vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
The company called Midland credit purchased a debt from the credit card company and now they are ruining my credit, I have never had any association with Midland credit. This was purchased in XXXX of XXXX  I believe.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 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: IL

Complaint narrative:
I have gotten a copy of my report and there were multiple accounts that do not belong to me and I am requesting for them to deleted as they are damaging to my character.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 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: IL

Complaint narrative:
I have gotten a copy of my report and there were multiple accounts that do not belong to me and I am requesting for them to deleted as they are damaging to my character.

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 2025-07-18 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:
As per the guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ), the documents needed, a picture ID, a bill, and a letter from an advocacy group helping me due to XXXX XXXX debt bondage, which falls under trafficking according to XXXX-Debt Bondage Final Rule 1002.142 ( b ) ( 4 ) - ( 5 ) -- -- -- 1002.142 ( b ) ( 7 ). I have provided my photo ID along with the other required documents. I kindly request that you block this information from my credit report within XXXX business days, pursuant to section 605C of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. I have given you my identification as well as the information requested from the list of acceptable items which only XXXX are required per the LAW. Which I have provided all of my documentation as well as a victim determination letter according to 1022.142 ( b ) ( 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 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
When I went through my credit profile XXXX seen inquiries that do not belong to me.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Subject : Dispute of Inaccurate Information on Credit Report and violation to the Fair credit reporting act. 
Complaint Summary : I am submitting this complaint against Experian regarding the inaccurate information reported on my credit report, which violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ). 
On XX/XX/year>, I discovered discrepancies in the following account ( XXXX ) : OXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Disputed Information : Inaccurate date opened, high credit, date last active and date of last payment. 
Under Section 611 of the FCRA, I have the right to dispute inaccuracies and request prompt investigation. I formally requested a reinvestigation of the account information and cited relevant sections of the FCRA, including : Section 609 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) : Requirement for verification of accounts through original documentation. 
Section 611 : Right to dispute inaccuracies and request investigation.

Section 623 ( a ) ( 5 ) : Removal of unverifiable information dont validated for creditor Original.

15 U.S. Code 1681e ( b ), which requires that the procedures for including information in credit reports ensure maximum possible accuracy Despite my request, Experian has failed to conduct a thorough investigation or resolve these discrepancies within the required timeframe of 30 days. This negligence has led to the continued reporting of false information, which has negatively impacted my creditworthiness. 
In my request, I emphasized that any unverifiable information should be removed from my credit report IMMEDIATELY within the mandated 30-day period, as established in 15 U.S. Code 1681i. Additionally, I referenced 15 U.S. Code 1681e ( b ), which requires that the procedures for including information in credit reports ensure maximum possible accuracy. Furthermore, under 15 U.S. Code 1681s-2, furnishers of information are required to investigate and correct inaccurate information upon notice of a dispute. 
Attached documents : Credit report, ID, proof of inaccuracies, proof of address and dispute letters.

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 2025-07-18 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
This is a formal follow-up to my initial dispute, which remains unresolved. I am demanding immediate action regarding the following accounts, which were opened fraudulently and without my authorization : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I have attached my official FTC Identity Theft Report, which confirms that I am a victim of identity theft and that these accounts are fraudulent.

Under FCRA 611 ( a ) ( 7 ), I am requesting the following : The exact method of verification used to validate these accounts The name and address of the party who verified the accounts A copy of any original signed documentation used to verify them If you are unable to provide this information, you are required under FCRA 1681i ( a ) ( 5 ) to delete these unverifiable accounts from my credit report immediately.

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 2025-07-18 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
This is a formal follow-up to my initial dispute, which remains unresolved. I am demanding immediate action regarding the following accounts, which were opened fraudulently and without my authorization : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I have attached my official FTC Identity Theft Report, which confirms that I am a victim of identity theft and that these accounts are fraudulent.

Under FCRA 611 ( a ) ( 7 ), I am requesting the following : The exact method of verification used to validate these accounts The name and address of the party who verified the accounts A copy of any original signed documentation used to verify them If you are unable to provide this information, you are required under FCRA 1681i ( a ) ( 5 ) to delete these unverifiable accounts from my credit report immediately.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 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: NC

Complaint narrative:
As a direct result of a recent data breach, my personally identifiable information was compromised and misused without my knowledge or consent. This led to the appearance of unauthorized accounts, unfamiliar credit inquiries, and inaccurate late payment entries on my credit report all of which I did not initiate, authorize, or recognize. I am formally requesting a comprehensive reinvestigation into these accounts and inquiries under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S. Code 1681i ), and I ask that all inaccurate, unverifiable, or fraudulent information be permanently removed from my credit file. I have enclosed supporting documentation, including an Identity Theft Report, to assist in resolving this matter.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 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: MI

Complaint narrative:
I have previously disputed Equifax and Transunion regarding multiple accounts that are inaccurate. As of today, I have not received any responses or proof that they are doing proper investigation with my dispute. They ignored my rights to obtain an accurate credit report. They are non-compliant with the FCRA. These erroneous reports are badly hurting my credibility. I'm certain that my rights as a consumer protected under the law have been violated by this inaccurate information.

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 2025-07-18 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: PA

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

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 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: MI

Complaint narrative:
In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting act. The List of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer rights to privacy and confidentiality under 15 USC 1681. 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy. 15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written instructions 15 U.S.C 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) Section States : no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which antedates the report by more than XXXX years. 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( XXXX ) A person shall not furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
" After reviewing my consumer report, I noticed that there was still late payment on my consumer report which have never been late because the creditor failed to provide any proof or evidence so this needs to be corrected immediately to paid as agreed and never late. ( NAME OF THE COMPANY ) This account is related to a transaction and experience that falls under the EXCLUSION section of the FCRA 's definitions, rules of construction section. It was also reported without my written consent and therefore is a result of identity theft ( as defined by the Federal Trade Commission ), and the account SHALL be Corrected. This account is not related to any transaction authorized by me, the consumer as I did not give written instructions to your agency to report this, which is a violation of the permissible purpose section of the FCRA, which holds your agency ( NAME OF THE COMPANY ) name liable for damages of at least {$1000.00} per the civil liability section for willful non-compliance. Please CORRECT this item from my consumer report! According to15 U.S. Code 1681b - Permissible purposes of consumer reports The Law clearly states : ( a ) In general Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. I clearly did not give your agency written authorization or written instructions to report this information. Your agency is conspiring with these creditors against me in committing aggravated identity theft and I have sustained defamation of my character, just to name a couple damages should this matter escalate to court. 15 U.S. Code 1681e - Compliance procedures- ( b ) Accuracy of report Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares a consumer report it shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the report relates. 15 U.S. Code 1681i ( 5 ) Treatment of inaccurate or unverifiable information ( A ) In general if, after any reinvestigation under paragraph ( 1 ) of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or can not be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall -- i ) promptly delete that item of information from the file of the consumer, or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation ; and ii ) promptly notify the furnisher of that information that the information has been modified or deleted from the file of the consumer. ''

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 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Communication tactics — You told them to stop contacting you, but they keep trying
Company: OneMain Finance Corporation
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
One Main Financial called XXXX times from XX/XX/year> through XX/XX/year>. This was the second time I have been harassed after asking for written communication only. I informed the company in writing, on XX/XX/XXXX, for the third time, they were only to communicate in writing and if they called again, I would be filing a formal compalint. They again ignored this simple request and called again, today, XX/XX/year>.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 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: GA

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to formally request the blocking and deletion of all accounts associated with my personal information due to the recent data breach. 

XXXX ( Original Creditor : XXXX XXXX XXXX ) # XXXX XX/XX/year> -- {$220.00} XXXX XXXX ( Original Creditor : XXXX XXXX XXXX ) # XXXX XX/XX/year> -- {$1200.00}

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Managing an account — Deposits and withdrawals
Company: DISCOVER BANK
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I tried to log into my bank account online banking and my account has been frozen. I called Discover and the woman told me that back on XX/XX/year>, someone added an email address to my account that I did not know about. Discover never sent me any email or notification that a new email address had been added to my account. She refused to tell me the email account that was added. She refused to give me access to my account to see if any transactions had been posted fraudulently. She refused to give me my money that is still currently sitting in the account. I asked to speak with her supervisor and the supervisor then at least told me the transactions that had come through my account. Most were mine but some were not. She also refused to give me my money from my account. Then she hung up on me. I caleld back and waited over XXXX min for another supervisor then was disconnected. I called back a third time, and the supervisor I was connected to said her name was XXXX and her extension number was XXXX. XXXX was instantly rude and disrespoectful to me making my agitation at the situation even worse. At this point, I had already been on the phone with them for well over an hour on 3 different phone calls. She kept saying that she was going to open a new account in my name and transfer my money to that account. I was very clear in insisting that she not open any new account in my name. She said my agreement with them was that they could do that any time they wanted to. I asked for her to send me any such agreement but she has not done so. I was then very clear with her that I was revoking any previous permission I may have inadvertently agreed to allowing them to open any new account with my name or social security number attached to it. I asked repeatedly to have access to my money that is currently sitting in my bank account and she repeatedly refused. I even asked her to take the money currently in my account and credit it to my credit card account I have with Discover and she again refused. Discover is stealing my money and refusing me access to get my money out of that account. How can this be even remotely legal to take my money and refuse me access to it? I have done nothing wrong and just want my money out of that account. This is MY money, not Discover 's. I do NOT want any new account with them. I will be taking my business elsewhere. I have had this account for several years. I have another account with XXXX XXXX and now that they are merging, I will be closing that account as well and taking that business elsewhere also. I want my money back!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Finding unauthorized accounts, credit inquiries, and false personal information made or reported without my knowledge or agreement completely stunned and grieved me. I've tried to get clarification from the creditors, but they have blatantly refused to give it to me. I demand that the creditors act immediately and be transparent. The creditors must submit pertinent application materials, show proof of express authority for each query, and give comprehensive details about each account and inquiry, including dates, purposes, and the kinds of credit products involved. To see what I'm complaining about, please refer to the attached 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 explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to formally dispute several inaccurate late payment entries on my credit report. These errors have severely impacted my credit profile, and I expect both the creditors and your agency to take immediate action to correct these inaccuracies. As a consumer, I am entitled to accurate and fair reporting under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ).

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-18 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: GA

Complaint narrative:
Finding unauthorized accounts, credit inquiries, and false personal information made or reported without my knowledge or agreement completely stunned and grieved me. I've tried to get clarification from the creditors, but they have blatantly refused to give it to me. I demand that the creditors act immediately and be transparent. The creditors must submit pertinent application materials, show proof of express authority for each query, and give comprehensive details about each account and inquiry, including dates, purposes, and the kinds of credit products involved. To see what I'm complaining about, please refer to the attached 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