vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: APR or interest rate — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
After i consulted with my medical provider, i was asked to speak to the billing coordinator prior to scheduling anything She provided me with literature about care credit financing attachment included It was aligned to me that there were various payment options available including promotions for interest free financing over periods of 6, 12, and 18 months. I was told my purchase would also qualify because it would exceed the minimum purchase requirement. I was also told that i would have to be approved for credit worthiness. The credit application was submitted and accepted. The purchase was made in the amount of {$4300.00} and automatic payment was subsequently set up for $ XXXX monthly which would coincide with 18 months of payments totaling {$4500.00} so that the balance would be paid by the promotional expiration. Since automatic payments and electronic statements were enabled no statements were viewed until within the last week when the balance was checked in preparation for the final monthly payment only to discover that the promotional rate had expired and we were charged the purchase interest rate approx {$1100.00} as well as a few months interest. I was immediately sick to my stomach as i was unaware of how this could have happened. After contacting my medical provider i was told repeatedly I 'm sorry there is nothing we can do we only offer 12 month financing. I explained that i had the brochure i was provided stating availability of 6,12, and 18 months promotions and that i was told we had the option of all three to no resolution. i took further action of contacting care credit, explaining the situation in full as well as requesting to speak to the dispute resolution department. I was told by the representative that the dispute department could not help me and would not speak to me. I asked the representative if she could assist me and was told no, i inquired who i could speak to about my situation to find a resolution and was told " nobody ''. I was left without any action and felt totally taken advantage of as well as left helpless and with guidance as to how to proceed. I plan on paying the full balance including the interest charges despite feeling completely ripped off and that i should not have to based on the following : Deceptive Enrollment Process- I was not provided adequate guidance making me aware of the available options, terms and conditions by the dr 's office and was never contacted by the credit company. 

Inadequate Disclosures- The only explanation offered about available promotions was through the dr 's office billing staff which aligned that i was able to use any of the available options in the brochure.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-02 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Credit Protection Association, L.P.
State: NE

Complaint narrative:
After securing a loan for new vehicle we were presented with credit scores for myself and my husband from XXXX. Mine is XXXX and my husband 's XXXX. Granted I understand credit scores of spouses do not always match as male head of household tends to be the first name listed on debts, such as mortgages etc. However a discrepancy of XXXX pts did not seem normal, especially since I handle all our finances, thus I pulled his credit report for XXXX , XXXX and XXXX . Upon reviewing his credit report with XXXX I discovered a collection account for XXXX usd with CPA from XXXX and the names of XXXX and XXXX along with the phone number of XXXX attached to my husbands report. All of this information does not belong to us and has been disputed with XXXX under file # XXXX. 

I spoke with XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX and they confirmed the name of XXXX was linked to my husband 's credit report due to the collection from CPA # XXXX After speaking with CPA on XX/XX/XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) they also confirmed collection in name of XXXX however, since they have my huband 's SS # in their system of XXXX it is up to me to prove my husband, XXXX, is not XXXX or XXXX and stated they receive information from their clients via XXXX, thus they are not responsible for my husband 's SS # being attached to name of XXXX. 

I proceeded with contacting the original creditor of XXXX at XXXX and they do not have my husbands name nor his SS # in their system, as well as our home address in XXXX. Any accounts under XXXX in their system all start with a SS # of XXXX. And the phone number of XXXX reflects an account for a completely different name. 

In addition this same situation occurred in XX/XX/2008 and I believe is to be with the same name of XXXX. Since at that time we applied for line of credit with local bank, XXXX, they handled the communication with they credit reporting agencies and I believed they told us XXXX has a similar SS # and DOB as my husband 's. I do not have a copy of the letters sent in XX/XX/2008 but do have copy of investigation results from XXXX confirming both collection accounts being deleted with XXXX account held by CPA. 

I do not believe this to be a case of stolen identity, but rather a case of data error and all fingers based on my preliminary investigation point to CPA as being the culprit of the data error.

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 2017-03-18 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Information is not mine
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I got an alert from XXXX that experian inserted a new inquiry on my credit report. I 've never heard of this company, XXXX, never aufhorized any inquiry from them, it just popped up.

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 2017-02-22 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Information is not mine
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
i have 3 hard inquires from this company that i never applied for and the credit bureaus are giving me a hard time about removing 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
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-19 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account status
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I bought a computer from XXXX XXXX but started having problems with them around XX/XX/2015 when XXXX contacted me. I did not know who XXXX was so I called XXXX instead. they stated that they were unable to process my XXXX card. After calling XXXX and XXXX back I was told to now give XXXX the number on the front of the card and NOT the banking and routing number as they previously asked. then everything was fine and they gave me back all late charges they had charged me. They NEVER called me, emailed me or mailed me anything. when I asked them why, they responded that they do not do that?! then a few months later XXXX called me again to say that it was still an issue. I called XXXX, spoke with a supervisor and all was fixed. ALL LATE FEES were given back to me and they were very apologetic. then I found out that they reported these late fees to credit reports. when I called bestbuy again, they agreed they were at fault, apologized again and said that they would fix this with the credit reporting, which they never did. I filed a compliant with Experian but still nothing has happened, Experian says that according to bestbuy I had a late payment in XX/XX/2015. I have a statement from XXXX XXXX showing ( XX/XX/2015 ) that the late fee from XX/XX/2015 was returned to me. I also have a complete list of all charges, fees, etc and none are late fees. I never had a late payment with bestbuy and all of the late charged were returned to me. I have proof of this and will forward it to you as I did with Experian. After I paid XXXX off, they will not speak to me.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-13 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account status
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
I have an account from XXXX Account number ending in XXXX in which they had issued me a XXXX ( see attached file ) and cancelled the debt. I am requesting to have the account removed from my Credit History and all Credit Reports or identified a s resolved and closed account so as not to adversely affect my Credit Score. 
I can be reach via e-mail at XXXXXXXXXXXX or called at XXXXBest regardsXXXX XXXX XXXX

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-06 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Reinserted previously deleted info
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: ID

Complaint narrative:
I was XXXX I visited XXXX and as a federal employee there is a co-pay paid up front of {$35.00}. This was paid and I received XXXX services. I went back to XXXX from my XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX sent out a billing that I did not receive since I was in XXXX. Upon my return in XX/XX/XXXX, I ran my credit report and saw an XXXX bill and paid the {$70.00} on XXXX XXXX XXXX ... 
from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX/ONLINE PMT/XXXX XXXX XXXX /WEBWhen I saw this still on my credit report I contacted XXXX XXXX XXXX , Director of Financial Operations , XXXX who in turn contacted XXXX and advised them to remove from my credit report, XXXX acknowledged that they would ... I followed up with XXXX one year later since it was still showing on my credit report. XXXX stated it would be taken care of again.Currently it is on my credit report with TransUnion under XXXX, XXXX. XXXX stated they called XXXX to have them remove immediately, yet XXXX has now removed this item, and Trans Union is now showing as a collection and a balance due of {$70.00} with XXXX and not XXXX. Trans Union is not using due diligence and is ignoring both me and XXXX. 
I am attaching my XXXX Health report that states the following:1 ) Visit to Doctor XXXX : which XXXX has on their data records and which has been paid to XXXX of XXXX on XXXX XXXX XXXX upon my return from XXXX , which XXXX confirms payment for Doctor 's XXXX ( see XXXX attachment ) 2 ) Visit to XXXX XXXX : which XXXX has on their data records shown as Doctor XXXX XXXX which has been paid on XXXX XXXX XXXX upon my return from XXXX , which XXXX confirms payment for Doctor 's XXXX ( see XXXX attachment ). 
XXXX I am also attaching a billing statement from Doctor 's XXXX dated XX/XX/XXXX that also shows a {$0.00} balance!!!! 



There are no other visits to any XXXX since I was only home for XXXX weeks at a time and have been XXXX since XX/XX/XXXX. The XXXX Health report goes back to XX/XX/XXXX. 

Product_Or_Service : XXXX

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-26 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Using a debit or ATM card — 
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
My complaint is with U.S. bank cardmember service XXXX N D.XXXX.Person resolving this matter name is XXXX cardmember service rep. Her contact number is ( XXXX ) XXXX Fax XXXX.On XXXX/XXXX/2015 I XXXX XXXX was only to have a debit transection of XXXX dollars to be taken out of my visa card, not XXXX dollars.The company that took the XXXX dollars name is I PASS. On XXXX/XXXX/2015 U.S.Bank card member service refunded my account in the amount of XXXX dollars here is copies of all my documentations. Now U.S. Bank.card member service is saying I did make the XXXX dollars transection when I did not.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-03 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Public record
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX at XXXX, texas XXXX, XXXX XXXX used outdated information against me in the Texas corporate law of Texas, would not give me copy, asked to mail me one instead he change subject, tried to manipulate me, i know this i have receive a settlement on the same law violation, I told them that like he did not care ( corruption ) and working another one,,, ,XXXX is commit fraud, discriminate, identity theft or XXXX,,, he could not go back so far, not work related, not to exceed a certain amount, its clothing co,,,,, he claims he does it all the time its company policy to brake the law or bended engaging organised crime thru parties,,, the client tells him to do it,,,

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-20 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt resulted from identity theft
Company: I.C. System, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
This account was originally XXXX XXXX XXXX another company bought this debt XX/XX/XXXX from XXXX under accct # XXXX. which was deleted. Now rhis company I. C. Systems bought it under account # XXXX. I am so tired of companies keep buying debt over and over again through different companies ruining my credit.

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 2015-10-29 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
We are the owners of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX , XXXX, CO XXXX. SPS is the current servicer of the loan being foreclosed. 

A foreclosure sale date is currently scheduled for XXXX XXXX, 2015. A short sale offer at a purchase price of XXXX was submitted to SPS last week. See the attached Contract and Short Sale Addendum. SPS also has the attached estimated HUD. 

SPS approved a short sale on substantially similar terms earlier this summer - see attached. Although the purchase price of that contract was {$XXXX}, the current pending offer represents the full BPO value that SPS received for the property. 

Yesterday, our short sale coordinator informed us that he was told by SPS " that there 's no way to postpone that foreclosure sale date because the offer is not under review in the investor wants to foreclose. " That is unacceptable. SPS has a cash offer in hand that meets its BPO value. We have approval in hand from the XXXX lender ( XXXX ) to accept the terms proposed on the HUD, which were previously approved by SPS. All we need to close is approval from SPS. 

If SPS takes this to foreclosure, they are choosing to foreclose on us instead of accepting a cash offer that meets the BPO valuation, and is in hand well before the sale date, which would deprive us of our ability to mitigate our losses by avoiding foreclosure. 

We need SPS to : ( 1 ) review the file they 're sitting on, ( 2 ) issue an approval, and ( 3 ) give us an ample amount of time to close. Both the Buyer and Sellers are ready, willing and able to close, except for the SPS approval. 

- XXXX and 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 2017-01-29 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I just requested a copy of my credit report to verify how everything looks as I am planning on changing my vehicle and noticed my credit score dropped more than XXXX points. I am completely frustrated and concerned about this situation. My credit report reflects XXXX collections and I have NEVER received a notification on any of them. This Collections company never executed XXXX. Validation of debts per it is required by the FTC. 
the Collections Companies are : 1 ) XXXX ; and 2 ) LAW OFFICES OF MITCHELL D BLUHM I must report a predatory action coming from this companies as I understand they are perfectly aware of this 30-day. I have excellent credit, no late payments in more than 6 yrs and now I have this companies doing this illegal action. 

I need this items to be removed from my credit report and also need evidence of what is this collections for.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-16 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Hello, my name is XXXX XXXX and I have owned my home in XXXX, New Jersey for 33 years. I am facing a foreclosure auction next month because the company that owns my mortgage Caliber Loan Servicing is refusing to consider any options or giving us a chance to save our home. We know that Caliber could work with us and do something to lower our interest rate ( currently at XXXX % ) or even change the term of our loan ( only 10 years left in the term ) to make the payment more affordable but they refuse. This problem began when the loan was with XXXX ( part of XXXX ). You see I had worked for 40 years as a XXXX but during the financial crash in XX/XX/XXXX I lost my job. I could not find work and survived on unemployment and drained the XXXX that was supposed to be my retirement in order to keep the lights on. 

We began reaching out to get some help for the mortgage at that time but were told the only option was a repayment plan which was temporary and raised our monthly payment. XXXX claimed that since they were not a United States bank and did not take bailout funds that they did not have to help us or work with us. This was heartbreaking and seemed extremely callous. I was not surprised when I found that they were fined XXXX dollars by the government for their unethical foreclosure and business practices. I finally went back to work in early XX/XX/XXXX. I resumed making my mortgage payments until I was laid off of my job about a year ago. During this time period the loan was transferred to Caliber. I once again fell behind on the mortgage and have not been able to find any full time employment ( working doing XXXX work and receiving some unemployment ) that would allow me to resume making my full mortgage payment. 

When that happened I began trying to engage with the agents at Caliber but have made no progress and feel that they are purposely obstructing me from available options in order to push me into foreclosure. I want Caliber to review my current financial circumstances in order to qualify me for any government or internal programs that they have. I am certain that they have the ability to modify this loan by extending the term or lowering the interest rate from XXXX % in order to make this affordable, yet they continually turn your back on us. I also believe they have the option to forgive delinquent interest or to wrap it back into the balance of the loan or even defer it till the note comes due. Why wo n't Caliber even consider these options or give us the time of day? Now they have set a sale date for XXXX XXXX. I know we are behind on the loan, but we expect that Caliber at least provide options for saving our home and to communicate with us regarding these options.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Late fee — 
Company: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I have a XXXX credit card, which appears to be managed by a company called Comenity. I was unaware that I had a {$10.00} balance on the card, I had paid for my previous purchase with a gift card and coupons associated with being a card holder, the XXXX website does not apply credits upon checkout in a way that makes it possible to see what the balance will be after processing. I was never sent a payment request or balance notification and was then charged a late fee of {$11.00} ( more than the principal balance owed ). I contacted the company that manages the card and they refused to reverse the fee after I complained that I was never notified that a balance was due.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-03-25 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt resulted from identity theft
Company: Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
State: AR

Complaint narrative:
This collection agency is trying to collect a debit from XX/XX/XXXX. I was a XXXX in college and did not get my XXXX credit card until XX/XX/XXXX. It would have been very easy for a roommate or anyone else to get this info. I did n't keep it hidden I did n't think I needed to. Now they are trying to bill me for over XXXX that I never had the chance to use

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-25 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Rewards — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: WI

Complaint narrative:
I believe Citi has engaged in deceptive advertising practices with respect to usage of their thankyou points on a XXXX credit card and has erroneously charged me for a recent purchase on XXXX that should have been automatically done using the thankyou points, for which none of the three ( 3 ) customer reps I spoke with took any responsibility nor attempted to resolve the issue in any way. 
Here is what happened. I have accumulated XXXX points and wanted to use those points on XXXX. Thus, I checked the " How do I use my ThanYou points to shop at XXXX '' directions on Citi 's website, which state the following : " Simply add your eligible Citi credit card to your XXXX account and use it to make a purchase to automatically activate the ability to use your points. '' I followed those unambiguous directions, added my Citi Thank You XXXX credit card XXXX to my XXXX account, and used it to make a purchase, only to find out that I had to take another step to be able to use my points, so not only did I not use my points, but now Citi is telling me I will have to repay the purchase I made on XXXX using Citi credit cards, which should have automatically been done using my points.

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