vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding a violation of my rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) and the 4th Amendment. I believe that my personal information has been mishandled, leading to a breach of privacy and potential harm to my financial well-being.

Firstly, I have reason to believe that my FCRA rights have been violated due to inaccurate information reported by a credit reporting agency. The FCRA mandates that credit reporting agencies maintain accurate and up-to-date information about consumers, and that consumers have the right to dispute any inaccuracies. I have discovered several errors in my credit report, including incorrect account balances and outdated information, which have adversely affected my creditworthiness. Despite my repeated attempts to rectify these errors, the credit reporting agency has failed to take appropriate action, thereby violating my FCRA rights.

Furthermore, I suspect a violation of my 4th Amendment rights in relation to unauthorized access and use of my personal information. I have reason to believe that certain entities have obtained and utilized my personal data without my knowledge or consent. This unauthorized access to my information not only infringes upon my right to privacy but also exposes me to potential identity theft and financial harm. I am deeply concerned about the potential consequences of this violation and the lack of safeguards in place to protect consumers ' sensitive information.

I kindly request that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau thoroughly investigate this matter to ensure that my rights under the FCRA and the 4th Amendment are upheld. I urge you to take appropriate action against the credit reporting agency responsible for the inaccurate reporting and the entities involved in the unauthorized access and use of my personal information.

Additionally, I would appreciate any guidance or assistance you can provide in rectifying the inaccuracies in my credit report and safeguarding my personal information from further misuse.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I trust that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will diligently work towards resolving this violation and protecting consumers ' rights. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding a violation of my rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ) and the 4th Amendment. I believe that my personal information has been mishandled, leading to a breach of privacy and potential harm to my financial well-being.

Firstly, I have reason to believe that my FCRA rights have been violated due to inaccurate information reported by a credit reporting agency. The FCRA mandates that credit reporting agencies maintain accurate and up-to-date information about consumers, and that consumers have the right to dispute any inaccuracies. I have discovered several errors in my credit report, including incorrect account balances and outdated information, which have adversely affected my creditworthiness. Despite my repeated attempts to rectify these errors, the credit reporting agency has failed to take appropriate action, thereby violating my FCRA rights.

Furthermore, I suspect a violation of my 4th Amendment rights in relation to unauthorized access and use of my personal information. I have reason to believe that certain entities have obtained and utilized my personal data without my knowledge or consent. This unauthorized access to my information not only infringes upon my right to privacy but also exposes me to potential identity theft and financial harm. I am deeply concerned about the potential consequences of this violation and the lack of safeguards in place to protect consumers ' sensitive information.

I kindly request that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau thoroughly investigate this matter to ensure that my rights under the FCRA and the 4th Amendment are upheld. I urge you to take appropriate action against the credit reporting agency responsible for the inaccurate reporting and the entities involved in the unauthorized access and use of my personal information.

Additionally, I would appreciate any guidance or assistance you can provide in rectifying the inaccuracies in my credit report and safeguarding my personal information from further misuse.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I trust that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will diligently work towards resolving this violation and protecting consumers ' rights. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I want to emphasize that I did not provide written authorization for the inclusion of these specific transactions in my consumer report. Therefore, I am formally requesting that these accounts be blocked and removed from my report. It is crucial to clarify that this request is not due to any oversight or error on my part. Rather, it stems from the fact that I did not expressly permit these transactions to be included in my report.

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 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
I found out the creditor didn't give the required 21-day notice with a statement. This would've let me pay on time and avoid late fees. This error made it seem like I didn't pay when I should have, which is the creditor 's mistake.

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 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
I asked multiple times for you to provide documentation for the listed accounts reinvestigation. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX You refused and did not remove them from my credit report even after being shown proof of inaccurate and missing information. Please be advised the Notice of Impending Litigation is attached to this complaint, another copy has been mailed to the address and name of the registered agent, my ID, and the previous proof of missing and inaccurate information. The Litigation process has begun.

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 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting 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: AL

Complaint narrative:
In account to the Fair Credit Reporting act, the list of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer right to privacy and confidential under 15 USC 1681. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ACCT # XXXX DEPT OF ED/XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ACCT XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX states I have the right to privacy 15 USC 1681 section 604 section 2 it also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without written consent.

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 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting 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:
In account to the Fair Credit Reporting act, the list of accounts below has violated my federally protected consumer right to privacy and confidential under 15 USC 1681. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ACCT # XXXX DEPT OF ED/XXXX XXXX # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX ACCT XXXX XXXX 15 USC 1681 section 602 states I have the right to privacy 15 USC 1681 section 604 section 2 it also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without written consent.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Spring Oaks Capital, LLC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I don't recall having a contractual relationship with this collection company. Please give proof that this account belongs on my credit report and that my rights have not been infringed upon ; otherwise, terminate this account immediately. In compliance to 15 U.S. Code 1692e ( 6 ) Debt collectors are legally obligated to adhere to 15 U.S. Code 1692e ( 6 ), which forbids them from providing false information or insinuating inaccuracies about the nature, amount, or legal standing of a debt. It is against the law to make deceptive statements or misrepresentations concerning the debt being pursued for collection.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
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have recently reviewed copies of my personal consumer credit reports and found questionable and/or inadequately verified data in the records maintained by your company. It appears that this information, previously removed, may have been re-added to my credit profile by your office ( s ) without the required 5-day notice, a violation of the reporting regulations you are obliged to follow. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), any information that has been deleted should not be reinserted into a consumer 's credit profile without directly notifying the affected consumer in writing within five
business days of such reinsertion. I have not received any such notice or validation confirming the accuracy and completeness of the reinstated data.

Listed below are the Personal Information that are being challenged Incorrect DOB : - XXXX Incorrect Name : - XXXX XXXX Listed below are the Accounts that are being challenged XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX Listed below are the Inquiries that are being challenged XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Your agency is in breach of the law! According to 15 U.S.C. 1681 section 602 A, I am entitled to privacy. Furthermore, 15 U.S.C. 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 specifies that a consumer reporting agency may not provide an account without my explicit written permission. Additionally, 15 U.S.C. 1681c. ( a ) ( 5 ) states that no consumer reporting agency is permitted to include any adverse information in a consumer report if the event occurred more than seven years ago, except for criminal convictions. Lastly, 15 U.S.C. 1681s-2 ( A ) ( 1 ) mandates that no person should provide information about a consumer to a consumer reporting agency if they know or suspect the information to be inaccurate.

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 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
Credit scores : According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, credit reporting must be accurate, complete, and verified. This law states that all debts must be precise, and the consumer must receive notification of the debt. CRAs must ensure the security and confidentiality of consumer credit information. The F.C.R.A. aims to protect consumers by ensuring the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of personal information. It also provides consumers with rights and remedies if their credit information is misused, mishandled, or inaccurate. In XX/XX/XXXX, Equifax and other credit reporting agencies admitted to inaccurately reporting the credit status of consumers. In XX/XX/XXXX Equifax and XXXX were ordered to pay {$23.00} XXXX in fines and restitution for deceiving consumers about usefulness and cost of credit scores they sold to consumers and the accuracy of information. Under the law of 15 USC section 1681, my rights have been violated. My credit reports are incorrect and have been reported this way for at least six or seven years, therefore, all reporting must cease and any negative items must be removed from my account expeditiously.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — CD (Certificate of Deposit)
Issue: Closing an account — Fees charged for closing account
Company: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
At the maturity date of a XXXX CD, USAA is not allowing me to close the account without paying a penalty. USAA automatically re-enrolled the CD amount in another XXXX CD without confirmation from me and without there being a method in the USAA app to close the account. The bank representative noted that they sent me correspondence on XXXX XXXX. That date was three days before the end of the grace period and was the Friday before the XXXX XXXX weekend.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Vehicle loan or lease — Loan
Issue: Repossession — Lender trying to repossess or disable the vehicle
Company: TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
On Friday XX/XX/XXXX, my car was repossessed with no warning straight out of my boyfriend 's driveway. I thought it was stolen at first. I proceeded to spend hours back and forth on the phone with the XXXX police department, my bank ( Truist ), my dealership ( XXXX XXXX XXXX, and the repossession company. 

Truist assured me that they did not issue the repossession order since I am months ahead on my payments and told me to file a wrongful repossession claim with the police. 

The repossession company wouldn't give me any information, including if they even had the car, because " my name was not the name attached to the vehicle ''. Meanwhile, my dealership and the XXXX assured me that the car was solely under my name. 

Truist eventually called the repossession company for me and said they got everything squared away and that my car would be returned to me that afternoon. After calling the repossession company I learned that Truist had not sent over any of the paperwork they said they had and their office was now closed for the weekend. 

Apparently, there was an old XXXX out on my car by SunTrust in XX/XX/XXXX that was never recalled even though my dealership fully paid the car off in XX/XX/XXXX. I bought my car in XX/XX/XXXX through a loan with Truist. So my car was wrongfully repossessed because of a XXXX from over XXXX years ago. Truist has bought out SunTrust so this whole problem arose from an internal mess up on their side. 

After going through the whole weekend without my car, I had to contact Truist back twice on Monday XX/XX/XXXX before they finally sent the correct paperwork over. Then I had to find a way to pick my car up from over an hour away.

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 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to formally dispute the accuracy of a collection account that appears on my credit report. I have reviewed my credit report and found an entry from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX for account number XXXX that I do not recognize. I request that this item be investigated and removed from my credit report for the following reasons : Lack of Signature and Authorization : I have no recollection of ever opening this account, and I have never signed any contract or agreement pertaining to it. I request verification of my signature on the original contract associated with this account. Please provide a copy of any documents that bear my signature. 

Insurance Claim : If this account was claimed under any insurance policy, I request documentation proving this claim. Specifically, I need confirmation of the insurance policy details, the nature of the claim, and how it pertains to me. 

Verification Process : I question the methods used to verify this account without my signature. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), I have the right to request a detailed explanation of the procedures used to verify the accuracy of the disputed information. Please provide a comprehensive account of how this collection was verified and confirmed to be valid. 

In accordance with the FCRA, I request that you investigate this matter and remove the erroneous collection account from my credit report if it can not be verified. Please notify me of your findings and actions in writing.

Attached are copies of my identification and a recent utility bill to confirm my identity and address. 

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. I look forward to your response within 30 days, as stipulated by the FCRA. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to formally dispute the accuracy of a collection account that appears on my credit report. I have reviewed my credit report and found an entry from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX for account number XXXX that I do not recognize. I request that this item be investigated and removed from my credit report for the following reasons : Lack of Signature and Authorization : I have no recollection of ever opening this account, and I have never signed any contract or agreement pertaining to it. I request verification of my signature on the original contract associated with this account. Please provide a copy of any documents that bear my signature. 

Insurance Claim : If this account was claimed under any insurance policy, I request documentation proving this claim. Specifically, I need confirmation of the insurance policy details, the nature of the claim, and how it pertains to me. 

Verification Process : I question the methods used to verify this account without my signature. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), I have the right to request a detailed explanation of the procedures used to verify the accuracy of the disputed information. Please provide a comprehensive account of how this collection was verified and confirmed to be valid. 

In accordance with the FCRA, I request that you investigate this matter and remove the erroneous collection account from my credit report if it can not be verified. Please notify me of your findings and actions in writing. 

Attached are copies of my identification and a recent utility bill to confirm my identity and address. 

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. I look forward to your response within 30 days, as stipulated by the FCRA. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: TRANSWORLD SYSTEMS INC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I don't recall having a contractual relationship with this collection company. Please give proof that this account belongs on my credit report and that my rights have not been infringed upon ; otherwise, terminate this account immediately. In compliance to 15 U.S. Code 1692e ( 6 ) Debt collectors are legally obligated to adhere to 15 U.S. Code 1692e ( 6 ), which forbids them from providing false information or insinuating inaccuracies about the nature, amount, or legal standing of a debt. It is against the law to make deceptive statements or misrepresentations concerning the debt being pursued for collection.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I don't recall having a contractual relationship with this collection company. Please give proof that this account belongs on my credit report and that my rights have not been infringed upon ; otherwise, terminate this account immediately. In compliance to 15 U.S. Code 1692e ( 6 ) Debt collectors are legally obligated to adhere to 15 U.S. Code 1692e ( 6 ), which forbids them from providing false information or insinuating inaccuracies about the nature, amount, or legal standing of a debt. It is against the law to make deceptive statements or misrepresentations concerning the debt being pursued for collection.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I don't recall having a contractual relationship with this collection company. Please give proof that this account belongs on my credit report and that my rights have not been infringed upon ; otherwise, terminate this account immediately. In compliance to 15 U.S. Code 1692e ( 6 ) Debt collectors are legally obligated to adhere to 15 U.S. Code 1692e ( 6 ), which forbids them from providing false information or insinuating inaccuracies about the nature, amount, or legal standing of a debt. It is against the law to make deceptive statements or misrepresentations concerning the debt being pursued for collection.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief