vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-28 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Ocwen Mortgage has caused me to go into foreclosure. They have failed to apply my payments correctly. In fact when they filed the complaint in foreclosure, they were utilizing an old agreement. My loan was modified in 2014. Despite making payments under the agreement, they were not properly applying my payments. They took money from me, cashed the checks/money orders and said, we did not receive the money. When I called the electronic system, the recording said, your account is past due. I attempted to reach someone by phone to find out what was happening, but could reach no one. In my opinion Ocwen is very unorganized and the company is a complete disaster. This has caused me a lot of stress, needlessly. Please help

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-26 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was discharged in bankruptcy
Company: Kansas Counselors, Inc.
State: MO

Complaint narrative:
Kansas Counselors continues to show a medical bill on my credit report that is in collections and last reported XX/XX/2016. They have been notified by the courts that this was included in a chapter XXXX Bankruptcy that was confirmed XX/XX/2016. I have made multiple attempts via email to have them remove this from my credit report as a current collection account. This is making my score XXXX points less than the other credit report. They do not respond via phone or email. I have also given them my attorney 's name XXXX XXXX and phone number XXXX. They continue to ignore my complaints. Please help me to get this resolved.

Company public response: Company disputes the facts presented in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-03-26 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I started a review for a modification with Caliber on XXXX/XXXX/2015. I was still in review for the modification on XXXX/XXXX/2015 with all documents that had been requested submitted to them and nothing additional was needed. My authorized XXXX party was informed by an agent at Caliber named XXXX XXXX, that my file was declined with the reason of an upcoming sale date in less than 15 days! They did not allow for a complete review and just closed by review simply because they wanted to foreclosure. This is not a valid reason for denial of a modification review that started in XXXX! Not only that but the representative XXXX stated on a recorded line to my XXXX party that they have pulled that " the client can not do anything at this point besides reinstate the loan and no one can help them. '' Then when he was reminded that this was a recorded line he hung up. PLEASE HELP!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: HW Holding, Inc
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
I lived in XXXX XXXX rental complex in XXXX, Pennsylvania from XXXX until XXXX. Although I had paid all my rents on time and had returned the apartment in a perfect condition and had the agent of the rental complex inspected the apartment, despite having XXXX Dollars security deposit, which XXXX XXXX never returned to me, the XXXX XXXX XXXX , without any notification to me ( although they had my new address, phone, and email ) sent XXXX Dollars for collection to Hunter Warfeild Collection Agency in XXXX, FL. This apparently happened in XX/XX/XXXX. Hunter Warfield never attempted to contact me and reported the collection to Credit Bureau in XX/XX/XXXX, which was almost 5 years later. I first noticed the issue on my routine credit checks in XX/XX/XXXX. I paid the collection immediately, total of XXXX Dollars, including the collection fee, although I did not think I was responsible to that. 
This XXXX dollar collection had drastic effect on my credit score and my overall financial life. I had never have a single late payment in my entire life. All my credit scores were in top tier. Only with this issue, my credit score dropped significantly. As of last 2 years, I had multiple attempts to get a home loan and I have been turned down every time.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-23 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
When I opened by checking account with Chase Bank, I made a written agreement not to honor any EFT 's nor other debit transactions because I did not like to be bombarded with excessive bank fees. Chase Bank refused to honor this written agreement and bombarded my checking account with a total of {$450.00} bank charges. I am a XXXX retired individual and with a flat income that I receive each month, I can not afford to pay these excessive bank charges. Please help. I tried to call their Customer Service Call Center but I get transferred too many times and I am unable to get a response back with these bank charges. Chases refused to abide with the written agreement that I had with them. Attached you will find the agreement that I signed for. Thank you.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-10 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
My mortgage is being serviced by Ocwen Loan Servicing. This company is a horrible company to deal with. I have read nothing but bad reviews and complaints on the XXXX website and I wonder who is looking into this company. Their practices and policies are outside of the scope of normalcy and all they seem to do is charge fees and set unrealistic goals for homeowners. I had fallen behind on my payments and tried to get a modification through the government program for that but was told by Ocwen tht I did not qualify but was not given a reason. So, their solution to that was to give me their version of a modification. The payments were within my budget but I fell behind again because of a medical situation and high medical bills, I am consistently 2 months behind and was told recently that I could send in " extra '' money to catch up, which I started doing but am now being told by my " relationship manager '' that it is not going to help. They keep pushing me toward another of their in-house modifications, which I am sure only serves their interests. The only other alternative is to ut {$1000.00} down on a repayment plan and pay $ XXXX/month for 5 months. I told them if I was having trouble paying $ XXXX/month for my regular payment then how could I pay {$1000.00} down and {$1200.00} for 5 months? They said it is the only way other than doing another modification. I am getting foreclosure threats from them in the mail. Also, when I have the money to send to them, I can not pay it online without a fee because they penalize anyone who is late by not allowing them to pay online without a fee to do so. There is no way to make an immediate payment without being charged another fee. So, I am forced to mail my payments which take weeks to clear, and more late fees are charged. It is a no win situation for any struggling homeowner whose loan is serviced by this company. All one has to do to understand how bad this company 's practices are is to go to the following : XXXX I am afraid of losing my home and have tried every reasonable thing to get myself current with them but they are not willing to be of much help. Also, I think it is a common complaint that this company, or at least its call center, is in another country and that the representatives are hard to understand. I pressured one of them into telling me where they were and was told XXXX on one occasion and XXXX on another. This company does not have the best interest of American homeowners in mind. They only care about making money by fees and unrealistic goals set to make it hard for homeowners.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-07 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
We where given a MHA modification effective XXXX XXXX 2014 with our mortgage company Ocwin Financial. The program was MHA 's Principal Reduction Alternative ( PRA ). Ocwin issued a XXXX Cancellation of Debt dated XXXX XXXX 2014 showing a discharged amount of XXXX. However the program is structured so that the balance is a forbearance and then XXXX of that forbearance will be forgiven on each XXXX year anniversary for a XXXX year period. Ocwin should not have issued a XXXX for the forbearance on XXXX XXXX 2014. We have contacted Ocwin on serveal occations and the refuse to issue a corrected XXXX. This has resulted in a XXXX dollar tax bill. We where expecting a return of XXXX that was going to be used to help make our mortgage payments. Ocwin 's mistake has resulted in us being unable to make our mortgage payment and accruing interest and penalties with the IRS because we can not afford to pay the outstanding balance with them. We feel like we are in a catch XXXX. If would could resolve this issue it would save our home.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: HW Holding, Inc
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
The original creditor XXXX was paid all rents and utilities on time and in full. After completing the lease there was never any notice of any additional money owed as everything was paid in full. Several months later Hunter Warfield ( a collection agency ) contacted me saying I owed over {$800.00}. I requested a full description and invoice for what was owed and never received a response. They later added a derogatory remark on my credit reports. Note that the original lease company never contacted me on this.

Company public response: Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-01 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Ocwen did an escrow analysis and decided to increase escrow payment {$38.00} per month, payment increase notification was not received so next month payment ( {$1400.00} ) was sent out and received and NOT applied to mortgage, it was kept in an ocwen suspense account after they took their fees. Loan was then reported as 30+ late for 4 of the next 6 months, causing a large drop in credit score. Additionally, another department in Ocwen was prompted to check the property since the payment was not reported as paid, had an adjuster visit the property for inspection. Adjuster went to the wrong property, took pictures of the wrong house and reported the property vacant. Ocwen received this report, without looking and noticing that the mortgage payments continued to be paid, reported the property vacant to homeowners insurance and requested the policy be cancelled. Policy was cancelled and property was put at risk being uninsured for several months - meanwhile Ocwen continued to receive monthly mortgage payments from homeowner ( no payments were ever missed nor were any payments ever late ) This is even evidenced on Ocwen 's site. Homeowner finally became aware of the issue when Ocwen sent a letter informing that a new insurance policy was needed for the property. Now homeowner had to buy a " non-preferred '' policy as there was a lapse ( without any notification ) and has collateral damage with an approximate XXXX point drop in credit score which negatively impacts the ability to refinance the home, etc. On top of all of this, the Ocwen escrow appraiser did another analysis and found the escrow account to have a {$1000.00} overage just XXXX months after this all started and sent a refund check - clearly stating that the starting event for this entire issue was A MISTAKE. Homeowner has had hours and hours of frustrating calls and sent several letters to Ocwen and Ocwen 's ombudsman office who have failed to repair any of the consequences - they sent a letter to the XXXX bureaus stating that the account was in fact never late in payments but that does n't NOT restore the credit score or repair the financial damage. They continue to send letters stating they are " reviewing the problem ''. They have no incentive to fix the problem.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
We had a garage fire XX/XX/2014. At the time of the fire the home was in foreclosure. Damage over 5k and the insurance company makes the check out to the homeowner and the lender. We were told if we signed the check over to the lender and had a licensed bonded contractor while in foreclosure they would release funds, in three payments. The contractor stole our money. The lender told us that once the loan modification was done they would release the funds directly to us and now they wo n't give us our money. We want to sub contract out and allocate the funds ourselves. It is my money and they wo n't release it without a new contractor. For obvious reasons, we do n't trust contractors and ocwen wo n't give me my money back.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-23 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Purchased our home in XXXX. Ultimately foreclosed in XXXX XXXX. The lender was Ocwen. Made several good faith attempts to save our home including working with a real estate agent to short sale the property -- which the offer was declined by the bank and eventually auctioned for an amount significantly lower than the short sale offer. Attempted to negotiate a loan modification, but never able to finalize details -- always seemed to get the run around with them -- long wait times when trying to speak with anyone from the company, being transferred from XXXX unknowing representative to another, unable to reach anybody, etc. Husband withdrew money from his XXXX to save the home. 
Because of the devastation of losing the home, it never occurred to me that there may have been conspiracy or fraudulent dealings with the loss of the home. At the time, we had XXXX small children ( ages XXXX ) to find another home for. At first I thought it was bid-rigging after reading an article about that concept. I reported the incident to the XXXX and they referred me to you. Balance on the home was {$700000.00}. Sold at auction for {$280000.00} on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX purchased by real estate investor. Sold for {$480000.00} on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. We worked with a real estate agent to short sale to save our credit. The short sale offer to the bank was significantly higher than the auction price -- do n't have that dollar amount off the top of my head. 
Needless to say, lives were destroyed. Caused so much hardship that the marriage was affected and the family is now broken. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal loss, credit ruined and just an overall loss of faith in ever owning a home again.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-24 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: HW Holding, Inc
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
They have sent me a collection notice for {$440.00} and this is supposed to be the final amount due for water and some minor miscellaneous charges from an apartment that I lived in for one month 's time. There is absolutely no way that my water bill was that much for one or two months. They averaged about {$82.00} a month while I lived there. I have asked both the apartment and the collection agency repeatedly to send me a statement itemizing the charges. It has been 9 months since I moved out, and I can not get the statement. I called the apartment, and they say that they made an error and it should be about half that, and they told me that they took care of it with the collection agency, however, I just received another statement from the collection agency with no correction. The collection agency then sent a collection notice to my son who was a minor on my lease, and that is absolutely wrong. Any communication with this collection agency is just completely unhelpful. They yell at me that they can not make the apartment send the statement, and refuse to provide it. I told them not to call me any more, and they said they would call continue to call me. Bottom line, I will pay what I owe, which should be around {$200.00} but I can not get an accurate statement showing me what I owe. I need the statement, and I need this item off of my son 's credit, as he was a minor child listed on my lease as a child, NOT a responsible party.

Company public response: Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-11 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I have loan serviced by Ocwen that I had enter into a loan modification, Loan # XXXX I had been in the modification process for over two years and as I modified and went through and the hoops the service was putting me through that were outrageous, having to supply the same documents over and over and over. a hundred of more phone calls more working with attorney company to help me get a modification. In the end they denied me a Harp or a Hamp modification with principle deduction because my credit report did not show my current address as my home address it showed my office address. even after supplying tax documents, utility documents and county records that the house was indeed my residence they still denied me the government sponsored modification. and further more told me if I did n't do the in house modification, agree to it with in 24 hours that they would foreclose. The in house modification tacked on {$220000.00} worth of penalties and interest. I do n't see how this is fair at all and this cant be what the harp and hamp program is about.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-01 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
While working with Ocwen Loan Servicing to modify our mortgage loan and prevent foreclosure. The inconsistent information that was given to me and the methods used to determine " timely '' filing of information enabled the attorney, acting on behalf of the Bank, to direct the auctioneer to proceed with an auction on my property on XXXX, XXXX, 2016. My repeated attempts to comply with every direction requested by Ocwen Loan Servicing to file a " complete '' application was deemed to have been received on XXXX XXXX, 2016. Please review the attached documentation and help me to reverse this action and retain ownership of my home. A complete file of all documentation is available at your request.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-04 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Late fee — 
Company: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
Community bank holds my XXXX credit card. They have repeatedly made every effort for me to be late on every payment cycle and have refused to work with me. This is how their scam works. Today is Friday XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. My payment according to them is every XXXX of the month. I tried making a payment for today but the option to make the payment for today is grayed out. The payment system on their end says today is XXXX/XXXX/XXXX which is not correct. So the only option Im given is to make the payment for XXXX/XXXX/XXXX which triggers a late fee. I have had the card since XXXX of XXXX and have incurred XXXX late fees. I do n't have that problem with either XXXX XXXX or XXXX XXXX. In addition, I have made large payments which would put me in a " pay-ahead '' status essentially not making me owe any money for the next month. The latter is not the case. Im forced to make a minimum payment every month. I made a payment of $ XXXX XXXX credit limit. I turned around and tried to meet the remaining but the system does n't let me pay up to the XXXX limit. I feel they are not being veteran friendly at all. I have expressed my discontent to them by mail but their only solution is for me to schedule my payments up to a month in advance ( ludicrous ). Please help me in reaching out to them. I believe they 're making themselves rich by banking on people 's innocence who do n't know any better.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-03 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle lease
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: VW Credit
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
I made an early payment to my account with Volkswagen Credit on XXXX/XXXX/2015. They had a wrong address on file and I was n't notified of the payment not being processed. I have also had issues with the telephone payment system previously not posting a payment and not allowing me to repeat confirmation numbers. They would not investigate this after numerous attempts to resolve the issue. They stated that they had no record of me calling on XXXX/XXXX/2015 which in response to I asked to send my phone record of having done so. They would not allow me to do so nor would they investigate the issues I had with the billing system.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-04-02 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info — Talked to a third party about my debt
Company: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: MO

Complaint narrative:
Community Bank contacted my father. We are estranged and they were never given that contact information or permission. He was called today XX/XX/2017

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-16 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: VW Credit
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
The company has been adding late fees and overdue notices several times a month when a payment is only due once a month. They have altered their due dates so my it looks like more than one payment is due per month so they can charge late fees. I have addresses this and they add a late notice to my credit score each month.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation