vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 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: MO

Complaint narrative:
Subject : Formal Complaint Failure to Investigate, Data Breach, and XXXX Violations To Whom It May Concern, I am filing this formal complaint against Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian for failure to perform proper investigations as required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) 15 U.S.C. 1681i, after multiple disputes were submitted regarding inaccurate and derogatory accounts on my credit report. 

Despite notifying all three credit bureaus of outdated, unverifiable, and derogatory information, including numerous late payments and collections, there has been no meaningful change to my credit profile. These items continue to negatively impact my credit standing without lawful verification or response timelines being honored. 

Violations Include : 1. FCRA 1681i Failure to Reinvestigate : The bureaus are required to investigate disputed information within XXXX XXXX They have not provided verifiable documentation or proof of a proper investigation.

2. FCRA 1681s-2 Reporting Inaccurate Information : Furnishers of information ( such as collection agencies and student loan servicers ) are reporting inaccurate data that remains uncorrected. 


XXXX. Data Breach Gross Negligence : As a victim of a documented data breach involving XXXX, TransUnion, and XXXX, my personal and sensitive financial information was compromised. These breaches put my data at risk and contributed to the ongoing harm to my credit standing. 


4. FERPA Violation Unauthorized Sharing of Student Loan Records : My student loan data ( from US Dept of Ed and FedLoan ) has been mishandled, reported inaccurately, and shared without proper consent, violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ( XXXX ). 



Harm Done : Due to these violations, I have experienced significant financial harm : Increased interest rates Denials of credit Mental and emotional distress Invasion of privacy due to the breaches What I Demand : A full deletion of all unverifiable, inaccurate, and outdated negative items from my credit report immediately. 

A copy of all verification documentation used to verify the accounts I disputed. 

A full investigation into the credit bureaus procedures, including how disputes were processed. 

An explanation for why student loan records have been mishandled in violation of XXXX. 

Appropriate compensation for any damages caused by the data breach and inaccurate reporting. 


Attached is my full credit audit report prepared on my behalf by XXXX XXXX XXXX, which details the continued reporting of these derogatory items despite previous attempts to have them corrected. 

Failure to address this matter will result in further legal action and formal complaints to additional government agencies, including the FTC and Department of Education. 

Respectfully, XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to have the following information removed from my credit file, the items that I need deleted are going to be attached in a word document. I am a victim of identity theft. I have multiple accounts and inquiries that I DID NOT apply for listed on my credit report. I ask that these items be deleted so my credit report will only show accurate information. I reported the theft of my identity to the Federal Trade Commission and have enclosed copies of the report. I would like these items deleted from my credit report as soon as possible. Please block this information from my credit report, pursuant to section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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 2025-06-07 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:
This COMPLAINT serves as a formal follow-up to my previous complaint submitted last month regarding inaccurate and damaging information being reported on my credit file. I am requesting your immediate assistance in launching a formal investigation into the reporting of a late payment that I categorically deny. I have never been late on the account ( s ) in question. I have always made my payments on time and have maintained a responsible credit history. The inclusion of any late payment ( s ) on my credit report is inaccurate and a clear reporting error, either by your agency or the original creditor. This inaccurate information is causing me significant distress and has already resulted in a wrongful denial of credit, which was not only financially damaging but personally embarrassing. As you are no doubt aware, credit bureaus are legally obligated to ensure the accuracy of consumer data under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ). ACCOUNT : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$530.00} Date Opened : XX/XX/scrub>XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$490.00} Date XXXX. Under 15 U.S. Code 1681 ( a ) : ( 1 ) The banking system depends on accurate and fair credit reporting. Errors disrupt system efficiency and damage consumer trust. ( 3 ) Consumer reporting agencies have a critical duty to properly assemble and evaluate information on consumers. Given that the reported late payment is erroneous, I am formally requesting that : A full reinvestigation of this item be conducted in accordance with the FCRA. The inaccurate late payment entry be permanently removed from my credit report. My credit file be updated to reflect my accurate payment history. Please consider this a formal dispute under the FCRA. I respectfully request that you provide written confirmation once this error has been investigated and removed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 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: FL

Complaint narrative:
I've recently received a copy of my credit report and noticed several inaccuracies and unauthorized accounts/information reporting to my credit report. These remarks have been detrimental to my life and credit health.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I've recently received a copy of my credit report and noticed several inaccuracies and unauthorized accounts/information reporting to my credit report. These remarks have been detrimental to my life and credit health.

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 2025-06-07 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
according to FCRA 605B. Could you please review the attached documents? I've observed discrepancies in several accounts, which is quite concerning to 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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 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: FL

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to formally dispute an alleged late payment reported on my account. This late payment was reported by XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX account number XXXX to your agency. 
( XXXX XXXX XXXX and I believe that entry is inaccurate. The payment in question is identified as " late '', but I do not believe that the creditor has followed the legal requirements to report it as such under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FRCA ) and related laws. 
Legal Basis for Dispute : Round one FRCA Under 15 U.S Code 1682a ( 2 ), the term " consumer report '' does not include reports that solely contain information regarding transactions or experiences between a consumer and the person making the report. As such, any transaction or experience between myself and to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX regarding this account should not be included in my consumer credit 15 U.S. code 1681a ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ), 1666b, and 1637 ( b ) ), the information reported to the credit bureau is invalid, and there is no basis for it to remain on my credit report. 
Request for Action : If XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX can not provide the necessary proof of mailing or delivery of the required information, I request that this late payment be deleted from my credit report. Failure to do so will be considered a violation of 15 U.S. Code 1681s-2, which prohibits the reporting of inaccurate or unverifiable information.

I respectfully request that you take the appropriate action to remove this inaccurate late payment entry from my credit report within 10 calendar days of receiving this notice. 
( List of Late Payment Accounts ) XX/XX/year>, XX/XX/year>, XX/XX/year> Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. I look forward to your response and investigation that the disputed late payment entry has been removed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
This complaint serves as a formal follow-up to the complaint I submitted last month regarding the unauthorized and fraudulent use of my Social Security number and personal identifying information. This correspondence reiterates and reinforces my demand for the immediate removal of all accounts that were fraudulently opened in my name. 

These accounts were not authorized, opened, or consented to by me and are not reflective of any legitimate financial activity. Their continued presence on my credit report is both inaccurate and damaging. 

Legal Grounds for Immediate Deletion : Pursuant to the following federal laws and regulations, I demand the permanent deletion of all fraudulent data : 15 U.S. Code 1681c2 : I am exercising my right to request the removal of all information resulting from identity theft. You are obligated to comply with this request. 

12 CFR Part 1022, Subpart H : You are legally required to delete fraudulent information from my credit file within four ( 4 ) business days of receiving notice.

15 U.S. Code 1681a ( 2 ) ( B ) : Any credit transaction involving the unauthorized use of a Social Security number must be excluded from any consumer report.

15 U.S. Code 1692j : Misrepresenting a debt or furnishing deceptive forms is a direct violation of federal law. 

Demand for Immediate Action : Let me be absolutely clear : These accounts are fraudulent.

Your continued reporting of them is reckless and potentially unlawful.

I demand that all fraudulent accounts and inquiries be deleted from my credit file immediately. 

Any collection efforts tied to these accounts must cease and desist without delay. 

BELOW ARE THE ITEMS THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVE ASAP : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$810.00} ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$940.00}.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
This complaint serves as a formal and legally binding demand for the immediate removal of fraudulent accounts associated with the unauthorized use of my Social Security number and personal information. These accounts were not opened, authorized, or consented to by me in any form and do not pertain to any legitimate financial activity I conducted. Legal Basis for Immediate Removal : Pursuant to 15 U.S. Code 1681c2, I am invoking my legal right to demand the permanent removal of these fraudulent accounts. Under 12 CFR Part 1022, Subpart H, credit bureaus are required to remove and eliminate fraudulent data upon receiving notice of identity theft. You are required by law to remove this information within four ( 4 ) business days of receiving this letter. These are the list of Items need to be deleted ASAP : XXXXXXXX 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 Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Balance : {$0.00} ; XXXX XXXX  XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Balance : {$0.00}. 
Under 15 U.S. Code 1681a ( 2 ) ( B ) Exclusions from a consumer Report This account is in violation any credit transaction supposed to be excluded from a consumer credit report. if a social security card was used in the transaction. Under 15 U.S. Code 1692j - Furnishing certain deceptive forms I am not participating in the collection of this alleged debt. Ceaseanddesistasap.

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 2025-06-07 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:
I AM A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT AND I NEEDED HELP RECOVERYING. I REACHED OUT TO THE CREDIT AGENCIES AND THEY DID NOT HONOR THE FCRA 605B LAW as these accounts were never blocked due to being fraudulent information. 

I have sent in the necessary documents to Equifax, Experian and Transunion credit reporting agencies, to block the fraudulent remarks off of my credit report and to my surprise, their specialized fraud department just told me over the phone today that after receiving my documents, they decided not to block the fraud items off of my report, stating that my documents did not meet the criteria of a blocking which in fact is a lie. I have sent them exactly what the laws from FTC.gov site advises consumers to send in to the reporting agencies when a victim of i.D theft. And i will attach all that I've sent them as well to this complaint. I need these credit agencies fraud departments under surveillance now as we can clearly see that they are willingly violating consumers right without hesitation or deep thought for their own monetary gain. Under FCRA 605 ( B ) law, states : ( a ) Block. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a consumer reporting agency shall block the reporting of any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from an alleged identity theft, not later than 4 business days after the date of receipt by such agency of ( 1 ) appropriate proof of the identity of the consumer ; ( 2 ) a copy of an identity theft report ; ( 3 ) the identification of such information by the consumer; and ( 4 ) a statement by the consumer that the information is not information relating to any transaction by the consumer. 

_And i've clearly sent all that was needed with the request to Block items under this section. I did my part. They need to do theres. Otherwise ill be opening litigation against ALL parties involved with this illegal reporting, immediately. All Actual, Statutory and Punitive damages will be enforced. * Up to but not limited to {$1000.00} usd per month per illegal reporting.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 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: FL

Complaint narrative:
Please remove the fraudulent and suspicious accounts from my credit report, as outlined in the attached documents.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement — Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement
Company: NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I paid a company to perform a data recovery on a hard drive. I asked to recover everything from the drive and the company decided to only recover one small file. When asked to do the rest they wanted to charge me a second time even though I asked to get everything the first time. The company would not work this out or provide a full refund after 6 months of deliberating. The bank Navy Federal has yet to charge back this company that purposefully decided the relationship with their lab that does this type of work was more important than the customer in which I was forced to file a dispute.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 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:
I am writing to have the following information removed from my credit file, the items that I need deleted are going to be attached in a word document. I am a victim of identity theft. I have multiple accounts and inquiries that I DID NOT apply for listed on my credit report. I ask that these items be deleted so my credit report will only show accurate information. I reported the theft of my identity to the Federal Trade Commission and have enclosed copies of the report. I would like these items deleted from my credit report as soon as possible. Please block this information from my credit report, pursuant to section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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 2025-06-07 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: FL

Complaint narrative:
I did not open this account and have no knowledge or association with it. This is a clear case of identity theft and fraudulent activity. I am requesting its immediate removal from my credit file.

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 2025-06-07 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 did not open this account and have no knowledge or association with it. This is a clear case of identity theft and fraudulent activity. I am requesting its immediate removal from my credit file.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-06-07 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: MD

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to have the following information removed from my credit file, the items that I need deleted are going to be attached in a word document. I am a victim of identity theft. I have multiple accounts and inquiries that I DID NOT apply for listed on my credit report. I ask that these items be deleted so my credit report will only show accurate information. I reported the theft of my identity to the Federal Trade Commission and have enclosed copies of the report. I would like these items deleted from my credit report as soon as possible. Please block this information from my credit report, pursuant to section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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