vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
Midland Credit Managent was asked to provide a " Debt Validation ''. This was NOT a request for verification or proof of my mailing address, but a request for VALIDATION made pursuant to 15 USC 1692g Sec. ex I respectfully request that their offices provide me with competent evidence that I have any legal obligation to pay you ( Midland Credit Management ). I asked them to validate that this debt belongs to me and please also show me the original contract.

At this time, I will also inform you that if their offices have or continue to report invalidated information to any of the three major credit bureaus ( XXXX XXXX ), this action constitutes fraud under both federal and state laws. 

The following was requested : Agreement with your client that grants you the authority to collect on this alleged debt. 
Agreement that bears the signature of the alleged debtor wherein he/she agreed to pay the creditor.

Alleged account number Address on file for alleged debtor.

Date this alleged debt became payable.

Date of original charge off or delinquency Verification that this debt was assigned or sold to collector.

Commission for debt collector if collection efforts are successful.

To this date has not been provided and therefore I request the item be REMOVED from my report immediately. 

Midland Credit Management : Account no. XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Struggling to pay your bill — Problem lowering your monthly payments
Company: DISCOVER BANK
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
Numerous phones calls several times a day, intimidating statments indicated that I never had a Discovery Card and my identity was stolen twice.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX This CFPB complaint has been filed to request pursuant to FCRA 605B ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ) that you, the TransUnion credit reporting agency , block information appearing on my consumer credit report that is the result of identity theft and fraud within 4 business days of you receiving this complaint. This fraudulent, inaccurate, and false information consists of XXXX XXXX - XXXX XXXX XXXX - XXXX XXXX XXXX - XXXX XXXX  XXXX  - XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX  - XX/XX/XXXX XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX These accounts have resulted in several fraudulent hard inquiries and fraudulent collections appearing on my consumer FICO credit report. All of the aforementioned accounts, collections, and hard inquiries are the result of identity theft and fraud. I have attached a copy of FTC Identity Theft Criminal Complaint ( XXXX ) as proof from the US Federal Trade Commission that all of the aforementioned consumer credit accounts, collections, and hard inquiries are the result of identity theft and fraud.

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 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
This is a follow-up to my previous written dispute regarding fraudulent accounts and inquiries appearing on my consumer report. Per FCRA 605B ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ), you are required to block all information resulting from identity theft within four business days of receipt. 
The following accounts and inquiries do NOT belong to me and were obtained fraudulently without my consent : ACCOUNTS : XXXX  XXXX - Account Number : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX, Date Opened : XX/XX/XXXX, Balance : {$5600.00} XXXX XXXX - Account Number : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, Date Opened : XX/XX/XXXX, Balance : {$1200.00} XXXX XXXX - Account Number : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, Date Opened : XX/XX/XXXX, Balance : {$1000.00} XXXX  - Account Number : XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX, Date Opened : XX/XX/XXXX, Balance : {$18000.00}

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Looking through my credit report I came across quite a few hard inquiries that are not mine.

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 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NM

Complaint narrative:
I disputed a collection account reported by XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) for {$570.00}. I provided Experian with documentation showing that XXXX failed to validate the debt under FDCPA 809 ( b ), despite a certified written request sent on XX/XX/year>. 

Experian closed the reinvestigation on XX/XX/year>, and left the account marked as Remains. XXXX has not sent me any supporting documentation no contract, no itemization, no proof of assignment yet Experian accepted their certification of accuracy anyway. 

Under FCRA 611, Experian is required to conduct a reasonable investigation when a consumer submits a dispute. In this case, Experian accepted an unverifiable debt as accurate without requiring any evidence from the data furnisher, and despite being shown that validation was never provided.

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 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MS

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX XXXX  violation my rights to my personal account by the law 15 U.S.C 1681b ( 2 )

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: CBC Companies, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to have the following information removed from my credit file, the items that I need deleted are going to be attached in a word document. I am a victim of identity theft. I have multiple accounts and inquiries that I DID NOT apply for listed on my credit report. I ask that these items be deleted so my credit report will only show accurate information. I reported the theft of my identity to the Federal Trade Commission and have enclosed copies of the report. I would like these items deleted from my credit report as soon as possible. Please block this information from my credit report, pursuant to section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Difficulty submitting a dispute or getting information about a dispute over the phone
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to dispute the following accounts. I did not owe this debt and it does not belong to me. I never established these accounts. I was contacted by a collection agency regarding the accounts that were obtained under my name. I have no knowledge of obtaining any of the accounts listed here. Please removethese accounts and send me an updated copy of my report after the investigation. 
XXXX  XXXX * * * * Balance : {$2100.00}

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Difficulty submitting a dispute or getting information about a dispute over the phone
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I am writing to dispute the following accounts. I did not owe this debt and it does not belong to me. I never established these accounts. I was contacted by a collection agency regarding the accounts that were obtained under my name. I have no knowledge of obtaining any of the accounts listed here. Please removethese accounts and send me an updated copy of my report after the investigation. 
XXXX  XXXX * * * * Balance : {$2100.00}

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 non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — Store credit card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems — Problem with customer service
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
I got an email from a credit reporting site on XXXX I had a hard inquiry placed on my credit report on XX/XX/year>. The credit card that did this was CitiCards ( THD ). I filed a dispute with the credit reporting agency, but it is completely impossible to report what i suspect may be fraud to CitiCards. All Citi phone numbers are completely automated and require you to have an account. 

There are 2 issues here : 1. Someone may be trying to fraudulently open a credit card with my identity 2. My credit score shows an incorrect hard inquiry Either way, CitiCards should have a department available to contact for suspected fraud without having an existing account with them.

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 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
My account was never late! I have had exceptional payment history all payments were placed on Autopay. This late payment that is reporting is a result on a systematic error on their end processing my payment. 


This was clearly a billing error made my the company and is not a reflection of my payment experience which violates USC Code 1681eb. This error has caused severe hard to my reputation, my character, my mode of living and to my family!

I demand the late payment to be updated.

They are not in compliance with the following law. 15 USC 1666b and its requirements set the standards and the guidance for a creditor to treat a payment as late, yet they are reporting a payment as late and they did not comply with the law! 


15 USC 1666b ( a ) Time to make payments A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by section 1637 ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date.

Never Sent the periodic statement along with the disclosures from section 1637 ( b ). 


I have requested proof that this information was mailed or delivered 21 days before the payment due date and this information was requested in good faith pursuant rule 1002 and It was never provided. 


This is unfair, illegal, fraudulent, and not equitable to me as a consumer! 


Update the late payments from my consumer reports

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Was not notified of investigation status or results
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
My account was never late! I have had exceptional payment history all payments were placed on Autopay. This late payment that is reporting is a result on a systematic error on their end processing my payment. 


This was clearly a billing error made my the company and is not a reflection of my payment experience which violates USC Code 1681eb. This error has caused severe hard to my reputation, my character, my mode of living and to my family!

I demand the late payment to be updated.

They are not in compliance with the following law. 15 USC 1666b and its requirements set the standards and the guidance for a creditor to treat a payment as late, yet they are reporting a payment as late and they did not comply with the law! 


15 USC 1666b ( a ) Time to make payments A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan as late for any purpose, unless the creditor has adopted reasonable procedures designed to ensure that each periodic statement including the information required by section 1637 ( b ) of this title is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days before the payment due date.

Never Sent the periodic statement along with the disclosures from section 1637 ( b ).

I have requested proof that this information was mailed or delivered 21 days before the payment due date and this information was requested in good faith pursuant rule 1002 and It was never provided. 


This is unfair, illegal, fraudulent, and not equitable to me as a consumer! 


Update the late payments from my consumer reports

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 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I am filing a complaint against multiple accounts, XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, .for failing to remove or block a fraudulent account that resulted from identity theft, as required under 15 U.S. Code 1681c-2.

I have notified this companies that the account reporting to the credit bureaus is not mine and is the result of identity theft. I also submitted supporting documents, including an identity theft report and proof of identity, but they have failed to block the information from being reported to the credit bureaus.

This violates my rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. I am requesting the CFPB to investigate and require XXXX XXXX XXXX  to comply with federal law by permanently blocking this fraudulent account from being reported.

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 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Account status incorrect
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
This is a formal notice regarding significant bank errors in billing and reporting that are adversely affecting my credit profile. Pursuant to the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S. Code 1666 ( b ) ), creditors are legally obligated to report payment and credit information with strict accuracy. However, multiple discrepancies have been identified, including payments that were made on time but not properly recorded, as well as miscalculations in the reported amounts.

Furthermore, I did not receive the mandatory 21-day notice prior to the payment due date, rendering any reported late payments invalid under federal law. These reporting errors constitute a clear violation of legal requirements and are causing unjust damage to my creditworthiness.

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 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
As per the guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ), the documents needed, a picture ID, a bill, and a letter from an advocacy group helping me due to XXXX XXXX debt bondage, which falls under XXXX according to XXXX-Debt Bondage Final Rule 1002.142 ( b ) ( 4 ) - ( 5 ) -- -- -- 1002.142 ( b ) ( 7 ). I have provided my photo ID along with the other required documents. I kindly request that you block this information from my credit report within four business days, pursuant to section 605C of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. I have given you my identification as well as the information requested from the list of acceptable items which only 2 are required per the LAW. Which I have provided all of my documentation as well as a victim determination letter according to 1022.142 ( b ) ( 6 )

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 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I am filing this complaint because the consumer reporting agency failed to meet its obligations under 15 U.S.C. 1681i ( a ) ( 7 ) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), which requires the agency to provide, upon request, a detailed description of the reinvestigation procedures used to verify disputed information. I specifically requested the name and contact information of the furnisher, the identity of the person the agency communicated with, and the documentation used to confirm the accuracy of the disputed account. The agency did not provide this information within the 15-day timeframe required by law. This lack of response is a clear violation of my rights under the FCRA.

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 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem when making payments — Problem during payment process
Company: DISCOVER BANK
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
b'Issue: Discover has been pulling payments from incorrect account (1001******9963) when the funds should have been pulled from Account (1013******9963)  Discover Claim: They claim that when making payments, they only have access to the last 4 digits of the account from which the funds are being sent from. In that case, since the last 4 digits are the same, the funds are being pulling from the incorrect account. The difference in the digits are the first 4 digits which i only authorized  and details occur of the  first 4 digits of XXXX   Fees: Given all the incorrect pulling of funds has been occurring since  XXXX   and fees charged as there were not sufficient funds in the attempted account at the time( yet indeed there was funds in the account that payee intended to pay from) The total fees $XXXX  with the first occurring on XXXX    I was told along with my bank manager standing right there beside me from Discover manager that are not responsible to credit back my XXXX dollars that they made a mistake of charging me. They charge me on 8  different occasion. I make my payments on time. I have other accounts with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  and use the sane exact account never had any problem with. At times i call by phone to make payments with a customer service rep and again within days i get a call that my payment was sent back. this is getting exhausting for me. My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
There are several inaccuracies on my credit report that have not yet been addressed.

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 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
There are several inaccuracies on my credit report that have not yet been addressed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2025-07-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
While monitoring my credit file, I discovered hard inquiries that I never authorized. These inquiries were made without my consent and are a violation of my privacy.

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