vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: FL

Complaint narrative:
I Sent a Request to Validate Medical Debt. I requested three specific things 1. Please provide breakdown of fees including any collection costs and medical charges. 
2. Provide a copy of my signature with the provider of service to release my medical information to you. 
3. I request full documentation of what you received from the provider of service in connection with this alleged debt. 
This Debt Collector failed to answer the three questions listed above. 
Instead they sent a vague letter stating " XXXX has verified this information with our client, and confirmed the outstanding balance of {$3300.00} '' The debt collector failed to provided breakdown of fees, medical services or treatment rendered, mover over they have failed to provide documentation that I gave permission for any medical or financial information to be provided to the current debt collector ( XXXX ). 
I am allowed under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) to protect my privacy and medical records from third parties. XXXX has failed to Validate the Medical Debt. And they are in direct violation of HIPAA laws.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Hey, Hope all is well. I was looking through my credit report and noticed some inquiries that were never AUTHORIZED. I never gave these companies my personal information or the authority to obtain my personal information on their own. They are in violation of FCRA 15 U.S C Section 1681. How did you get this information? I have tried contacting the credit bureaus and no one was able to help me, I was just being pass around to the department. Please investigate these bureaus and have them delete these fraud accounts from my report. Attached is my ID and my report I filed for identity theft because these accounts were not mine. Have them remove these. Thank you.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: MN

Complaint narrative:
There is an account and address that do not belong 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 2021-08-19 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: MN

Complaint narrative:
There is an account and address that do not belong to me.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: Capital Accounts, LLC
State: KY

Complaint narrative:
Capital Accounts , LLC has reported to identical amounts owed to XXXX XXXX ( duplicate entries ) of about {$1700.00} each. I was never billed by the dentist, never received a statement, even though I paid thousands of dollars to the dentist and when I asked for a validation letter from Capital Accounts , LLC months ago, I never received anything. I advised Capital Accounts, that I dispute the amounts and the duplicate entries and that if they did not correct both the debt reporting and elimination of the duplicate entries that I would file this complaint. No response.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ), 15 U.S. Code 1692 et. seq XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX has violated my right by using abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices. i was told that i would be removed from XXXX XXXX along with my overdraft checking account that was in charge off status will be removed from negative reporting. so i agreed to pay the total of {$300.00} for my over drafted account. once i paid i was removed from XXXX XXXX and the Negative account or overdraft was never removed or payment history corrected as promised, only remark was ( paid, was a charge off but the missed payments still show. when i called to workout my issues i was told i paid the account willingly on my own and no one agreed to do anything for me.XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX deceived me and choose to report the account in a Negative viewing still after i paid in agreement. Section 15 U.S. Code 1692h Section h permits you to dictate the account ( s to which the payment is to be applied, as well as prevents the collector from applying payment to a disputed account. such debt collector may not apply such payment to any debt which is disputed by the consumer and, where applicable, shall apply such payment in accordance with the consumers directions. XXXX XXXX applied my payment without consumer direction in mind i will be submitting an Affidavit of truth and prepare for monetary award and request the debt collector to pay your attorney fees if this is not updated.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: NC

Complaint narrative:
under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ), 15 U.S. Code 1692 et. seq XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX has violated my right by using abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices. i was told that i would be removed from XXXX XXXX along with my overdraft checking account that was in charge off status will be removed from negative reporting. so i agreed to pay the total of {$300.00} for my over drafted account. once i paid i was removed from XXXX XXXX and the Negative account or overdraft was never removed or payment history corrected as promised, only remark was ( paid, was a charge off but the missed payments still show. when i called to workout my issues i was told i paid the account willingly on my own and no one agreed to do anything for meXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX deceived me and choose to report the account in a Negative viewing still after i paid in agreement. Section 15 U.S. Code 1692h Section h permits you to dictate the account ( s to which the payment is to be applied, as well as prevents the collector from applying payment to a disputed account. such debt collector may not apply such payment to any debt which is disputed by the consumer and, where applicable, shall apply such payment in accordance with the consumers directions. XXXX XXXX applied my payment without consumer direction in mind i will be submitting an Affidavit of truth and prepare for monetary award and request the debt collector to pay your attorney fees if this is not updated.

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 2021-08-19 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: FL

Complaint narrative:
Sent a Request to Validate Medical Debt. I requested three specific things 1. Please provide breakdown of fees including any collection costs and medical charges.

2. Provide a copy of my signature with the provider of service to release my medical information to you.

3. I request full documentation of what you received from the provider of service in connection with this alleged debt.

This Debt Collector failed to answer the three questions listed above. 
Instead they sent a vague letter stating " XXXX has verified this information with our client, and confirmed the outstanding balance of {$3300.00} '' The debt collector failed to provided breakdown of fees, XXXX XXXX or XXXX rendered, mover over they have failed to provide documentation that I gave permission for any medical or financial information to be provided to the current debt collector ( XXXX ). 
I am allowed under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) to protect my privacy and medical records from third parties. XXXX has failed to Validate the Medical Debt. And they are in direct violation of HIPAA laws.

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 2021-08-20 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: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
please check the following accounts that appear on my credit report, without any authorization, do not belong to me Identity Theft XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Account Number : XXXX This is not mine. 

2. Identity Theft GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA Account Number : XXXX This is not mine.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Hey, Hope all is well. I was looking through my credit report and noticed some inquiries that were never AUTHORIZED. I never gave these companies my personal information or the authority to obtain my personal information on their own. They are in violation of FCRA 15 U.S C Section 1681. How did you get this information? I have tried contacting the credit bureaus and no one was able to help me, I was just being pass around to the department. Please investigate these bureaus and have them delete these fraud accounts from my report. Attached is my ID and my report I filed for identity theft because these accounts were not mine. Have them remove these. Thank you.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose prepaid card
Issue: Problem getting a card or closing an account — Trouble getting a working replacement card
Company: Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I was issued a Prepaid Mastercard Virtual Debit Card with a high balance but given a short expiration date within which to use it of approximately 6 months. I did not use the entire amount before expiration but can not figure out how to obtain a replacement card for the remaining balance of several XXXX dollars. I can not even figure out how to speak with a Customer Service Representative, since when I call the number of the back of the card XXXX I get put into an endless loop of IVR selections. The company is " MyPrepaidCenter '' through BlackHawk Network & XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems — Other problem
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
On 3 occasions, while trying to add extra money to lower my balance, I submitted an incorrect account # or routing # due to a typo. ( My hands shake badly. ) I immediately remedied the situation, transferred more money to them and paid a {$35.00} penalty for each mistake. They closed my account.

My automatic payment was set to pay off the balance each month and did so. There has never been an error in my automatic payments. But when I tried to lower my balance manually I made 3 mistakes between XXXX and 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 2021-08-19 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: Mr. Cooper Group Inc.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
After Mr Cooper acquired my mortgage starting XX/XX/2021, it failed to make property tax payment to XXXX county tax department for the bill that was due on XX/XX/2021. Before XX/XX/2021, I have sent several message via web to make sure the payment goes out on time. After several attempts, Mr Cooper took the money out from my escrow account on XX/XX/2021 and said they disbursed the payment to tax department via wire transfer. I have reached out to Mr Cooper several times via phone calls and messages, they kept on saying their tax department is working on it and never specified what they are working on. I requested that the money taken out from my escrow account be refunded back to me many times since the payment never reached to XXXX county tax dept. After a month, on XX/XX/2021, I got a notice from Dept of Finance saying i have UNPAID TAXES AND CHARGES. I made the payment directly to Dept of finance out of my own pocket and requested Mr cooper to refund the money plus interest I paid to dept of finance for lateness. 

Due to these issues, I requested mr cooper to close my escrow account in XXXX so that I can start making payments myself. So far, Mr Cooper is not refunding me the tax payment taken out from my account {$1200.00} and about {$5.00} in interest charges.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 00:00:00
Product: Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan — Title loan
Issue: Loan payment wasn't credited to your account — 
Company: Advantage Finance LLC
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I am constantly being harassed about an alleged debt and what they're planning to do if I don't pay last date of harassment is XX/XX/2021 the date in which their default the letter says I owe them are incorrect. I inform the unidentified person who's calling me going by the name of XXXX to check with the IRS and the US Treasury concerning this debt. He continues to call me and see if I don't pay he's going to send it to legal whatever that means.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Attachment show when account was transferred in XXXX, they say it was reported late in 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 2021-08-19 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: AZ

Complaint narrative:
I recently obtained my credit report and noticed a duplicate account that did not belong, I have no clue who any of the name are

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/2021 I sent a letter to XXXX, Equifax and XXXX. Enclosed was a copy of a letter, written directly to the Credit Union who holds the account in dispute requesting documentation as well as an affidavit to verify the legitimacy of the alleged account. 

I also explained to the bureaus that many of the transactions under the alleged account were commercial transactions and therefore, should not be reporting on my personal credit. 

Each bureau continues to report this account on my credit report without investigation. I also requested a full disclosure of my entire file and to provide me a copy of the written authorization or expressed consent given for them to report my intellectual property to their reports. 

See attached letter. 

All letters were sent certified mail also

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Penn Credit Corporation
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX I, XXXX XXXX, mailed Penn Credit Corporation a Cease and Desist Letter via certified mailed with return receipt. On XX/XX/2021 the return receipt was sign by XXXX XXXX XXXX with her acknowledging that she has received the written communication on XXXX communication. Pursuant to the FDCPA XXXX5 USC 1692c ( c ) If a consumer notifies a debt collector in writing that the consumer refuses to pay a debt or that the consumer wishes the debt collector to cease further communication with the consumer, the debt collector shall not communicate further with the consumer with respect to such debt. 

On XXXX, XXXX 2021, Penn Credit Corporation Violated the FDCPA Pursuant to 15 USC 1692c ( c ) as Penn Credit Corporation sent me letter for request for payment on a debt that I do not owe.

I will be attaching the written communication informing Penn Credit Corporation of ceasing communication as well as the certified mail w/ receipt signed and received on the behalf of Penn Credit Corporation . Also will be attaching the letter sent after Penn Credit Corporation received written communication to cease communication with respect of such debt.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: SC

Complaint narrative:
Someone used my information and I have fraudulent inquiries on my credit report. I have asked XXXX and XXXX and Equifax to remove these, and I have followed all procedures they have asked of me, and they refuse to help me. I have mailed in several times, the paperwork they asked for- and its the same lie of we didnt receive it. I have proof I did in fact send it many times!! 

These are the inquiries : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: IL

Complaint narrative:
My credit profile is inaccurate which is not fair to me. Please investigate this and fix it. Im really sick and tired of these XXXX. Should there be any updates on my inquiries, Im gon na go to court

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose prepaid card
Issue: Problem with a purchase or transfer — Charged for a purchase or transfer you did not make with the card
Company: Incomm Holdings Inc.
State: MS

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/2021, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX authorized my XXXX XXXX card for {$170.00} as a hotel authorization at checkin. There were no charges to my account and I checked out of the hotel. The hotel advised me they had released the hold on my account. A week later, I contacted XXXX because my funds were still on hold. They advised me they held the funds " up to thirty ( 30 ) days '' for hotel authorizations. It is now XX/XX/2021 and it has been 30 days. My funds still have not been refunded to me yet the authorization no longer shows on my account when I login online. I have contacted Serve several times and they insist the funds will be " released today '' but that has not occurred.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2021-08-19 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: AL

Complaint narrative:
My Student loans had been in forbearance during a gap ( XXXX ) period that I spent XXXX abroad in XXXX. Ive since gone back to school. I called XXXX, to explain my situation and get info on my payment options during this period. The navient rep suggested placing my loans in forbearance during the gap and that I just needed to make sure and reply to their emails when came time to renew my forbearance. In XXXX of XXXX I realized I had a late payments for all XXXX loans from XX/XX/XXXX on my credit report. I contacted them XX/XX/XXXX and was told that my forbearance renewal date fell a few days before their XX/XX/XXXX reporting date and that they did not receive my request until the first of XXXX, I explained, however, that I had received the renewal email XX/XX/XXXX ( was early morning the XXXX for me in XXXX ) and replied the same day XX/XX/XXXX. He said there must have been an error and started a dispute and asked me to provide him with the emails in order to get it sorted out. I provided both the email I received and my reply along with the original emails. He was very helpful but it took the department until XX/XX/XXXX to reply, after I had called many times and finally spoke to someone higher up. 

After speaking to them the decision was emailed to me and states they can not change the error bc their system shows XX/XX/XXXX and believe the documents I sent have the potential to be faked/edited. So I again reached out to the manager I last spoke to, again everyone I spoke to was very helpful and nice, but stated her hands were tied but allowed me to provide more evidence authenticating the email and when it was sent in case it would change the situation but couldnt guarantee anything. So Ive sent the header using googles message header admin tool, highlighted the IP/time stamps to both the received and sent email ( original ), the message ID, and emails web archive, but as stated I was told they likely wont change it.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation