vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-22 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF THE WEST
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I applied for a condo mortgage for a vacation property at Bank of the West through a loan broker named XXXX in their XXXX, CA office ( XXXX ). He assured me he had gotten loans approved at the exact same complex very recently. The condo association lists itself as a " condo hotel '' association rather than a vacation condo complex, and I had already had a loan fall through at a normal residential property rate with a different lender, because the " condo hotel '' association was viewed as a rental property rather than a vacation property, I insisted with XXXX that I would not spend money on another ( second ) home appraisal unless I had his assurance that I would get the loan, barring any issues unrelated to its being a condo hotel. He assured me he had just gotten a loan approved at the complex, and it should be no problem. He locked my rate at a very attractive rate ( 4.25 % ) based on my opening up XXXX bank accounts with Bank of the West, and I went ahead with the appraisal based on his assurance that I would get the loan. Bank of the West charged me {$650.00} for the appraisal, and at the end of the loan review process, the bank denied the loan for the exact same reason - that it was a condo hotel association, and they were treating it as a rental property rather than a vacation home. Understandably unhappy with XXXX for leading me on and costing me {$650.00} for nothing, I insisted he make it right and refund my money, but he did not. They cheated me out of {$650.00} and kept me from purchasing my vacation home.

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 2016-01-26 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account status
Company: Early Warning Services, LLC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
My account is related to an old case number : XXXX was turned over to EARLY WARNING and I was wrongfully accused and did have money in my account. 
Please have early warning clear my name.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-07 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I have inquires in my report about back accounts I did not try to open

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 2015-09-07 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Closing/Cancelling account — 
Company: Continental Finance Company, LLC
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
The credit cards was NEVER RECEIVED I informed CONTINENTAL FINANCE..they were supposed to cancel the card.. but they reported a delinquent amount with the credit bureaus.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-01 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
VSAC 's standard practices with respect to its XXXX/autopay system have resulted in ( 1 ) an unwanted forbearance, on XXXX occasion ; and, on a separate occasion, ( XXXX ) {$72.00} in overdraft fees. This is what happens. A borrower can elect to use the XXXX/auto pay system. When he or she wants to add an additional amount of payment that will be debited from his or her account, it takes three days to process that change. VSAC DOES NOT ALERT THE CUSTOMER TO THAT WAITING PERIOD at the time he or she enters the change. If ( as was the case with me ) the next regular scheduled payment falls within those three days, VSAC has done one of two things with me. The first time this happened, it triggered an unwanted forbearance so that the system could catch up with the change over the course of the next month. I would have obviously rescheduled the change to avoid that forbearance. When I called, I was shocked to hear that there was " nothing they could do. '' Well, that artificially EXTENDED THE LIFE OF MY LOAN, due to no fault on my part, and due to their failure to warn me of the three day waiting period. The second time I changed my amount ( also within the three day period ), rather than trigger a forbearance, VSAC accessed an older checking account that I have not used for payments in years. Because there was no money in that account, I incurred XXXX overdraft fees. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I want my overdraft money back, and I want any interest that accrued on my loan to be paid back. If, on a national level, and as a standard practice, they are not warning folks of such issues with changing the payment amount on autopay within three days of the next regularly scheduled payment, then they ( potentially ) are costing borrowers thousands or millions of dollars in overdraft fees, and are ( definitely ) extending such borrowers loans by triggering the unwanted forbearances.

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 2016-05-05 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Communication tactics — Threatened to take legal action
Company: Resurgent Capital Services L.P.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
I owed {$1600.00} to XXXX XXXX Bank Credit Card but medical expenses probated payments. My wife, XXXX, is XXXX. We XXXX live on XXXX only. 

XXXX XXXX Bank sold the debt to a law breaking junk debt collector LVNV Funding , LLC. Their attorney, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, harassed us with calls all hours of the day. Their bill collector went to neighbors misrepresenting themselves as the police and disclosing we owed money and we were XXXX. 

The law firm sued us and won a default judgment for {$2300.00} on XXXX/XXXX/2016 ( attached docs ). We wrote them on XXXX/XXXX/2016 telling the attorney to cease all collection harassment ( attached docs ). They continued to tape legal work to our front door after our cease and desist letter. In speaking to the law firm they were aware that our income was from XXXX only but the attorney threatened to illegally garnish our checking account on XXXX/XXXX/2016 ( attached docs ). 

We filed bankruptcy on XXXX/XXXX/2016 but to date the attorney has not removed the collection activity from our credit report. 

LVNV Funding LLC and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX have violated the FDCPA laws and should be held accountable for their law breaking activities..

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: ARVEST BANK GROUP, INC.
State: OK

Complaint narrative:
My wife & I purchased a 'travel club membership ' on our Visa after being told by the salesman that we could use it for our XXXX we take XXXX for XXXX work. Since my wife works for an airline I told him we did n't need it for our personal use but would be interested if we could use it for these trips. He assured us it could. As our documentation shows, we were given promises that did not materialize. So i began to call and complain, and demanding a refund and being told it was beyond the 3 days allowed by law - rudely at that - I finally took them to small claims court in XXXX, XXXX, and won a judgment. Since this company is a 'scam ' and knows how to work the system, they have multiple offices in XXXX , XXXX , and XXXX that i know of. Trying to get a physical address and trying to collect is nearly impossible. So I asked Visa to reverse the charges. I have my Visa through Arvest Bank, which uses Security Bankcard Center. Initially they reversed the charges ( Arvest did ) but then they called and said Visa will not reverse them since I had a judgment and might collect double payment so I needed to pursue through the courts. Per my attorney i was told to press Visa to reverse the charge. They refused saying it was past the 'statute of limitations ' of when the charge was made. The travel co. would n't refund and cancel because they said it was past the 3 days, yet it was during that first week I was trying to use their services before finding out the empty promises. They also complained to Visa saying I used the services. I tried getting quotes for airfare, rental cars, etc. and the only thing I could use was a rental car - and that did n't save me any money from what I could get elsewhere. A far cry from spending over XXXX for these 'special discounts. ' This travel company goes by " XXXX XXXX '', " XXXX '' or " XXXX '' - all of which have a lot of bad complaints online. I only which I had researched it before we bought!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-01 00:00:00
Product: Payday loan — 
Issue: Can't contact lender — 
Company: Concord Resolution Inc (Closed)
State: NH

Complaint narrative:
I just received a call from a company called Concord Resolutions in XXXX, ny. They claim I owe a payday loan from 2011 from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX which is now supposed to be XXXX in the amount of XXXX I 've never heard of these people! They 've given me 10 days to pay and a couple of payment options then they will start calling again.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-04 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
After poor customer service, I closed my account with First National Bank ( XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX MD XXXX ) on XXXX XXXX. I have maintained a generous balance of more than {$20000.00} and have never had an overdraft charge. 

I instructed the teller to wire the entire balance ( less the wire transfer fee ) to my account with XXXX XXXX. I was informed that afternoon that the process had been completed and my account was closed. Several days later the bank contacted me and informed me that the teller had specified a wire amount that was XXXX cents too high. I confirmed that my account had been closed that I intended for the entire balance of the account to be transferred to XXXX XXXX I authorized them to correct the wire amount. 

I subsequently received a series of notices that my account ( which no longer exists ) was in overdraft status. On XXXX XXXX they assessed a charge of {$12.00} ; on XXXX XXXX they assessed an additional {$12.00} and on XXXX XXXX an additional {$12.00}. I have no business relationship with this bank ; these charges are baseless. I would appreciate your help in stopping this harassment. I have transferred all of my financial activities to XXXX XXXX.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-09 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Resurgent Capital Services L.P.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I had a debt with XXXX XXXX, there financial partner was XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX. It went into delinquent status. I called the collection agency who had my account, XXXX. XX/XX/XXXX we settle the account in question for {$1500.00}. I have a settlement letter from the company XXXX. Stating the payment was received and paid in full. 
Unknown to me my account was sold to XXXX XXXX and then sold to Resurgence capital. Now for the past 4 years this has ruined my credit. Not until I was trying to purchase a home and looking at a high interest rates did this come up.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-15 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: Resurgent Capital Services L.P.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
My name and my father have the same name and our social security numbers are off by XXXX digit. My father had an account with XXXX that went to collections. I currently have a XXXX account that is in good standing and always has a credit going into the next month. I disputed the debt to have it removed from my credit reports. XXXX ( after removing from credit reports ) sold the debt to Resurgent and they are going to report it. When XXXX sold the account they did n't sell the entire record showing the disputes from me. I called Resurgent to see what I needed to do, they asked for my name and social security number, I provided both, they said " ok, we will associate this name and social security number with this account now. '' I have no idea what to do or how to make this stop. Resurgent told me they could just keep selling the debt and they do not have to provide full records so we could keep having this issue in the future. They also told us our only option was to file a police report for identity theft. We called XXXX - XXXX does n't have this past due account associated with my social security number in any way. XXXX says when they sold the account to XXXX they used the social security number for my father. So he did n't steal my identity XXXX and Resurgence just used my information.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-20 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Reverse mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: CIT BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
The only thing I understand from Financial Freedom 's response is that the monthly statements beginning in XXXX 2016 will reflect the " the estate of XXXX XXXX '' In Their statement they have said that they are waiting for " approval from the court to complete the rescission of the sheriffs sale ''. This leads me to believe that a case has been filed with the court. I therefore request that copies of the documents filed with the court to include name/jurisdiction of the court where filed, date of filing as well as case and docket number. For the record I have never mentioned that funds were advanced to XXXX XXXX. I simply stated that based upon the statements it would appear as such. I have also not received any documents that XXXX or FHA have direct knowledge of this issue or the estate. I would again request that documentation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-16 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Settlement process and costs — 
Company: CIT BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
During my Mortgage signing process in 2007 at my home, the only people in attendance was the Title Company Representative and myself. I am the only person who signed the original documents. The Title Company Representative said that she would sign her section when she returned to the office. I questioned that process, she stated that it was normal to do it this way. A Notary was not present to witness/verify signatures. She also stated that was normal also. She said that a Notary could verify documents after the Mortgage signing process. I have requested original signed documents from Indy Mac/One West Bank, they refused to send the original signed documents. Stated they they were stored in a vault and it would be difficult and take too long to retrieve. Can my home be foreclosed if the original signed documents can not be presented? Also, should a Notary have been present to witness signatures? Therefore, are notarized documents pertaining to my Mortgage signing fraudulent documents since a Notary was not present?

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-19 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: CIT BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Indymac/OneWest Bank foreclosed on my house XXXX XXXX, XXXX, after over a year of filing for a modification that was turned down, yet resurrected after my first complaint to CPB. I rejected the bank 's offer to modify because it did not include any debt forgiveness, and since my late husband had refinanced the house so many times, I felt it would never gain the value of the mortgage amount. 
The mortgage was over {$900000.00} and the bank got a desktop appraisal of {$400000.00} because my late husband built the house without county permits. I was notified by an old neighbor, a broker with XXXX XXXX, that the bank sold the house for {$680000.00}. Yet the bank sent XXXX, and XXXX claiming cancellation of debt in the amount of {$500000.00}. The actual amount of debt cancellation should be {$230000.00} according the sale amount rather than a FMV amount that did not include an actual onsite appraisal of the house and property. The date on the XXXX 's is XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, the house sold on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX so perhaps the sale had not gotten into the accounting department. 
After suffering through a foreclosure, losing my home of 26 years, I find it hard to believe there would be a tax penalty which I can not afford.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action — Sued w/o proper notification of suit
Company: Love, Beal & Nixon, P.C.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX thru Love, Beal and Nixon has been garnishing my wages for a debt that is well over 7 years old. They have violated my rights under the FDCPA Fair debt collection act. In XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX had a Civil Action against me. Love, Beal and Nixon filed it on XXXX XXXX 's behalf of a credit card debt of around {$1000.00} ( I dont know the true balance ) in XXXX XXXX Oklahoma. I was never informed of this court hearing. I found out when on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX when XXXX XXXX started garnishing my wages at 25 % per paycheck. The paperwork was supplied by my employers, not XXXX XXXX or Love, Beal and Nixon. That was when I contacted XXXX Co Courthouse for documents of the Civil Action. The balace of the bill was {$4800.00}. That was about five times the accual amount of the bill. Then I moved from Oklahoma to Florida in XXXX XXXX due to the tornadoes destorying my home. 
In a new job in Florida I was yet again getting my wages garnished on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. XXXX XXXX again thru Love, Beal and Nixon was garnishing wages at 25 %. I called XXXX XXXX and they told me I would have to contact the lawer firm handleing the case. I called Love, Beal and Nixon and tried to settle the case due to financially difficulties I was having. I was informed that they would not settle and if I didnt pay the full amount they could go to court and get me to pay more money than I owed. Love, Beal and Nixon didnt record my phone call and the woman I was speaking with refuse to tell me her name. She was cussing at me and telling me the firm and XXXX XXXX owned me and they could do what ever they wanted to get payment, the court was on thier side. About 4 months later I was contacted by Love, Beal and Nixon about settleing the debt. The man stated he was authrized to allow the amount garnished to be enough to settle the debt. He would be sending me a letter in the mail stating the debt was settled and considered paid in full. The letter never came. I tried to contact Love, Beal and Nixon at the phone number he provided and it was disconnected. Then called the phone number on all the papwork and was hung up on. Then on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX allowed Love, Beal and Nixon to garnish my bank account. They took {$1000.00}. 
XXXX XXXX and Love, Beal and Nixon has never once contacted me on any of the court cases against me. Niether has XXXX XXXX XXXX house where the judgements are coming from. The debt is well over 7 years old and doesnt even show up on my credit report anymore. Plus the fact that they settled with me and yet still coming for money and the XXXX Co Court is letting them. I know now that XXXX Once and Love, Beal and Nixon lied to me about the settlement as I have never gotten the promised settlement letter.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-20 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: Resurgent Capital Services L.P.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
This collection agency has been harassing me for months. I have asked them on more than XXXX occasion to validate this date. They have sent my letters of validation back to me twice. I have asked the credit agencies to look into this and dispute this information ; however, they have not been successful and they report that XXXX XXXX would send me verification ; however, they have not provided any additional information. XXXX weeks ago, I received a letter from a company called XXXX XXXX saying they brought this account from XXXX. XXXX is not following XXXX XXXX XXXX. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ), Debt Validation gives you the right to request written proof from a collection agency, that you owe them a debt ; it also gives you the right to remove any inaccuracies on a debt and the right to request debt elimination.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-14 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Real Time Group, Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
We have hired an attorney on XXXX XXXX to assist us in contacting Real Time Resolutions. As of XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Real Time Resolutions has not responded to any emails, phone calls or letters in regards to our closed account with them. 

The account was in relation to a mortgage loan associated with our XXXX home XXXX XXXX XXXX. 
Effective XXXX XXXX we no longer carried a mortgage on the home, as we voluntarily agreed to a forclosure. The original mortgage was an XXXX carried by XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 
Not until after XXXX XXXX were we informed that we had a collections account active from Real Time Resolutions for the unsatisfied amount of the Home loan. 

Real Time Resolutions took the debt over after the sale of the forclosure to collect on the unsatisfied amount ( XXXX % ) which after the sale is considered an unsecured loan. 

Payment arrangement have never been made between us and real time resolutions at any time. We contacted them in XXXX XXXX and agreed on a settlement amount to close the collections account. It was then that we realized they have been reporting to the credit bureaus as late for every month up to XXXX XXXX as being XXXX days late. 
An earlier credit report shows a the correct labeling of the collection, but also reflects the incorrect late pay reportings. 
As of today in an attempt to be pre approved for a home loan we have been notified that the label of the account has recently changed to as a " mortgage account ''. 

We brought the matter to our current attorney, and he has informed us that the account has been mislabeled and should be labeled as an unsecured installment loan. We have been attempting to contact them since XXXX XXXX, XXXX at first for the incorrect reporting of late payments and now we are also facing an incorrect labeling of the account. 

Attached you will find the letter showing the settlement paid to Real Time Resolution, and County court docs supporting the sale of the home we no longer owned effective XXXX XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation