vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-25 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.
State: WI

Complaint narrative:
IN XXXX 2016 I HAVE SENT IN XXXX PAYMENTS FOR MY MORTGAGE PAYMENT AND THEY HELD THE XXXX ONE BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT I DID NOT PAY THE WHOLE AMT. I TOLD THEM CAN THEY LEGALLY HOLD MY MONEY AND REFUSE TO APPLY IT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN AND THEY SAID YES THEY CAN DO THAT. IS THAT CORRECT? I THEN SEND IN A XXXX PAYMENT IN THE SAME MONTH THEN THEY APPLIED THE FULL PAYMENT TO THE LOAN AFTERWARD. I WRITTEN LETTERS TO THEM ON XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, AND XXXX XXXX THRU FAXES AND ALL FAXES WERE SENT TO THEM SUCCESSFULLY. THEY WROTE BACK AND SAID THEY RECEIVED ALL CONCERNS BUT REFUSED TO GIVE ME AN ANSWER IN WRITING IF IT WAS LEGAL OR NOT TO HOLD MY MONEY. I TOLD THEM THAT THE XXXX PARTIAL PAYMENTS I WANT THEM TO APPLY ON THE DAY THEY GOT IT AND NOT HOLD ONTO IT. IN ADDITION I WANT TO KNOW IF THEY LIED TO ME OR NOT WHEN I WAS IN A LOAN MODIFICATION IN THE PAST 2 YRS OR SO. I ASKED THAT SOME OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN TO BE FORGIVEN BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE MAKING HOME AFFORDABLE ACT THAT IF YOU HOUSE IS VALUED LESS THAN WHAT YOU OWE YOU SHOULD BE GRANTED THAT AMT. I HAVE ASKED FOR THAT TO DO BE DONE SINCE SPS XXXX VALUE CAME IN AROUND $ XXXX BUT THEY SAID NO THEY WILL NOT DO IT. I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE PHONE AND IN WRITING. CAN YOU TELL ME IF WHAT THEY SAY IS CORRECT THEY DO N'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF MAKING HOME AFFORDABLE ACT. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-03-27 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info — Talked to a third party about my debt
Company: United Collection Bureau, Inc.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
UCB keeps calling people with same last name as me asking them to provide my where about and discussing personal information with them. they also refuse to tell me why they are calling and on behalf of who they are calling.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-09 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt resulted from identity theft
Company: United Collection Bureau, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
United Collection Bureau , INC . Trying to play games for illegal debt collection on XXXX account. I never charged anything on my XXXX card for past 1-2 years. now they sending me the bill of {$280.00}. I ask them to send me the receipt with my signature and there is NO Reply from them for last 2-3 weeks. Looks like they have Fake website and email address? or This company does not even exist? Please Investigate are they exist? or this is XXXX Scam?

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 2015-10-27 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: United Collection Bureau, Inc.
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
I was contacted by United Collections Bureau about a credit card debt. They did not notify me of my right to dispute. I paid the full amount they stated I owed and they have not sent me written acknowledgement that my debt has been cleared, after they stated they would.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-22 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: CAVALRY INVESTMENTS, LLC
State: MO

Complaint narrative:
My ex and I opened this account about 11 years ago. 10 years ago I was out of work for a few months due to an injury. That is when we really started to use the card. Once I went back to work we started paying {$300.00} a month to get the card down which was more than the minimum payment. After 2 years, they changed their terms to a higher interest rate and we refused to pay the higher rate so they closed our account. After that time, we did not receive monthly statements. We knew we still owed on it, so we kept paying {$300.00} a month. 4 1/2 years ago, we got divorced and the judge asked for the balance on this card. I told him I did n't know since we had n't gotten a statement in 4 years and I did n't have a number for their customer service. The judge and the lawyers said that that was highly unusual and I should try to find the number somehow. So I did and they gave me the amount owed which was still about the same amount as what we had originally charged. There was no way that was correct. I told them that I wanted all the statements from those 4 years that they never sent us. They said they could only go back a year so they supposedly sent me those. After the divorce I could n't keep paying the {$300.00} a month so I called them to work something out. I also told them that they still had n't sent me prove that I owed this amount. The guy I spoke with told me they could adjust my payment to {$300.00} a month ... are you kidding me? Someone told me to not pay for a couple months to see if they would settle. So a couple months later I called and talked to someone else. Told them the whole story again, she was very nice and understanding. She said she could get me the missing statements and that they could split the payments with my ex according to the court docs. She gave me the address to send them to. I sent them along with a letter and the number she had given me. Nothing except them calling every day which I would n't answer because they would call my cell while I was at work. My point is, there is no way that we owed the amount they were saying if we were paying over the minimum to begin with. We never received statements, so if the due date changed, we did n't know. The account was closed, so there is no way we were still charging anything. I have not paid anything in 4 years due to the fact that they said they were getting me in the information that I requested and they have n't. So now they have charged me late charges and interest and are now threatening me with a lawsuit. All I wanted was proof that I owed the amount that they stated at the beginning. They have tried to offer me a settlement now, but I do n't even think I owe as much as that.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-20 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: False statements or representation — Impersonated an attorney or official
Company: ONLINE Information Services, Inc.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I recieved a letter from XXXX XXXX dated XXXX XXXX 2015 stating that they 're informing me that they have cancelled the following account from their active collections files and are removing the account from their credit file if it was listed. Client name XXXX XXXX, Account # XXXX, date of service XXXX, balaance {$2000.00}. Signed from their collections department. I kept this letter in my personal records until last week when i tried to get electric services in my name at my place of residence and i had a outstsnding balance for {$2000.00} XXXX referred me to indentity theft.gov which they referred me to consumer finance.gov. when i called online collections they told me they had no record of this on file at all but i clearly have sletter from them stating this information!!!!!! # #

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-23 00:00:00
Product: Payday loan — 
Issue: Charged fees or interest I didn't expect — 
Company: CNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
on XX/XX/XXXX I signed up for a loan from " CHECK n GO '' a payday loan office in XXXX, ca. I have been getting a payday loan from them for a number of years and was a very good customer. this office is very busy with just one girl working the desk. On this day XXXX when I was paying my {$300.00} loan she said to me " would n't it be nice to not have to drive all the way down here every month? She said we can sign you up for a {$2600.00} cash loan and you can pay back directy out of your bank account. On that day I did n't have my glasses and I am very hard of hearing ... .I am XXXX yrs. old. I was confused and frustrated since I literally could n't see or hear. all that I was sure she said is that I could save myself a trip every month. I planned to continue to do business with them as my social security just is n't enough to get by on. next she presented me with the loan papers..all of this done in a very rushed manner. I tried to make out the figures of the papers, but I could not. I remember asking her several questions for clarification, but between being XXXX and the other people all talking at once { they were complaining about how long I was taking } finally, thinking I had a fair grasp of what I was doing I signed up. I assumed there would be interest attached to this loan. INTEREST was never mentioned or pointed out to me and of course if she had pointed it out or spoke it ... I NEVER WOULD HAVE EVEN CONSIDERED SIGNING THOSE PAPERS OR BEEN THE SLIGHTEST BIT INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL. upon arriving home I finally reviewed the papers and I almost had a XXXX XXXX. I had just signed a loan with 103 % interest rate. MY WHOLE WORLD FELL APART IN ONE SECOND. ihave always been very proud of myself in being able to take care of myself and making good decisions ... now they would be taking out {$280.00} out of my bank account starting XX/XX/XXXX for 16 months. The amount I will have paid them is {$4800.00}. So far I figure I have paid them eight payments total of {$2200.00}. That pays the interest { which they take out first } THE PRINCIPAL REMAINS. wHEN I READ TIME this month I was thrilled to know that an agency has been created to protect consumers. I have no idea if you can help me? I no longer will make any finantial decisions on my own. thank you

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-31 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
*Complaint number XXXX of XXXX My credit report shows collections accounts that seem to have been unlawfully re-aged by the collection agencies and law firms that hold the debts. 

XX/XX/XXXX, I had an emergency hospital stay and did not have insurance, so I was billed for the stay. The bill was split up into at least XXXX different collections accounts for varying amounts between {$100.00} and {$2000.00}. XXXX of the XXXX show dates far later than XX/XX/XXXX. 

Those items are : - XX/XX/XXXX : XXXX - {$1900.00} - XXXX/XXXX/XXXX : XXXX - {$100.00} - XXXX/XXXX/XXXX : Law Offices of Mitchell - {$980.00} These debts were all incurred XX/XX/XXXX, but the date of last activity for each of them incorrectly indicates a much more recent date. I have had no contact with any of these creditors and have taken no action that would result in a new date of last activity. I feel that these accounts are being re-aged as an attempt to circumvent the statute of limitations set by federal regulation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-24 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: CAVALRY INVESTMENTS, LLC
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I checked my credit report and saw that there is a judgement against me. The reference number is XXXX. I DO NOT have contract with Cavalry Portfolio Services LLC. I DO NOT know who they are. I have never received a letter to go to court. My lawyer was never notified and I was never summons to go to court. I was denied credit because of this public judgement. They have never given me the chance to fight it and just placed it on my credit report. Moreover, my credit report is not showing any dates at all. 
Reference Number XXXX Court Circuit Court Date Contact details provided is : XXXX XXXX, GA XXXX XXXX -- Status Filed Amount {$2100.00} Classification Legal Item Type legalitems

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Communication tactics — Threatened to take legal action
Company: I.Q. DATA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
I moved from an apartment and was told I owed money on a carpet clean. This was sent to collections to a company called IQ Data. They called me, and asked how much could i pay. I told them i dont have any money to pay it. They asked for a card to keep interest from going on the account so i gave them my credit card and told them to call me on friday ( this started on a Monday ) to see if i have the money for it. I spoke to a woman. On Wednesday my phone kept ringing at work so i answered it, I told the guy I told the woman I was gon na have them call on friday to see if? I had the money to pay the {$50.00} they wanted to do. I told him I didnt have the money for it. He kept calling me all that day and thursday and left me a voice mail message on thursday saying I refused to pay. I woke up on that friday and went to a gas station on my way to work to only find my credit card was charged {$50.00}. I called the company and spoke to a manager. He refused to give me my money back claiming I authorized the charge. This I did not do i would not do so if i am not sure if i can pay it. The manager spoke to me very disrespectfully. I called my credit card company and disputed the charge. They were suppose to provide this proof they claim within 15 calender days and according to my credit card company they did not. Today is XX/XX/2017 and I was called again from the IQ Data company stating they tried to run my card again and it was declined I told him I never said they could! I called again soon as I arrived earlier at work and spoke to their manager again, only this time he spoke awful to me. Saying I charged back the card and I got my money back claiming hes going to take it to " the next level '' and refuses to tell me what he meant by saying that. I also requested this proof of my authorization he claimed I did from the previous charge and he said " I can give it to you, but, I wont ''. I told him legally I should be entitled to this and he kept saying what he said to me speaking to me in a manor as if he was talking down to me. He was extremely disrespectful to me. Threatening me with legal action because I did a charge back on a charge to my credit card I do not ever recall doing so and refusing to provide the poof to me. I have never been talked to before by a company specially a manager like IQ Data. I got off the phone XXXX. I have never been threaten or talked to like that before.

Company public response: Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-26 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Payday loan
Issue: False statements or representation — Indicated committed crime not paying
Company: CNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
Check and Go debt from XXXX. Filed Chp XXXX Bankruptcy in XXXX XXXX, was discharged in XXXX XXXX. Check and Go was listed on the XXXX. I received a telephone call / voicemail in XXXX XXXX from " XXXX '' XXXX ( XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX ) stating that they were going to be delivering a summons to my residence and then my job and that I must have a supervisor present. I returned the phone call and indicated that I had filed for Chp XXXX Bankruptcy in XXXX XXXX. They stated that this was a fraud charge and my bankruptcy did not protect me from that. I forwarded this information and the voicemail to my Bankruptcy attorney. Today on XXXX XXXX XXXX, I received a voicemail on my personal cell phone and work telephone from " XXXX XXXX XXXX '' XXXX stating that I needed to contact this number and that the voicemail would serve as " legal notice ''. I returned the phone call and the " Senior legal representative '' stated that fraud charges were being made against me because of the Check and Go debt from XXXX that was included in Bankruptcy. I explained that my bankrutpcy was discharged in XXXX XXXX, asked them not to contact me again at home or at work, and to call my attorney with questions. They stated that my bankruptcy has nothing to do with the fraud charges being placed against me. I explained that I knew this was scare tactic and that I was not falling for it. She insisted that she was forwarding my account to a " locater '' and that I would have to appear in court with my attorney to answer to these charges. I again asked this company to not contact me again regarding this matter. She stated that the phone calls would continue. I disconnected the call. Immediately after disconnecting the call, I received XXXX " Unknown '' calls. I answered, nobody on the other end. This is also harassment in nature.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-27 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Payday loan
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action — Sued w/o proper notification of suit
Company: CNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX XXXX at XXXX - XXXX Services XXXX demanding payment through a debit card visa or mastercard only. When I attempted to give them my XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX the refused to take it, and then only gave me XXXX hours to call back with a new card number in which to collect the debt. I attempted to send them a money order through the mail to pay the debt and they refused to accept this payment arrangement as well. XXXX then go belligerent with me if I did not call back in XXXX hours with the card information. She also has left me threatening messages of contacting my employer with a wage verification as well.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-30 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info — Talked to a third party about my debt
Company: ONLINE Information Services, Inc.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Contacted extended family members of mine asking for me by my maiden name, which I 've been married for a long time. They claimed I had a debt and disclosed a dollar amount to the family members, but never stated what the debt was supposedly for, nor have they every contacted me. When I have tried to call it has either been a fast rapid busy signal or the person on the other end wants me to provide my SS # and personal information before they 'll speak with me about this supposed debt under my maiden name. I believe strongly it 's a scam, but regardless they keep calling other people, repeatedly badgering them, and stating each time different amounts that are supposedly owed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-16 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not given enough info to verify debt
Company: I.Q. DATA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
The final billing from the vendor ( XXXX DBA XXXX ) for utilities related to a lease agreement did not include validation of the amounts billed as related to administrative fees and proportional billing method ( no individual meter per unit ). The bill included charges for service for administrative fees and for a billing period after possession had been transferred. 

Information was requested for validation and not responded to in a method that could validate the amounts. The vendor was repeatedly asked for validation and clarification ( for which email documentation exists ) and would not provide, but sent the bill to collections. The billing included amounts accumulated for additional fees and amounts that not disclosed in the lease agreement and therefore not allowed according to the revised statutes of AZ. Also, the billing included charges for utilities after possession of the unit had been transferred back to XXXX. XXXX was requested to adjust the billed amount accordingly. Rather than adjusting, they sent the bill for collections. 

The lease agreement was for the period of XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX. Possession of the unit was transferred back to XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX and electric utilities were stopped ( included for information but not related to billing ). XXXX began renovation of the unit ( XXXX ) immediately and were utilizing utilities. 

My repeated attempts to clarify and obtain an accurate bill amount were not fruitful. 

The final billing was {$66.00} of which {$36.00} was for the period of XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX ( this period was after transfer of property back to XXXX ). Also, during the term the billed amounts included a administrative fee of {$3.00} per month for 11 months : {$38.00}. ( this amount was not disclosed in the lease contract so, by law not valid ). 

If both charges are invalid, the amount owing is $ XXXX If the Admin fee is valid but the final month not valid, the amount owed is {$30.00}. 
If the final month is valid, but the admin fee not valid, the amount owing is {$28.00}. 

As stated in my communication, paying the correct amount is not the issues, but having XXXX provide an accurate billing with proper disclosure of calculation and validation is. 

Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

Company public response: Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: False statements or representation — Impersonated an attorney or official
Company: U.S. Collections West, Inc.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
US Collections West is attempting to collect more money than what they are lawfully entitled to collect. The owner of the debt agreed to accept {$1500.00} to settle the debt in full and US Collections West Owner XXXX XXXX refuses to honor the agreement and refuses to communicate with legal counsel for the defendant. He hangs up on consumers, yells at them, and tells them he will take them to court though he is not an attorney. XXXX implies he is a lawyer in every communication because he has been in debt collection for years but he is not abiding by the law and violates ethics rules by acting as an attorney - he even refuses to abide by his own client 's wishes.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-22 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: ONLINE Information Services, Inc.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
Online Collections recently reported a collection account on my credit report. They had already reported this same collection account on my credit report for a period of seven years. However, due to the seven year rule on the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the account simply dropped off my credit report. Recently, Online Collection changed the date of last activity on this account ; I assume so they could put it back on my credit report. But this time, they did not provide a notice of right to dispute before reporting it.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation