. 
Bank system took me to another page asking me to upload XXXX form of IDs to verify identity, once that completed, I was sent a confirmation that I will hear back from the bank soon. 
After a month or so, the Bank denied opening my checking account, telling me that they ca n't verify my identity thus they ca n't open my account.

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
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-02 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Making/receiving payments, sending money — 
Company: General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I want to pay my truck payment on line to GM financial. Their website never works. You spend so much time tying to make a payment and their website keeps sending bogus security questions that I never set up. You call customer service and they ca n't help you either. So, for {$10.00} they will assist you over the phone to make a payment. This is a rip off!

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief