vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account status
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I have a credit account, XXXX XXXX XXXX, that is more that 7 years old that is staying on my credit report. It contains negative information. It has a past due amount. 
I want the credit account deleted. Requested by the credit reporting company, Equafax, and XXXX XXXX. They will not delete it.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-05 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Problem with statement of dispute
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I sent Equifax documents on XX/XX/XXXX2016 ( Signed Affidavits, Police report, and a Affidavit stating for Equifax not to contact me by email and that request is ignored repeatedly. ) I recieved my latest response XXXX/XXXX/2016, and the items i asked to be removed was stated to be verified. 
The fair credit reporting act requires : 1. A complete investigation, and 100 % accuracy. 
2. Items Verified from Original Creditor/not 3rd party info. 
3. All fraud items to be removed/police report XXXX XXXX ( not verified to FCRA guidelines ) Tax Lien ( XXXX ) item not verified to FCRA guidelines. 
Bankruptcy XXXX XXXX XXXX not verified to FCRA guidelines. 
XXXX Collection XXXX ( I have no contractual agreement with this creditor ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( I have no contractual agreement with this creditor ) Inquiries : XXXX na XXXX XXXX ( not mine ) XXXX Bank ( not mine XXXX XXXX XXXX Cu ( not mine ) SC XXXX XXXX XXXX ( not mine )

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-30 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Reinserted previously deleted info
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
There has been a derogatory remark that has reappeared on my credit report

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-21 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity protection — Billing dispute
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Equifax and XXXX ( XXXX separate companies and services and charges yet identical products ) enrolled me unknowingly in their credit monitoring program and charges my credit card {$1400.00} a month. My credit card was recently changed and a new card was sent to me with a new number. Equifax and XXXX obtained my new credit card number without my knowledge. Either XXXX provided it to them without my consent or somehow they obtained my credit card number from someone else. There is no clear way to cancel this service, presumably since it 's an unwanted service and a legitamate yet scamming service.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-17 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Seterus, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
An updated Insurance Policy was submitted to Seterus via fax on XXXX/XXXX/2015, fax confirmation hereto attached. On XXXX/XXXX/2015 XXXX XXXX XXXX Seterus confimred a new policy was not received. On XXXX the insurance policy was refaxed, fax confirmation hereto attached. On XXXX/XXXX/2015 a request for an escrow analysis was made with XXXX XXXX. On XXXX/XXXX/2015 a follow up call was made to Seterus for the status in which we were told it would take 7-10 days. On XXXX/XXXX/2015, we called Seterus spoke to XXXX XXXX XXXX Seterus to follow up on the escrow analysis but would not provide any other identification as confirmation of the call such as her full last name, extension or Agent ID ; who stated an escrow analysis was never ordered and she also advised the conversation XXXX XXXX was with their insurance department XXXX not Seterus so it was not processed since XXXX. She stated the turn around will take another 7-10 days. Seterus ' stall tactics of not performing a proper escrow analysis since XXXX XXXX 2015 for over 2 months is putting the borrower at risk of defaulting.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Information is not mine
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
I checked my credit report and noticed that this is on there. I have never purchased sheet metal before. I have been in business with this nor any other sheet metal company, for any reason.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-16 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account status
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
EQUIFAX fails to remove the XXXX Mortgage Serv account information. EQUIFAX reports incorrectly the account is 120+ DAYS PAST DUE. EQUIFAX reports incorrectly the AMOUNT PAST DUE is {$18000.00}. EQUIFAX reports incorrectly the BALANCE IS XXXX.EQUIFAX reports incorrectly the Date of First Delinquency is different from the Date of First Delinquency from the other CRA 's for removal. EQUIFAX continues to report inaccurate information on my credit file which lowers my credit score. This causes me the inability to obtain credit and lowers my standards of living and causes me to languish and suffer.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-06 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — Investigation took too long
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
My complaint ; Equifax and XXXX is being negligent and their investigation is taking to long that I requested both of them to do over 2 months ago. XXXX did their investigation with in the first 30 days and removed all the improper information on my credit report which is perfect with that credit reporting agency.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Seterus, Inc.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I purchased my home XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX CA XXXX. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX was the servicer at the time. I paid every payment on time. 
I went through a divorce, unemployment, XXXX and ( Not-at-fault ) automobile accident that caused me to fall behind on the payments. I qualified for XXXX and was able to maintain my house. XXXX XXXX XXXX agreed to accept a loan modification instead of the previous messy one. In the middle of the process, they sold the servicing to Seterus, XXXX XXXX XXXX, which since then have been extremely aggressive accelerating the process towards foreclosure despite my several attempts to communicate that I have been going through the process of Loan modification with XXXX XXXX XXXX, they are insisting that there is no record of the modification except for the XXXX occurred in XXXX XXXX. I filled the Seterus XXXX application but they have sent me Notice of intent in XXXX only 10 days after they received my loan servicing from XXXX XXXX XXXX. It is my belief that XXXX XXXX XXXX has passed on the responsibility to Seterus since Seterus seems to get away with being a bully and extremely unhelpful. Every single time I called Seterus, I had to re explain the entire story of my loan with XXXX and how the initial modification although successful at {$2200.00} per month including of Taxes, insurance and Escrow, they simply messed up the paper work after the successful three month trial of {$2200.00} per month, they suddenly raised the mortgage payment to {$2700.00} claiming that they mis calculated the escrow. That took six month for me to get XXXX XXXX XXXX to admit and issue me the opportunity to go through a XXXX modification. Only one month through the process they sold off the loan servicing to Seterus. Now Seterus seem to be blocking my loan modification process, at XXXX time they claimed that the reason they do n't wish for me to apply for modification is because I had a modification less than a year ago despite me explaining that it was a messed up process and that XXXX commenced a second modification. I explained that all that needs to happen is to simply see the documents that I sent to XXXX prior to the transfer XXXX XXXX and see that I was going through a modification. I told them that I am confident that I will be able to pay the mortgage after the modified amount is reduced to the original payment as defined by XXXX of {$2200.00} per month. I am confident that I can pay that amount and keep my home.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-10 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Seterus, Inc.
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
" Please be advised that in order for loans to be eligible for modification assistance, they typically must be over 60 days delinquent. However, based on the information you provided, you demonstrated danger of imminent default and became eligible for the four month Trial Period Plan. Under the terms of the Program, reduced payments of {$630.00} were due XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX XXXX, XXXX. The reduced payments were designed to put your loan delinquent in order to meet the requirements of the owner of the loan, XXXX. Because you did not perform on the proposed Trial Period Plan terms ; rather, you remitted your XXXX Trial Period Plan payments early and the loan remained contractually current. Therefore, the Trial Payment was denied on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. '' Once again XXXX XXXX XXXX & XXXX XXXX of Seterus has given incorrect information. The letter of XXXX which I received on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX from XXXX states that the payments of XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX were received were designed to put my loan in default. If that was the case, I could not have made the payments early as stated since SETERUS took the payments out directly from my XXXX bank act and if they wanted to make them delinquent, that was their priority. I was also advised by them to " never be late '' as well as Making Home Affordable " to never be late '' and Seterus told me to allow them to take the $ out of my account directly so this would happen. I was told when the Denial came to me to make up all the payments or I would be charged late charges on everything, causing me to have a foreclosure. And that my Credit Score would also be affected. ( I have been advised to go directly to XXXX and one other Government Official if Seterus does not grant me the Modification. ) At this point it is very difficult for me to make these payments because my situation is about the same if not a little worse. However I would rather starve then let Seterus claim my home. And going through all the paper works that I went through the first time put my health in jeopardy. CFPB has records of my previous complaints on file and I could not respond or dispute the last XXXX because of a computer problem. Thank You for helping me, CFPB in this matter.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-16 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity protection — Problem with fraud alerts
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX XXXX, my house was broken into ( in XXXX, CA ), personal information stolen, and my vehicle stolen and totaled. I placed a fraud alert at that time. I had a couple of failed attempts at opening accounts by someone, but nothing further occurred. On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, I placed another fraud alert because someone tried to open XXXX accounts in my name. I received an email yesterday ( XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ) stating that a new credit card account had been opened with XXXX XXXX XXXX and a new card was being mailed out to an address in XXXX, CA ( an address that has never been mine ). I do n't understand how a new account could be opened when I already have a fraud alert. I tried to file a new credit alert but Equifax and the FTC website both said that I already had fraud alerts in progress and could not file a new one. I was also unable to update the current alerts with updated information because the website is not functional or user friendly. I have already filed a police report for this incident. I also have police reports for the past incidents. I am not sure what to do.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-02 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Unable to get credit report/credit score — Problem getting report or credit score
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Kindly I have been trying to get my credit report and score from Equifax for months now without any success, although I have XXXX credit card accounts and I 'm able to see them all on my XXXX and XXXX credit reports without any problems. 
My problem is with Equifax , I tried to sign up for their complete advantage plan and they asked me to fax my Social Security card and Driver 's License to verify my identity so, I did, then they told me we wo n't give you access to your credit report because my Social security is based on my work permit, do they have the right to deny me access to my credit report and credit score on that ground? if so how come I am able to get my report and score from other credit bureaus then? 
Kindly I would really appreciate your assistance, as I 'm relatively new to credit and I 'm trying to build my credit score and every time I try to see my credit report from Equifax it tells me non matching Social security.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-02 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account status
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I have been unsuccessful in removing the inquiries on my credit report along with negative accounts that are not mine, or reporting inaccurately. I have been disputing since the beginning of the year and have contacted the creditors whom state that it is up to the credit reporting agencies to correct as they have not deleted any payment history on any of my accounts, along with updating the information requested. I have been getting the run around from all three bureaus whom have deleted 10 years of positive payment history and have completely rendered my way of living. These inquiries are not permissible purpose inquiries and should be remove there are XXXX in total on all XXXX reports. There is a inquiry release letter enclosed that they are refusing to acknowledge.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-07 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Public record
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
Please see attached document dated Sunday, XXXX XXXX, 2015

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-25 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt resulted from identity theft
Company: Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
I have an unverified account from Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC. I had previously disputed this account. I have never done business with Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC. Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ) 15 U.S.C.1692g, I disputed the validity of the debt that Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC claims that I owe. I requested that Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC provide verification of the following : 1. The ORIGINAL Application or contract ; 2. Any and all statements allegedly related to this debt ; 3. Any and all signed receipts ; 4. Any and all canceled checks ; 5. Original date of default and collection activity begin 6. Whether they purchased the debt, and if so, the amount paid for the debt 7. The date ( s ) the debt allegedly accrued ; 8. An itemization of the costs, including an accounting, for any additional interest, charges, or other fees placed on this account. I requested that Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC Cease and Desist all further communications and collection actives and provide the verification of this supposed debt. I demanded that Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC remove any and all Tradelines that are reporting on my credit report with XXXX. Their response? They reported it to all XXXX credit bureaus. I 've sent them numerous letters and I 've called them several times. They claim they sent me a dispute affidavit but I never received one. I am extremely frustrated and upset dealing with them as I have been dealing with them for over a year. They are damaging my reputation and preventing me from buying a home considering my credit score is damaged. I have provided a copy of the latest letter that I sent them which they did not comply with as well. The letter I sent them was notarized and I have XXXX other notarized copies if i need to pursue this in court.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-02 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account terms
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
In 2013 I was hospitalized on an emergency basis and incurred over {$100000.00} in medical debt. At the time I was admitted, I signed XXXX financial responsibility form, and the hospital assigned me XXXX account number and billed the services on XXXX Statement. 

Thereafter they assigned the debt to CALIFORNIA XXXX XXXX for collection and they have listed the debt on my EQUIFAX report XXXX SEPARATE TIMES as XXXX SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. This is false and fraudulent.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-31 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Reinserted previously deleted info
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
have had items deleted from my report only to have them reappear by the companies reselling my information to another collection company this has gravely affected my abilities to obtain new credit and is also seen as identity theft as the companies are sharing personal information by means of selling it request and demand for any negative items reporting to immediately be deleted including credit inquiries on all XXXX major reporting companies

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-02 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Information is not mine
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
These are not my debts

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-12 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Personal information
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
There is an address listed for me where I have never lived. I have never lived in XXXX Virginia. Address listed is XXXX va XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-23 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Credit reporting company's investigation — No notice of investigation status/result
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I have been dispute the negative accounts on my report over the past year with the credit bureaus. The information is continuously coming back as verified. I have asked about their verification or investigation process as well as proof of verification and yet I have n't received any information regarding this.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-27 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Collection Professionals, Inc. (Macomb, IL)
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX/XXXX/16, I contacted Collection Professionals Inc in XXXX IL. trying to explain that the past due medical bills were still pending with insurance. Insurance had initially denied them stating they were pre-exsisting. After I appealed and a lengthy investigation, the decision was reversed. At this time, I thought the issue was resolved. Until I received a summons to court for said medical bills. After calling insurance, it was determined that XXXX had forgotten to send the claims back to adjuster and did so today. They stated they would pay their portion and then secondary ( medicaid ) would pay the rest. After I explained this to XXXX from Collection Prof, he stated that it made no difference and that I would still have to pay it out of pocket resulting in double payment.He said it was because it took 4 years to process. He blantly called me a liar, even after I said that XXXX was sending a letter explaining situation. He would not answer any of my questions, interrupted me frequently and spoke down to me. I would and will gladly pay any bill, I am responsible for but not until insurance processes it. I will not pay only have insurance pay also and no one deserves to be talked to the way I was. I am not some low life who just doesnt pay their bills. I am a highly educated woman, who lost a great job after being XXXX with XXXX XXXX. XXXX was a lenghty process and I am dokng the best I can. I, nor does anyone else deserve to be treated like trash.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-24 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Public record
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Hi, I am filling this dispute, Because of Bankruptcy record on my credit report its too old and pass the time limit and it should be deleted from my credit report, Also when i pull my credit report from indipended sourse, the bankruptcy will not show on my credit and somtime it will, butXXXX it will show on thier oficial web site I have contact the all XXXX bureau Company only XXXX '' removed the disputed item rest of XXXX company ( Equifax & XXXX ) has not comply with my request So, I am requesting CFPB please re investigate this matter and have the " XXXX & EQUIFAX deleted the incorrect information thanks XXXX, XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation