vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I did not approve these transactions to be included in my consumer report, neither in writing nor verbally. Therefore, I formally request that these accounts be blocked and removed from my record. This is not a mistake or a misrepresentation. These transactions were included without my explicit consent or instruction. 

I am stressing this to highlight the seriousness of my request. It is based on accurate information, and I am not attempting to deceive or manipulate the situation in any way. My intent is solely to ensure that my consumer report reflects only those transactions that I have authorized. I am committed to maintaining the integrity of my financial records and ensuring that they are accurate and truthful. My request is genuine and aimed at correcting an unauthorized inclusion, not at exploiting any system or misleading any party involved.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I want to stress that I did not give written permission for these specific transactions to be included in my consumer report. At no point did I authorize these entries, and their presence on my report is unwarranted. Consequently, I am formally requesting that these accounts be blocked and removed from my report immediately. 

It is important to clarify that this request is not due to any error or negligence on my part. There has been no oversight or misunderstanding on my end. Instead, this issue arises solely from the fact that I did not explicitly authorize the inclusion of these transactions in my report. I am diligent about maintaining the accuracy and privacy of my financial records, and these unauthorized entries compromise that integrity. 

I trust that you will handle this matter with the urgency and seriousness it deserves. Please confirm the removal of these transactions from my report as soon as possible. Thank you for your prompt attention to this issue.

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 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: Lockhart, Morris & Montgomery Inc.
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
I am filing this complaint regarding a serious violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ), which prohibits conduct that harasses, oppresses, or abuses any person in connection with debt collection. An unknown third-party collection agency has reported an alleged debt from 2019 on my credit file, despite this debt having been previously disputed and removed. This action not only violates the FDCPA by harming my reputation, but also potentially infringes upon the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) by reporting inaccurate information. The reappearance of this removed debt suggests a failure to conduct proper investigations as required by the FCRA. Furthermore, I have no contract with this third-party agency, raising concerns about the legitimacy of their collection attempts. This situation may extend beyond mere regulatory violations into more serious territory. The coordinated effort to repeatedly report a removed debt could be indicative of a conspiracy to violate consumer protection laws. The attempt to collect on a debt with no legitimate claim, while damaging my credit report, may constitute a form of financial extortion. Additionally, the mishandling of my personal and financial information in this manner raises significant concerns about privacy violations and potential identity theft. I assert that these actions collectively represent a concerted effort to harass and coerce payment through improper means, causing undue harm to my financial standing and reputation. I demand an immediate investigation into these practices, the removal of this inaccurate information from my credit report, and cessation of all collection activities related to this alleged debt. I reserve the right to pursue all available legal remedies, including statutory damages under the FDCPA, actual damages for harm to my credit score and reputation, and any other applicable remedies under consumer protection and criminal laws.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I recently review a copy of my credit report and notic I had a fraudulent account on my report. Please remove these account from my report, they are hurting my ability to obtain 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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
This account isnt mine and the company just closed the account. Im a victim of identity theft.

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 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
This account isnt mine and the company just closed the account. Im a victim of identity theft.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I insist on the removal of these erroneous accounts from my credit report, as I never authorized their inclusion. It is vital that you expeditiously erase this misleading information from my records.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Problem caused by your funds being low — Non-sufficient funds and associated fees
Company: BOK FINANCIAL CORP
State: OK

Complaint narrative:
I informed the teller that I needed her to check to see if that was a fraudulent check. I formed me that she had to deposit it first. And the check needed 4 business days to go through. I called verified if the check cleared several times even when it looked like it went through and after I sent money to a person I was found out I was scared and the check was fraudulent. Came back as fraudulent check now the manager will said o owe the bank money. Of XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
Dispute of Inaccurate Information on Credit Report and Detailed Description of Verification Methods Dear Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding the handling of my credit report dispute by XXXX XXXX, and Equifax. Despite my efforts to resolve inaccuracies on my credit report, I have encountered several issues that I believe warrant further investigation by the CFPB. 
Background : On XX/XX/year>, I submitted a dispute to XXXX XXXX, and Equifax regarding inaccurate information on my credit report. The items in question were not properly verified, yet the agency concluded that the information was accurate. I am concerned about the thoroughness and accuracy of their reinvestigation process.

Details of the Complaint : 1. Inadequate Verification Process : Despite my detailed dispute, the credit reporting agency failed to verify the accuracy of the disputed information adequately. The verification process seems to lack transparency and thoroughness, which raises concerns about its compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ).

2. Lack of Detailed Verification Methods : I requested a detailed description of the verification methods used by the credit reporting agency, including the specific procedures, sources consulted, documentation reviewed, and criteria for validation. However, this information has not been provided, despite multiple requests.

3. Timeline of Investigation : There is a lack of clarity on the timeline of the investigation, including key dates and actions taken during the process. This lack of transparency hinders my ability to understand how the investigation was conducted and whether it adhered to FCRA requirements.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Unable to get your credit report or credit score — Problem getting your free annual credit report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
To whom it may concern, I can not access my consumer report. Please allow me to access my consumer. see my enclosed documentation XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
My account with was never late! I have had exceptional payment history witH XXXX XXXXXXXX and all payments were placed on Autopay. This late payment that is reporting is a result on a systematic error on their end processing my payment. This was clearly a billing error made my the company and is not a reflection of my payment experience which violates USC Code 1681eb. This error has caused severe hard to my reputation, my character, my mode of living and to my family! I demand the late payment reported in 60 days to be removed. They are not in compliance with the following law. 15 USC 1666b and its requirements set the standards and the guidance for a creditor to treat a payment as late, yet they are reporting a payment as late and they did not comply with the law! 15 USC 1666b ( a ) Time to make payments A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by section 1637 ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date. Never Sent the periodic statement along with the disclosures from section 1637 ( b ). I have requested proof that this information was mailed or delivered 21 days before the payment due date and this information was requested in good faith pursuant rule 1002 and It was never provided. This is unfair, illegal, fraudulent, and not equitable to me as a consumer! Delete the late payments from my consumer reports XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
THESE items are not mine. 

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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 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My identity was stolen a few days ago. The criminals registered a business under my name in VA and opened two lines of credit which showed up as 2 hard inquiries on Equifax. One is XXXX on XXXX, the other is XXXX on XXXX. I did not apply for these lines of credit. I have already reported this crime to police department, state attorney general, and FTC. I have contacted XXXXXXXX XXXX who confirmed this illegal activity and the existence of a fraudulent credit card. I asked Equifax to dispute these 2 inquiries and for them to be removed. However, in under 1 days time Equifax closed the case and refused to remove these fraudulent hard inquiries. I do not believe any investigation was initiated on their end.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I reviewed my credit report and noticed several inaccuracies on my account. This account is hurting my ability to obtain credit. Its my understanding that the Credit Bureaus will investigate this account for me to ensure accuracy.

I reviewed my credit report and noticed several inaccuracies on my account. This account is hurting my ability to obtain credit. Its my understanding that the Credit Bureaus will investigate this account for me to ensure accuracy.

This debt has been Charged-Off by the Original creditor, which means, that the debt has been paid and is considered income. Since a Charge-Off is considered Income, it has to be REMOVED Income can not be reported on credit files XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX What is the civil liability for 15 USC 1681 N in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney 's fees as determined by the court.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I reviewed my credit report and noticed several inaccuracies on my account. This account is hurting my ability to obtain credit. Its my understanding that the Credit Bureaus will investigate this account for me to ensure accuracy. 

I reviewed my credit report and noticed several inaccuracies on my account. This account is hurting my ability to obtain credit. Its my understanding that the Credit Bureaus will investigate this account for me to ensure accuracy. 
This debt has been Charged-Off by the Original creditor, which means, that the debt has been paid and is considered income. Since a Charge-Off is considered Income, it has to be REMOVED Income can not be reported on credit files XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX What is the civil liability for 15 USC 1681 N in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney 's fees as determined by the court.

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 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Money was not available when promised — 
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/year>, I discovered that WePay had frozen my business funds totaling XXXX without any prior notice or explanation. My agency, which exclusively serves XXXX clients, relies heavily on these funds to operate and meet financial obligations. 

Upon realizing the issue, I immediately attempted to contact WePay, only to discover that they do not have a phone number for customer support. All communication is restricted to the submission of tickets, making it nearly impossible to get timely assistance. Out of desperation, I visited my Chase bank branch, hoping for a resolution, but they were unable to help. They informed me that while WePay is associated with Chase, it operates separately, leaving me in a confusing and frustrating situation. This lack of coordination is baffling, especially given Chases heavy promotion of its small business services, which was a major reason I moved my operations to Chase in the first place. I specifically chose Chase because of its inbuilt invoicing system, which I now realize is managed by WePay, yet they have no direct way to assist me in accessing the funds that I need to operate my company. 

In compliance with their requests, I promptly provided the following : Last three months of bank statements Receipts for all my invoices Correspondence with my clients Despite countless tickets submissions, full cooperation and submission of all required documentation, both WePay and Chase have failed to provide any justification for the continued withholding of my funds. Moreover, they have not communicated any next steps or provided a timeline for resolution. 

This unexplained freezing of funds has had a devastating impact on my business, causing severe financial strain and preventing me from fulfilling my commitments to clients. Despite multiple visits to my Chase branch, I am told that all resolutions must be handled through WePay, leaving me with no clear path forward. 

As of now, my funds remain unjustly frozen without any explanation or resolution in sight, critically undermining my ability to operate my business and meet my financial responsibilities. 

This version emphasizes the severity of the situation and the impact on your business, making it clear that immediate action is needed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Other personal consumer report
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
As per the guidance from the Consumer Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) the document needed and a letter from an advocacy group helping me due to XXXX XXXX debt bondage, which falls under trafficking according to Trafficking-Debt Final Rule 1002.142 ( b ) ( 4 ) -51002.142 ( b ) ( 7 ). I kindly request that you delete and block this information from my credit report within four business days pursuant to section 605c of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. I am a victim of XXXX XXXX  of debt bondage and would like for all listed accounts to be blocked and deleted company information Transunion. Please delete the following accounts. 

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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 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
My information was exposed in a data breach and I have no knowledge of these accounts

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