vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-18 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
This is the second time this has happened. I successfully reapplied for my Income Based Repayment through XXXX, and thought that I was all set to stay on my Income Based Repayment plan. For a reason unbeknownst to me, I have been removed from that plan and told to reapply, and so my accrued interest has been immediately capitalized, and I have been moved to a flat payment where the payment amount is so high and causes a financial hardship. The first time this happened, in XXXX, the customer service representative put me into forbearance and told me that they never received my income documentation that I had sent. It then took Navient 3 months to get me back on the plan ( original complaint filed XXXX XXXX, finally placed on plan in XXXX XXXX ). This time, I have not been able to speak to customer service, and do not want to go into forbearance, so I will have to make this payment while trying to get back on the plan. But I will have had the interest capitalized, which ads to the hardship.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-01 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I have had this mortgage for 10 years and never carried an escrow, I have paid all taxes and insurance on my own. In XXXX XXXX Ocwen attempted to collect insurance, after much hassle and phone calls I had to prove that I had a good policy with XXXX, Ocwen continued to insist that I had to pay insurance a year in advance. In XXXX XXXX Ocwen put an escrow onto my account without contacting me. My county offers a payment plan which I took advantage of, Ocwen decided to make all taxes due despite this. I received my check for tax payment back from Ocwen. After 8 phone calls I finally just paid all taxes and fees to avoid late payments and an escrow. At this time I was told that this " WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN ''. Two weeks later-it happened again. I called Ocwen and wa told that I had delinquent taxes, i was very concerned so I called my county tax office and confirmed that I did not have any delinquent taxes, nothing due until XX/XX/XXXX. I again called Ocwen and they insisted that the XXXX taxes were delinquent and I owed them another escrow in full. I was then transferred and was told they would " research '' and call me back-16 days later. I waited and was again told that they needed to research further and again told my taxes weer delinquent. Mind you, I had not even appraoched the due date yet. At this time I asked " what should I do? '' and was told, " do n't do anything, this is Ocwen 's error and we will fix the unfortunate situation ''. Weeks passed and I kept calling, same response each time. In the meantime I am incurring late fees, property inspection fees and certified mail fees. On one day I was charged 11 times for certified mail, another day 7 times. I have NEVER received even one certified letter! Multiple inspection fees on one day also. I have called almost 100 times, I have sent multiple letters and emails. Yet today, 5 months later XX/XX/XXXX, I am still being told that I had delinquent taxes and I have to send another letter requesting that my account is researched. I do n't know how to prove that XX/XX/XXXX comes before XX/XX/XXXX except to send Ocwen an American Calendar. I have even said-ok how much can I pay to resolve this? The reps refused to give me a dollar amount. They would not let me give in and fix this. Any internet search shows how historically deceptive Ocwen is. Why are they still allowed to be in the business of taking homes from hard working people?? I have been told by XXXX reps that no foreclosure proceedings would take place but again that was deceptive and they are now threatening foreclosure. Please help to rectify this very stressful problem. Thank you.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-08 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: The CBE Group, Inc.
State: MO

Complaint narrative:
I incurred this debt on or after XX/XX/XXXX for approximately XXXX. At the time, I was employed with XXXX and my intention was to repay the debt through work as it created through advance use of leave. When I transferred to XXXX, MO, I lost my employment with the XXXX due my transfer request being denied. That left me with the afore mentioned debt. I was contacted by the department of treasury regarding the debt and I explained my financial situation to them and they said they would n't pursue collection action. Last week I received a call from a company named CBE and again today. I explained financial situation and my conversation with the Dept of treasury but, they continue call even though my financial situation has n't changed. The person I spoke with threaten to offset a social security benefit that I do n't receive.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-24 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Home equity loan or line of credit
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
We have been arguing with Bank of America over the balance due on our Mortgage for over Three ( 3 ) Years. They refuse to correct the errors and continue to assess unlawful charges and fees. Furthermore, we have a fixed rate and they send us a different amount to pay regularly.

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 2016-05-10 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I submitted a previous complaint approximately 2 weeks ago against Bank of America and there unethical tactics. 
After I filed a complaint # XXXX, I received a Certified letter ( the following week ) from Bank of America on XXXX/XXXX/2016 stating my mortgage was 2 months behind, and that is a lie!!!! Currently, I 'm seeking legal advice from an attorney against Bank of America. This is unprofessional, unethical and morally wrong against someone that pays there mortgage every month!! This seems like retaliation.

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 2017-03-24 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Hi, I applied for student loans in XXXX of 2008 to start classes at university XXXX. I proceeded to go on for 2 years applying for loan after loan to cover the cost of the school. After I graduated with a degree in XXXX ( which does n't account for anything ) Navient started right away with the phone calls about repaying the loans. I have been back and forth with them about forbearance and income driven repayment plans. I keep calling and trying to talk to someone and they give me the run around about how to go about affording something other than {$500.00} a month. So now I have a degree ( that 's probably as good as working at XXXX ) that got me no where and {$33000.00} in student loan debt. If you are here for your costumers then prove it.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-25 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I took out a private loan in order to attend XXXX XXXX XXXX. I did not know there was a difference between private and federal loans. I graduated ; however, I have not been able to work in the culinary field as the pay was lower than I expected to receive Also, now my payment is {$700.00}. When I was on an income based repayment plan, the payment was only {$320.00}. This is hindering me from a lot of things right now. 

Also, our class went 1.5 weeks of no instruction for a 3 week course. I tried to get the class to come together and complain about it but they were not willing to. So I submitted a letter to XXXX XXXX for them to dispute it on my behalf. When I wrote my initial letter, I stated to them that I would like a refund of that portion of the tuition and that did not have time for tutoring as I worked after school. They denied the request for the reimbursement and offered me tutoring. I reminded him I stated in the letter that I had to work and did not need tutoring. They ended up giving me a store credit for the amount they owed me in tuition. Now I am stuck with a {$63000.00} private loan student loan debt at {$700.00} a month. I am unable to live in better living conditions with my family. It is the biggest bill in my house.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-13 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Mortgage
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action — Seized/Attempted to seize property
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Our alleged servicer/collector either purchased or had a debt transferred to them from Bank of America N.A on or about XX/XX/XXXX. XXXX has represented themselves as holders of the debt even after me the homeowner requested the proper validation of the alleged debt 2 times XX/XX/XXXX and 2 times XX/XX/XXXX without producing any present right to the debt or right of possession. They have also added approx {$10000.00} each month after the first request of the debt validation XX/XX/XXXX to intimidate and harass us. XXXX refuses to sign for the registered receipts and refuses to show any valid contract as to the amounts being added. Furthermore they filed a notice of trustee sale on XXXX asking for an amount of debt that is {$300000.00} beyond the amount stated on the deed of trust and secured, hence violating the FDCPA through their attempt to collect a debt through deceptive and wrongful actions. Lastly, they have reported private information and employed another third party to attempt the illegal disposition of the real property at XXXX XXXX, XXXX, ca XXXX in contradiction of the homeowner notifying them through a " cfpb '' disclosure that they were not allowed to disclose any information. This company and its holding company XXXX XXXX XXXX have brought a new level of fraudulent activity into the market place in order to be unjustly enriched through their violations of law, Federal and State. This is a request for an investigation of this fraudulent company and their illegal actions against XXXX homeowners that are now XXXX years old and are in constant harassment and intimidation by this company and their newly appointed " trustee '' and illegal collector of the debt employing and using Unfair, deceptive, and abusive Business practices which can be observed in their filing of Notice of Trustee which has never been verified and is in noncompliance due to violations of the law. The homeowner has identified over XXXX violations just on the Notice of trustee and the fact that this Notice of Trustee was filed without a proper Notice of Default being recorded. In addition this company has employed false documents and has recorded them with the county recorders office to show a false interest in the debt.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: APR or interest rate — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I signed up for a no annual fee credit card through Bank of America with a 0.00 % introductory APR for 12 months. However, I am being charged a {$1.00} " Minimum Interest Charge '' on my statement every month. I called customer service the first time I noticed it, and they promised to remove the charge, but this has continued to happen every month since. " Minimum Interest Charge '' is described in their credit card agreement as, " If the total of the interest charges for all balances is less than {$1.00}, then a Minimum Interest Charge of {$1.00} will be assessed on the account. This fee is in lieu of any interest charge. '' I have accrued {$0.00} interest thus far due to my promotional APR rate of 0.00 %, and {$0.00} interest should not fall under this definition of Minimum Interest Charge.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-11 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NM

Complaint narrative:
Money and Checks were laundered, embezzled by Bank of America, on a Student account held by BOA at XXXX in NM in association to a student loan over payment.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Loan rates have become so high that the loan is difficult to pay. Even by making a good wage, the interest rate has stacked the payments so high, it becomes difficult to find alternatives other then deferments in order to pay for rent or food. The lucrative appeal of deferment is the only option I can work with but in only tacks on more to my loan. Even through working with repayment plans, the monthly payment was no different to my current payment plan and it did n't impact any part of my interest rate significantly.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-02 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I was tricked into getting student loans through XXXX to continue my education at XXXX from XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX. The degree was a total scam because I the instructors where not certified in the field of study I was in. I was not able to hold a job because my skills were sub par. I have not been able to find a job in my field, now my loans have accrued to an ridiculous amount. Now Navient calls me non stop to pay my loans. I am applying for XXXX, only to find out I can not because of my loans. In interest alone, I am in debt over {$70000.00} dollars!!! I do n't know anything about how this works and I feel like I just ca n't get out of this hole. Please help someone! I have a wife and XXXX daughters that need me to be in a position of good standing. I feel like no one at Navient cares enough about me to help. I 'm just another number to them.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-10 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I graduated in XXXX, have been making my payments every month without fail. Twice I have had to due to increasing interest fees and plans terminating to switch to other repayment plans that have raised my principle due to interest accruing. My loans were to be paid back through XXXX and then XXXX moved those loans without my knowing to Navient, which Navient tacked on fees to my principle. I have been making payments on a plan through Navient that saw my payments at around {$200.00} a month, my principle was going down all was fair as fair can be I suppose. This Month, XX/XX/XXXX my payments jumped up to XXXX and when I called to inquire why, I was told my existing plan had expired and that this was the new monthly payment and interest fees, that if I cant make these payments I should sign up for a the Income Driven Payment Plan which I could pay as I go but my interest would still accrue making my principle higher by almost {$3000.00}. I want to pay my loans but this is just making it harder and ultimately places me in danger of defaulting and or adding more to my principle.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-05 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to you because I am desperate.. I started a loan modification with Bank of America a year ago and I was approved XXXX XXXX, 2014 for a trial period then in XXXX XXXX, 2014 I was sent a letter that they had approved me for the loan mod. BofA Sent me the loan docs and we signed and sent them back to them. According to XXXX with the post Modification department at XXXX the permanent modification was complete and uploaded to their system XXXX XXXX 2014. After that the loan was sold to XXXX XXXX XXXX and they are not telling me that I need to come up with {$32000.00} dollars to bring my loan current and that they can not find any of the loan modification paperwork i did with BofA. My wife and I really can not take this any more we feel that any minute now they are going to take our home away. Please help me or tell me how to get XXXX to understand the previous transaction with BOFA. We had already signed loan modification docs and it was approved and uploaded and now I fear we are back to step one. Just because BofA choose to conveniently sell my loan. Please Help!

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-10 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Need information about my balance/terms
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I have had Navient since I received my loans to complete my XXXX beginning in XXXX and finishing in XXXX. I find it incredibly difficult to find statements/summaries of my loans, since I have XXXX, and the website is very confusing to follow. I also can not find out how my loans have nearly doubled over the past 2 years, and when I call Navient to speak to someone regarding this issue, although the customer service team is very friendly, they do n't have any answers. They direct me to the website to look at my account details/summary but in this window I am still not able to find the information needed. I also was offered the Income-Based Repayment plan last year, which seemed like a positive option since my standard payments are nearly all of my take home pay per month, but by choosing this option my loans have actually gone up over the past year. I make payments of nearly XXXX/month, and to see that I have not paid off a penny, instead have incurred more cost, is very disheartening. I am not sure how I am supposed to tackle my student loan balance, but want to be sure that Navient has applied all payments correctly, and that it is truly possible for my loans to increase so drastically. It is incredibly disheartening and confusing to deal with Navient, but it feels as though I am trapped in this situation with not many options to get out. Thank you for your time and concern!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-05 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Closing/Cancelling account — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
Bank of America closed my credit card account with notice, immediately after I paid off the balance on the card with the intention of using the card for new purchases. 

A credit card holder should be able to reasonably rely upon access to their line of credit. If the bank can just close the account without notice, the card holder could be put at risk, e.g. if the cardholder is traveling or if there is an emergency. A bank should give reasonable notice to the cardholder before closing an account, in view of the fact that closing an account can create a serious hardship for a cardholder, even placing the cardholder in physical jeopardy, e.g. if the cardholder is traveling without access to other funds. 

Moreover, my account was closed shortly after I paid off the balance on the account, because I wanted to free up the available credit for new purchases. The timing of the account closure is suspicious and suggests that Bank of America waited for me to pay off the account before closing the account. In other words, the timing suggests that the account was flagged for closure because the balance had been paid off. Obviously, this kind of closure tactic maximizes the risk of financial hardship, because people often pay off credit cards with the intention of then using the freed up credit. 

Finally, this account closure tactic has an additional harm beyond placing the cardholder at risk of hardship -- it also harms the cardholder 's credit score. If banks close accounts because credit scores are low, this has a snowball effect, because the closures worsen the credit scores, perhaps leading to further account closures, and further worsening of credit scores. This enhances the need for reasonable notice and process before account closure.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-29 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I lost my wallet on the bus about a year ago and someone used my debit card and put a false check and took out cash. I made complaints about it and they sent me to XXXX. I had all my information in my wallet. Besides my social security card. Please help me in solving this issue because I need my debit card back. Thank you.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-11 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't get flexible payment options
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: VT

Complaint narrative:
I have contacted Navient many times trying to release and ex husband who refuses to help me with the student loan. I was told they would not help me and that they could do nothing to help me out and release him even though the divorce decree says I am totally liable for the loan. I am a single mom with no support and they will not help me get onto the income sensitive payment. My loans with the educational loan have a payment of {$0.00} based on income sensitive repayment but Navient refuses to help me and I can not afford the {$370.00} they want per month.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation