vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was result of identity theft
Company: Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I was taken to court by Portfolio Recovery in XXXX of 2017 for an XXXX XXXX and a XXXX XXXX account that was n't mine. I told the lawyer that the accounts were n't mine but I was still told that I would have to pay these accounts or I was going to have my wages garnished! So on XXXX XXXX 2017 I made a payment of {$900.00} to the XXXX XXXX account and {$500.00} payment to the XXXX XXXX account. Also on XXXX XXXX XXXX I made an additional payment of {$100.00} to the XXXX XXXX account. I 've gone back and forth with Portfolio Recovery and the Credit Bureau for months trying to get some answers. On XXXX XXXX 2017 XXXX proved that those accounts did not belong to me and now Portfolio Recovery does n't want to refund me my money. I spoke with agent XXXX XXXX ID number XXXX in the dispute department in XXXX 0f 2017 and he told me that if the accounts came back as not mine that I would be refunded my money. Now now one will let me speak with him and keep telling my that they would never say they would refund my money.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I closed on my home in XX/XX/XXXX. At the time of closing my mortgage payment was {$4300.00}. Of that {$4300.00} the hazard insurance on the house was {$110.00} and the taxes on it was {$500.00}. The mortgage was pay on time starting XX/XX/XXXX till XX/XX/XXXX when the lender notified me that they did a escrow analysis and my mortgage was projected to be {$6100.00}. My mortgage payments were then adjusted to {$5400.00} for an extended period of time. I paid that amount until XX/XX/XXXX when I has personal issues. The mortgage was eventually modified after several tries and a lawsuit against the lender. Fast forward to today and I have had several structural issues with the house which made me revisit the documents related to the sale of my house. With regards to the lender I filed a complaint with CFPB regarding my loan and as a result they referenced the escrow analysis as if things were normal but then sent me an escrow payment ( which I had never received before for {$900.00} ). This piqued my curiosity so I visited the county treasurer to get the payment history on my taxes and what I found was disturbing to say the least. In XX/XX/XXXX the property taxes paid on my house by the lender {$220.00} which was very low for property taxes. Despite that payment the lender had {$3300.00} escrowed for taxes that it did not pay to the county. The following year with my payment being raised to {$5400.00}, the lender received {$18000.00} in money to be escrowed for taxes. That year along with the previously collected {$3300.00}, the lender was in possession of {$22000.00} in money escrowed for taxes. That year the lender paid {$8100.00} to the county treasurer leaving {$14000.00} in escrow. The following year with my mortgage being raised due to an " escrow analysis '' another {$9400.00} was collected towards escrow for taxes. For tax year XX/XX/XXXX the lender paid a tax bill of {$7900.00} leaving a escrow of {$1400.00}. Again, I reference the fact that up until the most recent escrow payment of {$900.00} I had never received an escrow payment before. The lender collected enough money in XX/XX/XXXX to settle any tax bills and an escrow analysis was over projected. The taxes collected from the original first payment letter would have had the taxes in XX/XX/XXXX short by {$160.00} a month and only {$150.00} in XX/XX/XXXX. Yet my mortgage was raised by {$1000.00} which more than covered the monthly projected shortage.
I have enclosed copies of the tax bills with payments, the original first payment letter I received at closing, and a copy of the most recent escrow payment.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
XXXX REFUSES TO VALIDATE THE ERRONEOUS DEBT BEING REPORTED BY XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, 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 2017-08-04 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: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
XXXX REFUSES TO VALIDATE THE ERRONEOUS DEBT BEING REPORTED BY XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, 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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Federal student loan debt
Issue: Communication tactics — You told them to stop contacting you, but they keep trying
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Pioneer Recovery has just taken over my student loan without my knowledge after I had filed a complaint with XXXX and is harassing me and my family and my work place looking for me. While I am trying to straighten things out with XXXX I would like them to stop the phones calls.

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 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Midland Funding LLC started attempting to collect a debt in 2014. They claim I owed them {$1200.00}. They are reporting this on my account plus adding interest they have also stated they will be levying my bank. I have never had an account wit this company. I called Midland Funding 4 times in the three months to attempt rectify the situation to no avail. Every time I call them they are saying that their court officer, XXXX XXXX is handling the case and they have n't been able to contact him. I have not been able to contact him either and I 've tried calling several times. His account is having a very negative impact on my credit. It prevented me from obtaining a home mortgage and I 've called them and explained to them that I needed to take care of this account.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Managing an account — Deposits and withdrawals
Company: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
USAA refuses to deposit tax return check for {$41.00} and change. ATM will not accept the deposit. Closed branch in XX/XX/XXXX with no nearby branch for hundreds of miles. App does n't work. Same problem had in the past and they ca n't fix it. Requested 2x of 2 hour windows to call and they could n't do it, stated they were busy when calling 45 min or more later. Took photo as requested. Completely readable. Refused to deposit.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — Store credit card
Issue: Closing your account — Can't close your account
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX, 2017 I made a purchase at Marshalls of {$11.00}. The clerk asked me if I wanted to upgrade my current account so I said yes. It was approved and I seen the amount of {$500.00} on the receipt. ( My current account has a credit limit of {$300.00} ) so ok I thought that was my upgrade. Yesterday XXXX XXXX, 2017 I receive an invoice separate from the other one I just paid for {$11.00}. I called TJX this morning and asked to cancel that account and was told via a recording that all my accounts would be closed so of course I said no. Then I asked to speak to someone because I never received a card for this new account that I did n't even apply for. An upgrade is not a separate new account an upgrade should refer to your existing account. Why did n't they just raise my credit limit on the current account. Its easy to spend {$500.00} you do n't have. This is fraud as far as I am concerned. And, if I closed my accounts they would want the total amount owed which I do n't have.

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 2017-08-04 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: Automated Collection Services, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
ACSI is reporting incorrect information about me to all 3 credit bureaus, as of XX/2017. On XXXX XXXX,2017 ACSI sends me a letter indicating I owe money for a student loan the following day I replied that I do not any 'student loan ' because a ) I am a XXXX XXXX XXXX b ) I have not gone to school since XXXX grade, c ) I am completely/fully retired. But they still reported me to the credit bureaus prior to contacting me first which is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Subsequent to their illegal reporting my credit score went from a XXXX fico score to a XXXX fico score and I am currently buying a house which will directly affect my interest rate. What ACSI is illegal and they need to be hold accountable.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Don't agree with the fees charged
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
1. They did n't work with me in getting an income-based repayment plan.
2. T  he interest keeps significantly rising. Here 's a history : Today -  XXXX   XX/XX/XXXX / XX/XX/XXXX  -  XXXX    XX/XX/XXXX / XX/XX/XXXX /  XX/XX/XXXX -  XXXX    XX/XX/XXXX  to  XX/XX/XXXX  -   XXXX    XX/XX/XXXX  to  XX/XX/XXXX  -   XXXX    XX/XX/XXXX  to  XX/XX/XXXX   -  XXXX    XX/XX/XXXX  to     XX/XX/XXXX   -  XXXX    XX/XX/XXXX   -  XXXX    XX/XX/XXXX   -  XXXX    XX/XX/XXXX  -   XXXX  +  XXXX    XX/XX/XXXX  to  XX/XX/XXXX   -  XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was already discharged in bankruptcy and is no longer owed
Company: Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc.
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
I have disputed this debt on three different occasions with this company. This company is illegally reporting this account as an open balance, even though they have that it is included in my bankruptcy and nothing is owed. This is affecting the number of accounts I have in collections which is false information because there is nothing to collect on this. I have filed direct disputes with the company. This is illegal. They are reporting a debt as open that there is no way I can resolve as there is no amount of money owed.

Company public response: Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Ability Recovery Services, LLC
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
On  XX/XX/2017 , I sent a letter to the credit bureau requesting an investigation of an account in collections that I saw on my credit report that does not belong to me. The credit bureau replied that they verified the account. So I send a letter direclty to the collection agency asking them to please send me the signed medical documents for this debt that is not mine. As of today  XX/XX/2017  I have not received a response from the collection agency, however the account is still listed on my credit  report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Received bad information about your loan
Company: The Regional Adjustment Bureau, Incorporated
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Since XX/XX/XXXX I have contacted XXXX lender and the collection agency Regional Adjustment Bureau ( " RAB INC '' ), several times to get clarification about the loan balance details because they doubled the balance of the student loan from $ XXXX to $ XXXX. When I requested the detail information I found that the original lender may have changed and at the moment I do n't know who is the lender. Currently I am in collections and they have told me I have different balances : first $ XXXX, then $ XXXX and now $ XXXX. When I recently called them XX/XX/XXXX they informed that my balance was {$65000.00} but denied to give me any details ; at the same time I was asking them about affordable options to repay the debt, including a rehabilitation program that they have information about posted on on their website " Regional Adjustment Bureau, Inc '' ; they indicated that I do not qualify for that, but at this point I do n't trust them with the information. I need clarity about the balances and details about interest and fees as well as options to rehabilitate the loan. My impression is that excessive fees and interest are being added to the loan. I need obtain accurate information. Also, I need to know who is the Lender and how to get in contact with them.

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 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage — 
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Chase is moving forward with a foreclosure sale on XXXX XXXX 's home despite the fact that her loss mitigation review remains pending. Dual tracking is a violation of Regulation X, 12 C.F.R. 1024.41 ( g ).

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Debt has already beeen charged off an company still trying to collect afetr debt has been sold or appropriated or reolved.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Vehicle loan or lease — Loan
Issue: Struggling to pay your loan — Loan balance remaining after the vehicle is repossessed and sold
Company: BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
State: PR

Complaint narrative:
In to my credit report In XXXX appears a auto loan in Banco popular # XXXX with balance {$5400.00} in voluntary surrender that don t belong to me, with XXXX appear the same account paid as agreed open with 2 past due that don t belong to me. This account belong to a XXXX XXXX XXXX mixed in to my credit report with the addresss in XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Ct XXXX, XXXX In XXXX id reporte a name that don t belong to me XXXX XXXX or XXXX XXXX XXXX with address XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX AK 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 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Private student loan debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
In XX/XX/XXXX there was a private school loan through XXXX XXXX XXXX.It was sold to XXXX XXXX. Last year I had discovered XXXX XXXX had reported this on my credit, and my husbands credit.These 4 accounts are in a charged off status/collection. XXXX XXXX hired this debt collector, Weltman, Weinberg and Reis- who does not own this debt, but trying to collect for PNC bank. It is even being reported we made payments on all 4 XXXX accounts in XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX, which we did not. Additionally, we have bank statements from our credit union reflecting this. WWR sent my husband and I a statement for 2 accounts on XX/XX/XXXX. Before we could dispute this, they reported over {$33000.00} on our XXXX credit report on behalf of Weltman, Weinburg and Reis Co., LPA on XX/XX/XXXX. Weltman, Weinburg and Reis are reporting this account however was opened in XX/XX/XXXX. Without letting us know or giving us the 30 days to dispute this. Again, we were not made aware this was going to be reported on our credit report. We have disputed this through XXXX and have been told that XXXX initiated another dispute XX/XX/XXXX with the recommendation that WWR has double reported these debts and it should be deleted because the current creditor XXXX XXXX has reported this on my husband and I 's credit report. On XX/XX/XXXX we received another statement for one of the four accounts in another amount of {$8400.00}. We sent a certified letter asking for debt validation. The Florida Attorney General, The Ohio Attorney General, and the Florida office of Financial Regulation has been contacted about this as well and investigating the double reporting, the lack of notice about putting this on our credit report and the falsifying of payments made in XX/XX/XXXX by XXXX XXXX. We are also working closely with our attorney on these matters.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement — Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
During XXXX XXXX of 2016, two obviously related companies each sent my XXXX year old daughter ( who looks XXXX ) a {$5.00} tube of Anti-Aging Cream, which she had never ordered. Each company then charged my wife 's credit card about {$100.00}. I phoned both companies and they both indicated that they had no record of my wife or daughter in their files ( making it impossible for me to cancel an order if one had actually been placed ). I phoned Citi Bank and told them of this fraudulent activity. ( The woman I spoke with on that first phone call told me she was aware of these two companies and had received similar complaints about them in the past. ) I asked that these charges be removed and that no further charges be accepted on my card from those two companies. The following month, each company charged an additional {$200.00}, and a few weeks later, {$200.00} more was charged for a grand total of about {$600.00}. I inadvertently paid {$400.00} of those charges when I was paying a credit card bill in a hurry without reviewing all of the charges that were on it. The final {$200.00} I did not pay. I have been corresponding with Citi Bank since the first {$200.00} was charged to my card, and I have even sent two letters to the CEO of Citi Bank. She refuses to have these charges removed ( even though Citi Bank advertises that " you will never have to pay for charges you did not authorize '', and claims that {$600.00} is a reasonable amount to pay for two {$5.00} tubes of Anti-Aging Cream that were never ordered in the first place. Now, the bank is threatening to turn me over to a collection agency because I refuse to pay the final {$200.00} of these fraudulent charges.

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 2017-08-04 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: AES/PHEAA
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I contacted AES numerous times regarding my past student loans ( 2 ) that still show an open status. These loans continue to show on my credit report as open and past due, which is incorrect because they no longer hold the loan. Fed Loan explained that the AES account would be closed as paid since Fed Loan bought the loan from them. My AES account was established in XX/XX/XXXX, defaulted XX/XX/XXXX and the entire balance of the loans was transferred and paid by Fed Loan XX/XX/XXXX. My Fed Loan account is open and in good standings with on-time payments. The AES late payment/open status information should be removed immediately. Any assistance in getting theses charges and incorrect information removed from my credit would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Have a Great Day! XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: ProCollect, Inc.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Pro Collect Has told me that they do not have to provide me with papers I have supposedly signed from a debt that i do not owe 3 years ago. I did not even know existed they were rude and told me they will send me mails and call monthly until paid. they are rude and provide no proof of what i supposedly owed. the Apartments were no help also stating they could not find my record are my lease.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation