vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-29 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
This letter is to follow up on our recent contact with you earlier this month. As we explained, we have been the victims of identity theft. It recently came to our attention that our names, home and business addresses, dates of birth and social security numbers have been used to open savings and checking accounts and to obtain pre-paid debit cards. 

Specifically, in 2016 our personal information was used to open a checking account at Capital One 360. Of note, this occurred without Capital One performing a credit check with any of the XXXX credit reporting agencies, and fraudulent email addresses and phone numbers were provided and not checked for validity. We believe these are egregious practices. We have spoken with Capital One, who has reportedly closed the account. 

We are informing you of this so that any further activity using our names and numbers without our knowledge or consent should be considered part of that identity breach. Further, we have requested that our financial institutions inform us of any activity using our names and other identifying information prior to completing any fund transfers, opening new accounts or any other financial activities. 

We are reaching out to you with this letter on advice of our legal counsel and the Oregon Attorney General 's office, and as one of several law enforcement-recommended actions. We have already notified the XXXX credit reporting agencies and our other financial institutions. We have filed official reports with our local law enforcement agencies and the Federal Trade Commission. 

Our goal is to be proactive in protecting ourselves, as well as to assist our financial institutions, law enforcement and legislators to address an apparent gap in this vulnerable system that needs immediate repair. We would like you to work with us to help stop this fraudulent activity. For instance, we believe that all banking institutions should be required to perform and document a formal credit check, as a matter of legal record, in order to open a new account of any kind and to double check the validity of email and phone information provided. 

The Oregon Attorney General 's office has advised us to be in constant contact with our financial institutions as we do our part to monitor this situation closely. Needless to say, the more cooperation there is between stakeholders, the more likely criminal behavior such as this can be dealt with effectively toward a just resolution. We have requested that our accounts have a notation documenting this identity breach. We have changed our passwords, added an additional security " code word '' and initiated Voice Print identification to our accounts. 

Any further suggestions for additional actions we can take toward protecting ourselves would be appreciated. 

Thank you so much for your good work.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-29 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Having problems with customer service
Company: Nelnet, Inc.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX 2016 I applied for income based repayment specifically Pay As You Earn on loans entering repayment through my provider Nelnet. After 20 days I called and asked about the status they stated that I did n't submit XXXX forms of proof of income which is not stated on the application for income based repayment. She told me that she would put the loans into forbearance for me so that nothing would be due until XX/XX/XXXX giving them enough time to process the application. In XXXX 2016 I receive a statement for several thousand dollars. I called Nelnet once again and was told that half of my loans do not qualify for XXXX and would be placed on a different income based repayment plan. Again she said she would put an administrative forbearance on my account so that nothing would be due until XX/XX/XXXX giving them time to process a second application that I was told to submit. She stated that my first bill would be due in XX/XX/XXXX for {$200.00}. Last Friday XX/XX/XXXX I received a call from Nelnet 's collection department telling me that I was a month past due on a nearly {$5000.00} bill. I explained everything I had been told in the past and pulled up a recent statement I had gotten that said payment was n't due until XX/XX/XXXX. She placed me on hold for 10 minutes and then returned saying that the reason I had a bill was because I had n't renewed my income based repayment plan. I explained that it had n't even been a year since I graduated and my grace period ended in XX/XX/XXXX. She was confused and put me on hold a second time for 10 minutes to speak to a supervisor. When she returned she told me that there were several notes on my account and she needed them to be processed and she had passed on my account to her supervisor. I confirmed with her that I was on forbearance until XX/XX/XXXX and that I would n't be paying {$5000.00} monthly. She confirmed that was the case. Prior to speaking with this particular agent I did some research myself to see why some of my loans were not eligible for PAYE as well as finding out if I could switch providers considering my troubles with Nelnet. In that research I discovered that if I consolidated my loans they would all be eligible for PAYE and I could switch to a different servicer. I 'm at a loss for why Nelnet had not previously discussed this option with me as they are tasked by the Department of Education with providing basic services such as loan counseling. I 'm also at a loss to describe the anger that I have since my loans have continued to accumulate interest due to Nelnet 's lack of communication and untimely processing of applications.

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 2015-08-27 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Personal information
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Classification of multiple names is ridiculous. I was married. I have since divorced and no longer use his name. He is also deceased as of last year.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-18 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Closing/Cancelling account — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Bank of american closed my credit card suddenly without telling me anything. I have been used for years and never had a late payment. Also, I have approx. {$62.00} cash reward in there and they did not redeem for me. I have called many times and nobody could help me. No reasons were given.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-03 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Advertising and marketing — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
I applied for a credit card online on XXXX XXXX 2015 and within few minutes I got a message on my screen saying my application was approved and I will get the card within 1 week. I did not receive the card till XXXX XXXX and when I called, they said I will receive within 5-7 business days and that too 'after the card is mailed '. So at the very first place they should not have given the statement that I will get the card within a week. 
When I requested them to send it via expedited shipping they refused. 
I waited till XXXX XXXX ( which is after 7 business days ) and then I called them. The executive told me that he will cancel the original and send me a new one via expedited shipping and I will get the card within XXXX hours via XXXX. I waited till XXXX XXXX and did not receive the card. 
I called them up again to get the tracking id of XXXX and now they told me it will take take more 5-7 business days for them to mail the card and then again 5-7 business days for me to get the card. Then I spoke to the executive 's account manager and he said I will get my card in 5-7 business days. 

I had my plans for the card and finally all travel plans ruined, vacation plans go waste and left with nothing but utter frustration. 

To conclude -- they provide incorrect information over internet. 
- customer care executives give wrong information to customers. 
- they do not have a dedicated department to take care of these grievances which canont be taken care by customer care. 
- they do not have the process of sending expedited card to new customers where as other credit card companies do.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Nationstar mortgage refuses to adjust the value of my home that they have on file to match the original appraisal value indicated by the original purchase documents and the original appraisal. I 've provided the original assessment conducted when the home was purchased to show that the home value was appraised at XXXX rather than the incorrect and improper XXXX that they have on file.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-05 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account status
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX 2015 I was shopping for a car and have several hard inquiries on my credit report. The shopping was done in two days and I have XXXX hard inquires on my credit report which are affecting it negatively. 

On XXXX 2015 I was shopping for a personal loan and have XXXX hard inquiries on my credit report. The shopping was done in 1 day and I have XXXX hard inquries on my credit report which are affecting it negatively.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Don't agree with fees charged
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
Prior to Navient splitting off and while dealing with XXXX XXXX I was continually subjected to hard tactics by XXXX XXXX. My loan was put into forbearance multiple times and whenever I would get back on track, of course all kinds of additional fees, charges, penalties, taxes, etc. were tacked on - to the point where my CURRENT balance is almost DOUBLE what I actually borrowed. I 'm paying and have not missed a payment in several years. My lowest balance loans should be paid off later this year. My other loans will take some time. 

The amount I borrowed was {$17000.00}. My outstanding balance is {$34000.00}. 

I realize that I took out a loan and I am responsible for paying back that loan AND I FULLY INTEND TO, but the amount of fees, charges etc., taxes, interest, etc. amounts to nothing more than racketeering and extortion. 

I am currently using IBRP and am happy with what I currently pay - in fact, I 'm paying a little extra when and if I can to chip away at my balance. I 've employed the XXXX XXXX " Debt Snowball '' in paying off my husband 's and now my student loans. I do n't want my payments to change - but I think the total amount owed is extortion. 

Oddly enough, I filed for a Borrower 's Defense in late XXXX hoping to get part of my balance discharged and I have not yet heard the results of that.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-02 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
i have a sears master card which i have not used in many years recd a invoice with a XXXX XXXX dollar charged for phone services fir an inmate in al. told sears the whole story also told them account was breached or hacked close it and i never use it got a letter saying i dont have to pay the min balance due really im in mass. not Alabama still have not closed my account i wanted to know if this was a breach and my info was stolen still have not heared people should know of this if it was a breach

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-26 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
The collection on my credit report is for XXXX dollars for a place that i had moved out of and taken my name off the lease. I also had a deposit for {$450.00} that I never received back. It was a lease that was split with another person ( XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX ). After the 6 month lease was up I had my name taken off the lease and my deposit was taken from me. The XXXX other roomates continued to live in the residence and they would be responsible for any money owed.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-23 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: Ditech Financial LLC
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
About a month ago, I inquired about the HARP program, and I was assigned to XXXX XXXX. I was told by XXXX that in order to be approved with the HARP program I have to be working. At that time I inquired about the HARP program, I was in between jobs and was only receiving unemployment benefits. On XXXX XXXX, I went back to work and contacted XXXX XXXX again. He instructed me to send him a copy of my paystub, and so I did on XXXX/XXXX/2015. As of today, I still have not heard from XXXX XXXX. I have been leaving messages at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, but would not return any of my calls.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-17 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ditech Financial LLC
State: MS

Complaint narrative:
This is about Green Tree again. Everyday for the last 2 years they have called me and my husband stating that we are behind on our house payment and we let our insurance laps, which most of the times the house payment had already cleared my bank or was pending at the bank to clear, the insurance that they say has lapsed did not lapsed, I bought my own insurance from a local company in town, and the local company faxed the proof of insurance XXXX times to Green Tree, which Green Tree states that they never received, so it was then mailed to Green Tree and they still claim that they did not get anything. When our mortgage was XXXX sold to Green Tree in XX/XX/XXXX or XX/XX/XXXX { that has been too many years ago } we were 1 month behind on our house payment and I gave Green Tree permission to take out XXXX payment out of our checking account, well needless to say they took XXXX house payments out and over drafted our account, and Green Tree would not refund the money or the over draft fees, so we learned the hard way on that. As of today Green Tree has called both of us XXXX times and the lady was wanting to know when we would be moved out so they could come and change the locks to there property. The phone calls from Green Tree every time they call are rude and threatening to take our house. I am to the point to just give up. I want something done to these crazy people. We are tired of them calling us and they never give up.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-02 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: BANK OF THE WEST
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
My husband and I applied for a jumbo mortgage with Bank of the West. We worked closely with the mortgage loan officer over a period of five months ( XX/XX/XXXX - XX/XX/2016 ) discussing our options. After Bank of the West reviewed our file, the mortgage loan officer told us that we were not approved for a jumbo mortgage, but that we would be able to procure a smaller ( {$470000.00} ) mortgage AND an additional {$300000.00} line of credit in lieu of the jumbo mortgage. She reassured us over and over that this product combination would work for us and that we would close on the line of credit within a few days of closing on the mortgage ; however, she was insistent that we had to close on the mortgage first. After we closed on the mortgage with Bank of the West, the line of credit stalled. We asked for answers on its progress for over a month before ultimately being denied the line of credit. We feel that we were misled into purchasing Bank of the West 's mortgage loan product under the assumption that approval for a line of credit was imminent. Had we known before closing on the mortgage that we would be denied the line of credit, we would not have closed on the mortgage. Instead, we would have continued shopping for a mortgage/line of credit product that better suited our needs. We feel that Bank of the West was only in the game to secure our mortgage and once that was done, the door was slammed in our face. Very, very misleading and frustrating. Now we are stuck with a mortgage that is only one part of what we were promised. We also feel that the underwriters at Bank of the West have differing and waivering standards among themselves that are not consistently applied or communicated with the mortgage loan officers and the customers. In the underwriter 's explanation for declining the line of credit, not all of the reasons given were sound and logical, and the explanation added layers of risk that were based on assumptions that could have been addressed if the underwriters had asked for clarification.

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 2015-06-02 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Problem with statement of dispute
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX Bank XXXX XXXX As per the Florida statue : 95.11 ( Title VIII Chapter 95 section 11 ) the statue of limitations for collections of this debt has expired. Please immediately remove evidence of any outstanding debt owed from my credit report.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-20 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
Good morning I have a Navient Student Loan Account # XXXX with a new balance of {$90000.00} compounded daily at 6.800 % daily ( Direct Loan- Unsubsidized ). In XX/XX/XXXX, I called Navient for help & advise because my husband just died of XXXX. I lost my husband 's income and my student loan balance was right around {$78.00}. I graduated XX/XX/XXXX with my XXXX degree as a XXXX. 
I called and asked Navient for help ( XX/XX/XXXX ). I asked if I could reaffirm my loan and they said " NO. '' I never received any counseling on the issue. They said there was n't any other options, except Forbearance. So I had no choice. I needed to get on my feet again & pay for a funeral at that time. So I took the " one & only option. '' which was forbearance. For the last year I have accrued daily interest at 6.8 % on my loan resulting in over XXXX in loan debt. 
So three month 's ago the forbearance period was up & I started paying monthly on my student loan. My complaint is, I was n't given any other option and have accrued over {$10000.00} in interest and by balance is still increasing every month. Navient never gave any counseling or alternative & most of all they would n't help at all. 

Thank you XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-16 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX/XXXX/2016 I ordered a trial size of XXXX dietary supplement from what I thought was a XXXX web site, which was actually an impostor. I paid {$4.00} for that transaction by Citi credit card on this fraudulent site. At XXXX I received an email confirmation from XXXX for this single transaction. 
The Seller, which was identified by Citi as XXXX : XXXX, represented by XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX were running this fraudulent web site with fake testimonials, where I bought from, which was designed to imitate official looking XXXX website complete with XXXX logo and layout XXXX The web site is no longer operational. But judging from the other customer reports on XXXX this scam might be run by multiple sellers on multiple short living web sites. 
XXXX provided a description of this scam on their web page XXXX On XXXX/XXXX/2016 the Seller made an additional charge of {$89.00} using the same credit card I supplied with the first transaction, now for subscription, which I did n't authorize and disputed with Citi. 
The Seller responded to the Citi request providing information from their real web site XXXX, claiming that I ordered subscription from that site, which I did n't. Citi declined to issue a credit for this fraudulent transaction.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-09 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
This is a complaint about Regions Bank and a warning to everyone out there about this banks on-going promotional frauds and consumer abuse. They advertise numerous promotional bonus offers to consumers to open a new bank or credit card account - offers which specifically offer dollars bonuses ( {$100.00} ) - but BEWARE - after you sign up - getting the actual bonus will be an outrageous hassle. This bank appears to have an organized scheme to delay and deny ACTUAL PAYMENT OF THE BONUSES by stalling hassling and denying consumers under the guise of " confirming '' or verifying '' whatever comes to mind to frustrate the attempt to collect the bonus. Even letters to the president and CEO wo n't work. All you will get is more hassles. This bank is crooked in this regard so I would advise anyone and everyone to avoid opening ANY accounts with them. I am making Consumer Protection complaints and publishing notices everywhere in an effort to combat Consumer Fraud and Abuse by Regions bank.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation