vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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:
I was affected by the Equifax hack that occurred in XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, and XX/XX/XXXX of 2017 and widely reported on X/X/17. I have used the site Equifax set up to identify if your information was compromised ( that 's www.equifaxsecurity2017.com ) and was given a message that confirmed my personal details may have been leaked. I am using Equifax 's complimentary ID theft detection offered through said website via XXXX, and have already put a 90-day fraud alert on my credit reports. That said, the fact that this data breach happened at all is a company wide failure, and further action should be taken by CFPB to ensure higher protection standards for personal information and a clear account of how this happened.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Equifax was hacked and my identity was compromised.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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: PR

Complaint narrative:
I was affected by the 2017 Equifax hack. I checked on the website  and it told me that : "Based on the information provided, we believe that your personal information may have been impacted by this incident."

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
I was notified on X/X/2017 that my equifax SSN, DOB, address, and more have been included in the recent hack into their system. I registered for credit reporting through equifax that states it will begin monitoring for 12 months starting X/2017

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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:
I was part of the Equifax security breach. Equifax did n't take the proper steps to insure their " customers '' information was secured. After the cyberattack, Equifax tried to dupe effected customers into signing up for " XXXX '' which waives any rights to sue Equifax or be a part of a class action lawsuit.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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: WA

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. 

Equifax is 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 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services — Problem with product or service terms changing
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TN

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

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY

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

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I have tirelessly tried to resolve this matter with this collection company but to no avail. I found this company had reported an account to my credit report which I believed was an invalid debt not belonging to me. I sent them by certified return receipt mail a debt validation letter dated XXXX XXXX, 2017, which they conveniently ignored. Concurrently when I disputed the item with the credit repositories, I was told that the debt collection company responded back to them affirming that this account was valid. I am appalled that this company continues to violate my rights and refuses to delete the account despite not being able to provide the original debt instrument.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Equifax has mishandled my credit information putting myself and millions of others at risk. They have flagged me as a potential victim according to their equifaxsecurity2017.com website, and I would like a resolution to this problem. Equifax knew about this issue and waited days before making it public, putting my personal finances and those of others at risk.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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 mishandled the personal data of myself and millions of other American citizens, allowing personal information to get into the hands of malicious hackers. Their gross negligence and inability to secure my information has put myself, my family, and my finances in immediate danger. Their insistence that consumers relinquish their legal rights in order to find out if we 've been affected is ludicrous and proves that they care far more about their own personal security than the consumers they claim to serve. Their requirement to pay a fee in order to freeze credit accounts that have been affected in order to profit off of their own mistakes is nothing more than racketeering. The multiple executives who sold off millions of dollars worth of stock just days after the attack should be imprisoned for insider trading.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I have discovered that my information has been compromised by the recent Equifax identity information leak.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services — Problem with product or service terms changing
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My data was stolen in the Experian data hack and I was not notified promptly.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes — 
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
Hello, Equifax was breached and about 143 million SSNs were stolen. I believe I am one of them.
I am filing this complaint in the hopes that they will be punished for their extreme lack of security awareness and sheer slothfulness is regards to this situation. 

Thank you.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
My SSN, DOB, full address, and potentially DL and credit card numbers were stolen from Equifax via an easily patchable security flaw, along with the information of 143 million other Americans. This is obvious negligence, and no such company should be allowed to conduct such sensitive business in the USA.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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: SD

Complaint narrative:
Personal information may have been impacted.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Other personal consumer report
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IA

Complaint narrative:
My personal information, potentially my DOB amd SSN have been compramised as part of the Equifax Data Breach known by Equifax as of XX/XX/XXXX.
I was not notified that my data was at risk and am now forced to take actions preventing theft of my identity for the rest of my life.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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:
Equifax has managed to have over 143 million accounts compromised. According to their security site, I was affected. Why exactly do I need to jump through hoops to have my credit monitored when they could n't securely do the one job they exist for?

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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:
In the wake of the news reports confirming that Equifax had security practices which led to the improper disclosure of personal information, I visited XXXX XXXX/XXXX/XXXX where Equifax informed me that my " personal information may have been impacted '' by their data security failure.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I learned of a large breech of security by Equifax. According to their records my personal information was compromised. I believe that they mismanaged the safety and security of my private information and identification ; and failed to quickly and thoroughly notify those who were effected by the security breech. I have placed a fraud alert on my accounts but would like to be able to freeze my accounts without being charged due to the compromise of my information due to Equifax 's incomptence.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE INC
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
on XXXX/XXXX/17 I sent a Money Gram to a XXXX XXXX out of Kansas city Mo. For an SBA grant program. The name of the person who told me to send {$300.00} via money gram is XXXX XXXX XXXX out O, Oregon ( not sure of the city ), XXXX XXXX XXXX pick up the money and ask me for more money the next day the amount {$850.00} which I did not send. After I ask for a refund he would not comply. Finding out that this was a scam through Faceboook ( other person involved is XXXX XXXX of Oregon also. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX claims that he works for the SBA Federal Grant Program, Which helps people pay their bills. All I need is help so that I can get my money back and also file a report with the FBI. 

XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Report provided to employer without your written authorization
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
This is concerning the recent Equifax security breach. According to Equifax my personal information may have been impacted by this incident.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services — Problem with product or service terms changing
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
Equifax was hacked and my personal information was compromised. They knew of the breach on XXXX but are now just notifying the public that their information was compromised.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Stolen information from the EquiFax cyberbreach.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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: NC

Complaint narrative:
According to Equifax my personal information may have been impacted by their breach.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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: MN

Complaint narrative:
On the morning of XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I learned, via The XXXX XXXX that Equifax experienced a data breach starting in XXXX XXXX lasting until XXXX XXXX that included significant personal identifying information, including social security numbers and credit card numbers. I subsequently learned that they had set up http : //www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/ and used that website to check if my data was included in the breach. 

According to the website, they thought I might have been. I tried to make sure I had not agreed to their arbitration clause and did not sign up for their " free '' credit monitoring program, and mailed them a letter to that effect. I expect it to be postmarked XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. 

I also called XXXX to initiate a 90 day fraud alert. The call was placed at XXXX PM on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX from my cellphone and lasted 3 minutes and 49 seconds. 

I have been told that I should freeze my credit, but also that it costs money to do so, as well as to later thaw it, and that I would have to do so with Equifax as well as XXXX and XXXX. This is unacceptable since Equifax is responsible for losing my data. 

Additionally, Equifax did not notify me that they had a breach, and they did not publically announce it via press release until well over a month after it happened. Their equifaxsecurity2017 website looks like a phishing scam and has a forced arbitration clause as well as a class action waiver in its terms of service, and it never presented any such terms to me nor did it ask if I agreed to them, rather I later learned of them via social media.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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:
On XXXX XXXX, 2017 Equifax had a security breach which provided my social security number and other identifying information to " hackers ''. They never notified me of this breach. I learned of it 6 weeks later by reading the news! Are they kidding me with this?

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax held my financial data without my consent. They now say it was taken in the recent massive data breach.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company: Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
State: WI

Complaint narrative:
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES is a third party collections agency that is attempting to collect on a credit card debt owed to XXXX XXXX. I can not remember the exact date that PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES first reported to the credit bureaus, but I know it was reported prior to XXXX XXXX XXXX. That date was within a time frame when I first disputed the debt as I did not believe it was owed to them. 

It was removed from my credit, then they reported it again XXXX XXXX XXXX. I again filed a dispute as they had not 1 )  Notified me that this would be relisted and 2 ) the collections agency still had not supplied any proof that I actually owed them any debt. Once again, this was removed from my credit. On XXXX XXXX XXXX it was again relisted on my credit with no notification and still no proof of the debt being owed to them, or that the debt is actually not older than 7 years should still be reported on my credit report. 

It appears that their way of handling these issues is to wait until it 's removed then re-report it, to avoid having to prove they are owed the debt and also to restart the 7 year window they could report the debt. I believe that this violates the fair collections laws.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes — 
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

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

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 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 — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
In correspondence dated XXXX XXXX, XXXX, I mailed this credit repository my request for a dispute, as my credit report contained a number of erroneous entries. 
Now that over 30 days have passed I have found this company barely investigated any items and my report is still largely incorrect. In addition, when I reached out the data furnishers they claimed not to be reporting any of the errors the credit repository is showing and claimed they had not been contacted by the repository either.

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 2017-09-08 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:
My data was breached with the Equifax hack, I have to place a freeze on my credit score to prevent any credit cards from being opened in my name.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax had a data breach so now my information is stolen.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation