vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Fees or interest — Problem with fees
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: KY

Complaint narrative:
I have had a credit card with Bank of America ( BOA ) for  years. It has always been set up on an autopay system. Apparently, 10 months ago they change the payment amount and neglected to inform me of this action. I finally received an email from BOA stating my account had been closed and I owed a minimum payment in excess of {$700.00}. Upon inquiry I was apprised of the above information and informed that they had been sending emails to a defunct email account, which has never been a primary. When I inquired as to why they finally sent the information to my operating email account following 10 months of insudfficient payments, they had no explaination. So my account with BOA has been closed for non-payment and I have been charged interest and fees which are unwarranted as I never received notice. They obviously know how to email me, and I have not moved. I find this conduct unconcionable.

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 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose prepaid card
Issue: Trouble using the card — Problem adding money
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/2018 I sold 8 items on XXXX. Paypal who processes my payments for a fee held 4 out of the 8 payments. The released payments totaled 150 the held was 303. I called 4 days straight to get info about the holds. They gave me every excuse under the sun. I dont have any marks on my account and asked for a supervisor 4 times only to be put on holdlonger than 1hour. They have a policy that makes the bussiness trasactions seem shady and that is to get your funds sooner you have to mark the item that you sell mark it shipped and in 7 days they will release the funds. I charge shipping charges to ship the item to the customer and not shipping the item for 7 days and marking it shipped looks like i am scamming the customer. The second way is that you get the customer to give you a good review on your XXXX page and they will automatically release the funds immediately. I charge shipping because most the time i dont have the money to ship the product. Also when they hold funds they say its proprietary info why they do it and they cant tell us how we can prevent being put to where our funds arent held. Futher more if i have the money to ship items we have to ship them without payment and wait until confimed delivery has been done and the. 3 days after that is when our funds will be available ( sometimes ). I have had to call in to get them released. Anothe thing under acount they get there fees immediatly when the item is paid for. Another thing in there website under accounts if you click on a pending payment it comes up item will be refunded meaning i think they are treating the payment as a sell somehow to keep from gettjng in trouble with the government, when ever its time to release the funds they give us the funds but mark it a refund. So i think they are a shady crocked company. Oh and i had 3 more sales 2 on XX/XX/XXXX and 1 on XX/XX/XXXX and all three of those were put on hold. When you sell stuff and dont get the money for it for 21 days ( thats the normal hold uf you dont jump thru hoops they want u too. ) how can anybody function without money ie : ship, live ...

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: EOS Holdings, Inc.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
XX/XX/XXXX, I sent a certified letter to EOS CCA, requesting copies of any documents, bearing my signature for an account that was added to two credit  reports under my social security number by this collection agency. I formally requested in this letter to ceast and desist any attempts to collect on this debt. As of XX/XX/XXXX, this company has NOT satisfied my request for documentation.Pursuant to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Section 809 ( b ), Validating Debts :, this account should be removed from all of my credit reports, never to be reinserted again, by this collection agency. This collection agency also violates, FDCPA 807. False or misleading representations [ 15 USC 1962e ], as I do not have ANY accounts ( active or inactive ) with this company.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: U.S. Collections West, Inc.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
disputed unknown collection account with XXXX no response from agency but confirmed valid on credit report. sent letter to agency no reply, looked up company to discover they are not licensed. yet pursue collections and report XXXX is owed without any evidence.I do not believe any such account is valid.

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 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXXand XXXX XXXX  Inquiry from XX/XX/XXXX. I had reported int to XXXX  and Equifax, because somebody put it on my credit report. 
Also I had a derrogatorry mark from XXXX Opened XX/XX/XXXXthat I had paid in full, and I reported it to Equifax, and they didn`t tooked out of my credit, even I hd paid it in full. I had called them many times, but they hold it in my account. 

Also, I would like to report that I paid my student XXXX in full and still my credit said that I have a debit for {$3200.00}. nd that is from the 3 boreau credit!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — VA mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: Servis One, Inc., Titusville, PA Branch
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
My loan was transferred from XXXX to XXXX XXXX ( with out my being notified ) sometime around XXXX XXXX. I went to pay my payment in XXXX with XXXX and it showed my loan had been paid off. When I contacted XXXX they said it was sold to XXXX and that they had sent me a notice ( which they did not ). I then called XXXX and they said they could not find my loan. I was on the phone for over 2 hours with them trying to find my loan. They finally were able to give me a loan number and told me to pay the payment online. When I went online and made the payment I noticed they did not have my insurance information which I had given to them previously. I called back and gave them the homeowners information again. I was then sent a notice by my Home Owners Insurance Company stating my insurance was going to be cancelled due to non payment. I called XXXX XXXX again and was on hold again ... I finally spoke with a Manager XXXX XXXX and was told the check would be mailed out immediately. Today I had to pay the Home Owners Insurance myself out of my pocket as the check has still not been sent. I also went online again today and the Home Owners Insurance is still not listed. The loan was transferred without my notification and the transfer has now cost me over {$1500.00} due to my having to pay the Home Owners Insurance Policy myself. 
I received the Welcome Package on the XX/XX/XXXX ( I have included the package although it is dated the XX/XX/XXXX) ... I also received an escrow analysis from XXXX on the XX/XX/XXXX ... it is also dated the XX/XX/XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Opening an account — Didn't receive terms that were advertised
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
SunTrust are offering a sign up bonus of up to {$300.00} on their checking accounts when you use the promotional code XXXX : Earn {$100.00} for opening the Essential Checking Earn {$200.00} or opening the Select Checking Earn {$300.00} for opening the Signature Advantage Checking You also need to complete the following requirements : Deposit at least {$100.00} within 14 days of account opening Complete at least {$500.00} in direct deposits within 60 days of account opening Make at least 10 debit card purchases wihtin 60 days of account opening -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - I opened the Signature Advantage Checking account in the branch becuase online was not working. The Suntrust rep assured me that I was eligible for the bonus. However now when I call them they tell me I am inelegible for {$300.00} bonus.

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 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems — Problem with customer service
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I was trying to add a newly issued Chase credit card to my existing online account. I called Chase customer service to request their assistance. They made two attempts to send me a verification code via text, both of which failed. The rep then transferred me over to a member of their security team for alternative verification. He proceeded to ask me questions to which I responded correctly. He then started to ask me questions about my sister. I confirmed the name of my sister, which is straightforward enough. He then asked me for her birthday, at which point I refused and questioned the legality of him asking questions about an individual who had not given her consent during the conversation. I said I would not answer the questions. He threatened to put my account on hold. 

I then recalled that my provider XXXX occasionally blocks these kinds of text messages. I called XXXX and sure enough, they had to change some settings on my account to let the messages through. 

Upon calling Chase, I was immediately transferred to the Fraud Department because the security guy had indeed blocked my account. Because I was now able to verify with the text code, my account hold was removed. I then asked again about the legality of being asked questions about my sister and was not given a satisfactory answer. 

I do not see how it can be legal for any financial institution to ask questions about and individual not present during the conversation and therefore unable to give consent.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-12 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
Incorrect data from XXXX XXXX is on my Experian credit report as a Potentially Negative item. ALL the XXXX information should be deleted because I have NEVER DONE ANY BUSINESS with XXXX XXXX. Here are some facts ... 

A. XXXX could NOT FIND ANY history regarding ANY account for me UNTIL WE FURNISHED IT TO THEM during a dispute call. During that conference call, Experians Dispute Center employee had to provide XXXX with an account number ( XXXX ) since XXXX could NOT find one in their system. XXXX now uses that account number ( the one provided by Experian ). Note : this is verified by notes in the Experian Dispute Center. 

B. XXXX could NOT find ANY OTHER account number in their system ( related to me ). 

C. During the conference call including Experians Dispute Center, XXXX asked me for personal data including my name, address, my Social Security Number, current phone number, and specifically asked if I had lived at various addresses. XXXX XXXX  could NOT FIND ANY RECORD of me in their system. 

During that conference call, when XXXX admitted they could not find any record of me in their system, Experian Dispute Center asked XXXX if they would authorize removal of the information since it could not be verified. XXXX stated they, " could NOT remove any data unless they first found the account and verified that it was a mistake '' ( seriously ). 

D. XXXX now has my personal data in their file since we furnished my personal data to them while they were trying to locate the file ( See Item C ). 

E. I have NEVER LIVED at the following address Frontier is questioning XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  TX ( The XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX verified this was NOT a residential address. ) F. I have NEVER done any business with XXXX XXXX. 

G. There is NO mention of XXXX XXXX on my XXXX or XXXX credit reports. 

H. This situation has been disputed three ( 3 ) times through Experian but NO changes have resulted. The Experian credit report continues to be incorrect by including the XXXX XXXX information ( see image below ). 

I. Due to a lifestyle change, since XXXX 2003, I have  had NO utility costs ( including landline telephone, electric, water, sewage ) and NO cellphone costs. 

H. I have now spent over nine ( 9 ) hours, during four calls over a four-month period, on the phone with Experian and XXXX XXXX. The result of one call was that Experian suggested that I hire an attorney.

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 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I have filed NUMEROUS complaints regarding a credit bureaus failure to provide legal documentation AND their method of verification for an account listed on my credit report. 

I have sent 5 certified letters requesting valid verification of an account listed on my credit report. 

TransUnion has repeatedly failed to comply with FCRA 611 ( 15 U.S.C. 1681I ) ( 5 ) ( a ) ( i ). 

TransUnion has repeatedly failed to comply with FCRA 611 ( 15 U.S.C. 1681I ) ( 6 ) ( B ) ( iii ), as I have requested 4 times for their method of verification for a disputed account. 

I have also filed two complaints to this agency regarding actions to of a credit bureau 's failure to comply with federal law, TransUnion now violates FCRA 611 ( 15 U.S.C. 1681I ) ( a ) ( 1 ) ( a ). By failing to even reinvestigate this disputed 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 with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: PlusFour, Inc
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
I had been making payments to XXXX XXXX on a XXXX procedure that I was supposed to have completed in 2015 -- they had agreed on a certain amount after billing my insurance. There was a problem w/the XXXX XXXX and XXXX that was to be put into my XXXX, the temporary kept falling out and I never had the final XXXX built or placed into my XXXX because there was a transition in the team and they were n't sure what happened. Someone sent my information to PlusFour Inc., who then placed a debt collection on my account in the amount of {$1900.00}. I reached out to let them know this was inaccurate as I was making payments directly to the XXXX office and that even if they had sent it, it was in the wrong amount because I had already made several payments towards the total. I informed XXXX XXXX and they provided me a phone number -- I have reached out and have not been given a solid answer as to removing and stopping the negative report or any explanation from Plus Four.  Since then I have gone into XXXX XXXX and had to have the XXXX XXXX removed from my XXXX as it became XXXX as they were never able to put in the XXXX I was charged for services never rendered, some partially to my private XXXX  insurance. This has been ongoing since 2015 -- I have, to this date, no XXXX.

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 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Jon Barry and Associates, Inc.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
Hello The collections on my report XXXX XXXX XXXX in the amount of XXXX XXXX ( opened date XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ) They have refused to remove this account from my 3 reports. The 2nd account is XXXX XXXX XXXX in the amount XXXX XXXX ( opened date XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ) both company 's have refused to remove this from my report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, I went into my local Fifth Third Bank and paid off my Mortgage Loan in full. I was told to pay my XXXX payment of Property Taxes. I went to the Court House and paid my Property Taxes. In XXXX I received a letter from the Court House that 5/3 had also paid my Taxes. 
I then went online to my banking and saw that my Mortgage had Not been paid off. I contacted the local branch and found out that instead of applying my money to payoff, they took out a payment that was Not due until XXXX XXXX, they had also paid the Property tax. This should never have happened as it was paid off on the XX/XX/XXXX 
Then by the first part of XXXX, I started getting collection calls on this Mortgage and also mail every day saying I was in default.I even received a Foeclosure letter via Registered mail.I have called faxed and gone into the bank daily to resolve this. I went in and paid the {$350.00} that they had paid on my property Tax. I keep getting told on a daily basis that this will be resolved in 2-3 business days. It has been 73 days. This is ample time. The money shows on the account as unapplied. I do n't know what else to do. I have my paid receipt and the payoff letter from them. I have hired an Attorney. This is Harrassment and I have spent countless hours trying to resolve this.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
we disputed public record of bankruptcy filed XXXX2009 credit bureaus claim account was verified. the court does not submit, furnish any info to any credit reporting agency. thus the credit bureaus are reporting data that is unverifable, inaccurate and were untruthful of how they conducted an investigation. 

additionally the age of said account is reflecting over 10 years which is beyond the reporting standards per the FCRA which places all the credit bureaus in violation.

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 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
This complaint is in regards to my old Citibank Credit Card debt, which was turned over to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I had been paying XXXX {$140.00} per month to pay down this debt. 

On XXXX XXXX, 2017, my bank ( XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, MA XXXX ) sent a check to Citibank in the amount of {$2700.00}. This check should have gone to XXXX to pay off this debt in full. This check was cashed, however, by Citibank and not forwarded to XXXX. Citibank contacted by mail, XXXX XXXX XXXX, stating they needed more information regarding who the check belonged to, etc., and sent them a copy of the cashed check. XXXX tried to fix this situation and submitted the info. they requested. XXXX never heard back from them, after repeatedly trying to contact them. I also tried calling, mailing and faxing Citibank SEVERAL times, as no one I spoke to seemed to know the telephone number of the Citibank Payment Investigation Department. 

I have contacted XXXX ( XXXX XXXX at XXXX ) and explained to him the situation, that Citibank cashed the check, which should have gone to them. He was very understanding, however, they would like to receive their payment, in full. This has impacted my credit  score, as well.

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 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive notice of right to dispute
Company: Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I looked at my credit report on-line prior to applying for credit for a new vehicle and noticed a medical collection on my credit bureau I had no knowledge of.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-12 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX client XXXX XXXX is an identity theft victim. His information was used without his consent to apply for a XXXX account. While no account was established the application left a fraudulent related inquiry on his Experian credit report. Attempts have been made to remove the inquiry as it is fraud related however even with a clearance letter from XXXX, Experian has verified a fraudulent inquiry as being accurate and factual which is a violation of federal consumer laws under the FCRA.

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 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan — Payday loan
Issue: Charged fees or interest you didn't expect — 
Company: Big Picture Loans, LLC
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX, I received in the mail an offer from Big Picture Loans. They approved me for a {$600.00} loan, and I understood that the interest would come to XXXX. I have come to find out that they want XXXX every week for a total cost of {$4200.00} and {$3600.00} in interest ( 665.2037 % ). Had I known this was the case, I would never have agreed to the loan.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation