vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-25 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
It started when they applied my 2nd loan payment to the wrong acct. When I called and said no, I made the payment, with added principal payment. They saw the mistake they made and applied the funds to the correct acct. Since then I have made the payment every month. Now they say I owe XXXX for " Principal Advance Fee '' from back in XXXX. 
the statements have not refeclted this balance, despite since then, ... I have made XXXX additional Principal Only Payments to this acct. Apparently ... the overage back in XXXX of XXXX that I had expected to go towards principal, they took as a Partial Payment. there for they " loaned '' me the other XXXX to make the payment complete.??? on a payment that wasnt due, or late. This loan is due to be paid off early by my small principal payments I have made all along for 7 years. Now they expect me to believe I need them to loan me money for a payment? doesnt make sense. How did it end? When I said this cant be legal, that I was going to file a report. They came back on the phone with they were going to send me the money from their corp. acct to use to pay this fee. HUH? so why would they do that? why not fix it and make it right on my acct. I told them I never authorized this, and I would never go into the bank with XXXX and make a partial payment asking them to float me a loan for the rest? doesnt make sense.

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 2015-07-08 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
I am a XXXX who needs access to a statements from a closed joint checking account held with Bank of America. EVEN WITH the " letter XXXX '' given bank of america on XXXX XXXX, 2014, they refuse access XXXX. The bank contends they do n't have the document even though it was used to close the joint checking account and open a " guardianship '' checking account. They are requesting documentation again to review and see if they can grant access XXXX for his closed joint checking account which will be thru XXXXXXXX, I am asking for immediate electronic access to the closed joint checking account in preparation for interrogatories and his pending divorce. XXXX Hence, the reason for a court appointed XXXXguardian.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-15 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
On Thursday XXXX XXXX 2016 at approximately XXXX am I was denied service from a Bank of America located at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, Wa XXXX. I went to have my account verified as required by HUD for low income housing and was told by the manager XXXX that they would not be able to sign paperwork given by HUD verifying my bank of America account.When I asked why the only explanation that was given was that she did not feel comfortable verifying my account. I have been a bank of America customer for 10 yrs and know that this is not common practice.

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 2016-12-30 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: APR or interest rate — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
Bank Of America is trying to charge interest on PURCHARES made while there is a balance from a 0 % promo on my account. EVEN if those purchases are paid in FULL at the end of the statement period. I paid a Transfer fee of 3 % when I got the Promo offer. 
Is this practice even legal? 

They charged me {$2.00} for having the {$530.00} on the account from XXXX XXXX to XXXX XXXX, 2016.. Since it was not a full Month, the 11.9 % interest was calculated on {$260.00} of the {$530.00} for a total of {$2.00}.

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 2017-01-25 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: KY

Complaint narrative:
I am getting hit with interest like crazy, especially once Navient took over. I have a repayment plan set up but, I am getting hit with interest higher than my payments and late payments being added even though I am making on-time monthly payments. This is affecting my credit score and any chance of ever getting any credit established because my credit keeps looking worse due to late payments, even though I am paying, and the extreme balances that have ballooned and still increasing every month. This has become a very stressful situation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-09 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Using a debit or ATM card — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
On 6 occasions in the last 5 months, my debit card has been declined for " unusual activity '' at Bank of America. I have called on numerous occasions to determine the reason for the fraud alert, as the transactions have always been in my local area, within what any reasonable person would consider normal activity, and for low dollar amounts. Upon an inquiry/complaint call, I had asked for a supervisor to research the reason for the decline and to return my call with the results. However, I did not receive any further communication from Bank of America. On a subsequent debit card freeze, this oversight was mentioned to the representative, but I was not offered a specific explanation as to why the transaction was deemed " suspicious. '' On the most recent occasion ( today ), I was told that the error was a " mismatch, '' which was explained as the merchant not using a EMV chip reading device. However, my card is swiped at many merchants, and these fraud alerts are not triggered. Furthermore, I have traveled to various locations in the US during my relationship with Bank of America, and never once has a single transaction been flagged for potentially suspicious activity. I contacted Bank of America to compile every occurrence in order to accurately complete this complaint, but I was told that Bank of America associates do not have access to retrieve that data beyond XXXX XXXX, XXXX. However, I was able to filter through my e-mail account and retrieve all e-mails that were sent to me on each occurrence of a suspicious activity alert. I feel that these declines were malicious and targeted, especially considering my warning to Bank of America that a complaint would be filed should this situation occur again. It is incredibly embarrassing to have a card declined at a merchant when funds were always available in the account and this has occurred on numerous occasions in such a short period of time. 

The dates this issue occurred ( since Bank of America is unable to adequately supply this information ) are : XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX I find it ( and Bank of America should, too ) ridiculous that a consumer must experience so many issues with his/her debit card and that nobody took the initiative to research and provide a valid solution. This issue was left to continue for an indefinite period of time, even after frustrations have been communicated.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-16 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Settlement process and costs — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
My husband and I were approved for a loan modification from Bank of America in XXXX 2015. We made the four scheduled payments on time and were to receive XXXX copies of the agreement to sign 10 days after the fourth payment. We have made 6 payments and still have not received the paperwork to sign and our credit was ruined during this process. We receive a delinquency notice on XXXX XXXX saying we owe XXXX. We have not missed any payments and we continue to get lied to by the relationship manager. All she will say is that we are working on it. They are causing us undue XXXX and my husband is XXXX. We just want answers as to why this process is taking so long and all we are told is that we made the payments too early which is not true. The payments are due on the XXXX of the month and my husband pays it after the third week for the following month when he gets his XXXX check. We have not been delinquent and we want this resolved so we can repair our credit that Bank of America has ruined for us.

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 2016-08-29 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Other fee — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: DC

Complaint narrative:
Hello, I am a Bank of America credit card holder. I noticed there was a foreign transaction fee any time a charge was processed in XXXX $ but outside of the XXXX. For instance, I had to cancel my XXXX subscription as this company has its headquarter in XXXX and process charges from there. I was charged a certain amount for every transaction from XXXX. 

What I find unfair is that there is no way for the consumer to know where a company 's headquarter is located. I would understand the legitimacy of such a charge if the transaction were to be done in a foreign currency but not in XXXX!!! I used to live in XXXX and would not get charged a conversion fee anytime a foreign vendor would process the transaction in XXXX XXXX 

I 've contacted Bank of America and was told there was no way for me to know where the transaction would be processed from.

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 2017-01-04 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Home equity loan or line of credit
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I have taken a loan from bank of America for {$100000.00} and it started on XX/XX/2016. I get a statement from XXXX the first XXXX for this account from XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX when this account was never open on XX/XX/XXXX. Then they say that I owe them {$250.00}, I have never received a statement for that amount and now they will debit my account for this $ XXXX This is daylight robbery. No one will answer my question.

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 2017-03-30 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.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
This is a followup to my complaint against Navient filed on XX/XX/XXXX in regards to late payments on my student loan accounts. The previous case number is [ Case number : XXXX ]. Upon speaking with them on both yesterday & today, their response was that such reports could not be removed due to regulations promulgated by the DOE and the FCRA. Contrary to these assertions, by failing to update previously reported information, Navient is in violation of Section 623 ( a ) ( 2 ) of the FCRA. 

I have attached an FTC advisory opinion which interprets Section 623 ( a ) ( 2 ) of the FCRA. The issue posed in the advisory opinion is how the lender is to handle a situation when subsequent information updates a report that was allegedly accurate in the present time ( i.e., the identical situation I am currently in. ) https : XXXX The advisory opinion states that the Section 623 ( a ) ( 2 ) of the FCRA addresses the duty to correct and update information by " furnishers, '' or persons who furnish information to consumer reporting agencies ( " CRA '' ) such as credit bureaus. In particular, this section requires a person that " has furnished to a consumer reporting agency information that the person determines is not complete or accurate '' to " promptly notify the consumer reporting agency of that determination '' and provide any information needed to make it complete and accurate. Thus, on its face, this provision requires a furnisher to provide corrected or updated information to the consumer reporting agency that it had reported to originally. This duty extends to all student loan accounts reported to CRAs, regardless of whether they were accurate at one point, because the section requires the furnisher both to " update '' accounts as well as to " correct. '' Navient representatives told me that because the delinquent payments were accurately reported in XXXX of XXXX to XXXX XXXX that any subsequently initiated deferments or forbearances would not allow for Navient to update reports to CRAs to show that the payments were not late and actually in forbearances. However, Section 623 ( a ) ( 2 ) clearly shows that the reports must be updated/corrected regardless of whether they were accurate at one point. * All of my Navient accounts that were part of the XXXX XXXX to XXXX XXXX late payments show forbearance status effective as of " XXXX XXXX. '' Also, I was on an unemployed deferment up until XXXX XXXX. Therefore, my credit reports do not currently accurately reflect previous payment statuses with Navient, both as they actually existed and as Navient has recorded them. I am thus requesting that in compliance with Section 623 ( a ) ( 2 ) of the FCRA that the XXXX accounts showing a total of XXXX 90-180 day late payments from XXXX XXXX to XXXX XXXX be updated and/or corrected and removed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-17 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Having problems with customer service
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I applied for autopay on XXXX/XXXX/16 with Navient for my XXXX loan. Despite the fact they have all the information from previous manual payments, they rejected my application ( thereby continuing to charge me an extra .25 % interest ). I called XXXX/XXXX/16 to complain about my manual payment pushing autopay back to XXXX/XXXX/16. After 20 minutes on hold, I was told my due date would be XXXX/XXXX/16, and autopay would apply for that date. I did not get the customer service person 's name. After that call, I received a letter rejecting my autopay dated XXXX/XXXX/16. Today, after seeing the letter, I called and spoke to XXXX in customer service, who told me he does n't know why my autopay did not go through. He suggested an error in the routing number, or names on the account, both of which were correct on the application, but he thought the new application, with the exact same information would. I have no faith, and I want a refund for the extra interest I 'm paying due to their screwup. I also believe this process should not take 10 days, with no confirmation and no way of checking the progress via the website. It 's ludicrous.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-23 00:00:00
Product: Money transfers — International money transfer
Issue: Wrong amount charged or received — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
An international transfer ( XXXX to XXXX ) took place ( XXXX XXXX, 2016 ) resulting in a {$4900.00} deficit in the amount deposited. Our XXXX lawyers said that there would be a $ XXXX bank charge and nothing more. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX said there would be no fee. 

When I asked my XXXX bank, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, they said, first, they could not see what the exchange rate was ; then they said the transaction went through Bank of America and they would try to find something out but that it would be unlikely that they would get a response. I asked to speak to their compliance officer. She was out, but the gentleman from the accounting dept., then called me later with an update saying that I should file the complaint and that he had the incoming wire detail and that he would send that to customer service agent at my local branch, but that there was nothing new/more they could tell me. During my call with the gentleman from the accounting dept at XXXX, shared with me that it looked like the exchange rate applied was XXXX. I asked him if that was the correct way to apply the exchange rate and he said he did not wish to get involved. He was helpful and it was obvious that he was very nervous about making a mistake.

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 2015-04-30 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Other — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
Bank of America refuses to deliver credit card statements, alerts, and other communications to my valid email address. I am being denied credit card security and convenience features that their other customers get. My email address is on a domain that is hosted in the XXXX on a XXXX XXXX business Internet connection with a static XXXX address. It has been in existence for more than a dozen years and enjoys a sterling reputation, not appearing on any blacklists for malware, spam, hacking, etc. 

I had previously opened a case about this and there was no resolution. I sent a letter via XXXX mail in XXXX of 2014 ( enclosed ) to their published mailing address. I did not receive a reply of any kind.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-17 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I purchased a Condo in XXXX in XXXX the mortgage was for {$1400.00} monthly with an XXXX fee of {$380.00} I made all payments on time til XXXX when the market dropped and property values plummeted, I tried to do a loan modification with Bank of America which they declined, I asked them to take back the property or foreclose, I moved to XXXX waited XXXX no foreclosure I called to inquire about a short sale a deed in leu or a mortgage release. I was told to do any of them I would have to try another modification I tried and was denied again, I waited another year still no foreclosure, I then called and asked when would they be foreclosing on the property and was told XXXX months or so, due to other credit issues I filed for bankruptcy in XXXX included the property and was relieved of the mortgage debt, but since the property has not been foreclosed yet to this present dated the HOA fees are no longer {$380.00} they 've gone up over the years to {$510.00} and I am liable for every single fee since the bankruptcy settlement. The bank refuses to accept a short sale and continues to reset the clock on the foreclosure process, this has been ongoing since XXXX I am unable to get a mortgage, credit card, car loan, anything having to do with credit because I keep getting judgements against me for the HOA fees as of last month they are stating I owe {$17000.00} and they ad {$510.00} every month after. I have done everything the bank has asked of me for the past XXXX years sent all the paperwork that they have requested of me and still to this day there seems to be no end or resolution to this situation. I 've spoken with over XXXX people at Bank of America and anytime it seems I 'm getting somewhere with someone they change my account specialist on me and make me start all over, I have XXXX children to take care of and its difficult trying to move on with my life when someone could continue to get {$510.00} monthly for a property I do n't live in and that a bank refuses to foreclose on.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-20 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
How is it that the owner of the mortgage was never the owner as assigned to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX tn XXXX in there own words. How can you legally assign a mortgage to someone that does n't know they are the note holder or owner then sell the servicing rights to another servicer?

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 2016-06-16 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info — Talked to a third party about my debt
Company: The CBE Group, Inc.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I have never been contacted by this group. The only reason I knew of debt was when I applied for a mortgage in XXXX 2015, and it had impacted my interest rate. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX re : bill, and asked for an invoice/bill, which I did n't receive. Paid debt anyway in hopes it would n't continue to negatively impact my credit. It is still being reported by XXXX credit agency XXXX, and not XXXX. When revieing the record it is still noted as unpaid although there is a XXXX balance. I believe this should be removed due to the fact that I was never made aware by XXXX, nor CBE of the debt in any manner ; therefore I was never able to pay the bill in a timely manner.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation