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: KY

Complaint narrative:
Equifax has mishandled my information, did n't notify me ( I found out via social media and had to go to their poorly made response site to check for myself ), and now has cost me several hours, some money ( to freeze my credit with 4 bureaus and XXXX XXXX ) and will continue soaking my time and money to deal with paying for and unfreezing reports as necessary in the future. 

This is an undue burden from a company I have never chosen to do business with - they are a vendor of my vendors/creditors. 

Please take prompt and decisive action to ensure I am compensated for their negligence and that something like this does not occur again.

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:
I 'm one of the 143 million American consumers whose sensitive personal information was exposed in a data breach at Equifax, one of the nations three major credit reporting agencies. I want to hold them accountable for negligence.

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: MA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX, I found out about the data breach on EquiFax. They had a website to check if you were a potential victim of the data breach. By using their provided website, I found it I was listed as a potential victim. EquiFax then offered a year free of credit monitoring if I agreed on XX/XX/XXXX ( A date they assigned to start the enrollment for this service ) and opt out of any lawsuit that came from this. I will be withholding my enrollment as this is a unfair and truly disgusting way to approach a major issue by 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: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

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. 

Going forward equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with. 

This should be rectified firstly by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. Requiring a police report is absurd when they clearly know if you were affected.

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 a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
My complaint is related to Equifax 's data breach. My personal information has been exposed and they failed to exercise even the most basic of due diligence by failing to notify me. I was unaware of the problem until I heard about it in the media. I have confirmed with them that my data has been exposed but have not agreed to their arbitration.

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: CT

Complaint narrative:
According to Equifax. The breach lasted from mid-XX/XX/XXXX through XX/XX/XXXX. The hackers accessed peoples names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, drivers license numbers. They also stole credit card numbers for about 209,000 people and dispute documents with personal identifying information for about 182,000 people. And they grabbed personal information of people in the XXXX and XXXX too. I have already been a victim of identify theft from XXXX XXXX, This has to stop, Equifax provided a sign up for credit monitoring but it turns out they have legal language absolving them from class action suites which is unacceptable. Equifax must provide monitoring, a 1 year fraud alert with all credit bureaus that is easy to renew.

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: MO

Complaint narrative:
Earlier this year Equifax was affected by a hack which affected the personal information of 143 million people. Equifax says my data was likely part of the information that was stolen. This exposes me to the likelihood of identity theft in the future through no fault of my own.

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: ND

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. On top of this, when I attempted to put an alert on my account ( ca n't freeze it, since I just today applied for a new job ), I was told that there was an error with my records and it could n't be done. 
Going forward equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with. 
This should be rectified firstly by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. Requiring a police report is absurd when they clearly know if you were affected.

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: OH

Complaint narrative:
This is in regards to the Equifax cybersecurity breach. It is my understanding that I have been impacted by 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: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
Equifax had a major security breech & I was identified as one who 's information has been compromised by the hack. As a credit reporting company, it 's their job to make my information secure & take precautions to make sure adequate security is in place to protect that information. Especially when our information is obtained by Equifax automatically as it is with all Americans or persons living in this country & part of the credit system.

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:
Equifax mishandled my personal information including Name, Social Security #, Address, Birthdate, etc. resulting in a data breach in XXXX/XXXX 2017 that they confirmed I was affected by per their " Potential Impact '' site www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. 

They have put me and millions of others at risk of identity theft/fraud due to negligent security protocols in handling consumer information. They 're attempting to capitalize on the situation by signing injured parties up for " trial periods '' of their ID protection services. 

They are simultaneously defrauding these injured parties with hidden terms of service that waive their right to sue the company in what is clearly a situation of criminal negligence/fraudulent behavior as indicated by the three Equifax executives that dumped stock immediately prior to the data breach announcement.

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: ME

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX I learned that 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 the local newspaper. 

This is an undue burden from a company I have never chosen to do business with - they are a vendor of my vendors/creditors. 

Please take prompt and decisive action to ensure I am compensated for their negligence and that something like this does not occur again.

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.

Complaint narrative:
My data was included in the recent Equifax data breach and accessed by malicious people. This puts my personal information at risk ( social security number, previous addresses, possibly credit card information ). Equifax did a poor job at securing this 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: Incorrect information on your report — Public record information inaccurate
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I contacted Equifax few weeks ago and told them that the information that is on my credit report as public record is effecting me. I was tryi ng to get a student loan for my son for school. The public record they put only shows up in Equifax not the others I called the district court house to find out what was going on. They are looking for someone who has the same name as me but as they brought up who the person was married to and their kids and my social security number doesnt match up with their profile I asked them if they reported this they said not on your social security number .. so I contacted Equifax few weeks ago ( 4to5 ) weeks and it 's still there.. I want to removed because I would like to buy a house.. in the next 2 years or so. They asked if i ever lived in XXXX XXXX, or had a house there. I said no never had a house there .. I only had a mobile trailer home ..

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: PA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my personal information including Name, Social Security #, Address, Birthdate, etc. resulting in a data breach in XXXX/XXXX 2017 that they confirmed I was affected by per their " Potential Impact '' site 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. 
They are simultaneously defrauding these injured parties with hidden terms of service that waive their right to sue the company in what is clearly a situation of criminal negligence/fraudulent behavior as indicated by the three Equifax executives that dumped stock immediately prior to the data breach announcement

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:
Equifax did not take necessary security precautions resulting in my personal data being stolen, including my name, address, SSN and driver 's license number. They did not contact me, I had to learn about it in the news. According to reports, Equifax was aware of the stolen data for a month before making an announcement. Their offer to mitigate by monitoring my credit file falls way short of the problems they have created for me. In return for credit monitoring, they require me to give up my legal right to sue them for the damage they have done with their actions and inaction.

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: MA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax improperly protected my identity and my financial information was stolen. Their negligence exposes me to identify theft and financial hardship,

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:
On XXXX XXXX, 2017 credit reporting agency Equifax announced a major security breach in which personal data such as social security numbers, names, addressed, and credit history was leaked. According to Equifax 's own website my data was among the information that was leaked, but it is impossible to say for sure since Equifax failed to communicate adequately with people who were affected. Futhermore, they will not provide specific information on whether or not I was affected unless I agree to an arbitration clause ( which I did not ). Equifax knew of the data breach approximately one month before it was announced during which myself ( and countless others ) were at increased risk for becoming victims of identity theft and fraud. 

Equifax has not offered adequate solutions to this problem. Their offer of one year of identity monitoring is insufficient. The nature of the data that was leaked is such that lifelong credit monitoring will be necessary. This will come at significant cost to me since it will need to be arranged with all 3 credit reporting agencies. Equifax should be forced to cover the cost of a lifetime of credit monitoring and unlimited freezes/unfreezes with all 3 reporting agencies for anyone, including myself, whose data may have been released. 

Equifax failed to maintain adequate security measures. I would like to see legislation introduced to hold companies liable for data breaches with no limits on financial compensation to those people who are affected. Criminal charges should be pursued against those executives who divested their interests in Equifax before the breach was publicized.

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 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: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
Equifax has mishandled my information, which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I upset 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 I instead had to discover it myself.

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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
X/X/17 Experian experienced a cyber security failure exposing my personal information to unauthorized use and potential identity theft. 

I have verified through Experian 's website that my personal information was indeed accessed. I did NOT sign up for their free services. 

I intend to place a fraud alert on all of my accounts. This will cause a significant issue accessing needed funds. 

I believe a I am entitled to fair restitution and believe CFPB should persue a case against Experian for these failures to secure our personal 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 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Opening an account — Didn't receive terms that were advertised
Company: HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I opened an account but did not get {$350.00} bonus as advertised : XX/XX/XXXX I submitted the application online to open my choice checking account XX/XX/XXXX I completed the bill pay requirements for 3 months within 120 days acct opened XX/XX/XXXX about 8 weeks after requirement completion, I did not get {$350.00} in acct XX/XX/XXXX contacted CSR for 35 min and XX/XX/XXXX with another CSR for 85 min with extensive holds & wait by the CSR, still without proper resolution to this date. The ineligibility of personal account held was confusing and the company did not clarify in its term the definition of personal account or show example. In the marketplace when people open personal account it normally means banking product, but the verbal explanation of CSRs say it included mortgage acct that the bank previously sold to another service provider without client 's choice is misleading and confusing to the consumer.

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: MA

Complaint narrative:
I learned through friends that Equifax had been hacked and that I should check to see if my personal information, including credit card information, had been accessed. I determined through Equifaxs website that my information was, in fact, compromised, and I placed a 90-day fraud alert on my files. 

At no point did Equifax contact me to let me know that my information was compromised. The burden of determining whether or not I was compromised, and then fixing the issue, should rest with Equifax, not 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: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: National Credit Systems,Inc.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
This collection account was paid to National Credit Systems and they agreed to delete this record from my credit score. However, it still remains on my credit report 6 years later.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
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: MA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts me at potential risk as of XXXX  2017. 

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