vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-03 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I opened a Citibank checking account in association with a XXXX ThankYou point bonus promotion. When I opened the account, I confirmed that the promotion code was linked to my account through secure messaging. When I completed the requirements of the offer, again, I confirmed that I completed the requirements and was eligible for the offer. I waited the amount of time they told me, and when that time elapsed, I inquired again about the posting of the XXXX point bonus to my account. At that time, they said I was ineligible and denied me the bonus.

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 2016-11-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Unsolicited issuance of credit card — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I had an XXXX XXXX XXXX card. Somehow XXXX took over the card and my XXXX XXXX got transferred to them ever since XXXX I 've had issues logging on late fees and overlimit fees accrued and I cant seem to catch up on the card I called on XXXX/XXXX/2016 to ask for assistance since the payment never seems to go down and Im having financial difficulties since I got a big pay decrease at work. All they could offer was for me to just pay the minimum and keep accruing the late and over limit fee. They have no assistance in helping repay a card I do n't even want. I never had any issues with my XXXX XXXX XXXX

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 2016-04-11 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX had this account during the statue limitations. XXXX financial systems has put different dates on a XXXX credit bureaus when the account was purchase and forged payment on my account to keep the account open. The payment has rise from XXXX XXXX. XXXX and Citi Financial has put and double jeopardy on the credit trying to collect from the same debt. XXXX XXXX has given me numerous dates of when they purchase my account and I have the dates infront of me when I call about every letter I have receive for XXXX XXXX within the 6 years and more about this account .This account is also past the statue of limitations. XXXX has been acquiring contacting the credit bureaus using my social security number.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-07 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
XXXX years ago, My Credit Score was dropped from XXXX to XXXX. I run my credit report via XXXX and XXXX. I found out there were {$290.00} charged on my macy 's account. I called macys many times and still ca n't get the issue resolved. They have n't even provide me the credit card statement. I have requested for it many times. All they were saying I have {$290.00} due on my card and I have to pay for it. I have been keep telling them I have n't use my macys card almost XXXX years. Everytime I call them, They said they are doing their investigation. I also file a complain via macy 's fraud department email. But still have n't received any response. This has been going on almost XXXX years and at this moment I want to get this issue resolved.

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 2015-04-02 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Credit decision / Underwriting — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
Is there someone employed at XXXX XXXX that can give me AUTHORATIVE answers to questions I have pertaining to my XXXX/CitiMortgage Standard Modification Trial which was approved on XXXX/XXXX/15 by the servicer Citi? My approved rate they 've given me is 4.375 % for XXXX years with Citi also claiming no option to pay-down my {$20000.00} past due balance on top of my trial payments during the XXXX month period. I 've been getting the run-around by Citi on my right to get the standard modification published rate of XXXX ( clearly posted on XXXX ) and my right to pay down my past due balance during the trial period. These adjustments if considered and approved would each independent of the other save me a great deal of money when it comes time to calculate my final permanent modification at the end of the trial period. Local agencies such as XXXX XXXX or my local congress woman 's office have been no help because they lack authority on this matter.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-27 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Rewards — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
We opened a Citi AAdvantage Mastercard XX/XX/XXXX. In order to earn an account opening bonus of XXXX XXXX XXXX AAdvantage miles we were required to spend {$1500.00} in the first 90 days. After not seeing the account opening bonus post to her AAdvantage account, my wife contacted Citi via chat on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX to verify we met the terms of the promotion. Citi stated the promotion was actually {$3000.00} in 90 days but that we had indeed met the terms of the promotion, despite the mis-understanding and that the bonus miles would post soon. After a further 60 days the miles still did not post to her AAdvantage account. I then contacted Citi via chat on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX and was again told that the bonus miles were indeed earned and would be posted to the AAdvantage account shortly. After additional time had past without the bonus miles posting I contact Citi yet again and was only then told we had not met the terms of the promotion and no miles would be awarded. Despite multiple confirmations that we had met the terms, we suddenly had not.

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 2016-07-09 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Keep getting calls about my loan
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
Constant phone calls when the account rolls past due. My payment is due on the XXXX of the month and I occasionally need to make the payment late due to the fact that I am paid on a bi-weekly basis. 

Recently, my account rolled past due, but I scheduled a payment that would be withdrawn from my bank account on XXXX XXXX, 2016. This payment was scheduled on Thursday, XXXX XXXX, 2016. 

Despite the fact that I scheduled a payment, the phone calls persisted. Between XXXX XXXX, 2016 and XXXX XXXX, 2016 I received a total of ( 17 ) calls from Citi regarding the account. I did n't answer most of these calls as they called while I was either at work or driving my vehicle. 

The phone calls are OUT OF CONTROL. There is no need for them to call me this many times, especially given the fact that a payment was scheduled. This is n't an isolated incident as this has happened to me every time my account has rolled past due. 

I would like to see this matter investigated as I ca n't be the only person who has this issue with Citi Student Loans.

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 2016-06-20 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I opened a Citigold Checking Account with a promotion for XXXX AAdvantage Miles after spending {$1000.00} on the debit card and completing 2 bill pays in 2 consecutive months. The promotion code was XXXX. 
I called Citigold Customer Support and confirmed that I was eligible for the promotion before opening the account, and then after opening the account I confirmed that my account was eligible for the promotion. After completing the requirements, I contacted Citigold through a secure chat and confirmed that I had completed the requirements and that the miles would be posting to my account. After approximately a month, I contact Citi again to ask when the miles would post. They placed an inquiry request on my account to look into it, and I was then notified that my account was not targeted and I would not be receiving the promised miles. Because I confirmed multiple times, and have a transcript of the secure chat in which I was told I was eligible and did complete the requirements, I believe Citi should honor the promotion they promised.

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 2015-04-05 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My credit report reflects a history of payments per agreement for ALL debts except for Macy 's. In 2007 I opened a Macy 's account, and at Macy 's recommendation, also opened separate accounts for jewelry and furniture purchases. Over the subsequent year or XXXX Macy 's consistently mis-applied my payments on these accounts, resulting in delinquencies on some and positive balances on others. I tried sending XXXX payment, then XXXX separate payments, but nothing resolved the problem.I had to call Macy 's every month to re-allocate the payments. I finally closed all accounts because of the frustration and because I knew that this would hurt my credit, which it has.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
When I opened a new checking account with Citibank, they were unable to verify my external checking out through login. I was advised I would have to do trial deposits and that the initial funding would not go through. Later, after confirming the trial deposits and seeing no pending transfers, I initiated the initial funding through the external account in the amount of {$15000.00}. Later, Citi then initiated XXXX withdrawals of {$15000.00}. The second led to an NSF fee and I received an e-mail that they planned on re-initiating it. I called in and they promised they had canceled that attempt. The attempt did not appear on Citi 's website for me to cancel. However, Citi then initiated this transfer again, leading to another NSF fee from my external account. 

Additionally, due to issues in product integration, Citi conducts verification and sends out account information piecemeal. Citi refused to accept a signed affidavit as proof of identity/residence, insisting on utility bills that are n't in my name ( since I 'm a full-time student ). Then, Citi blamed me when the provider ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) would not talk to them about the account. Moreover, Citi 's refusal to provide appropriate information and integrate verification meant that once I activated the debit card I was mailed, I was instantly blocked from online access since I had n't been provided a PIN and I had n't been provided my full bank account number yet ( I needed both to login ). Citi customer service could not provider or create either. This failure of integration meant that I did not have access to Citi online, including my unrelated and existing Credit Card ( Citi Double Cash ). I believe this denial of access to current balance, transactions, and previous statements based on a checking account is a violation of the Electronic Statements agreement between me and Citi and the XXXX XXXX. Even in the most liberal reading, the Electronic Statements agreement requires notice of termination of online access. 

I had upwards of 10 phone calls related to this issue and met with a Branch Manager. Finally, I was able to get a " Level II '' Supervisor from Citi who instructed me to call her direct line while in branch with a branch manager. I finally have access to view my online accounts while I wait for the New Accounts Team to process their request to unblock my account. I have not been able to get any resolution on receiving compensation for the overdrafts.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-31 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: SD

Complaint narrative:
I applied for Citi Gold Checking Account with XXXX promotion on XXXX/XXXX/2016. The promotional offer is that AAdvantage XXXX bonus miles will be credited by Citibank within 90 calendar days from the date when I completed all offer requirements. I have received a confirmation letter from Citibank specifically addressed to me from Citibank that I have met all the requirements. In the letter sent on XXXX/XXXX/2016, Citibank stated that " Our records confirm your account met all criteria for promotion code XXXX. After your 90 day waiting period is complete or by XXXX/XXXX/16, the bonus miles will be applied at the end of the next statement billing cycle. '' However, I have not received AA XXXX bonus miles as of XXXX/XXXX/2016. During the waiting period, I have already paid a total of {$60.00} of monthly service fee to wait for the promised AA XXXX bonus miles. I wish Citibank honors her own promise written in the confirmation letter.

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 2016-02-19 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Non-federal student loan
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Financial Asset Management Systems Inc
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX is no longer reporting the payment arrangement that I have had for over a year with them to my credit report with any of the credit reporting agencies. I have been paying {$250.00} per month for over a year to XXXX through the debt collector they have hired Financial Asset Management Systems. XXXX is no longer reporting the payment arrangement anymore to any of the credit reporting agencies as they had been doing even though I have been paying {$250.00} per month under the 0.001 % payment arrangement for over a year and to which XXXX had agreed to report on my credit report. I have all the documentation that shows that I have been paying Financial Asset Management Systems {$250.00} per month for over a year. There is no reason why XXXX should no longer be reporting the payment arrangement to the credit reporting agencies as I have been paying their debt collector under the payment arrangement for over a year and I have the documentation to prove it.

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 2016-05-27 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Balance transfer — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Was a customer of 10 years and apparently they tried to send me a letter about a policy change and they sent it to an out dated address. Today when I called about a new Best Buy ( Citigroup ) credit card for the account I am still making payments on. I am told that the account is closed. They never tried to call me and inquire about the mail be returned. Currently I have to go into a Best Buy location and make a payment because I can not pay online. They said I can apply for another credit card but they will be unable to merge the account so I am still unable to pay online on the old account. However I can pay the new account online.

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 2016-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing statement — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I received several late fees, and realized without my consent or knowledge Macy 's changed my last name on both of my credit card account ending in # XXXX & # XXXX, which prevented me from receiving timely statement. Although I made payments on both accounts for due date XXXX XXXX, XXXX, Macy 's is showing both accounts past due demanding I pay an addition {$37.00} on each account or will report the accounts late with the credit bureaus. In addition Macy 's is demanding a higher payment amount for next cycle billing based on their internal errors which created a problem with accurate reporting of information to the credit bureaus. This erogenous error has impacted my credit score and reporting with the XXXX credit bureaus and to date Macy 's is refusing to acknowledge the mistake, provided written documentation of who authorized the name change and why this information was changed. I had these account since XXXX, and the account has been under the name XXXX XXXX XXXX, on or around XXXX XXXX, Macy 's without my knowledge or consent change the name on the account to XXXX XXXX XXXX, Macy 's is refusing to correct their error within their system and with the credit report bureaus. This was done intentionally as retaliation for several complaints I filed with CFPB in regards to Macy 's illegal practices with manipulating the consumer credit scores and increasing the consumers line of credit during the holiday season to increase sale.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-30 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
I 've been experiencing financial problems and have been paying on my Macy 's credit card. Although it 's not the complete payment, it 's something. I have explained to the agency what I can pay and when and their repeated calls are really annoying. The calls have been going on for quite some time but I 've started to count the calls and between XXXX - XXXX I 've received XXXX calls as I 'm writing this letter. the numbers they use are XXXX or XXXX. 

What rights to I have as a consumer?

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 2015-05-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I am a stamp collector, and in XX/XX/XXXX I purchased what were described as XXXX very rare stamps from a dealer in XXXX, that were also described to be of the highest quality. Upon receiving the stamps in XX/XX/XXXX, I submitted them to the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX for an expert opinion to confirm they were genuine and as described by the dealer. In XX/XX/XXXX the XXXX issued their opinions, both of the stamps were actually different, much more common varieties, and both were re-gummed, so worth maybe {$400.00} instead of {$1200.00}. I then emailed the merchant and repeatedly asked for a refund since the stamps were not as described, and he did n't answer any of my emails, leading me to believe he knew very well what he sold were not the rare varieties he described. Because I charged the stamps on my Citibank Master Card, I went to the Citibank web site to try and dispute the charge. When I went to the Citibank dispute e-form, when I selected " merchandise not as describe '', it asked me to specify the date when the merchandise was returned. I called Citibank, and was told they would not accept a dispute for " merchandise not as describe '' until the merchandise in dispute had been returned to the merchant, so I went to the post office and sent the stamps back by registered mail, and then entered the dispute in the Citibank web site. Sometime later, I received a letter from Citibank saying my dispute was declined, because too much time had passed between the charge and filing the dispute ( which was due to the long time it takes for the XXXX to issue a certificate ). Of course I was very upset, I called Citibank and said why did n't they tell me that before they told me to send the stamps back? Now the merchant not only has my {$1200.00}, but he received the stamps back to sell to someone else, and I could have sold them to mitigate my loss. I think it 's unfair for Citibank to insist on merchandise being returned before they consider a dispute. XXXX is much better, they will resolve a dispute and then if the Buyer prevails, he/she has XXXX days to return the merchandise to the Seller. This should be the general policy for all banks, do n't enrich merchants who are crooks by forcing a buyer to return items before the dispute is resolved in the buyer 's favor. 

** FYI : The above is simplified for ease of understanding, the purchase actually involved XXXX stamps and XXXX seperate charges to my credit card, the XXXX other charges were in XX/XX/XXXX, and XXXX were reversed by Citibank as they were within the time window. The XX/XX/XXXX charge was the one not reversed, which is the one I am upset about.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-30 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Credit card protection / Debt protection — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Citi bank has charged me for products they did not provide.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-17 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
for several years i have been making weekly payments on my mortgage to citi mortgage. most months these payments exceed twice the required mortgage payment. after reviewing my statements, it appears not only does the lender charge me late fees even though i have never been late,, but does not apply my weekly payments properly or in a timely fashion. i have seen my payments held for weeks un-applied, causing me to pay more in interest ever month. after spending 3 hours over 2 days trying to resolve a late fee, i am giving up talking to the XXXX customer service people and filing a complaint. there is XXXX XXXX late fee and an unknown amount of interest that i have over paid due back to me.

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