vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company: JH Portfolio Debt Equities, LLC
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I XXXX XXXX recently received a collection notice from XXXX XXXX XXXX , XXXX. The collection letter states that the original debt was with XXXX XXXX. I do not dispute that I had a credit card with XXXX. What I find as a problem is that I never received notice from XXXX that the debt was purchased. What I am entitled is a copy of the actual assignment of debt by XXXX to JH Portfolio Debt Equities , LLC. The Federal Trade Commission has made it clear on debt assignments, and how all collections without due process on validation has riddled the debt collection business with millions in fines and dozens of class action lawsuits. I have been recovering from XXXX over the past three years. I have had to drain my 401K and have struggled to work consistently. XXXX XXXX knew of my health issues, knowing that I was going to file for bankruptcy protection. The debt buyer was duped taking a debt that simply can not ever be paid. I believe that the assigned collection should be proved first showing an actual assignment of debt, and secondly the debt buyer should give the debt back to XXXX XXXX and be totally forgiven based upon my physical hardship. This collection is not valid based upon the lack of proof that it was ever assigned or purchased. The debt should be forgiven or I will have no other option but to file for personal bankruptcy.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
XX/XX/2018 I spoke to a Bank of America specialist and was given my payoff balance with interest. I sent payment in the amount stated XX/XX/XXXX thru XX/XX/2018 Bank of America recorded multiple 30 and 60 day late payments for a balance of 1.50 left over from the payoff balance incorrectly given. The bank did not contact me and I did not receive a statement. I wasnt looking for one since I paid the stated payoff balance in full and had not used the account again. The bank closed the account and reported the account to all 3 agencies. Im requesting the negative information be removed and the account reopened - due to the banks error ( s ).

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 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I XXXX XXXX recently received a collection notice from XXXX XXXX XXXX , XXXX. The collection letter states that the original debt was with Citibank NA. I do not dispute that I had a credit card with Citibank. What I find as a problem is that I never received notice from Citibank that the debt was purchased. What I am entitled is a copy of the actual assignment of debt by Citibank to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX , XXXX. The Federal Trade Commission has made it clear on debt assignments, and how all collections without due process on validation has riddled the debt collection business with millions in fines and dozens of class action lawsuits. I have been recovering from XXXX over the past three years. I have had to drain my 401K and have struggled to work consistently. Citibank NA knew of my health issues, knowing that I was going to file for bankruptcy protection. The debt buyer was duped taking a debt that simply can not ever be paid. I believe that the assigned collection should be proved first showing an actual assignment of debt, and secondly the debt buyer should give the debt back to Citibank NA and be totally forgiven based upon my physical hardship. This collection is not valid based upon the lack of proof that it was ever assigned or purchased. The debt should be forgiven or I will have no other option but to file for personal bankruptcy.

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 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
Experian in their dispute process, is by all accounts lying about verification processes in order to continue reporting for profit. Their refusal to investigate because they had already investigated an items, isn't with merit, when creditable evidence exist that the reporting is wrong, I furnished that creditable evidence and they still ignored its. 

Recently it was found that some person or entity was using an old address of the consumer, and applying for a credit card from XXXX XXXX, and XXXX XXXX, which utilized a Experian report, and ultimately Experian reported the item to my credit, which is subjected to an investigation, upon which it was noted that the social security number of XXXX wasn't this consumers social security number. 

Now in reference to the reported Bankruptcy reported on this consumers credit report, from XX/XX/2014, the credit reporting agency stated that it was verified as belonging to this consumer, while XXXX stated it wasn't and in addition to this additional information, their isn't any manner of verification that they can stand on that it doesn't belong to XXXX, other than this consumer, because all they have is the last four in their reporting.

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 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Public record information inaccurate
Company: LEXISNEXIS
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
This week XXXX removed an inaccurately reporting public record from my credit report and reinserted within in 5 days without a written notice to me along with visual proof AGAIN!! This is the FOURTH time in XX/XX/XXXX they have done this with the same file!! It is against my consumer rights for them to keep doing this and getting away with it!!! Furthermore, on XX/XX/XXXX, the three major credit reporting companies - XXXX, XXXX and XXXX - were to enforce stricter rules on the public records they collect, requiring each citation to include the subject 's name, address and either their Social Security number or date of birth. As of XX/XX/XXXX the inaccurate information is still reporting on my Equifax credit report. I am writing this letter and complaint requesting that this Public Record be removed from my credit file immediately, as it does not comply with the rules enforced to report. Also LEXIS NEXIS stated they verified this inaccurately reporting account by XXXX! They stated XXXX sent them my FULL social security number which is against the law. I contacted XXXX about the matter and they stated they DO NOT directly verify any of that information to third parties either and that if they did show any part of a social it would be the last four numbers only. XXXX XXXX also needs to stop reporting this inaccurate file and moreover, they need to abide by the laws also.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 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: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX, I received a customer service courtesy call from XXXX XXXX, which stated that my account was 27 days past due and that they were checking with me because they thought it must have been an oversight as I have NEVER had a late pay on my account. I explained to the customer service rep that my bank account had been compromised and I was not aware that that payment had not gone through on XX/XX/XXXX, as the bank stated that normal payments are usually honored. I immediately proceeded to make the required payment and I confirmed with her ( customer service rep ) that this was not a 30 day late pay to which she agreed. She ( customer service rep ) did proceed to tell me that my account would incur a {$30.00} late fee, however, because the account was not 30 days late, it would not reflect negatively on my credit. She further stated that the payment would be processed on XX/XX/XXXX to ensure that there were no mishaps. A few weeks later I received an alert from my credit monitoring service that I had a late payment. I immediately contacted the credit card company ( XXXX XXXX ) at which time they refused to remove the late pay. I asked them to review the customer service call which they subsequently refused to do. This incident has severely negatively impacted my credit and the credit card company has refused to not only admit wrong doing but also refused to remedy the situation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Public record information inaccurate
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Equifax is reporting a bankruptcy on my credit file that does NOT belong to me. I have reached out to them numerous times to have this issue resolved. Furthermore, I file a suppression request with XXXX XXXX so im Not sure how Equifax is verifying this bankruptcy.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: False statements or representation — Indicated you were committing crime by not paying debt
Company: John C. Heath, Attorney at Law, PLLC
State: WI

Complaint narrative:
I never authorized these companies to do a credit report on me one of them is saying I owe money that I never authorized them to do

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Trouble using your card — Can't use card to make purchases
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
We them on XX/XX/2018 at aprox 3 pm and I RECORDERD the call even though they said to stop, but they kept there recorder going so that works one way only for them. They embarrassed me in front of XXXX XXXX I am a XXXX and entrusted them with my funds my card is paid every month with a low debit. SO WHY are the lieing to me about XXXX and my funds? They cut me off when I had {$900.00} to spend why I called THEM TO LET THEM KNOW IT WAS ME.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — International money transfer
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: WESTERN UNION COMPANY, THE
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
Attempted to send money to family member overseas using Credit Union, transaction not approved after several questions which seemed not relevant such as my age, what was the transfer for and to whom, etc left me very uneasy, unsettled.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Several months ago I purchased about {$6000.00} in furniture from XXXX. 
I was offered to finance it interest free by their credit company, XXXX. 
I accepted the interest free offer and financed the purchased with XXXX. 
The only reason I accepted their offer is because its INTEREST FREE. 

Within about a month or so my credit score dropped from above 800 points to about 750 points. What a shocker!!!

Consider this. I have an {$11000.00} credit line with XXXX XXXX, and no matter how much I charge on this care I pay it off completely every moth BEFORE any payment is due. I could have put the furniture on this care but why ; when I can spread the payments over a year or two, interest free. Its simply good business to do this. Further, I pay all my bills on time every month!!

The three credit reporting agencies have little or no respect for the average consumer. This kind of treatment is a SHAM!!!!

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 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)
Issue: Closing on a mortgage — 
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Why was the home equity loan of credit changed from HELOC to a mortgage in the middle of the service of the loan without informing 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 explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 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: GA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/2018, I received a customer service courtesy call from XXXX XXXX, which stated that my account was 27 days past due and that they were checking with me because they thought it must have been an oversight as I have NEVER had a late pay on my account. I explained to the customer service rep that my bank account had been compromised and I was not aware that that payment had not gone through on XX/XX/2018, as the bank stated that normal payments are usually honored. I immediately proceeded to make the required payment and I confirmed with her ( customer service rep ) that this was not a 30 day late pay to which she agreed. She ( customer service rep ) did proceed to tell me that my account would incur a {$30.00} late fee, however, because the account was not 30 days late, it would not reflect negatively on my credit. She further stated that the payment would be processed on XX/XX/2018 to ensure that there were no mishaps. A few weeks later I received an alert from my credit monitoring service that I had a late payment. I immediately contacted the credit card company ( XXXX XXXX ) at which time they refused to remove the late pay. I asked them to review the customer service call which they subsequently refused to do. This incident has severely negatively impacted my credit and the credit card company has refused to not only admit wrong doing but also refused to remedy the situation.

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 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/2018, I received a customer service courtesy call from XXXX XXXX, which stated that my account was 27 days past due and that they were checking with me because they thought it must have been an oversight as I have NEVER had a late pay on my account. I explained to the customer service rep that my bank account had been compromised and I was not aware that that payment had not gone through on XX/XX/2018, as the bank stated that normal payments are usually honored. I immediately proceeded to make the required payment and I confirmed with her ( customer service rep ) that this was not a 30 day late pay to which she agreed. She ( customer service rep ) did proceed to tell me that my account would incur a {$30.00} late fee, however, because the account was not 30 days late, it would not reflect negatively on my credit. She further stated that the payment would be processed on XX/XX/2018 to ensure that there were no mishaps. A few weeks later I received an alert from my credit monitoring service that I had a late payment. I immediately contacted the credit card company ( XXXX XXXX ) at which time they refused to remove the late pay. I asked them to review the customer service call which they subsequently refused to do. This incident has severely negatively impacted my credit and the credit card company has refused to not only admit wrong doing but also refused to remedy the situation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/2018, I received a customer service courtesy call from XXXX XXXX, which stated that my account was 27 days past due and that they were checking with me because they thought it must have been an oversight as I have NEVER had a late pay on my account. I explained to the customer service rep that my bank account had been compromised and I was not aware that that payment had not gone through on XX/XX/2018, as the bank stated that normal payments are usually honored. I immediately proceeded to make the required payment and I confirmed with her ( customer service rep ) that this was not a 30 day late pay to which she agreed. She ( customer service rep ) did proceed to tell me that my account would incur a {$30.00} late fee, however, because the account was not 30 days late, it would not reflect negatively on my credit. She further stated that the payment would be processed on XX/XX/2018 to ensure that there were no mishaps. A few weeks later I received an alert from my credit monitoring service that I had a late payment. I immediately contacted the credit card company ( XXXX XXXX ) at which time they refused to remove the late pay. I asked them to review the customer service call which they subsequently refused to do. This incident has severely negatively impacted my credit and the credit card company has refused to not only admit wrong doing but also refused to remedy the situation.

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 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: ZWICKER & ASSOCIATES
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Mid XX/XX/XXXX : I spoke w/ a rep. of Zwicker and Associates , regarding alleged debt to XXXX XXXX. I was told that I could settle for $ XXXX/month with a 3 year payoff or, a single lump payment of {$7900.00}. I told them that I couldn't afford that. I never confirmed that I actually owed the amount they stated. Out of good faith, I sent them a check for {$100.00} on XX/XX/XXXX and {$75.00} on XX/XX/XXXX. On XX/XX/XXXX, I was served with a summons. I was also informed by the summoner that I didn't have to appear in court and had 20 days to file an answer. On XX/XX/XXXX, I spoke with the Zwicker representative again. My friend, XXXX XXXX participated in the conversation over speaker phone as she did in the mid- XXXX conversation. She asked if I had to pay any of the costs to bring this to court if I settled this now. The woman said, there would be no fees. I agreed to pay $ XXXX/month for 36 months beginning on XX/XX/XXXX, although I couldn't afford it and had no proof that the debt was mine, because I was afraid of going to court. There was never mention of more payments after the $ XXXX/36-month agreement. Since I had no idea what charges were mine on the account since my wife of 12 years abandoned me a year ago, and took all paperwork, XXXX and I asked for a breakdown of all the charges to review. I received the balance summary of each month, which we spoke of, but never the breakdown that we explained I needed, to see the charges and review if there were fraudulent charges listed.I was told if I had a problem paying the {$300.00} just to call. We also called back the next day, XX/XX/XXXX, to confirm the arrangement. The $ XXXX/36 month payment was quoted due on XX/XX/XXXX. No other fees or amounts due was mentioned in that conversation either. I filed an answer with the court on XX/XX/XXXX with the verbal agreement included in the answer.The stipulation arrived via email on XX/XX/XXXX The stipulation states {$300.00} for 36 months, plus an additional {$320.00} each month on or before XX/XX/XXXX until the principal some of {$12000.00} is paid to settle the case in full. Additional attorney 's fees of {$420.00} is now also added to the amount owed for a total sum of {$12000.00}. Also in the stipulation that I could go into default if I couldn't meet the payment arrangement that was made. That was never divulged to me either.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-10-01 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
Several months ago I purchased about {$6000.00} in furniture from XXXX. 
I was offered to finance it interest free by their credit company, XXXX. 
I accepted the interest free offer and financed the purchased with XXXX. 
The only reason I accepted their offer is because its INTEREST FREE.

Within about a month or so my credit score dropped from above 800 points to about 750 points. What a shocker!!!

Consider this. I have an {$11000.00} credit line with XXXX XXXX, and no matter how much I charge on this care I pay it off completely every moth BEFORE any payment is due. I could have put the furniture on this care but why ; when I can spread the payments over a year or two, interest free. Its simply good business to do this. Further, I pay all my bills on time every month!!

The three credit reporting agencies have little or no respect for the average consumer. This kind of treatment is a SHAM!!!!

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