vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: KY

Complaint narrative:
I learned on the morning of XXXX XXXX, 2017 that Equifax had been a victim of hacking and lost over 100 million customers personal information, one-third of the U.S. population. My information was included in the list. The company improperly protected and stored my information. This leak will follow me for a lifetime and a single year of monitoring service is an unacceptable response/payment for the harm that could come to my financial standing for the rest of my life.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
My student loans payments with Navient were out of reach and a physical and emotional burden. Navient knowing my complaint and my continous struggle to pay, Navient offered and encouraged me to apply for forbearances instead of any other option. I recently did some research of my own and was angry to find there were better options available such as income-driven repayment and loan forgiveness plans., this is only after I did a forbearance for the third time. When I contacted Navient and explain my concern and my inability to pay the high monthly rates they suggested the better option to keep my loans in good standing in forbearance. she also reminded me I previously had income-driven repayment option in the past and its a one time option. How is that fair? I should be offered income-driven repayment option as long as my income is inadequate .I was never giving the option for loan forgiveness or information on how to qualify. I later find out the interest is still being added to my loan balance that now only push my loans extremely out of reach and unaffordable. My loans increased by a few thousand dollars. I ca n't believe striving to better yourself and seeking a education would be so expensive. I regret ever going to school it was the worst mistake of my life to have loans totaling XXXX and a job that pay XXXX a year. I will never be able to recover from this debt. 
Navient is a scam and because of this debt I will never experience financial freedom.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Getting a credit card — Delay in processing application
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
My experience with Capital One Bank Credit Card Department has been completely horrendous. I applied for a Spark Classic Business XXXX Credit Card. 

I was then prompted with a 7-10 day response afterwards I called in to see what needs to be done and I was told to send in identity documents I did such. I then received a letter in the mail requesting business documents plus the letter and I sent in such.

After waiting well over two weeks I call in again to be told the card was finally approved. It took a few days and I finally received my card in the mail and when I tried to activate it I was yet again prompted to submit identification documents after sending a plethora of them already I was AGAIN asked to send the same documents in.

Beyond frustrated I voiced my concerns after submitting them and I was told it would be resolved. 

Now tonight I received a call from Capital One informing me that the business card can not be activated due to a " discrepancy '' I 'm just completely blown away by how Capital One has treated me here and I thought I was beginning a credit card relationship for my business and also personally as I also have a pending personal credit card application as well. 

Im just truly shocked and appalled by these actions from Capital One Bank.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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:
Equifax announced on XXXX XXXX that the suffered a massive security breach which may have compromised the personal data for millions of Americans. I checked the " https : //www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/potential-impact/ '' website to see if I was potentially impacted. The website stated that my information may have been compromised.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
I 've paid for credit protection with Equifax for over a year now. Equifax was hacked and they believe my information was compromised. I already pay for their services and to further enroll in credit protection services will force me to waive my rights of legal action. 

I have not received a letter, email, or any other type of notification that my data was breached. I had to find out from XXXX after it was discovered that three executives sold their stocks 3 days before it was announced that they had been breached. This is unacceptable. This if true, is absolutely insider trading. The company executives need to be investigated along with the company as a whole. 

They literally had one job.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: PA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax was the victim of a hacking incident on or before XX/XX/XXXX that involved the theft of personal information of approximately 143 million persons. The data stolen included social security numbers, home addresses, full names and birthdates. I used the website that Equifax provided, www.equifaxsecurity2017.com to see if my information was among those compromised. Equifax suggested that they believed that it was. I have placed a 90-day fraud report on my credit report via XXXX 's phone service. 

Equifax was made aware of the breach on XX/XX/XXXX, but did not notify any of the affected persons until XX/XX/XXXX, over a month later. This is a serious breach of trust on the part of Equifax. Additionally, Equifax has set up a website that seems to treat the data breach as a marketing opportunity. www.equifaxsecurity2017.com does not explicitly tell consumers whether or not they are among the consumers affected. It merely suggests that they may be affected and then begins a sign-up process for Equifax 's credit monitoring service. Finally, Equifax clearly did not take strong enough measures to protect consumer data.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: VA

Complaint narrative:
I was affected by the recent Equifax data breach.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: AE

Complaint narrative:
" Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. 

Going forward equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with. 

This should be rectified firstly by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. Requiring a police report is absurd when they clearly know if you were affected. ''

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: OH

Complaint narrative:
Between mid-XX/XX/XXXX and XXXX 2017, hackers gained unauthorized access to certain files at Equifax , Inc . 

Equifax announced this security breach on XXXX XXXX, 2017. 

I went to the website Equifax set up to address this issue, equifaxsecurity2017.com, and once I entered my last name and partial Social Security number, I received this message : " Based on the information provided, we believe that your personal information may have been impacted by this incident. '' I have taken action to place an initial 90 day fraud alert with Equifax that is supposed to also go to XXXX  and XXXX. 

While I understand that this event was not anticipated by Equifax, I feel that Equifax did not take strong enough precautions to protect my personally identifying information. My name, social security number, birth date, address, and possibly driver 's license number and credit card numbers, could be in the hands of people who could sell it. I am concerned about potential identity theft and I also feel like Equifax should have notified the public sooner, particularly those individuals affected.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
My Personal information has been stolen. I am a victim of the XXXX 2017 Equifax hack

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: NH

Complaint narrative:
The Equifax credit reporting organization has allowed unknown persons access to my personal information that could be used to effectively destroy my life. They 've allowed access to my Social Security Number and much of my personally identifiable information that could be used to open fraudulent credit cards and bank loans that could destroy my credit ( also managed by Equifax ) which would make it impossible in the future to apply for loans that I would need such as for a newer vehicle. This is not even a service I want from Equifax but they have been given my information and have effectively distributed it. They 've potentially stolen and sold my identity ; a crime. Now I have to look over my shoulder every day to hopefully protect myself from invisible pickpockets and thieves.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: NY

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. 
Going forward equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with. 
This should be rectified firstly by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. Requiring a police report is absurd when they clearly know if you were affected.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: OH

Complaint narrative:
I am one of those involved in the Equifax hack. My SSN and personal information is now comprised. I am worried that my information will now be used to open future lines of credit in my name without my knowledge which could potentially devastate my life as well as my family 's. 

I checked to see if I was involved on XXXX XXXX 2017 and was informed on Equifax 's website that I was affected. I signed up for an enrollment notification for 1 year credit monitoring. I have not signed up as of this complaint. 

I also contacted one of the credit bureaus and had a 90 day fraud alert put onto my credit. This was done on separate advice, not from Equifax.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: MS

Complaint narrative:
In XX/XX/XXXX or XX/XX/XXXX, Equifax suffered a breach of security via hacking from an online exploit, leading to the presumed theft of millions of consumers ' information. It is my understanding that I may be a victim of said hacking. I confirmed this information with Equifax on XX/XX/XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
Equifax disregarded established and respected security principles in their handling and storage of my sensitive, personal data, and in doing so created a potential for risk which was not authorized by myself as a consumer in any fashion. As a result, the private, identifying information of myself and millions of other Americans has been made available without my consent, and may potentially have long-standing financial repercussions.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: NC

Complaint narrative:
My personal information was leaked by Equifax, and I now have to lock everything down and for the rest of my life my SS # and all my financial information will be in unknown hands.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
Equifax was hacked and divulged all of my personally identifying information ( name, address, SSN, DoB, etc ... ) to a third party due to lax security practices and not keeping their software up to date ( it was reportedly a flaw in XXXX that had already been patched - XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX ). The credit reporting bureaus MUST be a secure and steward of this information as they 're a clearinghouse for EVERYONE 'S PII.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: CO

Complaint narrative:
Equifax is one of the three main credit reporting bureaus in the United States, maintaining a database on millions of individuals. On XX/XX/XXXX, Equifax announced a security breach comprising of personally identifying information ( PII ) of approximately 143 million individuals. According to their statement, they learned of the breach on XX/XX/XXXX. According to their website set up in response to the breach, I and my wife are two of the millions of affected individuals.
I am particularly incensed by three things : 1 ) A business relationship with Equifax is not optional in modern society. If you have ever paid a utility bill, or had a bank account, or applied for a job, Equifax likely has some information about you. Given that they are inescapable, they should be held to high standards that they clearly failed to meet. 

2 ) That no notification was made by the company for 40 days after the breach was notified. Identity theft does not take 40 days to happen, and neither should notifications of a failure of this magnitude. 

3 ) Equifax 's security measures are clearly lacking, both in allowing this breach of the public trust and millions of people 's PII, but also in the hastily constructed websites in responses to the breach.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan — Payday loan
Issue: Struggling to pay your loan — 
Company: AmeriCash Holding LLC
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I 'm currently having hardship and I ca n't make regular payments. I informed creditor that I 'm trying to figure out my situation and that I will contact them as far as payments. Creditor was sent a letter. I 've never received any I written notification from creditor with attempt to garnish my wages. Creditor sent a letter to my employer without my knowledge or proper notification. I 've never had chance to talk to creditor and try to avoid garnishment. I 've never received any written or verbal communication from creditor

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: VA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: AL

Complaint narrative:
I am a victim of the Equifax data breach.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
XXXX gave me the message that my information may have been compromised in their most recent -- of multiple -- hacks. I went to get my 3 credit reports from the government website. The first would not give me it. The second -- Transunion -- has two CONSUMER REQUESTED inquiries from XXXX/XXXX/XXXX and XXXX/XXXX/XXXX that I did not make. This concerns me and their tool for reporting an issue does n't have a section to report this type of issue. I believe anyone whose information was hacked in this should be given identity protection for far longer than 1 year as if you were a criminal with this information, you could simply wait 1 year and then do what you want with the information. This also means that verifying my identity with my financial institutions is a joke now because the information they use for that may have been leaked in this blatant disregard for data security. Why was this not salted and hashed? Why is it not mandatory that companies with this information do that? It 's not even a case where I or other consumers did something unintelligent. Instead, we have no control over the information XXXX has.

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 2017-09-09 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: IL

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX I found out that a company named Equifax somehow had access to my SSN and credit card information. I also found out that they somehow lost this, and HALF of my fellow countrymen 's information too. I also found out that this had also happened on a much smaller scale months ago. Equifax refused to implement the proper security protocols to change their vulnerability and now has lost half of the USA 's populations most important information. The worst aspect of all of this is that Equifax executives sold almost {$2.00} XXXX in stock sales following data breach back in XX/XX/XXXX. So while they profit, the people affected by this breach sit and wait for a con artist to steal our identity. So what do I do now? I ca n't change my SSN. Our country refuses to have a national ID. I simply have to wait for someone to use steal my identity. SSNs were not intended to be used for identification purpose. They are about the least secure form of identification possible. Equifax must pay for their lax security, executives greed, and indifference towards the US citizens information.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I have several inquires on my credit report that I did not authorize. I have asked that this incorrect information be removed. 
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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