vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-17 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Installment loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: Lendmark Financial Services
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I open an account with Lendmark Financial, XXXX, GA XXXX, in XXXX 2015 for {$5000.00}. Today, I called and ask for my payoff balance and the manager XXXX stated my payoff is {$4900.00}. 

She further stated the reason why the balance is still high is that when I paid two or three payments in advance I should have still made payments the following months so the interest would not continue to accrue. 

She also stated I was charged late fees of {$30.00} from making payments 1 or 2 days after due date. This is unacceptable because when I initially open this account I set it up for automatic debit. 

As of today, I have paid over {$2300.00} plus late fees and my balance is {$4900.00}. 

Your assistance is greatly needed and appreciated in this matter because I really do n't want to ruin my credit.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-05 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: FIRST HORIZON BANK
State: ID

Complaint narrative:
We have had a Home Equity Line of Credit ( HELOC ) in good standing with First Tennessee Bank since XXXX. We just received a notice from them stating that " The draw period for our HELOC ends on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. '' After calling them, we were told the HELOC is being discontinued because of their rule change - nothing we did or agreed to ever mentioned an end to the draw period. We now have to find another HELOC, including a full income verification process, past 2 years of documents, etc. This is a very cumbersome process at a time when one of us in unemployed, and the market has devalued so we are not likely to get a similar value on a new line of credit. We are not big fans of the process to get a home loan, and that is what we are being forced to do through no fault of our own.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-29 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: Stellar Recovery, Inc.
State: AR

Complaint narrative:
After having my credit pulled for a home loan, I was informed of an open collection from stellar recovery inc . 
I have NOT received any communications ( mail, email, phone, etc. ) from stellar recovery inc . This debt has not been validated or verified. I have not received any notice of a right to dispute before they reported to all XXXX major credit bureaus. There is not enough correct info to verify the debt or amount.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-22 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: Stellar Recovery, Inc.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX continues to claim that I owe money for an account that was never mine. The same debt has been added to my credit report in collections for the third time. I have cleared the issue with XXXX XXXX twice and it was erased, but has somehow returned.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-08 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Savings account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: FIRST HORIZON BANK
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
Hello, My Mother and Father had a safe deposit box in both names they have both passed away mom in XXXX and dad in XXXX XXXX. This safe deposit box has unclaimed property in it and has been drilled emptied and is being held by the Bank ( First Tennessee ) I and my brother would like to enter the box and search solely for a Will or important papers for either parent. I and my brother should being the rightful heirs be allowed to search for a will we do not want to remove any property at this time but there could be a will or important papers in this box. I would like to access the contents under TCA 45-2-905 subsection ( c ) ( 2 ) which says " also provides that if there is no order of the court, the following individuals can get access for the sole purpose of searching for a will, burial instructions or life insurance policies.1 Spouse of decedent 2 Parent of decedent 3 Adult sibling of decedent " me '' These individuals can get access to these safe deposit boxes but only with bank personal present both bank official and individual who gets access to the box must record a written inventory all items found in the safety deposit box. 
I am willing to follow these rules and have given notice to the bank and provided all paper work why on earth would they deny my entry under these rules handed down. I just do n't see how that can be legal for them to deny me to view the contents for a will. I am looking solely for a will or instruction left by my parents on their last wishes and I am getting a little mad about the block being put on. 
Can you give me one reasonable explanation why they will not let me look for a will escorted by a bank official without a court order? Put yourself in my and my brothers shoes we are at a lose on why someone would not let us if we follow these rules. It would be the morally right thing to do would you not think???? Please advice me on my next steps to gain access. The box has been drilled and contents being held. I can and will get a court order if you can not help but an explanation to why would help my mental state of mind on this. The bank is First Tennessee on XXXX XXXX TN. If you are not who I need to talk too maybe you can forward this to someone that can help us. Thanks Since this email was sent I have hired a lawyer and I will get a court order I just want an answer as to why we are being denied access. Any help we can get would be great lawyers are sometimes slow I was told to get help here by the unclaimed property department in my state. I am very upset and struggling with this greatly?

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-07 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was discharged in bankruptcy
Company: Stellar Recovery, Inc.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
I filed bankruptcy and it was discharged in XXXX 2015. Stellar Recovery is still showing an account as open collections on my credit report. No balance, no account number, with remarks of Chapter XXXX bankruptcy, bankruptcy discharged.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-19 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Home equity loan or line of credit
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: FIRST HORIZON BANK
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
I recently applied for a Home Equity Line of Credit ( HELOC ) from First Tennessee Bank, of XXXX, Tennessee. My application was denied, due to insufficient income. The fact that I have roughly XXXX dollars of real-estate assets, in addition to owning fully my own home, valued at roughly XXXX dollars, upon which proposed HELOC would be based, apparently had no bearing upon First Tennessee Bank 's decision, in regard to said HELOC. 

According to the CFPB pamphlet " What the new Ability-to-Repay rule means for Consumers, '' referring to a provision in the Dodd-Frank legislation, the rule " applies to most mortgage loans. However, it excludes certain types of loans, like home equity lines of credit.... '' As the CFPB pamphlet relates, income should have no bearing on a HELOC, which is a loan upon the value of the potential borrower 's equity in the property itself. Again, I own XXXX % of my c. {$500000.00} home. There is no mortgage. 

By rejecting my application on the grounds of insufficient income, First Tennessee Bank would appear to be in clear violation of the law, as related in the above-cited CFPB publication. 

First Tennessee Bank 's claim that bank regulators require them to base their approvals of HELOC 's upon prospective borrowers ' income, does not excuse First Tennessee Bank from their apparent violation of law. Nor does said claim relieve First Tennessee Bank of any penalties or awards resulting from said violation. 

I am a retiree, with very limited income. Living expenses require that I supplement my insufficient retirement with personal assets. Recent expenses require that I liquidate one asset, a certain parcel of commercial real estate, in order to meet ongoing expenses. Until that happens, I need a HELOC to meet said expenses. 

The refusal of First Tennessee Bank to advance such HELOC, allegedly contrary to law, places me in jeopardy of losing my fully-owned home, contrary to reason and justice. First Tennessee Bank 's action or inaction has caused me tremendous emotional stress and pain, in the months since their refusal. 

I implore the CFPB to use whatever powers and influence it may have, to try to induce First Tennessee Bank to uphold the law, and not refuse my application, due to insufficient income. Thank you very much.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-29 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account status
Company: Stellar Recovery, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I turned in the equipment from my XXXX account years ago and they continue to call and harass me. I have received several calls from spoofed numbers regarding this merchandise. During one of those calls they signed me up for services that I had not requested. I told XXXX them over and over again that I turned the merchandise in. XXXX uses bait and switch tactica and actually several times signed me up for things I did n't ask for.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-03 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: URS Holding, LLC
State: NM

Complaint narrative:
I have a couple of credit cards with XXXX for several years. And, has another XXXX with XXXX For 3 consecutive months I noticed that from my XXXX checking account was withdrawn {$220.00} for XXXX/XXXX/2016, {$220.00} in XXXX/XXXX/2016 and {$220.00} in XXXX/XXXX/2016. 
The above withdrawals was described as " External withdrawl XXXX XXXX XXXX Ext trnsfer ''. After contacting XXXX, I was informed that the XXXX ( XXXX ) withdrawals was by United Recovery System ( URS ) with XXXX phone no. 
I feel that my consumer rights are violated by URS by electronically withdrawing my money with out prior notice. And, my XXXX checking account was penalized with overdraft and other fees. 
The URS in other words financial stole/hacked my account since the are able to discover my XXXX account with authorization. 
I trust the CFPB will look into this matter and am thankful for the protection CFPB has delivered to the victimized public like me a XXXX year old retired senior citizen living on social security pension and still raising a family. 
Respectfully yours, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-05 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: Focus Holding Company
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
There is a debt on my credit report that I do not owe. The collection company is Focus Receivables Management. It states I owe this company XXXX for a XXXX XXXX XXXX account from 2010. I did not have XXXX XXXX XXXX in 2010. I called XXXX they have no records of me having an account in that year.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-10 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I am a US Bank NA customer & I have a complaint about the way the bank charges overdraft fees. The bank will tell you that you have until XXXX to deposit funds that will be credited to your account the same day. Yet I have checked my account as late as XXXX in the morning & it will show a positive balance only to check again later in the morning & find that they have processed checks, added to my account for the previous day which makes it overdrawn. They then charge me overdraft fees for those checks and/or debits added the previous morning. This seems to be a way for the bank to continuously collect overdraft fees. If I knew there were outstanding debits that were going to hit my account on a certain day I could try to cover them. When I do n't know then I assume my account is in good standing until at least the next banking day. This definitely puts the consumer at a disadvantage. If XXXX is the cutoff for a business day then the bank should not be allowed to post debits to accounts the next day as they have done to me on numerous occasions. I can only imagine how many other customers go through this.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-25 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: United Consumers Inc
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I just check my credit report and found the surprise that have XXXX accounts in collection and none of them belongs to myself! ; XXXX of them it comes from the same collector : UNITED CONSUMERS and the other XXXX is from XXXX .. base on what I read on my XXXX report ( # XXXX ) they have received accounts under the name XXXX XXXX and my name is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I really appreciate any help that you guys can provided me due its unbelievable that my credit is so low and damaged due a huge mistake from the creditors. Thanks in advance!

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 2015-06-27 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Focus Holding Company
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
I got a call from the number XXXX saying "this is an attempt to collect a debt on my name from Focus Receivables Management" and that I should call back at that  number.
I know I  do not owe any debt.

Company public response: Company can't verify or dispute the facts in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Transfinancial Companies, Inc
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Transfinancial can not be verified properly. The company that hired this company, XXXX, should have billed my insurance company and failed to do so. My insurance company paid for the XXXX visit. The failure of XXXX to get paid is their own doing. 
The Date Opened on my credit report is listed as XXXX, which is incorrect. The date opened according to FCRA should be XXXX XXXX. Thus, this should be removed from my credit report according to the FCRA. 
Lastly, I never received a bill from XXXX XXXX or Transfinancial. Per my discussion with them in XXXX XXXX after viewing my credit report, they asked me for an address because they did not have one on file. They admitted they were mailing to an XXXX address. However, I was a resident in XXXX the entire time in question. 

The attached documents clearly show that the hospital was paid. Therefore, if the XXXX company had done its proper due diligence, they could have been paid as well. Thus, TransFinancial did not perform proper due diligence to verify the legitimacy of this debt.

Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-03 00:00:00
Product: Prepaid card — Gift or merchant card
Issue: Fees — 
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
I had earned a visa rewards card from a credit card I have. The rewards card was issued for {$50.00}. When I called to activate the card, they advised that the cards value was now {$47.00}. I tried to used the card at a restaurant and it was denied. I contacted the credit card who issued the visa rewards card and they had no clue as to why it was denied. I then was shopping and decided to try using the card again. The first time it was swiped, it came back declined. The salesperson tried swiping again and it indicated that I had {$42.00} on the card. We did go ahead and use the card. For a {$50.00} reward I was 'shorted ' {$7.00}. ( I was going contact visa regarding the first denial, however, when I called the number, I was advised there would be a fee for talking to them - needless to say, I immediately hung up rather than further decrease the card value. ''

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-10 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Taking out the loan or lease — 
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My wife and I applied for a used car loan through US Bank. We dealt with XXXX XXXX ( The Branch Manager at their XXXX, CA location ) who was nice at first, but proved to be a bad banker in general. 

US Bank approved us for what we needed for the car ( $ XXXX ) and offered us great terms. Despite applying together, XXXX advised my wife and I to remove me from the loan because she carries most of the income and I carry most of the debt. He claimed he could get us more favorable rates with just her. I was confused because our other lenders wanted my name on there and werent concerned about it raising our rates, but we agreed and went ahead anyways : they were offereing us great terms at a great rate. I spoke with XXXX many times before and during our purchase to make sure everything was OK with our loan. He told me a number of times everything was fine and we were greenlit to buy the car. He even issued us a pre-approval letter verifying the $ XXXX my wife had been awarded. Within minutes of purchasing the car I got a phone call from him asking if I 'd been successful. I said yes, and then he dropped the bomb. He claimed that he had just received a call from their underwriter saying they 'd adjusted our loan down to $ XXXX instead of the $ XXXX we had a pre-approval letter for. Despite having a pre-approval letter and over XXXX phone conversations to confirm, somehow everything fell apart in the 10 min after I 'd bought a $ XXXX vehicle and US Bank was no longer able to lend us what we needed for the car. This was very much a bait and switch tactic. I was told there was nothing they could do and I would have to return the vehicle to the dealer if what they offered us was not sufficient. 

Based upon a conversation with a banker at a different bank we discovered that XXXX gave us some horrifyingly bad advice and mislead us as a banker. He misunderstood his own underwriter 's requirements and it was his advice that ultimately caused the underwriting issue. It should be acknowledged as well that the other banked also stated there should be no way for an underwriter to come back and change a loan amount after a pre-approval letter has been awarded. XXXX had suggested we take my name off the loan to remove some debt from the records, but neglected to realize that my wife had never been approved for such a big loan by herself before and as a result ( according to XXXX ) the US Bank underwriters became concerned with the fact that she 'd never had a comparable loan. Had he included me on the loan, that would not have been a problem. 

It should not be the case that after 10+ conversations and a pre-approval letter that our loan could be unilaterally changed on us and it should not be the case that one bankers incompetence should be a burden we have to bear.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not disclosed as an attempt to collect
Company: GETM INCORPORATED
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
I have never received anything from them? This was XX/XX/XXXX til XX/XX/XXXX, but some how still " open '' on my credit report I ca n't get ahold of them to pay or settle ... I have no account number or anything ...

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-18 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Making/receiving payments, sending money — 
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: KY

Complaint narrative:
Sent my savings via US bank for a purchase overseas. The money never arrived thus could not make the purchase. Went back to ask for the money and have been for the last five weeks to no avail. Will appreciate help just getting my money back. They can keep the charges

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 2015-05-18 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Rewards — 
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: AE

Complaint narrative:
Signed up for XXXX credit card from US Bank a few Months ago. Benefits included " Bonus Award Nights -- When you redeem Gold Points for XXXX or more consecutive Award Nights, your last night is free. '' Shortly after I received this card/account, this benefit was revoked. This constitutes a bait and switch tactic.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief