vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2019-03-20 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: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
My initial identity theft report and was filed on XX/XX/2019. Report number XXXX. XXXX XXXX reported those items but, has yet to remove the inquires that came with those fraudulent accounts. XXXX has removed everything. Equifax has yet to address the matter. The only update was a generic response, that they were investigating the matter and needed more time. 

Now after I filed the initial complaint and the items were removed by XXXX and XXXX. I have 3 new accounts that weren't showing on my credit report and wasn't included in the initial report, because of that fact. On XXXX of 2019 I had 3 accounts, that I have no knowledge of and they are as follows : XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX  and XXXX XXXX. I am at a lost for words, I have a Fraud Alert on my credit file and yet and still the bureaus are reporting these  fraudulent accounts to my credit file. Without as much as a phone call or email to ask me, the consumer if in fact these are my accounts or a part of the identity theft.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-03-20 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
My initial identity theft report and was filed on XX/XX/2019. Report number XXXX. XXXX XXXX reported those items but, has yet to remove the inquires that came with those fraudulent accounts. Experian has removed everything. XXXX  has yet to address the matter. The only update was a generic response, that they were investigating the matter and needed more time. 

Now after I filed the initial complaint and the items were removed by transunion and experian. I have 3 new accounts that weren't showing on my credit report and wasn't included in the initial report, because of that fact. On XX/XX/2019 I had 3 accounts, that I have no knowledge of and they are as follows : XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX. I am at a lost for words, I have a Fraud Alert on my credit file and yet and still the bureaus are reporting these fraudulent accounts to my credit file. Without as much as a phone call or email to ask me, the consumer if in fact these are my accounts or a part of the identity theft.

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 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Vehicle loan or lease — Loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — Billing problem
Company: CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I was shocked when reviewing my credit report and found a late payment on the date below : 30 days late as of XXXX 2019 I am not sure how this happened. I believe I made my payments to you when I received my statements. My only thought is that my statement did not get to me.

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 2019-03-20 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
TRANS UNION started my disputes with trans-union on XX/XX/XXXX and since then have sent more letters ( XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX ) disputing various items on my account. Some have been deleted upon not being able to verify but others till remain and have not shown proper verification under the FCRA rules and regulations namely : XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX. These items need to be deleted as they have not been able to verify with supporting documentation the validity of the debt. 

XXXX  As with Transunion, I sent request for validation of the debt on my credit report and no proper documentation under FCRA rules and regulations have been submitted to me justifying the debt. Namely : XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX. These items need to be deleted as documentation establishing validity have not been submitted as requested. 

XXXX AS with both transunion and XXXX, items on my credit report were disputed and supporting documentation requested was not submitted. namely : XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX. These items need to be deleted as documentation establishing validity have not been submitted as requested. 

XXXX XXXX : These Company which allegedly hold a capital one debt in my name hasnt been able to supple subsequent documentation to validate the debt under the fair credit reporting act and has reported to the credit collection bureau without proper validation. And thus needs to be deleted from my credit file.

In Closing all these companies have been given ample time to validate the debt on my file with supporting documentation and have failed to do so. 
Im hoping to resolve this matter with a deletion from my credit file as these items have caused me some distress. 
Thank you

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 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems — Problem with customer service
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
My accounts at Capital One were closed. I tried to get it reopened and have escalated it to the office of the CEO, and I also tried other departments I was sent to, but they responded that they can't get it reopened. I still had other things that I needed to get done on my account and I was not given proper assistance. I again reached out to the corporate office with no response. Suddenly, I got a harassing letter that I have no right to contact the bank 's corporate office, anything I need should be through customer service. However, when I contact customer service they refuse to assist me. They blocked my calls, totally discriminating against me. 

This is the letter I emailed to the CEO : Dear XXXX, it's been some time since Capital one has made their senseless decision to close my accounts and to part from a long time relationship. However, immediately upon complaining to your office, for some reason the company started to discriminate against me in a very nasty improper way. Capital one is refusing to assist me through the regular customer service and when I try getting the att. of the leaders in the company, they fail to respond at all. They are also trying to harass me not to complain. This is in total violation of Visa policy and federal regulations. I have proof that there is a double standard. While others with closed accounts are being fairly treated, I'm not. I hope u realize the severity of this matter, I look fwd. that u will take serious action to rectify the situation in due course, to prevent ur org. from serious legal jeopardy, possibly seeking class-action status. I appreciate the opportunity to make u aware of my concerns. Respectfully, Mr. XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2019-03-20 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: WI

Complaint narrative:
Transunion credit reporting keeps dropping my score. On XX/XX/XXXX they drop my score 6 points because 3 old accounts were removed. On XX/XX/XXXX I pay off two accounts totals of {$800.00} and one was removed XX/XX/XXXX and the other its still showing on my account as unpaid, and my score hasn't changed.. I'm getting emails for credit monitoring service from this company. This is not the first time this has happen, I have to watch my credit like a hawk or they lowering it for no reason. This is unfair and I'm sick of it. Unfairly reporting and than the nerves to send emails offers to correct or improve your score. This seems to be a practice of theirs I put in an complaint for the same reason in XX/XX/XXXX. They also have me as 5 years in credit age nothing could be father from the truth Ive had credit of some kind for at least 30 years. It seems that they trying to keep my score under 750. My payment history has been 99 % for more than a year.

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 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan — Problem lowering your monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Navient calls me and my cosigner atleast 8-10 per day. Since I stopped making my payments because they went from around {$360.00} to {$900.00} they have been callin gme non stop- suddenly I am also getting random calls from weird telemarketers. I noticed a correlation to an increase in calls form Navient when ever I answer one of these telemarketer calls right after, like immediately after. Its like Navient knows I answered so they will call. I have asked some of the telemarketers flat out if they are associated with Navient and they stall and say they have never heard of that company- American- english speaking costumer service reps! This morning I got a call from a FL ( where I reside ) - Navient has been calling from PA and suddenly I answered a telemarketer call last night from a FL # and now Navient is calling with a FL area code. I asked the Navient rep if he was in FL- he stated he was not- I asked him if Navient is now spoofing # 's and he said Navient has offices ' all over the world- I asked if they had an office in FL- he said he did not know. 

Aside from this I have communicated to Navient numerous times that I can not afford my monthly payment. They will then send me letters in the email saying they understand and I should call in so they can help me. I call in and they are no help- they do not lower my monthly payment. I provide my income and expenses and nothing! They do not take into consideration that I am also paying on my fed loans- havent had a raise in 3 years and made less $ this year. I shared all this with the agent who began to ask me about my career decisions- why havent I looked for a better job ( I have ), why havent I taken on another job- I would need 3 more to pay them the money they want- because I made mistakes when I was young and come from an XXXX mother that did not know any better. The agent explained even though I was on a low payment plan before it must keep increasing because the goal of the lower payment plans is to work you up to your full high payment- whihc I just canno do. They {$360.00} I was paying monthly was basically money thrown away - has not made a dent with my interest rates. I told them I can not pay what I do not have- they keep repeating they are helping me by giving me a low payment- and I keep telling them its not a lower payment if I can not afford it and it is an increase from the originally lowered payment I was alreay struggling to make. Everytime I get off the phone with them I am in tears. What did I go to college for? They harrass me day in and day out!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive notice of right to dispute
Company: Resurgent Capital Services L.P.
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
I have disputed this item with the credit reporting agency and they reported you confirmed the account as valid. I honestly do not believe to ever have any relationship with this collection agency or original creditor. Also there are several inaccuracies with this account the way it's reporting and that's a total violation of FCRA and FDCPA laws and regulations. In a good faith effort to resolve the matter amicably, I must demand proof of this debt, specifically the alleged contract or other instrument bearing my signature, as well as proof of your authority in this matter. Absent such proof, you must correct any erroneous reports of this past debt as mine. I am writing to request that you please provide the following information : 1. Please evidence your authorization under 15 USC 1692 ( e ) and 15 USC 1692 ( f ) in this alleged matter. 2. What is your authorization of law for your collection of information? 3. What is your authorization of law for your collection of this alleged debt? 4. Please evidence your authorization to do business or operate in this state. 5. Please evidence proof of the alleged debt, including the alleged contract or other instrument bearing my signature. 6. Please provide a complete account history, including any charges added for collection activity.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: Informative Research
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I was notified from some credit monitoring services that there was a hard inquiry from Informative Research on my credit report around XXXX on XX/XX/2019. I do not recognize this company, and have not applied for any loans, new credit cards, rental applications, or any of the common reasons which lead to hard inquiries. 

I believe this hard inquiry was a mistake.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
XXXX has failed to validate these accounts on my credit report. As seen by several attempts, XXXX has either overlooked or ignored my requests several times to validate these accounts. Yet, they continue to report these account to my credit reports. 

XX/XX/2019 & XX/XX/2019 i sent a request for validation to XXXX & XXXX XXXX asking for an instrument of indebtedness.Both XXXX & XXXX XXXX have failed to respond correctly to each of these letters. XXXX XXXX never responded and XXXX responded " stating that if i wanted to discuss this account to contact them '' ... ... ... but I'm making contact with you through the letters, this response was in response to correspondence I sent YOU ... 

XXXX is reporting these accounts to my credit reports without validation to me, without an instrument of indebtedness showing that these accounts are indeed mine. 

Futhermore, when i have disputed with the credit bureuas experian, transunion and equifax ... they have all came back and said that the accounts have been verified but none of them can show any proof of what that means. 

IT HAS NOW BEEN BEEN 107 DAYS SINCE I SENT MY FIRST REQUEST FOR VALIDATION TO XXXX AND XXXX XXXX AND TO THIS DAY NEITHER HAS VALIDATED THIS ACCOUNT, NEITHER HAS SHOWN THIS INSTRUMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM. 

XXXX is falsely reporting open and closed accounts on my credit reports. 

The following accounts are being falsely reported. 

RE : Account # # XXXX ( All accounts fall under this umbrella ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account information incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
XXXX has failed to validate these accounts on my credit report. As seen by several attempts, XXXX has either overlooked or ignored my requests several times to validate these accounts. Yet, they continue to report these account to my credit reports. 

XX/XX/2019 & XX/XX/2019 i sent a request for validation to XXXX & XXXX XXXX asking for an instrument of indebtedness.Both XXXX & XXXX XXXX have failed to respond correctly to each of these letters. XXXX XXXX never responded and XXXX responded " stating that if i wanted to discuss this account to contact them '' ... ... ... but I'm making contact with you through the letters, this response was in response to correspondence I sent YOU ... 

XXXX is reporting these accounts to my credit reports without validation to me, without an instrument of indebtedness showing that these accounts are indeed mine. 

Futhermore, when i have disputed with the credit bureuas experian, XXXX and XXXX ... they have all came back and said that the accounts have been verified but none of them can show any proof of what that means. 

IT HAS NOW BEEN BEEN 107 DAYS SINCE I SENT MY FIRST REQUEST FOR VALIDATION TO XXXX AND XXXX XXXX AND TO THIS DAY NEITHER HAS VALIDATED THIS ACCOUNT, NEITHER HAS SHOWN THIS INSTRUMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM. 

XXXX is falsely reporting open and closed accounts on my credit reports. 

The following accounts are being falsely reported. 

RE : Account # # XXXX ( All accounts fall under this umbrella ) XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 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 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Received bad information about your loan
Company: Arete Financial Group
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX.As of XX/XX/XXXX, i hired Arete Financial to assist me in the student loan forgiveness program. I was lead to believe that this company would assist me in making the right financial decisions regarding my XXXX Student loan, which was not in default. I made immediate payments to Arete for $ XXXX/biweekly for 3 months, with continued payments of $ XXXX/monthly direct withdrawal from my banking institution. Arete sent an email stating i was approved for IBR at $ XXXX/monthly. Arete then filed for a forbearance in XXXX of XXXX and again in XXXX while payments was deducted for them at XXXX/monthly. I never authorized the XXXX forbearance, and it was completely not necessary. That forbearance put me in this position with XXXX which is showing on my credit 107 days late. This decreased my score by XXXX points.I asked Arete what was i paying them for? XXXX informed me that no payment was originally due to them XX/XX/XXXX. By Arete not making the right professional decisions, this has left me in default and kept me from closing on my home XX/XX/XXXX. The credit report was updated XX/XX/XXXX. Arete also intercepted any communication from my orginal creditor by giving them a bogus email address I am very upset as a single parent. I feel like i been taking advantage of.

Company public response: Company can't verify or dispute the facts in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I contacted Transunion by phone on XX/XX/XXXX and spoke to a representative in the USA call center to request several items be investigated under FCRA for possible inaccurate or fraudulent activity regarding several hard inquiries. I do not recognize two specific items : 1.  XXXX ( XX/XX/XXXX ) 2. XXXX ( XX/XX/XXXX ) 3. I had also mentioned the XXXX XXXX inquiry should have been a soft inquiry for a credit line increase ( XX/XX/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 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive notice of right to dispute
Company: NRA Group, LLC
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
I have disputed this item with the credit reporting agency and they reported you confirmed the account as valid. I honestly do not believe to ever have any relationship with this collection agency or original creditor. Also there are several inaccuracies with this account the way it's reporting and that's a total violation of FCRA and FDCPA laws and regulations. In a good faith effort to resolve the matter amicably, I must demand proof of this debt, specifically the alleged contract or other instrument bearing my signature, as well as proof of your authority in this matter. Absent such proof, you must correct any erroneous reports of this past debt as mine. I am writing to request that you please provide the following information : 1. Please evidence your authorization under 15 USC 1692 ( e ) and 15 USC 1692 ( f ) in this alleged matter. 2. What is your authorization of law for your collection of information? 3. What is your authorization of law for your collection of this alleged debt? 4. Please evidence your authorization to do business or operate in this  state. 5. Please evidence proof of the alleged debt, including the alleged contract or other instrument bearing my signature. 6. Please provide a complete account history, including any charges added for collection activity.

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 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX reported to credit agencies that my account was charged off in XX/XX/XXXX and reporting every year, most recently XX/XX/XXXX again.

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 2019-03-20 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Savings account
Issue: Closing an account — Funds not received from closed account
Company: GOLDEN 1 CREDIT UNION, THE
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Closed Savings account with Golden1 Credit Union on approximately XX/XX/19 in the amount of {$480.00} .Customer service number XXXX. As of today, XX/XX/19 no cashiers check in the mail. Contacted Golden1 and was advised that I have to wait 90 days before new check could be issued.

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