vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Savings account
Issue: Managing an account — Banking errors
Company: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
I have a personal savings account with American Express. I received an automated email mentioning about address change. I had not requested this address change. Upon calling the bank, they changed the address back but dismissed the urgency of this issue. I kept insisting on investigation with defined timeline and reporting to me but the bank refused to commit to this. It also turned out that the address that the bank changed to is of their wire department. This deliberate change of address suggests that the bank was trying to quietly take money away from my account. 

Following this issue, I spoke with the bank 's customer representatives twice. I requested to speak with supervisor but was not allowed to speak with supervisor. When I requested for call back by the supervisor, I was assured a call within 48 hours but that has not happened either. It is clear that the bank is trying to dismiss a serious issue of unauthorized bank changes. I also told the representative that I will complain to CFPB if there is no investigation with defined timeline and resolution but the bank was indifferent to this.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Sued you without properly notifying you of lawsuit
Company: Cooling & Winter LLC
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
I was notified from my father that a notification that a civil suit was filed against me and the letter was placed on his door. I no longer lived in XXXX and lived in XXXX, I called the XXXX XXXX small claims court on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX with the case number provided by my father to inquire about the suit and learned that it was filed by XXXX XXXX XXXX. for a debt. In informed them that I was no longer a resident there and lived in XXXX, XXXX. They informed me they would let the filer of the suit know. 

I then ran my credit report to get the contact information from the XXXX XXXX and called the debt agency around he date of XXXX/XXXX/XXXX to attempt to resolve the issue. There were 2 debts listed. They informed me that they could not speak with me about the debt and I would have to contact Attorney Office Cooling and Winter who was handling both debt accounts. I contacted Cooling and Winter and had to wait until the account owner contacted me back to attempt to resolve the issue. The account holder contacted me and was extremely hostile stating the implications of not paying this debt. He stated that if I allowed this to go to court I will likely have to pay the current owed balance along with interest and penalties. Being that I was trying to resolve this issue, the threats did not make communication easy. 

I had not received a statement from the original debt owner nor had I received any communications from them in over a year so I was unaware of the balance they determined I owed. I asked him if he could mail me copies of what was determined that I owed and that they would be forwarded to my new address. I never received those copies of the statements. I received a notification from my credit reporting agency that the 2 accounts were being disputed. I had not filed a dispute on these accounts so it was a surprise to me. 

My father contacted me to inform me that a Sheriff came by to serve a me with paper for again but I had already informed Cooling and Winter as well as the county court office that I no longer resided there. 

I attempted again to contain XXXX to negotiate a settlement and was told again that they could not talk to me about the debt. Communications with XXXX XXXX  XXXX are not possible after the hostile interaction. I have no documents related to this debt so I can not validate what it is saying I owe. 

I looked into both suit fillings today and both were DISMISSED without prejudice because I have moved. Dates of dismissal XXXX/XXXX/XXXX and 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 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX, I contacted Sears regrading my situation and told them that we got affected by hurricane Harvey and would like to see if they can assistance us in any way or shape. I told them that we are living in FEMA assisted hotel and my employment got affected by hurricane Harvey, so the customer representative at the time told me that he will try to help us. Upon checking in their system they told me that they have Fema program going on with which I wont have to worry about my both Credit Card payments until XXXX and I can start my payments at the somewhere around at the end of XXXX XXXX and that 's what I have been told couple of time. Then recently, I got call from Citi bank and the customer representative told me that my accounts have been past due from 60 days in which I informed him about our previous conversation that I have with several customer Representative. So he told me that the program was for only two months which I was n't informed about and ; So I try to justified my point tell him that I was informed about about the program was till XXXX XXXX and I can start my payment around end of XXXX XXXX so he told me that he was sorry about the misinformation. So I dont think that several Representative giving misinformation and still reporting it to my credit bureau. I still receive consistent calls about my payments.

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 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems — Problem with rewards from credit card
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
Re : XXXX On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, I booked a round trip XXXX XXXX ticket from XXXX to XXXX using my XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX rewards points. 

Trip ID : XXXX Flight Confirmation # XXXX Agency Reference # XXXX Upon arriving at the airport during the check-in process I was advised by XXXX no ticket or reservation was associated with the email confirmation number provided to me by XXXX XXXX XXXX. In order to travel on the flight I was required by XXXX to purchase a new ticket at check-in for the amount of {$770.00}. Unfortunately, the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX failed in its fundamental service of arranging travel for a very important trip. Travel rewards are a central part of the XXXX XXXX XXXX benefits and the main reason I signed up for the card. I was forced to pay out of pocket {$770.00} and go through an extremely stressful event in almost missing an international flight because of the error. I also never received reimbursement for the reward points I used to book the original flight. 

I am further disappointed because, upon contacting Chase customer service and sending the XXXX receipt on XXXX XXXX, XXXX, I was promised by XXXX XXXX XXXX that I would receive a check reimbursement for {$770.00} via mail within 14-20 business days. Nearly 50 business days have past and unfortunately I still have not received reimbursement for the error. 

I originally reported the error over the phone on XXXX XXXX. I followed up via phone on XXXX XXXX and complied with the request to send an email receipt from XXXX. I followed up again with Chase in writing via the secure online emails system on XXXX XXXX. I followed again via phone in the middle part of XXXX and again on the XXXX of XXXX. On the XXXX of XXXX I explained I would be filing a formal complaint if I did not receive reimbursement. Again, for the 4th time, I was promised a check in the mail. On XXXX XXXX I followed again with Chase in writing explaining the situation and asking for written confirmation of when I would be receiving the check. I received no response from the travel rewards department to my request.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Communication tactics — You told them to stop contacting you, but they keep trying
Company: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: ME

Complaint narrative:
On or about XX/XX/XXXX, I requested my account closed, due to overwhelming debt. I explain my current situation, and explained I will not be able to pay until the spring of XX/XX/XXXX.  I was informed I could not enter into a payment plan, due to me only being between 30 and 60 days late on my payments. I also instructed the representative I hereby wished calls to no longer made to my number, and all future responses be conducted by postal mail. On or about XX/XX/XXXX, I again asked for the account to be closed, and I again stated my financial situation, and requested the phone calls halt, and for all communications to be conducted via postal mail. Also, the represenative stated I could sell items i purchased on XXXX. I found that as a personal insult. On or about XX/XX/XXXX, I  received 10 phone calls from XXXX. After my wife 's phone was contacted, I contacted the number back, and spoke with XXXX, who explained to me my account was still open, as well as there were no notations in my account. I requested a supervisor, and was informed it would be a minimum of a 15 minute hold. I requested for a supervisor to call me back.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Closing your account — Company closed your account
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I received a mail stating that my account is closed due to unusual payment activity. However, I have never made a payment to this account. Please give me an explanation on why the account is closed.

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 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems — Problem with rewards from credit card
Company: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My complaint is regarding the fraudulent/mispresentation cash rewards and refund ( over payment ) AMERICAN EXPRESS ACCOUNT ENDING XXXX. 
First of all, I paid off the amount of {$2100.00} and payment was received X/X/17. 
I received a statement amount stated {$2000.00} due date was X/XX/17. 
I called and told them that, my refund should be {$74.00} instead of {$67.00}. 
Per conversation, they cant give me the full amount because of the interest fee. 
Its not making sense if the stated on the statement is {$2000.00} ; and I over paid them and theyre not going to give me the exact refund amount, {$74.00}. 
And I asked, regarding my cash reward in the amount of {$33.00} ; and I want to claim or send it to me. They said, not able to send/give to me because of the security question. They asked me XXXX XXXX if I am related to her and I said, I dont know her. That was the reason why did not process my cash rewards. Thats a fraud or mispresentation of the company on their advertising or promotion.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Federal student loan debt
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
Navient has called me several times a day for the last 3 months. I have spoken with one of  their representatives and let them know that I would get back to my regular payments as soon as I could. I told them that I recently had a child and it could be a while before I was no longer past due. They told me they would notate it on the account and then asked me how much I was going to pay today ... ... After that conversation I continued to receive multiple phone calls daily and now they are reaching out to my relatives and in-laws to get a hold of me. At this point I will not be paying them a dime. I will claim bankruptcy before I pay them!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems — Problem with rewards from credit card
Company: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX American Express broke ties with XXXX so all of the green XXXX cards were cancelled and transferred to other accounts. When that happened we had to use our reward points which totally about XXXX. We chose XXXX XXXX gift cards so we could get carpet for our rental property. Upon finally deciding to use the cards it was discovered that they were totally blank. ( {$250.00} worth ). I was told that a nationwide issue was occurring with all XXXX XXXX gift cards and we would be sent replacements. This took several months meaning we had to pay cash for the carpet. The new gift cards finally arrived and upon going to use them, they were again blank. American Express membership rewards informed me that they had mailed the cards and then promptly deactivated them. I told them I no longer even needed the cards and they promised me a check for {$200.00} instead of the {$250.00} that the cards were worth. Weeks went by. When I finally called again, they told me they had closed the case because a check was sent. I have never received a check and now many months have gone by with still no check. I have made dozens of phone calls and have been promised, promised, promised but still no resolution. I have escalated this twice and have talked to supervisors. The last they told me was because the card has been closed over a year they ca n't do anything. I believe this whole thing has been a runaround to not honor my reward points. I 'm irritated and frustrated. I 've spent hours on this. I want my check.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX added a debt in the amount of {$500.00} onto my credit file unjustly. I do not have a contract or legal agreement with the company and this debt does not belong to me. I disputed this item with Transunion and XXXX and the item was successfully removed since they failed to provide proof however they have placed the item back onto my credit file again and this is causing my credit score to decrease. I am in the process of purchasing my first home and this is affecting my ability to qualify for a mortgage. I called XXXX and Transunion to have this item removed again and they are refusing to remove the item again.

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 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Auto debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: ALLY FINANCIAL INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I would like to inform you that I continue to dispute the current status of the loan ( status=charged off ). On XX/XX/XXXX I disputed the status and the 3 month delinquency that was incorrectly reported to the credit bureaus, through XXXX. Ally Financial corrected the inaccurate delinquent payments it reported. Unfortunately I still do not agree and believe Ally financial had no legal right to charge of the loan. Letter dated XX/XX/XXXX from Ally was to inform me the loan was now charged off due to missed payments this information is incorrect furthermore Ive continued to make the monthly payments. Ally had no legal right to charge off the loan. They failed to conduct a reasonable investigation when verbally requested on XX/XX/XXXX with XXXX whom I was transferred to by another representative from Ally 's total loss department after contacting them at XXXX and assured me they would allow 30 days to attempt to resolve the pending GAP claim prior to charging off the loan ( documents have been included to show proof ) they provided inaccurate information about me to the credit bureaus and used fraudulent information in taking action to do so. My concern is that the lack of communication between departments or properly documenting pertinent information to be easily accessed among the different departments is resulting with substantial harm and inconvenience to its customers. 

Ally financial has violated provisions of federal Fair Credit Reporting laws by failing to provide accurate information reported to credit bureaus. 

On my last communication with Ally Financials Asset Recovery Departments on XX/XX/XXXX XXXX I was told by XXXX that the reason the loan was charged off was due to the deficiency balance after my Insurance company attempted to pay off the auto loan for payment amount Ally received and processed on XX/XX/XXXX if the details of that statement were accurate? why wasnt the loan charged off as of XX/XX/XXXX Instead Ally verbally confirmed the loan was charged off on XX/XX/XXXX. As I have not violated the terms of the loan agreement and the loan has never been in default why was the loan charged off?

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 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Keep getting calls about your loan
Company: Utah System of Higher Education
State: UT

Complaint narrative:
I began receiving harassing phone calls nearly everyday. I tried to explain I will send a check as soon as I get paid. The amount they required was more than I could afford that week. This week I sent them a check in the full amount requested. The phone calls came every day and grew more and more aggressive. They threated to call me 3 times a day and claimed they have every right to do so legally despite the fact I told them they have been paid. They continued to repeat themselves redundantly. The caller/ collector insisted, she had confirmed with her manager and she was with in her legal right. Part of the reason my account went into collection status is due to the fact they stopped sending me a bill ( US Postal service ) and the last few bills they did send are clearly printed " XXXX due, XXXX owed '' dated XXXXXXXX XXXX. I may have misunderstood the rehab program believing that my account had been settled. XXXX XXXX 13 months later after no contact, I got a letter and began getting calls from their collections. I immediately budgeted for a payment and made the full payment requested about a week later when I had the money. Today I continue to get calls threatening to call me three times a day in addition to the interrogating questions. I believe this to be excessive abuse of their authority and illegal behavior.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems — Problem with rewards from credit card
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
XX/XX/2017 I was purchasing an airline ticket from XXXX XXXX and saw a promotional offer for the Mileage Plus Explorer card from Chase. The terms for this card included a {$50.00} statement credit, XXXX bonus miles, and a XXXX dollar intro annual fee for the first year. A couple months later I was looking up a charge for something else and noticed that I had been charged the annual fee for the first year that was supposed to be waived. I have contacted chase about this many times and gone through all the processes and they still refuse to credit me back for the {$95.00} dollar charge. I have never signed up for a card with an annual fee and would have never done anything like that. I also took a picture of the offer, as I have been taught to do, to document the offer I received.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-12-15 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
I started asking for a copy of my Promissory Note with my original signature on it since XX/XX/XXXX from XXXX. I 've gotten several responses but none satisfied my initial request ; i was given a computerize signature connecting me to these alleged loans. So after getting no proper response from XXXX, i sought out the credit bureaus from help on retrieving the proper documents. On XX/XX/XXXX the first dispute letter was sent through the credit bureaus dispute portals online, XX/XX/XXXX & XX/XX/XXXX transunion & XXXX was sent via certified mail XXXX online dispute portal, XX/XX/XXXX all was sent certified mail, and the 4th and final letter was sent XX/XX/XXXX via online dispute portals. All the credit bureaus responses were the same as the info report was accurate and could not be deleted. All certified mail was notarized by notary service.

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 2017-12-15 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: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
I started asking for a copy of my Promissory Note with my original signature on it since XX/XX/XXXX from XXXX. I 've gotten several responses but none satisfied my initial request ; i was given a computerize signature connecting me to these alleged loans. So after getting no proper response from XXXX, i sought out the credit bureaus from help on retrieving the proper documents. On XX/XX/XXXX the first dispute letter was sent through the credit bureaus dispute portals online, XX/XX/XXXX & XX/XX/XXXX XXXX & XXXX was sent via certified mail equifax online dispute portal, XX/XX/XXXX all was sent certified mail, and the 4th and final letter was sent XX/XX/XXXX via online dispute portals. All the credit bureaus responses were the same as the info report was accurate and could not be deleted. All certified mail was notarized by notary service.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation