vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.

Complaint narrative:
My relationship through Navient was a constant source of XXXX in my life. I contacted Navient several times in order to determine whether my loans were eligible for reduced payments without going into forbearance. I was told that because I was not residing in the US that my loans were ineligible for income based repayment, for both Federal Student Loans and Private Student Loans that were consolidated at an exorbitantly high interest rate, 8 %, in XXXX. We were advised ( threatened ) that interest rates would go up even further so consolidation was the only viable option. I was neither able to renegotiate later when interest rates went down dramatically nor re-consolidate at a lower rate. When I gave XXXX in XXXX and was subsequently XXXX, I communicated with the lender and was told I could defer payments and then was sent a bill for the months missed with compounded interest. When I was able to pay extra towards my loans, in XXXX, it was never put towards the prinicple. 
My loans were handled in a vile fashion. I never felt represented or helped, only taken advantage of and XXXX at every turn. We depleted our family savings in order to get this repulsive agency out of our lives every month.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-07 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: First Step Group, LLC
State: ME

Complaint narrative:
I believe this is a collection company which I have already spoken with about a debt, they are continuing to call multiple times a day on both my home and cell phone. I have asked them to stop calling my cell phone three times now and I just received another call. Noone is there when I answer and it disconnects. 
They have tried to call my cell phone XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX ( this was when I asked them to stop calling my cell phone ) XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-29 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Having problems with customer service
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
I am a co-signor on a private student loan for my sister. I worked hard to repair and maintain my own credit history along with my own student loan debt. I recently reached a FICO score of XXXX. My sister, just this month, became 60 days late with the Navient loan I co-signed. JUST this month my FICO credit score dropped to XXXX! The ONLY negative factor on my credit report was Navient 's missed payment reports to Credit Bureaus. I called Navient and spoke with an agent XXXX XXXX ' telling him I could manage to make the payment but could Navient please provide me with a copy of the Positive report or form of communication that they would make to Credit Bureaus to relay the account as current. XXXX XXXX told me he " ca n't do that. Do you know how credit works? '' He said Navient did NOT have the ability to do that. Finally, I told him that I will seek more information and I was not going to make the payment at that time. In a threatening tone he reminded me that the phone call was recorded and 'they ' would know why I was n't making the payment. 
The very next morning I checked my credit score and it dropped another XXXX points! XXXX XXXX ' had vindictively reported my co-signed loan as 60 days late AGAIN on XX/XX/XXXX after speaking with him over the phone. How many times can Navient report the SAME negative information to damage my credit? Within the SAME month?

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-24 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
on XX/XX/XXXX, I meant to send a billpay payment to Citibank for a credit card account, in the amount of XXXX i accidentally send them a payment for XXXX, resulting in an overpayment of {$21000.00}. I have been promised a refund as of XX/XX/XXXX and as of today, XX/XX/XXXX, i STILL have received NO refund. It has been almost 60 days since i first called in for a refund. I have called 5 additional times over that timeframe, each time escalating the lack of refund and Citibank has done NOTHING except promise me a refund within the week and giving me no refund. Twice we have spent over an hour on the phone while they insist on verifying the payment with my bank, which just wasted my time and made me even more upset. At this point i do n't believe that Citibank will give me any refund. I believe that they intend to keep the overpayment. The lack of refund is unethical and can not be legal. How can they get away with treating customers this way?

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 2015-03-27 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Payoff process — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
I contracted with XXXX XXXX in XXXX of 2013 to help negotiate settlements on XXXX credit card debts. XXXX went fine and the third, Bank of America represented by XXXX XXXX XXXX, has been a fiasco. A written settlement agreement was made in XXXX of 2013, the XXXX XXXX settled, for XXXX {$1100.00} payments over a XXXX month period. I placed the money in escrow with XXXX financial through XXXX to guarantee payments as agreed. XXXX of the {$1100.00} payments were made as scheduled and Bank of America refused the last payment and backed out of the deal. They have been billing me for the full original amount and I never received any credit at all for the {$2200.00} they accepted. I have a copy of the original agreement and copies of the cashed payment checks, I have no idea where that {$2200.00} went. The original debt amount was put into collection and passed from XXXX agency to another. Since I have already paid XXXX for their service, I have been emailing and calling back and forth in an attempt to resolve this issue as agreed. Now XXXX will not answer my calls or respond to my emails in my attempts to find out the status. I feel both Bank of America and XXXX have both committed fraud and left me with the adverse effect on my credit reports which severely restricts my employment possibilities and my insurance costs.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-13 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Need information about my balance/terms
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I disputed incorrect information reported on my credit report and asked for verification of debt. I did not receive validation and verification of debt. The debt is with Navient and US Dept of Education.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-11 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: Selene Finance LP
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Selene financed submitted a letter dated XXXX/XXXX/XXXX concerning Case # XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ( Validation of Debt Notice ). This letter was never delivered to me. We were not given the opportunity to dispute this debt since Selene DID NOT send it to us. If it had been sent, We would have definitely disputed the amount. We were current on our mortgage until XXXX, XXXX, when we fell on hard times. We were granted a Forbearance from XXXX XXXX through XXXX XXXX, which we satisfied, therefore, how can Selene say we are in default beginning XXXX XXXX? XXXX! Now XXXX entities are Dual Tracking - XXXX & Selene Financing. Selene is in talks with us concerning various modification options and XXXX continues to proceed with foreclosure. We were not given our Due Process because we were not informed. We have found many documents recorded in the XXXX XXXX 's office claiming XXXX mailed or delivered documents to us, were NOT mailed or delivered to us. We will continue to notify govt entities and make them aware of these unscrupulous acts.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-19 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Selene Finance LP
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
When checking my credit report, I found that XXXX said my mortgage account was closed when it was not. I filed a dispute and they corrected it, and now shows that account open, but now they have dropped my credit score XXXX points because of it. Even though I am paying it on time, and it was their mistake in the first place, I do n't understand why this adversely affected my score.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-25 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Due to a series of financial misfortunes, my wife and I fell behind in our mortgage. In XX/XX/2013 Chase Bank held us in default and refused to accept further payments, and has since begun foreclosure proceedings. Since that time we have tried in good faith to negotiate with them. Today we were informed that our request for a loan modification was denied because our income was " adequate '' to meet the mortgage payments. This is just not the case - loan payments and taxes on the house equal about half of our monthly income, leaving us insufficient money to pay our other bills and feed our XXXX children.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-08 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — VA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Selene Finance LP
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
" DO NOT CLOSE THIS COMPLAINT '' I have contacted this office on numerous occasions regarding the issues with my mortgage company. Since XX/XX/2014, I have had nothing but issues with how things are handled. I reached out the VA office XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX to assist me with the loan modification and getting things completed. After receiving the the XXXX package XXXX XXXX XXXX ) from Selene Finance I realize that the documents were expired ( probably the ones that should have been mailed out back in XXXX XXXX and the discrepancies with the information listed. I emailed XXXX XXXX the copies and she agreed that I should not sign them. She advised me that she was working closely with the VA Coordinator from Selene Finance. Shortly afterwards I received another loan modification ( XXXX XXXX ) ; which I returned to Selene Finance unsigned, with a note stating for the XXXX time that XXXX XXXX is no longer on the recorded on the deed of this property since I was advised by previous lender to remove him in order to do a deed in lieu ... if Selene Finance was really doing their job then they would know this already. Before sending the package I tried calling Selene Finance numerous times at the phone number listed on the documents only for the number to be busy each time. I do n't find them to have any concern for resolving my concerns. I thought with all of the incentives that mortgage companies receive for loan modifications I thought this would be completed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Amsher Collection Services, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
My wife and I arrived home on XXXX XXXX to discover a telephone message from a " Debt Collection '' agency had called and insisted that I should call them back immediately. My return telephone resulted in being transferred to several departments with no human intervention. Subsequently, I XXXX the telephone number XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and discovered that the number belongs to the " AmSher XXXX Collections XXXX. '' I also discovered from the numerous comments online that its aggressive tactics are to badger the individual into paying " old debts, '' real or imagined. LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR : ( 1 ) our credit score has consistently been XXXX for the last five+ years ; and ( 2 ) there are no outstanding old debts ( real or imagined ) from any bank, mortgage lender, credit cards, etc., for the last XXXX years -- period! I have no intention of allowing this scam company to extort me for any moneys. I need to determine how/what can be done to stop these harassing calls and to ensure that this " XXXX '' does n't end up on some credit report.

Company public response: Company can't verify or dispute the facts in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Medical & Professional Collection Services, Inc. NC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
IM UNDER VA CARE, AND THEY SENT ME TO A OUTSIE DOCTOR AND THE VA DONT XXXX THE XXXX THEY SENT IT TO A COLLECTION ANGENCY.SO THE ANGGENCY GOT AHOLD OF ME AND I PAID THE BILL. AND I DISPUTED AND THEY DIDNT TAKE IT OFF MY CREDIT REPORT

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-13 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info — Contacted me after I asked not to
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
Every week for the past 3 weeks, Capital One has called me on my mobile phone asking to speak to my ex-boyfriend ( who I am no longer in contact with ) regarding a " business matter ''. The first time they called ( XXXX/XXXX/16 ), I explained that I did n't know how to contact him and I asked them to remove my number from their list. They said they got my mobile number from an online database, and they would remove me. The second week ( XXXX/XXXX/16 XXXX, I talked to a different rep from Capital One named XXXX. Again, I told them to remove me from their list and asked why I had n't been removed yet. She said she was a new person assigned to his case and did n't know I had asked to be removed. I told them it was illegal for them to call me more than once after I asked them to stop calling me. They assured me I would be removed from their list and they would n't call again. Today, XXXX, I received yet another call from Capital One looking for my ex-boyfriend, this time from XXXX. I explained that this was the third time I was being contacted, and that it was illegal for them to continue to contact me. The rep said she was just assigned to his case and did n't see any notes about me asking to be removed from the list. I asked to speak to her manager. I spoke to XXXX and explained the situation. She also did not see any notes about me asking to be removed from their database. I told her they were in violation of the Debt Collection Practices Act and that I would be reporting Capital one to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She said she would remove me from the list. I got a direct phone number to the supervisor 's line to use if I received any more calls.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-11 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Using a debit or ATM card — 
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
Hello CFPB, On XXXX XXXX around XXXX I attempted to make an ATM withdraw at a XXXX ATM ( XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, MA XXXX ). After being rejected by both ATM 's saying that my account had insufficient funds I assumed that something must be wrong with the ATM or an error with my Capital One 360 debit account associated with the card, as I had checked my balance earlier in the morning at it was slightly over {$700.00} dollars. When I checked my account later that night I discovered that an withdraw of {$700.00} dollars had been made at an ATM at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, Nj XXXX. I live in Massachusetts and did not make this withdraw so I immediately flagged the transaction and closed the debit card. 

Please let me know if there are any additional steps I should be taking to dispute this transaction. I have contacted the back associated with the debit card, Capital One 360, but they are closed for the holiday.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-12 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Public record
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Hi I sent a letter experian on the XXXX of XXXX 2015 disputing a negative item on my Experian report.I received a letter from Experian on the XXXX of XXXX saying they received a suspicious request regarding my credit report and determined it was not by me so they did not proceed with my request ( to reinvestigate the validity of the negative item and have it removed from report ) This was a way of stalling my request and keeping my credit score low.They told me to call them if I wanted this investigation to take place to call them.I called them on the XXXX of XXXX 2015 and verified that I had indeed sent in the request to investigate the negative and they assured me that they would do so.They didnt in a few days I received a letter saying it had already been investigated and they would not reinvestigate.These are stalling tactics and are discriminating against me making it impossible for me to get incorrect negative information removed from my credit report.I am sure its not the first time Experian has used these tactics and I want consumers to be aware and not to let Experian get away with these stonewalling tactics against individuals who have a right to ask the credit bureau to reinvestigate a negative item and remove it from their credit report if it is not verified within a 30 day period.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-05 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Unable to get credit report/credit score — Problem getting report or credit score
Company: LEXISNEXIS
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Lexis Nexis was utilized in the month of XXXX 2016 to obtain a consumer report on me, from XXXX. One week ago, a request was made to have this report sent to me. As of yet, Lexis Nexis has failed to follow through and send this report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-14 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Collection Service of Nevada
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
XXXX for my, then XXXX yr old daughter XXXX. I have XXXX XXXX XXXX. through the XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX Nv. I pre authorized the work on XXXX. The XXXX was done on XX/XX/XXXX. A XXXX later, if there was some problem with the covered amount, they had plenty of time to know. I came to pay it in full after a XXXX months of small pmts. and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 's staff said I owed XXXX I have a written pre auth for {$630.00} So I said they needed to call XXXX XXXX again and straighten this out. It went back and forth, They would say I only owed XXXX then back up to XXXX ... I got a note from XXXX, a office staff person at XXXX XXXX 's, saying that she called XXXX and I and my daughter were fully covered and she resubmitted, that was XX/XX/XXXX ... months later. XXXX XXXX, I got a statement form XXXX XXXX Saying the amount I owed my provider, {$630.00} exactly. I sit here now XX/XX/XXXX, The Collection Service of Nevada has garnished my wages, I make {$XXXX} per hour, and I will have trouble feeding my XXXX children, and making mortgage. I have had this problem with XXXX other dentists in the XXXX area ...??? Is this just how they do business? I ALWAYS have gotten a pre Auth. and always say " Please make sure this procedure is covered to the amount quoted ''. Is that some kind of a joke with dentists? You sign that you will be responsible, Then they do not make sure you are covered to the amount quoted. Knowing full well that you will be on the hook anyway. So when I talked to XXXX XXXX XXXX month, before the attached my wages, The woman was looking over all my documentation she says, " they should have known before the final root canal and cap that you were maxed out ''. So did they know? Sounds like they might have. And XXXX other woman who works with me, has had the same problem with the same dentist, over billing after the quote, with the same Ins.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-29 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Problems when you are unable to pay — 
Company: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
XX/XX/XXXX I signed up with Capital One Auto for a vehicle loan on my XXXX Chevy Tahoe. Everything thing was setup and good to go. I made my first payment via the phone and also a few other ways in the beginning. I then was referenced to the CapOne360 APP so I downloaded it and my payments via that ... .so I thought. It seemed the the APP was not taking my payments due to some sort of malfuction which then cause a spree of 30 day late payments. Me not knowing any better I began to pay through XXXX XXXX and via XXXX XXXX app. Come to find out I had been behind on a total of 9 or so months. I informed them about the APP and it seemed to be a issue that others had as well. They reset it then I did n't use it anymore. Then through a sequence of events the car ended up being repossessed on the day that the payment was due, in which I called that day to make the payment and they seemed to had already taken the car. The rep I spoke with said that I could pay at anytime on that day. I had no idea that it was that late I had just been paying the monthly amount. So after the car was repossessed in efforts to get everything squared away via my account and credit report I then spoke with a rep that said, If I paid the full amount due instead of the program and stayed current going forward that the repossession would be removed and the 30 day lates would also be removed due to the APP. Since then I have spoke with XXXX reps from the office of the president who looked up the information, and listen to the phone calls, but since I did n't have a name and ID they could n't honor it when i 'm XXXX sure I was told such. Since XX/XX/XXXX I have remained current and have had no further issues, except the inability to get those remarks removed. I spoke with XXXX and XXXX other individual

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation