vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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 has clearly exhibited negligent, incompetent and irresponsible actions, which results in the massive data breach incident. It has acknowledged and been aware of the incident since XX/XX/2017 but did n't do anything about it until XX/XX/2017. Also, Equifax has similar data breach incidents previously but still ignore to address the issue within its own system and website. According to cybersecurity expert, it still fails to ensure its security practice are up to the industry standard. This is clearly irresponsible and negligent on Equifax 's part and I was impacted by this incident caused by Equifax. 

Since the announcement of the massive data breach incident on XX/XX/2017, Equifax has provided a tool to check if any individual was affected. However, this tool is virtually useless. First, this tool requests ssn and last name in order to verify, but these pieces of information are the part of the massive data breach. Therefore, anyone, who possessed the leaked data, can assume other person 's identity and potentially setup Equifax credit monitoring service instead of the actual affected individual. Secondly, Equifax did n't initially do due diligent to ensure the tool to verify and identity if the individual was affected working properly. This is irresponsible and exhibits incompetency on Equifax 's part.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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 did not properly secure my protected personal information from intrusion, such as through appropriate patching, 2-factor authentication at the point of service, segmentation of data, etc. As such, it appears my full name, Social Security numbers, birth date, addresses, and possibly driver license number is cross-matched to each other and in the hands of criminals who can use this data to breach any number of accounts in perpetuity such as my banking and financial data, medical data, legal complaints, political data, and any other number of sensitive accounts. 

Further, I am unable to secure these accounts because they ask for the very personal information that is breached in order to verify my identity and approve a change. 

Equifax is currently offering a limited credit monitoring service, which does n't even activate immediately. Even this had to be sought out by those who see the news reports, follow the news links to the Equifax page, which in turn link to a shady third-party website asking for 2/3 of one 's social security number plus last name and a waiver of all class action recourse in order to discover if one is  among the breached accounts, only changed to waive class action recourse from the third party site if it too is breached with the sensitive data it is querying once the news of this spread. This is insufficient to the need created by their negligent protection of my information, which I did not give them myself, but which they curated as their business from other businesses.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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:
Equifax gave my personal information ( social security number, name, address, etc. ) to hackers through their blatant negligence. As a XXXX XXXX, I can say with high confidence that literally any basic measures they could 've taken to prevent this were not taken. In addition, they are trying to put language in their " remedy '' to prevent people from suing them for their negligence. They are in charge of helping to determine my livelihood, whether I can buy a house, buy a car, get a job. And they ca n't be bothered to have basic security measures in place? Unacceptable. They should be held liable for any negative consequences that result from their gross negligence. The language in their terms of service attempts to prevent this. The act of trying to get people to get to agree to that document should, in and of itself, be a crime. But they have more lobbyists and lawyers than I do. So, I 'm not hopeful that even minor penalties will be imposed upon them. Regardless of their irrefutable damage to hundreds of millions of honest, hard-working Americans.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: SC

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 2017-09-10 00:00:00
Product: Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan — Payday loan
Issue: Problem with the payoff process at the end of the loan — 
Company: ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
State: MS

Complaint narrative:
XXXX this was pay but they saying it was not pay but I know it was

Company public response: Company disputes the facts presented in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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 did not properly secure my most critical personal information, allowing it to be stolen as part of a large data breach. 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 news on the internet. In addition, the day the attack was announced publicly, the website which should have verified whether or not I was a victim did not function properly ; it did not tell me the answer to this question, only giving me a date of enrollment.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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 collects data on me that is used by others to determine credit score worthiness. This includes sensitive personal data, which may be used by others to commit identity theft. Due to weak security practices, Equifax let this data by stolen by others, and now I live with the fear of identity theft looming over my head.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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 may be a victim of the Equifax data breach. I need advice on how to make sure my name is clear. Any advice would be appreciated.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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:
Due to the recent security breach at Equifax ( XXXX 2017 ), I have no idea whether or not my credit report and its associated personally identifiable information is now in the hands of criminals. I am deeply concerned about the possibility of my identity being stolen and my credit being ruined. At the very least, if my information has been stolen it will create require investment of my time to fix the situation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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 mishandled my personal information including Name, Social Security #, Address, Birthdate,  etc. resulting in a data breach in XXXX/XX/XX/XXXX that they confirmed I was affected by per their " Potential Impact '' site www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. They have put myself and millions of others at risk of identity theft/fraud due to negligent security protocols in handling consumer information. They are further attempting to capitalize on the situation by signing injured parties THEY are responsible for up for " trial periods '' of their ID protection services. 

They are simultaneously defrauding these injured parties with hidden terms of service that waive their right to sue the company in what is clearly a situation of criminal negligence/fraudulent behavior as indicated by the three Equifax executives that dumped stock immediately prior to the data breach announcement.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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: MI

Complaint narrative:
My name is said to be one of the millions of people that had personal and financial information hacked, in the Equifax security breech 2017. If anything should happen to my financial information or credit because of this breech, I want XXXX to be held responsible and to correct the situation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit repair services
Issue: Confusing or misleading advertising or marketing — 
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
Equifax stored personally identifiable information in an unsecure fashion allowing hackers to easily steal it. They waited over 2 months to reveal the loss and executives cashed out stock prior to public ally acknowledging the theft. They offer credit monitoring service, but fail to offer credit repair service for free - a likely necessity for those of us in the breach. They also want us to give up the right to sue them or join a class action lawsuit.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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 failed to take appropriate measures to safeguard the data of 143 million accounts, putting my identity at risk.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
this extortionist XXXX wants me to pay them for violating thier end of the cardholder agreement. 

refuses to reverse transactions-allow 4 fraudulent trnasactions wo my consent refuses to reissue card ( XXXX refuses to do it ) refuses to update address ( 3mos ongoing, mail was stolen ) refuses to ack IDT.gov report abuses my credit file to extort me for money ( a felony ) but refuses outright to deal with the matter. Ive snet over 6 emails and letters to CEO. keeps munging my accounts. will not close wo payment ( extortion ).
repeatedly " updates '' to avoid penalties w the bureaus ( as do other companies ) yet there is no paper trail whatsoever sent to me.
was never late previously but reports as such and denies me credit because THEY CLAIM I was late. I had upright law firm on retainer. THEY COULDNT COLLECT ANYWAY.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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: MA

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 angered with how Equifax has handled reporting this breach. Hardly anything at all was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. A physical letter? No! An e-mail? No! Unprofessional and low class. 

Going forward Equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. This potentially could ruin millions of hard working people.Dealing with the 3 credit reporting companies is beyond tedious. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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: Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I do n't have a clue who this account belongs to and why the heck it 's on my credit report. Please do n't use your bogus tactics purchasing accounts and placing them on my credit, your seriously breaking the law right here. I am challenging you to show me proof of the verification process. You must report 100 % accurate verifiable information.You are clearly violating the law in this case according to The Fair Credit Reporting Act. 609 requires proper verification according to established case law involving the credit bureaus so there you have please remove this account within 24 hours or I will go down to the court house and file a case on you real fast. I do n't play no games with my credit. It better be off my credit by XXXX XXXX, 2017 Wednesday to avoid court fees and civil case. 

1. XXXX 2. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, PA XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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:
The recent Equifax breach caused me concern of my sensitive personal data having been stolen. I am concerned regarding possible identity theft. However, Equifax will not allow me to know with 100 % certainty whether my data has indeed been stolen until I sign up for their service which 1 ) Charges me a fee after one year and 2 ) Forces me to waive my right to file a lawsuit against them should I become a victim of identity theft from this breach.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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 through not protecting my private information caused the leak of my ssn, name, and DOB. I feel this company jeopardized my future and should be shut down.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax had a security breach announced in XXXX 2017 and my information including social security number, credit cards, driver 's license etc. was compromised.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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: MA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax leaked my credit report and other personal information ( as reported by their website https : //www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/ ), along with that of 143 million other Americans. It is readily apparent that for such a significant breach to occur, Equifax does not take information security seriously enough. 

Other concerning aspects of this breach include the lack of timely disclosure by Equifax ( over 5 weeks )  and the above website reporting whether consumers were impacted by the leak that appears to yield random responses ( I visited the site several times and got alternating answers each time ). 

I contacted Equifax 's call center with my concerns about the leak and the website and was encouraged to sign up for fraud monitoring. This response does not address the root of the problem, that Equifax does not take my, and other Americans ', personal information and identity protectional seriously.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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:
This is about Improper use of my report, and my private information being divulged without consent due to Equifax 's failure to protect my private information, putting me at risk for identity theft. The company discovered this problem months ago and failed to notify me in a timely manner that they had a data breach where my information was stolen increasing possible damages to my financial stability.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
Equifax did not properly secure my protected personal information from intrusion, such as through appropriate patching, 2-factor authentication at the point of service, segmentation of data, etc. As such, it appears my full name, Social Security numbers, birth date, addresses, and possibly driver license number is cross-matched to each other and in the hands of criminals who can use this data to breach any number of accounts in perpetuity such as my banking and financial data, medical data, legal complaints, political data, and any other number of sensitive accounts. 
Further, I am unable to secure these accounts because they ask for the very personal information that is breached in order to verify my identity and approve a change. 
Equifax is currently offering a limited credit monitoring service, which does n't even activate immediately. Even this had to be sought out by those who see the news reports, follow the news links to the Equifax page, which in turn link to a shady third-party website asking for 2/3 of one 's social security number plus last name and a waiver of all class action recourse in order to discover if one is among the breached accounts, only changed to waive class action recourse from the third party site  if it too is breached with the sensitive data it is querying once the news of this spread. This is insufficient to the need created by their negligent protection of my information, which I did not give them myself, but which they curated as their business from other businesses.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-10 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I do n't have a clue who this account belongs to and why the heck it 's on my credit report. Please do n't use your bogus tactics purchasing accounts and placing them on my credit, your seriously breaking the law right here. I am challenging you to show me proof of the verification process. You must report 100 % accurate verifiable information.You are clearly violating the law in this case according to The Fair Credit Reporting Act. 609 requires proper verification according to established case law involving the credit bureaus so there you have please remove this account within 24 hours or I will go down to the court house and file a case on you real fast. I do n't play no games with my credit. It better be off my credit by XXXX XXXX, 2017 Wednesday to avoid court fees and civil case. 

1. TransUnion 2. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, PA 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 2017-09-10 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 — Other problem getting your report or credit score
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
1. XXXX 2. XXXX 3. Equifax The/XXXX I 'm authorized XXXX XXXX is primary account I am an authorized user on these accounts or cards and you still have n't place them on my credit file. I would like for you to immediately place the accounts on my credit report please. The card user contacted you several times and authorized me on the cards for all 3 bureaus but you never performed the task by placing me on the accounts why is it taking long. 

XXXX and XXXX accounts not reporting : 1. The/XXXX Opened XX/XX/XXXX balance is {$2100.00} 2. XXXX XXXX opened XX/XX/XXXX {$3300.00} reports on the XXXX of the month good standing on all of my payments current last payment XX/XX/XXXX Equifax accounts not reporting 1. XXXX XXXX Opened XX/XX/XXXX {$3300.00} reports on the XXXX of the month good standing on all my payments current good standing. Last payment XX/XX/XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation