vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Private student loan
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan — Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Company: GREAT LAKES
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I have been a XXXX XXXX sworn XXXX XXXX  XXXX since XX/XX/XXXX. I completed a XXXX in XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX. During my time at college I had to take multiple student loans to pay for my education. The loans included Stafford loans, Perkins loans, and Key Alternative loans. The companies involved are XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX ( education services ), XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ), XXXX XXXX XXXX, and finally XXXX. I feel that I was pressured and talked into multiple consolidations that overall were very detrimental to my loan balance. I pursued a career in XXXX XXXX because I knew that after 10 years of service I would be able to receive loan forgiveness in my federal loans. Since the majority of my loans were federal this in theory would have worked out. I was unaware at the after consolidation to a private company this would not be available anymore. The company such as XXXX XXXX did not adequately relay this information to me and talked me into the consolidation. I have just about all of my loan statements. I consolidated one last time with XXXX just because they offered one of the lowest rates. I feel that the companies first listed defiantly preyed upon me as a college student with little money. At this time my balance is XXXX, XXXX this after almost 10 years of full on time payments. At this rate I could have been an MD.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Communication tactics — You told them to stop contacting you, but they keep trying
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX 2017 ; I spoke with the company when they called in the morning and told them that I was exercising my right to have them contact me via mail and no longer by phone. 
I 'm attaching screenshots of the harrassing calls.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage — 
Company: Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
Me and my wife bought our home in XXXX XXXX. My wife was laid off from Caliber Home Loans on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. Caliber Home Loans cause a lot of problems for her after they laid her off. She had a problem with getting my payroll check which is to help pay the mortgage. So we fell behind. At the time I was only delinquent for XXXX XXXX. So I called in XXXX XXXX and tried to get a XXXX XXXX. I started sending in the paperwork they requested to obtain the loan modification. After I would send the paperwork, I would call and the Caliber Home Loans rep would say it takes 5 days to review the documents. So I would call back after 5 days and the Caliber Home Loans rep would say some documents was missing. I did this Over and Over and Over again with Caliber Home Loans Person of Contact, which was different people every time. At that time, my house was not in foreclosure. But due to Caliber Home Loans giving me the runaround, my house is now foreclosure. Countless of times, I receive letters in the mail dated the same date asking for different documents. See attached documents showing that. Now my wife has a job and all we want is to keep our home and get a loan modification to get back on track. Caliber Home Loans claims to be recording all conversions so please ask them for the recorded conversions my wife had with countless Caliber Home Loans reps.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Other personal consumer report
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information is incorrect
Company: Pacific Union Financial, LLC
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
since XXXX XXXX false claiming of personel use

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Diversified Consultants, Inc.
State: LA

Complaint narrative:
This company, which I hold no contract with nor have received services from, reported a collection account against my SSN in the amount of XXXX with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX credit reporting agencies. I requested verification of the debt and account however the business failed to provide adequate proof. Considering this business does not have a contract with me for goods or services they have provided nor have they provided adequate proof I am not obligated to pay for the alleged debt.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Managing an account — Fee problem
Company: SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: DE

Complaint narrative:
Santander Bank NA offered high interest rate CDs about 18 months ago. Bought two substantial CDs ( different maturities ). f Was told I had to also open a checking account as part of their teaser rate offer. I told the desk officer that I had no intention of using another checking account, and was told that would be fine. Also expressly asked whether there would be any fees, and was told " No. '' So I also opened a checking account with {$100.00}, and did n't even bother ordering checks. 

In XXXX of this year, received a statement which, in fairly small print, said " If your account remains inactive for one year, we may discontinue mailing paper statements ( online statements will still be available ) and, depending on the type of account you have and your balance, we may begin charging an Inactivity Fee. '' Note the use of the word " may, '' twice. 

That statement showed a deduction of {$16.00} for Inactivity Fee, so balance down to {$84.00} as of XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. 

I decided that was minimal, so took no steps at that time. Figured at {$16.00} fee annually or quarterly, the yield on the CD 's still made the transaction worthwhile. 

But unless my memory has failed me, the next statement I received was just this past month -- XXXX XXXX. It had the same legend as quoted above, but showed the checking account balance as {$0.00}. In fact, showed that XXXX balance as of XXXX, which means that between XXXX/XXXX/XXXX and XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, Santander had taken {$84.00} in Inactivity Fee ( s ). That 's in 6 months, and w/o sending monthly notices. 

I have a very hard time believing that these undisclosed withdrawls were based on ad hoc decisions. I have to believe that when Santander said it " may '' discontinue monthly paper statements, it had already programmed to cease monthly paper statements. Similarly, when it said it " may begin charging an Inactivity Fee, '' it had already programmed to do so, and knew what the amount and frequency of the fee would be. 

In all, Santander 's comments and printed materials are misleading in the extreme. Over {$100.00}, I ca n't do much more than send this complaint, but I imagine others have had similar experiences and perhaps you could get them to be more accurate in their printed materials. 

Thank you.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Galaxy Capital Acquisitions, LLC
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX a valid debt was charged off from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I paid this in a settlement in XXXX over the phone to a collection agency. 

I contested this still being on my credit report in XXXX XXXX. I received a settlement letter on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX from XXXX XXXX XXXX on behalf of XXXX XXXX Bank. When I called XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX to say I had already settled this back in XXXX, but in the interest of settlement, I was willing to pay it again if I could be ensured it would be reflected properly on my credit report, they directed me to call Galaxy International Purchasing LLC ( XXXX ) to ensure it would reflect properly upon payment. After repeated calls, I finally got through to Galaxy on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX and explained the situation. They told me to call XXXX XXXX Bank ( XXXX ) as they have nothing to do with my credit report. 

I called XXXX XXXX Bank, after verifying my information and that it was in concern to a debt patched me through to some other company of which I did n't get their name due to a language barrier. The lady I spoke with told me to disregard the letter I received on XXXX from XXXX, despite XXXX telling me they were representing XXXX XXXX and that I had 60 days to accept their settlement offer. I was told XXXX XXXX has no record of them or Galaxy handling this account and that I should work through XXXX XXXX ( XXXX XXXX, a company I 've never received anything from. 

I have called XXXX XXXX and have n't been able to get through to them. When searching XXXX 's number it comes up as XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX All of these companies, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, Galaxy, they all have slews of scam warnings and complaints online for shady practices. 

This same thing happened in XXXX and my settlement payment was lost in the mix. This has already been paid off once and I fear that if I pay anyone in this matter it will only get lost again, especially since they all seem to think I can pay them and no one else. I want this account deleted from my credit report as it was paid XXXX years ago and I 'm being scammed in an endless loop of calling other scammy businesses.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Received bad information about your loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I have student loans that are serviced by Navient. I do not know who actually lent me the money. Unfortunately I never obtained a job that paid enough to pay the monthly payments the different loan servicers want. While I have received numerous forbearances due to low income, I am now retired and receive social security. Several years ago someone from XXXX XXXX told me about a program XXXX XXXX ( the loan servicer at the time ) had that tied your loan payments to income. I applied for it and was told by phone I was accepted. However, they did not know how much the monthly payment was. I caled back numerous times and got different people each time and received different responses. Soon Navient took over the loans and I reaplied for an income based repayment program. Again I was informed by phone that I was accepted but I had no notice of what the payment was going to be. Even though I have repeatedly requested that my communications be by mail, Navient never sent me any IBR program acceptance letters, or official notice of how much the payments were. They only send emails. In the fall of XXXX I was informed by phone that I was in the program, but within one month was getting email notices from Navient that I owed payments of over XXXX per month. Every time I called to ask about this, the representatives in the call center ( which was located in the XXXX - I asked them ) didnt know about the IBR program or was told to reapply. At Navient the right hand never seems to know what the left hand is doing. People also told me I qualified for forgiveness because I was a full time instructor for XXXX students. Navient said I did not qualify. 

I am now a senior now XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) and dont know what to do. I am very scared about the future and fear Navient will take my social Security or my home. I can afford a minimal payment, but cant get the loan servicer to commit to a firm arrangement. Please help and thank you

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage — 
Company: Rocket Mortgage, LLC
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I applied for a mortgage with Quicken Loans on XX/XX/XXXX and in speaking with my purchase banker XXXX XXXX we discussed " rate lock '' at 3.625 % and he told me that it would only cost {$500.00} which I could pay with a credit card and then be refunded at time of close. Given the rate had dipped I wanted to lock it in so we proceeded on the call where he took my info and CC #. When it came time to close on XX/XX/XXXX my attorney pointed out on the paperwork that Quicken was attempting to charge me over {$13000.00} in fees ( points ) on my loan which was never discussed at any point in time ( see call recording from XX/XX/XXXX ). Additionally, XXXX told me that they would lock the rate for 60 days to get us to close and came to find out they only locked it for 40 days then raised the % of points on XX/XX/XXXX which cost me an additional $ 2,000+. Through subsequent research they moved this date around from XX/XX/XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX then on XX/XX/XXXX moved the date out to XX/XX/XXXX with more points added for no reason - a clear grab for more $ . During this initial call I was asked to docusign nearly 100 pages of documents that quickly scrolled through the screen. We then were unable to get a hold of anyone at Quicken including my banker at closing and were put at risk of losing our home due to being given the run around and delay so we would just pay the fees. We were directed to XXXX XXXX at Quicken who listened to the call recording an admitted that Quicken never once discussed paying points at anytime on our calls. Additionally, Quicken chose to " archive '' only 6 documents out of 50+ on the portal and one of those was the Interest Rate Disclosure ( Rate Lock ) paperwork and Intent to Proceed from XX/XX/XXXX which further obfuscated my ability to crosscheck any of this information for reference during the process which added to the intentional deception and I believe is a common practice at Quicken to lock out their clients from critical data and collect fees. I believe this falls under the Deceptive Act or Practice guidelines specifically due to the omission of critical and incredibly costly information. 

My situation is incredibly similar to complaint # XXXX filed with CPFB on XX/XX/XXXX and matches up with 15 other complaints against Quicken on the CPFB dating back to XX/XX/XXXX. This practice is clearly meant to be misleading and deceptive to their customers and especially for a first time home buyer like myself and an attempt by Quicken to collect massive fees from unsuspecting buyers by omitting critical information. This business practice is predatory and preys on an individuals trust. This was recently escalated to their " Executive Office under XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) so they clearly realize they are at fault.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Credit Protection Association, L.P.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Credit Protection Association began reporting a XXXX XXXX collection of XXXX in XXXX XXXX. As I have no legitimate debts to XXXX, nor XXXX, whom XXXX acquired the account from, nor have I received any bills to suggest otherwise. There was an unexplained increase to the bill once XXXX took over but that was adjusted after complaint to XXXX. I have disputed the collection to the various reporting bureaus. Oddly, the company has responded to the disputes differently for each XXXX. While it was deleted from XXXX, it was verified as accurate to XXXX. I 'm no expert on how credit reporting works, but common sense would tell me that if a debt is n't valid in one place, it is n't valid at all. So how are they able to report it differently?

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 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Managing an account — Fee problem
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
I had paid my credit card off using my checking account. The checking did not have enough funds, and I did n't bother with transfering the money from savings to cover it because I was going to rely on " overdraft protection. '' I was then charged a fee of XXXX for that which I have never been charged for before. I called and complained about that, and all they said was " this was in the paperwork. ''

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 2017-11-01 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 — Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX XXXX around XXXX ; I received a phone call at my office stating that she was agent XXXX XXXX with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I was told the IRS sent her information that my identity had been stolen, and the perpetrator had outstanding taxes owed. An arrest warrant would be issued in my name if the taxes were n't paid immediately. From this point, She told me that she needed to confirm my bank account information to make a withdrawal, she knew my checking and routing numbers, which led me to believe she was indeed with the FBI. I did n't have enough in my checking at the time, so she told me to use credit cards to pay the taxes instead. To make a very long story short, I spent the rest of the day running around buying gift cards in large amounts ( $ XXXX {$3000.00} ), where no one who knew about the scam questioned me and allowed me to make such purchases. 

Finally, the next Day I realized it was an elaborate scam and I immediately called Bank of America to report that I had fallen victim to this scam. I filed fraud disputes for all of the transactions that were solely because of this scam. I then immediately filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, and was told by the FTC that the stores where I made the purchases should 've questioned me on the large dollar gift card purchases, and that this would be looked into. 

After doing some research I came across an article that stated that victims of scams can only be charged {$50.00} if the unauthorized transactions were reported within three business days, the article also mentioned that transactions that were conducted by consumers being misled by scammers would also be recognized as unauthorized, and therefore covered under " Regulation E ''. 

A few days later, I checked my credit card account only to discover that the total amount disputed had, in fact, been charged to my credit card. I realized that the bank had denied my claim. I have consistently been a fiscally responsible person all my life, and banked with Bank of America for several years, only to have this happen to me. I know this will reflect poorly on my excellent credit score, and believe that people should be protected against situations such as this. Bank of America is apparently known for denying claims like this, and I would like my rights honored.

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 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Fees or interest — Problem with fees
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Since opening this credit card from Citibank through Best Buy, I have made numerous on-time, over the minimum due payments. Now, Citibank is refusing to issue my credit immediately to bring my account current-they will " credit my account in 1-2 billing cycles ''. This is unacceptable. I discussed with them online via secured email, customer service and finally with XXXX XXXX with escalation services to resolve the matter to immediately issue the credit to my account. I can not trust them to issue my credit in 1-2 billing cycles. This is my first experience with CitiBank and will be seeking other companies to do my business with.

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 2017-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Old information reappears or never goes away
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX, XXXX, I entered a written dispute with XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX account number XXXX ( balance reported - {$11000.00} ) as contained on my consumer credit profile at Equifax, XXXX and XXXX XXXX. Specifically alleged, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX was attempting to collect a debt for which antiquated my credit profile by more than 7 years. Moreover, said account appears twice on my consumer credit profile notwithstanding the allegation of a single debt owed. XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX failed to investigate, verify, or validate said debt. Although I also filed a cease and desist demand with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX an absolute requirement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act is to report said debt as disputed pending resolution of an investigation. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX failed to report said debt as disputed and failed to conduct an investigation into my allegations of antiquated credit reporting. As such, my credit worthiness has been negatively impacted by the erroneous reporting of this account. A review of records compiled by the state Division of Financial Services in Florida indicates that XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX is not currently licensed to conduct business pursuant to section 559, Florida statute. As such, the imposition of this debt and the erroneous reporting to Equifax, XXXX and XXXX XXXX is an unfair and deceptive trade practice. Several phone calls to XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX have met upon deaf ears. When I called to inquire on the status of the disputed account, I was advised that Florida licensing was not required. I was further advised that the debt remained due notwithstanding a lack of validation and claim of antiquated reporting. At this point the call was terminated. My written dispute remains outstanding. Said account remains on my Equifax, XXXX and XXXX XXXX notwithstanding the existence of a dispute, lack of validation, and my allegations of antiquated reporting.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation