vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan — Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Company: Premier Student Loan Center
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I saw on social media that " students who attended XXXX XXXX be eligible for student loan forgiveness '' and cite Obama student loan programs with urls that upon research do not exist. On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I was contacted by an unlisted number XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. They ask if you have a job currently and have at least {$10000.00} in debt. They ask for very personal information like being able to access your XXXX login which contains SSNs. They ask for very steep payments for the first 4 months and after that they claimed my loan payments monthly would drop to {$20.00}. They then sent a contract to me stating they are the " Premier Student Loan Center '' and asked for bank or credit card information. On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I coincidentally received information from XXXX XXXX about the danger of loan scammers. This prompted me to contact the Department of Education and speak to their representatives about these third parties and if any are legitimate. I spoke to a man named XXXX who said that these scams have been an issue and though they have not heard of this particular " company '' it 's likely a scam because the DOE does not work with third parties and that all of their forgiveness programs are free of charge. As soon as I contacted the sir who initially tried to set me up with their program, XXXX XXXX who 's company direct line is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, to cancel he tried to reassure me the program was legitimate. He assured me that the DOE does n't normally " take civilian calls '' and the the number for the DOE given to me by the BBB when I was researching the PSLC with them, was not correct. I responded I would do more research still and then make my decision. I was then contacted by a " XXXX '' at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, that he is the " program processor '' and inquired about my tax documents. At this point I fully believed I was being scammed and requested the contract cancelled and all my information deleted as of XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. I have changed my XXXX password, cancelled my credit card, and put necessary protections on my federal loan account. 
If you are hurting/struggling to repay your loans, please use extreme caution when being offered " to good to be true '' offers.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage — 
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX/XXXX/XXXX went to wells Fargo to refinance mortgage. loan officer submitted application charged a fee for an appraisal {$500.00}. They did not approve my loan based on the income of my grandmother because I was co signed on a property with her. They did request that I prove that I do not make the monthly mortgage payment by providing mortgage statements or bank statements. I provided the required documents and later found out that they would be declining the loan because they felt that my grandmothers income was n't sufficient enough to pay the monthly mortgage on the property. I did speak with there executive office and express that the mortgage refinance was strictly on my primary residence and that my grandmothers income had nothing to do with my loan. After a month long battle they still stuck with there decision to decline my loan based on the income of another individual not related to my loan at all and they would not refund my appraisal fee of {$500.00}.

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 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — Store credit card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement — Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX I received a Home Depot bill reflecting charges of XXXX which I did not make or authorize anyone else to make. I contacted Home Depot on XXXX, spoke to XXXX, employee ID XXXX and told him the charges were fradulent. He said I would receive an affidavit within 7 to 10 business days. I never received the affidavit. 
I filed an online incident report with Fresno County Sherrif office. 
On XXXX I received another Home Depot bill reflecting additional new charges that totalled XXXX. I contacted Home Depot again and spoke to XXXX, employee ID XXXX. I told him I did not make or authorize anyone else to make these additional charges and had not received an affidavit. He said he would send a new affidavit in 7 to 10 business days. I never received the second affidavit. 
On XXXX I received a letter from Home Depot stating that I was responsible for all the charges. I contacted XXXX, a company that assists people who have sustained identity theft. This company was hired by my previous employer because they had a data security breach. 
Together XXXX and I contacted Home Depot ( CITI Bank XXXX spoke to XXXX, employee ID XXXX and explained the situation to her. She said she would transition the fradulent charges to a fraud account, send an affidavit and I should receive it within 7 to 10 business days. I never received the third affidavit. 
On XXXX I contacted XXXX who advised me to file a complaint with CFPB. I do not have access to a scanner to scan all documents. I would like the opportunity to include more documentation.

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 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
My Name is XXXX XXXX and I had a Mortgage that was paid 13 years ago with a company called Select Portfolio Servicing old loan # XXXX Once a mortgage is paid off, the company had a duty and obligation to record the mortgage as satisfied with the county. About 3 months ago, it was discovered that the company did not properly record the satisfaction of mortgage with the county. Select Portfolio Servicing Inc recorded the satisfaction with the wrong instrument number, therefore not acceptable to the current title company to issue title. I was delayed from conducting the real estate transaction for the last 60 days. The new title company pulled a copy of the original mortgage and the satisfaction instrument and it was clearly recorded incorrectly. All was presented in a nice clean file to the Select Portfolio Servicing Inc 80 days ago. To this day, there is no resolution on this case. When you call in, you have to explain yourself over and over again. I just get the run around. I made 47 phone calls and have spent over 6 hours on the phone. They keep on blaming this issue on their reconveyance department. I need to sell this house ASAP. Please help me

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — Store credit card
Issue: Problem when making payments — Problem during payment process
Company: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My XXXX XXXX XXXX credit card XXXX XXXX Statement said that I needed to pay {$200.00} in order to avoid the deferred interest on my account. 

I paid {$210.00} on XXXX XXXX. My due date was XXXX XXXX. 

The company distributed my payment between three different balances, but nowhere in the statement, nor in the terms and conditions, was this business practice explained. 

I am therefore filing complaint for lack of transparency in the company 's method for allocating payments. In most credit cards, all transactions are added together and the minimum payment amount applies to the entire account, not individual transactions. I thought that I was paying both the minimum payment and the remaining balance on my transaction whose promotional period ended on XXXX I have consistently paid in excess of my monthly minimums. If the amount needed to pay off my expiring balance was clearly and transparently stated, I would have provided a large enough payment on XXXX XXXX to pay off the balance. 

I now have {$510.00} of interest charged to my account although my remaining balance was less than {$30.00}. 

I called the company and was told to formally file a complaint since the line manager does not have authority to reverse the charge.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
I paid my mortgage on time and the full amount due. The amount I paid ( not including the online payment fee ) was {$520.00} on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ( it cleared on bank on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ). When I received my next month 's statement on XXXX, I noticed that there was a " payment advance '' charge for {$11.00}. When I called that same day to ask about this charge they told me that it was because I did n't make my full payment. So while still on the phone, I looked at my bank transactions and compared it to what Bank of America said I paid on my statement. The amount that cleared my bank was {$520.00} ( see attached bank statement ) but the amount stated on my mortgage statement was {$510.00}. An exact difference of {$11.00}. I 'm sorry, but this is shady business practices. They tried telling me that they 'd have to " investigate '' it and call me back. Only when I told them no and if they did n't correct it while I 'm on the phone that I 'd be contacting to FTC to turn them in for shady banking practices did they correct it. I do n't believe this is an " honest '' mistake. You ca n't tell me that a bank as big as Bank of America does n't know how much their customers pay. If they do n't then they have a much serious problem. I believe that they are systematically doing this to other customers hoping they wo n't notice a small amount such as {$11.00}. But {$11.00} over millions of customers equals a huge profit for Bank of America.

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 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax has faudulent and incorrect address information " XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX , GA XXXX '' showing as one of my former addresses. This was a part of an identity scam in which my postal mail was forwarded to that address. I want that address removed as I never lived there.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Unable to get your credit report or credit score — Problem getting your free annual credit report
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
All three of the agencies are not able to provide my credit report online as they are all saying they ca n't handle the volume due the amount of traffic that they are getting due to the XXXX breach. 

Most of them are timing out, saying the volume of requests are too high, or they ca n't handle the load. 

Further, all three agencies are not able to effectively place a freeze on the account -- either the system is timing out, or they are indicating that they are not able to place a freeze this time. 

This is the most key time when these functions should be able to work -- the fact they ca n't handle the work load is something they should have thought of and had a contingency plan in place for.

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 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
Received letter from XXXX XXXX of transfer of servicing to Nationstar. Received letters from Nationstar on how to make payments to their company. Trying to make this payment was a joke. Kept transferring to a XXXX XXXX saying they had bought Nationstar. NO letters indicating of this transfer! We were concerned this was a case of fraud since we had not received any paperwork. Tried to make a online payment were going to charge us XXXX for making a payment. Tried going into XXXX XXXX using Nationstar loan number it does not exist. This is a mess having to go to the postal service to mail a payment and having it certified because I DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY. Also do they charge XXXX to speak to a rep as indicated on the paperwork! I 've never been late on a payment this is the worst servicing company!!!!!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other type of mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: CITY NATIONAL BANK
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I have 2 loans with City National Bank, and have been paying on these loans for many years. In XXXX of XXXX, I sent payment as usual to City National Bank on the XXXX of the month, and for some reason they claim that they did not receive it until the XXXX, and charged me a late fee of {$220.00}, and I contacted XXXX XXXX, Relationship Officer, and was told that it is not their problem but a issue with post office. The late fee is charged after the XXXX of each month, and since the payment is being sent from XXXX XXXX to XXXX XXXX, as always, believed that there should not be an issue. 
This month, XXXX, I sent payment on this same loan on the XXXX, and the payment was posted on the XXXX, with a holiday in between ( XXXX XXXX ), and do not understand why the payment was posted in a reasonable time frame with a holiday? 
I then sent payment on the other loan on the XXXX of XXXX, and they claim that it was not received until the XXXX, which again does not make sense since the other loan was received within 5 days with a holiday, and they want to charge me a late charge again, now on the other loan. I contacted them on the eve of the XXXX to see why it had not been received, and they did not respond. 
I have contacted XXXX XXXX, customer service, and XXXX XXXX ( supervisor for XXXX XXXX ), and they tell me that it is my fault and the postal service. I have been paying the same on these loans for 8-10 years, and yet they give me no courtesy on this situation and I can not continue to be paying late fees on these loans. 
I am sure this is happening to other consumers, and is not fair lending practice to not apply payments in a timely fashion. I would like someone to look into this practice, as I have other loans and do not have any issue with any other lender besides City National Bank.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Fees or interest — Problem with fees
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Contacted Citi regarding current balance of {$1.00} on XX/XX/XXXX..The balance of the account was paid in full on XX/XX/XXXX. I have been a customer for 12 years. I am told this amount was per the terms of the agreement taken out when card was opened. There are no charges on the account at this time. The current charge of {$1.00} is due on XX/XX/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 monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Unable to get your credit report or credit score — Problem getting your free annual credit report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
All three of the agencies are not able to provide my credit report online as they are all saying they ca n't handle the volume due the amount of traffic that they are getting due to the Equifax breach. 

Most of them are timing out, saying the volume of requests are too high, or they ca n't handle the load. 

Further, all three agencies are not able to effectively place a freeze on the account -- either the system is timing out, or they are indicating that they are not able to place a freeze this time. 

This is the most key time when these functions should be able to work -- the fact they ca n't handle the work load is something they should have thought of and had a contingency plan in place for.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Unable to get your credit report or credit score — Problem getting your free annual credit report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
All three of the agencies are not able to provide my credit report online as they are all saying they ca n't handle the volume due the amount of traffic that they are getting due to the XXXX breach. 

Most of them are timing out, saying the volume of requests are too high, or they ca n't handle the load. 

Further, all three agencies are not able to effectively place a freeze on the account -- either the system is timing out, or they are indicating that they are not able to place a freeze this time. 

This is the most key time when these functions should be able to work -- the fact they ca n't handle the work load is something they should have thought of and had a contingency plan in place for.

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 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan — Problem lowering your monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
The school I attended was XXXX XXXX of XXXX XXXX in 2009. the schools tuition was about XXXX. I felt like the program wasnt true to their word because I never got to start a career in my field. I am struggling to pay back a loan for a school that didnt live up to the requirements nor is not even open anymore. XXXX took out 3 loans 2 with navient bka XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX  now now under a new name. The XXXX loan I have paid off but navient keeps taxing on interest that im going to be stuck with forever paying off this loan and I feel like the school was a rip off and I shouldnt be paying on it. Its also hindering me from getting things done as it brings my credit score down terribly.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive notice of right to dispute
Company: Professional Accounts Service, Inc. (Indiana)
State: MO

Complaint narrative:
Was contacted on XXXX XXXX @ XXXX CST &  XXXX XXXX @ XXXX CST. 
Has not given me an amount owed. 

This company has contacted me now twice regarding a debt. I 've spoken to their manager XXXX & asked both times for a validation of the debt. Both times I was spoken to extremely rudely, called a " XXXX XXXX '', told it 's my job to call the original creditor to validate, was told they are in a " process ''. When I asked what this process was, like court? I was told that no, not court, just a process. 
I told them that under law, they have to give me verification of the debt within 5 days. Was then told that I 've owed this debt since XX/XX/XXXX, that I 'm a " XXXX debtor who never paid my bills ''. I informed them that my identity was stolen & that I have never had a credit card with the company they 're " colleting '' for. Was told by first debt collector that they have a copy of my credit report & that I owe everyone. I also told them that the statute of limitations had expired after 5 years ( Missouri law regarding credit card debt ), I have zero clue who the original creditor was, and that I need validation. All this XXXX person does is over talk & try to use scare tactics without giving me any proof what so ever. 
I just called them to inquire about their mailing address & they refused to give it to me & were again, extremely abusive. 

They are also calling my boyfriend 's cell phone ( not my number ) even though I 've told them that was not my number & to stop calling him. 

This company is scamming people & trying to collect on extremely old debts that they 're refusing to verify.

Company response to consumer: Untimely response
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
There is reason to believe that the website owned by Equifax may have sent out randomly generated responses in relation to if my information was stolen or not. I believe this is unfair to the public. I have a right to know if my information is safe. I do not think it is right for Equifax to use their services and still make people waive their right to a class action lawsuit for using their services.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-14 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Would like to lodge a formal complaint against Equifax for improper handling of their online security features, which then led to the breach of their systems and my information being compromised by hackers. 

See ( one of hundreds ) of news articles about the security breech. 
http : XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation