vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-08 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
Last Thursday night I deposited my payroll check thru an ATM at the Bank of America branch located XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, WA XXXX. At the time I was overdrawn on my accout but the check for {$1800.00} was more than what was needed to cover this. 

I received and email on XX/XX/XXXX saying the check was being held until XXXX XXXX because of poor image quality " {$1800.00} XXXX XXXX, XXXX by XXXX local time XXXX XXXX, XXXX {$1800.00} {$1800.00} Reason for hold Reasonable cause to doubt collectibility due to image quality. 
Monday XXXX XXXX I went to the branch were the deposit was made and the employee got me in touch with Customer service who checked with Risk Management. They said the image had the account number but only a partial routing number they could not release funds until XX/XX/XXXX. 

As I mentioned this is the same payroll check I have been depositing twice a month for as long as I have had the account. I am now having direct payments hit and not only are they not being covered, which I was told would be because the check is in pending status but I am receiving NSF charges. 
This seems extreme and completely unacceptable since the issue here is the ATM, not anything that was controllable by me. 

Can you help get this resolved

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 monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: CL Holdings LLC
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX XXXX has been harassing me on and off for the past few years to pay a debt that is not mine. I have communicated this numerous times to XXXX XXXX and the various debt collection companies they use ( most recently Jefferson Capital Systems ). They fail to offer any evidence that this is my debt.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-09 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I have been put on several forbearance programs since 2009, offered no legitimate pay based off income plans, & multiple payment due date/amount mixups.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-08 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt resulted from identity theft
Company: TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I was a victim of identity theft and noticed a collection from Central Financial COntrol/syndicate office systems I 've attempted to dispute multiple times however no response on their end. Not sure what else to do. Police department told me to contact the federal trade commision which I wrote a formal complaint against Central Financial COntrol/syndicate office systems in regards to this matter. The FTC also instructed me to complete a id theft affidavit through identity theft.gov. Attached is my document. Thank you

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-24 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Wilber and Associates, P.C.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
The collecting agent used extremely rude and abusive languages when they called me before XXXX XXXX and during my work. When I try to get more information about what this debt about, they are refuse to give me more details and keep asking me to give out my personal information. When I refused to give them my personal information, the representative threatened me then hang up on me immediately.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-16 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Installment loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: GreenSky, LLC
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX/XXXX/2014 we went to Home depot and purchased granite for our counters. I made payments on this account monthly with no problem no late payments and I was paying this on the home depot website. As a year came around we received a call from the store clerk that they wanted for us to come in so they could give us our money back and cancel the order. I was ok with that because we have been really busy this past year and was not able to get the kitchen rebuilt. When we went to the store XXXX of the customer service attendants put the money we had paid to the loan back on our bank card. then a few weeks later I received a call from this company called green sky. they said I was late on my payment I was n't sure who they were and they explained they were the ones funding the loan for home depot. I said I was not aware of payment due. They then called home depot and returned to me and said every thing was good If I had any questions call home depot. I checked the web site later and there was no balance. I never heard from anyone again. In XXXX I tried to refinance and found that green sky had placed a derogatory statement on my credit reports and stated that I missed payments. they stated that there was a balance due because home depot should have paid them instead of me and they would return to me what was due me. I paid the balance they requested immediately. They said they would remove this from my credit report and they did not. My credit score dropped about XXXX points I did nothing. Home depot was the one that caused this I had nothing to do with it. I tried to talk to green sky but they refuse to do anything.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-29 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I am a XXXX year old XXXX and XXXX. I co- signed a student loan for my niece over 15 years ago. The XXXX has left me XXXX. I was a XXXX and therefore I have been unable to work. I am in a fixed income. I have sent multiple XXXX letters to Navient that I can no longer afford the {$300.00} payments for my niece. She has quit speaking to me years ago. I have paid the loan faithfully for over a decade. Navient keeps saying that they take my niece 's finances into account yet my niece does not pay the loan. They threaten and call me daily, often early in the morning a XXXX weekends.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-26 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Installment loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I had a home equity loan with Bank of America. It was paid off almost two months ago. I received nothing and all information was removed from online so on XXXX XXXX I called and I told them I wanted an accounting of the payoff since there was noting online. They told me I was to receive a {$260.00} but did not send an accounting which at this point I demanded. I reiterated several times my request for an accounting bringing all information current from my last statement. Subsequently I received a check in the mail for {$110.00} with absolutely nothing else - NO explanation as to how that amount had been arrived at. I called on XXXX XXXX an again demanded an accounting of all activity in the account from the date of my last statement up to when the issued the check. Instead of an accounting today ( XXXX XXXX ) I received a letter saying that the lien on my property was released and I could contact the country recorder to verify it. STILL no accounting. I called Bank of America once more and demanded to speak to the legal department. I got the total run-around. The person who was screening my calls said she had to have my credit card number so she could identify me. I had given her the loan number probably 10 times and explained numerous times that this matter had nothing whatsoever with a credit card. I came to realize that Bank of America is withholding financial information from customers to which they are entitled and no matter what you do you simply can not get that information. I figured if this is their policy they must be making XXXX dollars on the innocent public. I intend to find a lawf irm that is interested in filing a class action suit against them. Manwhile I felt they should be registered here. All I wanted was an accounting from my last statement through to when they issued the refund check and how the amount of the check was determined. I have a right to know that information but they refused to give it 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 2016-05-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Improper use of my credit report — Report improperly shared by CRC
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Dear Credit Reporting Bureaus : I have been monitoring my credit scores weekly for about two years now and I am " stumped '' at the constant fluctuation in my FICO score from week to week. Thus, I have had to break down and purchase XXXX at {$20.00} per month just to try to protect myself further. Monitoring my credit scores and constantly having to fix them is taking a significant amount of time out of my life. This should never be! 

I have a complaint about your FICO score calculations and the fact that there is no " explanation '' as to the CONSTANT fluctuation in my score every week. 
On XXXX XXXX, I checked my FICO score and it was XXXX. Within one week ( today ), my FICO score dropped XXXX points with XXXX ... XXXX points with Equifax ... and XXXX points with XXXX. When I viewed my credit report, I saw that I had done nothing wrong. I continue to obtain credit offers with lower interest rates, I am never denied credit, and I pay my payments on-time with all of my new accounts. 
Since you credit reporting agencies hold so much " power '' over a person 's life ( their FICO score determines if they can buy a house, buy a car, rent an apartment, get a job, and various other " life issues '' I INSIST on a detailed, specific, verifiable explanation as to WHY my scores dropped from each of you. Since your agencies actually assigns a NUMBER which determines whether a person has " very poor '' credit ... '' poor '' " fair '' " good '' and then " excellent '' credit, there must be a certain " MATH '' that you use for each point. I demand to know the math - long form, that you have used to drop my scores. 
I have requested this about 1 1/2 year ago and was given a vague, ambiguous answer by credit reporting agencies that are authorized by the government to assign these FICO scores. This is NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!! 
Since your calculation can keep me from buying a car, home, or even rent a simple apartment. Since you have SO MUCH control over my life ... because of the FICO score that YOU determine. I want to know " specifically '' WHY my score has dropped with detailed explanation. 
When such serious responsibility is given to an organization, then ACCOUNTABILITY is required. 
So, to XXXX ... please tell me why you dropped my score by XXXX points within one week? 
To Equifax ... please tell me why you dropped my score by XXXX points within one week? 
To XXXX ... please tell me why you dropped my score by XXXX points within one week. 
Please take responsibility by being " vigilant '' when an outsider attempts to provide information to assure that it is correct.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-13 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
XXXX CFPB : TARP Fund Recipient Bank of America violated RICO and TARP by interfering with and denying me HAMP/HARP. I demand to Close on the Refinancing effective XX/XX/XXXX. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, IL XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-27 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not given enough info to verify debt
Company: CL Holdings LLC
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I requested proof of this debt with a signature and they did not forward any information. A print out does not validate and there are several XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-19 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Credit decision / Underwriting — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I was told by the bank I needed to be 90 days delinquent to modify my mortgage and my line of credit. I stopped paying both loans in XXXX XXXX. The property is worth XXXX and I owe XXXX. After speaking with an attorney we decided we needed modification. Bank of America did not provide me with corrected XXXX until 5 months ( XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ) into my delinquency. They provided a printed form with the wrong address on it which the IRS would not accept. I returned the correct form the same day I received it. They started writing off my loans less than 30 days later.

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 2017-01-26 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt resulted from identity theft
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I submitted numerous complaints in regards to Bank of America. I sumitted numerous documents demonstrating that I was not the party that applied for a credit card with this organization. I had no knowledge of this debt. The address that I found out was on the application after submitting my complaint, it is an address that I have not resided at in approximately 20 years. I have provided Bank of America that information. I have provided my mortgage document from XXXX to show where I resided and it had my signature to show it was different signature from the application. Then I inquired why Bank of America did not contact me prior to verify if I was applying for a credit card as I have a fraud alert on my credit report. Then they claim they did and the phone number they stated was never my phone number. Then they stated something in reference to XXXX XXXX, I have provided a letter which XXXX XXXX determined this to be a fraudulent account after their investigation. Then Bank of America states about payments, I never wrote any checks or authorized any debits to my account. I keep informing this company XXXX or XXXX when they authorized this card, I had my spouse and son battling XXXX this was my focal point, I never opened or knew anything in regards to this card until after they unfortunately passed and discovered this debt on my credit reports. I tried to correspond with XXXX who was the last party I corredponded with, she did not respond to my emails or calls. Which I emailed this XXXX letter to XXXX as well. I indicated that I attached the XXXX letter as that was mentioned and I provided the letter to show the account was also a fraudulent account and XXXX determined that after their investigation in XXXX. Bank of America submitted this fraudulent debt to IRS as a charge off and I am being held liable for a debt in which I had no affiliation with. I briefly spoke with an attorney who advised me to submit the letter from XXXX to see if the organization will release liability. If Bank of America will not release me of liability when I have proven over and over with documentation that I did n't apply for this card, I have to seek legal represent. I ca n't continue to go through this and be held for a debt in which I am not liable for. I would n't continue to go through this back and forth if I were n't being honest.

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 2017-01-18 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
After graduating from school I was faced with student loan repayment. I was never able to afford the payments and made that clear each time I was contacted by ( then XXXX ) Navient. Eventually I was offered a " low interest '' option, but had to agree to make payments each month for 15 months. I did this for 2 years straight, without missing a single payment. At the time of my financial review to reassess my payment amounts, the representative I was working with did n't delete my previous payments before setting up my new payments. This caused me to pay double each month for a few months. I called and spent hours ( which included hours I should have been working ) on the phone with representatives trying to reach a resolution. Eventually I was refunded the overpayment, but never refunded for bank fees. Fast forward to the end of 2014, I lost my job and called Navient to notify them. I was told ( and I always quote ), " There 's nothing we can do. You still have to pay ''. I was harassed by phone on a daily basis, from XXXX to XXXX Monday through Saturday. They called my mom, my brother, my old job that I specifically told them I no longer had. They argued with the person who answered their call, stating that she was lying about me no longer working there. They also revealed that they were debt collectors when leaving a message with my old coworker. Presently, I do n't know who owns my loan, as they 've sold it at least twice. It is an overwhelming feeling of despair and frustration, hopelessness and guilt. Every student I 've ever spoken to who has a loan through SallieMae/Navient has encountered similar negative experiences, some far worse than mine.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-19 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX 2015, I opened a bank of america checking and savings account after finding a promotion online that offered {$500.00} for customers a ) opening a checking account and savings account with the bank b ) generating deposits of {$20000.00} and c ) setting up direct deposit within the first 2 months. The promotion promised a {$500.00} credit to be received to the checking account within the first 90 days. 

After opening the account, I called within the first 30 days and was told the credit would be received shortly. After 60 days, I was again assured that the credit would be received, but within 90 days. After 90 days, when I called I was finally told that I was not a targeted customer and would not be receiving this credit, however the complaint would be escalated. After the complaint was escalated, I was told I would hear back from Bank of America. After not hearing back, I called again and was told they would re-escalate the complaint, but promised I would hear back within 2 weeks, but could expect a response in 2 business days. Another 3 weeks went past and I did not hear back from Bank of America. I called them today XXXX/XXXX/2015 and was told that the escalated complaint had been rejected but was not provided with a rationale for why I was not contacted. 

Not only did the bank refuse to honor their promotion, they were deceitful twice to me when I waited the promised credit. During the first 90 day wait period, I was assured twice that I would be receiving the credit. It was not until the 90-day lapse period ended that I was informed I would not be receiving the promised credit. After the re-escalation process, I was promised to be contacted with the results, I was not and I was given no explanation for why I was never contacted - it appeared they were hoping I would simply forget about the issue. Their rationale for not honoring the credit was that I was not a targeted customer, which I do not recall from the promotion ( I read all fine print ). I have attached a sample of the promotion I found online, ( this includes the details of the promotion I used, I am not 100 % sure this is the direct link I applied for my account though ), there is no mention of a targeted customer. Keep in mind that the promotion was visible to any person by a simple internet search - so by definition, every person that ran a search was targeted. Again, this rationale was also not provided to me until 90 days after I had set up an account with above the minimum required {$20000.00} and also set up my direct deposit service. I am in disbelief and anger that an institution could be so blatantly deceitful in their banking processes.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-15 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Don't agree with fees charged
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
Despite repeated attempts on my part to contact the company ( Navient ), and request a conversation with a human being, nothing happens. Navient continues to allege I 'm late on my payments ( I 'm not ), and assess late fees, and call me on a near-daily basis. I contacted the CFPB once before ( 3 years ago..? ), but all that happened was that I was referred to a representative from Navient ( XXXX XXXX at that time ), who simply referred me to programs to help pay my loans. This did not address the problem. Can the CFPB help me fix the issue with Navient?

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-24 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
Already submitted XXXX complaint about harassing phone call from Bank of America. I also complained about them hanging annoying notes on my front door, and even specified no one from BofA is allowed on my private property. Last week sometime ( XXXX XXXX, 2015 ) someone form BofA hung another note on my front door, which means they are tresspassing! The next time I catch anyone on my property, I will physically remove them from my property and call the Police. Like I said the last complaint, Im not behind on any loan, and I DO NOT want any type of refinanance ( or other ) BofA has to offer ... PERIOD!

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed