vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Equifax leaked my personal identifiable information, and personal financial information without my consent through shoddy applications programming. 

If they ca n't secure my personal data, they should not be allowed to store it.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My SSN, DOB, full address and driver 's license have been stolen from Equifax 's database. This is outrageous, as they are the ones that are supposed to protect this data. I am now at risk of identity theft and fraud, because they did not properly protect my personal and very sensitive information.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
According to Equifax, I am a potential/likely victim of their lack of security regarding my personal information. I am now at a higher risk of identity theft and fraud. I should have been notified months ago regarding this breach. It has been handled poorly be the executive team at Equifax.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Equifax released what I assume to be my credit header information to an undisclosed party due to inadequacies in their protection of my information. 

I was told to check on their site if I had been affected and was told based on my last name and last 6 digits of SSN that I was part of the breach.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services — Didn't receive services that were advertised
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
I checked on Equifax regarding their data breach and it turns out that I was effected by it. 

Equifax did n't do their due diligence to ensure my personal information was safe and I am now potentially at risk of credit fraud.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: UT

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my personal information including name, social security number, address, birthdate, driver 's license number, and possibly more. They allowed a data breach to occur in XXXX/XXXX 2017, and they confirmed I could be affected on their website, www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. They have put myself and millions of others at risk of identity theft/fraud due to negligent security protocols in handling consumer information. They are further attempting to capitalize on the situation by signing injured parties they are responsible for up for " trial periods '' of their ID protection services. The negligent loss of personal information of nearly 200 million consumers is unconscionably unethical, and it is further unreasonable that they are not directly notifying every single person affected by this incident.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Aqua Finance, Inc.
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
Account was opened in XXXX XXXX with XXXX XXXX for {$2700.00}, and was paid as promised. The account was sold to Aqua Finance in XXXX XXXX for {$3200.00}, which was the wrong amount. I have called company repeatedly to fix amount and they refuse. They have yet to send me an itemized bill stating the charges. I have n't paid since XXXX XXXX, and it has been in collection since then, but the amount seems to keep going up and I have not borrowed any more money from them. The account now stands at {$5400.00} as of XXXX XXXX, XXXX. I have not been informed of any new bills, they have n't contacted me. This is the wrong amount.

Company public response: Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax compromised my security and opened up MAJOR risk for financial loss and identity theft. 

My name, address, full social security, driver 's license are all available to the public due to this security breach on their part. Possible identity theft makes any credit or mortgage, employment concerns, now a valid threat to my me and my family.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Other personal consumer report
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MN

Complaint narrative:
EquiFax just had all its data ( 1.43M people impacted ) bleached to the hackers. Now the hackers have all the critical information needed to open accounts, apply for mortgages/loans, and so on and so forth. This caused me tremendous trouble and inconvenience. Yet the CEO of EquiFax only issued a light-hearted annoucement, trying to downplay the impact of this devastating disaster. What is more, the top executives sold their stocks before this was reported to the public, which is a typical example of inside-trading. I would like EquiFax executives to compensate our losses.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Other personal consumer report
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
Today I found out that equifax experienced a breach and personal credit information has been divulged for many Americans. I checked via their website to see if my information had been affect and it gave me a notification that my personal information may have been breeched. Equifax knew about this hack for about a month and did nothing to notify me and I had to found out via the news that my personal information may have been accessed. This is incredibly negligible on their part and requires me to put a fraud alert and a potential freeze on my credit accounts and I will need to file taxes early as well. I was given a one month late start to check my credit and my accounts to see if there was any evidence of fraudulent activity, had I not seen the link a friend sent me I would have most certainly missed this as I was asleep from night shift and I 'm not aware that equifax would have contacted me.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes — 
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Equifax has compromised my wife 's and my personal financial data and have only limited solutions that may involve me forfeiting some legal rights. Hackers may now know my personal information as Equifax was careless.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
Equifax allowed unknown persons to access my DOB, SSN, name, address, drivers license number and private credit report information. They did not protect this information to the best of their ability. I have now had to shell out {$30.00} to freeze my credit with 3 credit bureaus and pray to XXXX that hackers are not fraudulently using my information that Equifax did not protect.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
XXXX improperly handled my credit score and personal information. It has since been hacked and I am now vulnerable for the rest of my life to identity theft.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information, which puts me and millions of other people at risk. I also listed as a potential victim according to their equifaxsecurity2017.com website, and would like a resolution.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Equifax leaked my information in a security breach putting my credit in danger.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my personal information including name, social security number, address, birthdate, driver 's license number, and possibly more. They allowed a data breach to occur in XXXX 2017, and they confirmed I could be affected on their website, www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. They have put myself and millions of others at risk of identity theft/fraud due to negligent security protocols in handling consumer information.
They are further attempting to capitalize on the situation by signing injured parties they are responsible for up for " trial periods '' of their ID protection services. The negligent loss of personal information of nearly 200 million consumers is unconscionably unethical, and it is further unreasonable that they are not directly notifying every single person affected by this incident.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax hacked and my data was breached.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, 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:
In 2017, Equifax failed to adequately secure my personal information, including my Social Security Number and date of birth, resulting in the dissemination of my information to hackers, and eventually people who purchase this information for fraud. This breach involved myself and millions of others. Equifax failed to notify me in a timely manner, I only discovered the breach through an article in the XXXX XXXX XXXX, over a month after it happened. I received no contact from Equifax.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Vehicle loan or lease — Loan
Issue: Struggling to pay your loan — Denied request to lower payments
Company: General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I bought a car from XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX IL. I told them up front what I could afford XXXX a month of course they are car dealers it was XXXX a month when I left with gm financial. Of course I got behind but I set up 2 payments a month to catch up. But they did n't take the money. Once on one of my payments I put a stop pay because the money would not not be in the bank. I did call them gm financial and told them and reset up the 2 payments for the month. But then I got a call about not getting payments. I told them I have been sending 2 payments a month. Then she says oh it looks like we are flagging your a count because of a no pay. I told her yes but that I had already discussed that and it was to be ok. And I set up my payments again. So she says well you should do a volunteer buyback. Saying to me that it is not a repo. So I did everything I was to do but they did opposite of what they should of done. And they are still sending me a bill. When it was their fault. I want to sue them

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax did not take the proper steps to protect my personally identifiable information contained in my credit report. As a result, my SSN, DoB and full address have been compromised by malicious actors. Equifax did not take seriously their security responsibilities and now up to 143 million Americans may suffer as a result. Equifax must be held accountable for this lack of security and issue appropriate compensation to all affected parties.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
Equifax exposed my personal and financial info in a security breach.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my personal information including name, social security number, address, birthdate, driver 's license number, and possibly more. They allowed a data breach to occur in XXXX/XXXX 2017, and they confirmed I could be affected on their website, www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. They have put myself and millions of others at risk of identity theft/fraud due to negligent security protocols in handling consumer information. They are further attempting to capitalize on the situation by signing injured parties they are responsible for up for " trial periods '' of their ID protection services. The negligent loss of personal information of nearly 200 million consumers is unconscionably unethical, and it is further unreasonable that they are not directly notifying every single person affected by this incident.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes — 
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my personal information including name, social security number, address, birth date, drivers license number, and possibly more. They allowed a data breach to occur in XXXX 2017, and they confirmed I may be affected on their website www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. Equifax has put myself and millions of others at risk of identity theft / fraud due to negligent security protocols in handling consumer information. They are further attempting to capitalize on the situation by signing injured parties they are responsible for up for " trial periods '' of their ID protection services. The negligent loss of personal information of nearly 200 million consumers is unethical, and it is further unreasonable that they are not directly notifying every single person affected by this incident.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: MI

Complaint narrative:
I contacted XXXX to inquire as to why my credit card reporting status showed under adverse accounts on my TransUnion report.I was never late with the account. I was advised that the company closed the account and that is why it is reporting as adverse. I specified the company closed the account because I had to go through a credit counseling agency to get an interest reduction and the stipulation for the reduction was that the account be closed. XXXX would not negotiate a lower interest with me even though I was not late. I was instructed to dispute the account with the reporting agency TransUnion. 
I filed a dispute with TransUnion because XXXX stated they would not change the status. Initially, it appeared as closed. However, the completion of the investigation with TransUnion now shows the account is being managed by a financial counseling program. This addition to my report caused a decline in which my score went from XXXX to XXXX. If XXXX did n't have that notation on my credit report before hand why did they feel compelled to place it on my credit report now.

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 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
1 ) My Social Security Number, Date of Birth, and full address were stolen as part of the Equifax hack of 2017. Upon finding this out, I instituted a 90 day credit monitoring service on my account, and did a full investigation into my current credit status, which cost a significant part of a workday.
2 ) I tried pulling a full credit report from equifax using XXXX to ensure that none of my information is incorrect, but their website was not functional ( so they owe me a free credit report as well ) 3 ) Numerous executives at the firm sold shares/exercised options in the firm stock in the days leading up to the hack becoming publicly available information. This warrants further investigation. XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
The XXXX 2017 data breach at Equifax has resulted in the company effectively sharing a complete list of identifying information for me and 183 million Americans. This information was supposed to be protected and confidential but Equifax was negligent to not only allow the breach to happen but to also not share the information until a month later. 

In response, Equifax has offered incredibly minimal services in return ( and only after several key employees had sold off their stock in the company ). They are offering free credit monitoring for an unspecified amount of time.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation