vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-10 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
My mortgage is with Ocwen currently but they just sold it to a debt collector. I am still in Chapter XXXX bankruptcy which is in good standing and was started XX/XX/XXXX. The chapter XXXX is paying back the pre petition payments and I also had 4 months of post potition payments due. To cure the XXXX months of post petition I mailed a check for the amount of {$5000.00}. This cured all post petitton requirements. This payment was made and logged by Ocwen on my XX/XX/XXXX tax forms on XX/XX/XXXX. On XX/XX/XXXX Ocwen then reversed the charge with no reason. When I called they said that they will not count this payment till the chapter XXXX bankruptcy has been finalized so they are reflecting my payments as being 4 months behind currently. They just sold the debt off to a debt collector agency who is asking that I cure the {$5000.00} plus penalties as Ocwen has not sent them record of the payment. When I checked into this with Ocwen they informed me that they have decided to retain this payment as a fee and not reflect it onto my account. They said that per the bankruptcy guidelines they are allowed to do this. When I checked with my lawyer he said that is not legal and they would have had to keep the funds in an escrow account if they decided not to post it which must be interest bearing. Ocwen informed me that they have not done this. 

Now the new company that was sold the mortgage wants me to cure the 4 months as well and when requested for Ocwen to refund the moneys they do not respond. 
I have been trying to correct this with Ocwen for years and I have a list of letters from them XXXX even stating that they corrected the issue and brought the account current but then they went back and pushed me back XXXX months again after sending the letter with no explanation. 
My loan number is XXXXUnfortunately I am now at a point where communication with Ocwen is not yielding any results and I either need my payment applied to my account or a refund plus interest so that I can cure the amount with the new mortgage holder

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-16 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX XXXX, I went to Ocwen Loan servicing website to check our mortgage account. I found that Ocwen failed to report to all the credit bureaus on XXXX XXXX as being current. Ocwen is reflecting for XXXX XXXX, no payment history available for this month! Per Ocwen payment history on us it reflects that Ocwen received our XXXX XXXX payment on XXXX XXXX XXXX. Also, per our credit history that Ocwen has, it reflects that on XXXX XXXX that no payment history available for this month! You can view these documents in scan # XXXX which is provided. Ocwen also reflects that XXXX to XXXX XXXX, there was no payment history available. This is inaccurate. Per Ocwen print out, it reflects that we did make our payments for those months and on time! You can view this document on scan # XXXX. We paid Ocwen Loan Servicing and they are required by law to report accurately. As you can see, Ocwen Loan Servicing has failed to report accurately, violating federal law! By not reporting accurately, Ocwen has caused future creditors to potentially not approving us to have a loan due to these inaccuracies. This is a clear violation of our rights which must be addressed and resolved immediately!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-11 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
Our mortgage company, Ocwen Loan Servicing, has reported our payment for XXXX 2016 late to all credit bureaus because it was made in on XXXX XXXX, 2016. There where only 29 days in XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-22 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I attempted to file a complaint with OCWEN regarding late charges. My account has over XXXX in late charges and the rep who answered the phone showed no urgency nor did he seem to care it was a complaint. I 'm disputing the late fees, it is excessive and unfair. OCWEN and GMAC has waived fees for other customers and I should be treated the same and fairly. I am asking that OCWEN reduce the amount of late charges!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-10 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: UT

Complaint narrative:
Ocwen is reporting a balance still and currently late when the account was paid and done in 2012! It is affecting my financing. It is inaccurate and in violation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-22 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC is dual tracking while my HAMP application is under review. It has sent me a letter threatening foreclosure.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-28 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I am writing about Ocwen Loan Servicing , LLC . Ocwen aquired my mortgage loan from GMAC in XXXX XXXX. Without any correspondence with me, it immediately removed my hazard insurance policy and replaced it with one that was six times higher and overcharged my account by {$500.00} each month. In XXXX XXXX, I requested an escrow analysis and that my original hazard insurance policy be reinstated. My original insurance was reinstated. However, Ocwen continued to overcharge me for the next 12 months. At one point, there was a {$5000.00} surplus in my escrow account which it refused to refund to me. Recently, the surplus suddenly disappeared.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-11 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
I am trying to sell my house and Ocwen is not getting me a payoff for my loan. They continue to tell me I will have it in 24 hours. It has been days and I still do n't have it. I think this may be a tactic to charge a late fee. Also they sent a letter informing me my mortgage payment was increasing over 10 %. The letter said the reason for the increase was coming in a separate letter. That was over 45 days ago, I still have not received an explanation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-27 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX at about XXXX received a phone call on my cell from XXXX XXXX XXXX of OCWEN, informing me that my modification payment was late as of XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. I told her that I did not know that I had a modification since I had not heard from them since applying in XXXX XXXX. She said the modification had been approved and the terms were mailed out to me but had been returned by the USPS for the wrong address. ( I later found this to be incorrect USPS has not returned any of my mail ) .She stated that I was still responsible for the terms even though I did not know what they were. They had their attorney tell me not to contact them in XXXX even though I was in a modification. She also set up a return call. Later that day when I got home I called them and spoke with a different rep and she sent me a statement dated XXXX/XXXX/XXXX it showed that I was 2 months behind on my trial modification. My online access had been blocked & she helped me gain access and requested research on the address issues. On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX spoke with their attorney he said he had the modification but had not given it to me because there was n't enough time so he returned it to OCWEN. He wanted to know if I was willing to sign a release if they would modify I told him yes. I told him about Keep Your Home California. He said OCWEN would not use them because too many stipulations. ( but they participate in the program ). He said you see how court goes so they can keep paying me and we can go to appeal its no skin off my back. on XXXX XXXX called and said mod had been cancelled because no funds received on modification. but there was no date when it was cancelled. i told him it was still active. he said i had to reapply and to call the attorney, because even though the mail piece was returned the attorney also had it. I asked if he could send me a copy of the term again, he said no then yes but only email maybe. He would have to request and see if it was approved. Then he said that he could change my payment amount and make the mod not be cancelled when I told him that I had a current statement. The attorney sent me emails again saying I was not supposed to contact them and it was in bad faith even though the case was over. He admitted to knowing about what they were doing. I have a document from them saying I was under review that the rep showed me on XXXX. I just opened my email XXXX I have the mod agreement dated XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. they lied about the amount the printed on my statement vs the mod agreement, how long the interest rate would last, the P & I was different and there is a balloon payment. it was sent via secure email ( see attachments ). Noted the address is correct on the document.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-02 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: HW Holding, Inc
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I rented a XXXXbdrm from the XXXX XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX. I submitted a notice not to renew my Lease to XXXX on 3 different occasions with a request for an additional 4 days. Payments and adjustments were made and my balance settled. 3 years later XX/XX/XXXX after a new management company took over the XXXX and branded the community i was sent a collections notice. 

The notice stated that i had a balance for not paying my rent. After speaking with the collections agents on several occasions i as advised that i had terminated my lease prematurely. On other occasions i was advised that i provided to much notice in advance of the minimum 60 days i was advised that i had to give 60 days and not more or less. 

I provided copies of my request to terminate my lease that i was able to locate. there are XXXX more which i requested from the leasing office but was advised the the documents were destroyed during the remodeling process. 

A copy of my ledger was sent to me along with a copy of the charges. A few things are of great concern. 

1. ) That an insufficient notice was added the day of my move out XX/XX/XXXX then removed on XX/XX/XXXX. I assume this was because the notice for my lease termination was not applied on XX/XX/XXXX but on XX/XX/XXXX. 
2. ) A correction was made to the charges on XXXX XXXX for both utilities and insufficient notice as this was paid in full on XX/XX/XXXX to cover through XX/XX/XXXX including my initial security deposit. 
3. ) The ledger shows a {$0.00} balance since XX/XX/XXXX. 

After 3 years and a XXXX balance ledger i am being sent to collections {$0.00} balance plus interest amounting to {$1300.00}. 


The original agent i spoke with is still at the current management company and has indicated that this is a regular occurrence and has indicated that she did in fact submit my notice in advance of the 60 days required however i was advised that i would have to go through the collections agency of Hunter Warfield who is unable to or unwilling the reach out to the rep who handled my case. to resolve this issue.

Company public response: Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-31 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Home equity loan or line of credit
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
My family was faced with both a health and a financial crisis in XX/XX/XXXX. The HAMP program was announced we qualified so we applied through the debit collector OCWEN. Inadvertently we painted a huge bull's-eye on our backs by helping OCWEN identify a property with plenty of equity and owners in distress. We were forced, with threat of IMMEDIATE FORECLOSURE, to signed an illegal loan modification that turned our Home Equity Line of Credit without escrow ( remember no ESCROW ) into a loan with a balloon payment and an escrow requirement. 
Six months later ( sound familiar? ) my payment went through the roof. Ocwen, the debit collector, claims to have miscalculated escrow. 
We have an illegal mod according to Texas law and we ca n't get an attorney to following through. Fact is the first attorney pawned us of on the second attorney without telling us. The second attorney had some kind of breakdown and as far as I know has not been heard from since. I found out and went back to the first attorney who we subsequently fired. By the time we found the third firm the laws in Texas were changed to allow balloon payments on Home Equity Lines of Credit. We did go to court, or rather the firm went to court, we were asked specifically not to attend the hearing. I have attached the letter from the firm that states " As you are aware, the litigation against you has been dismissed and our services are complete. '' We think we have stopped the foreclosure but we have not. There should have been an appeal filed within 30 days of this decision but it was not. The firm basically quit before it was over. 
In XXXX XXXX Ocwen, the debit collector, along with the firm of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( operates like XXXX XXXX XXXX ) files for foreclosure with the same tainted documents and signatures as the last time and that is o.k. with the courts in Texas. We hire yet another firm. We have a certified audit that shows over {$20000.00} of our money was never credited to our account. Crazy fees were charged that were never disclosed. We have real evidence of the attempted theft of our home but Texas courts say none of this matters. Ocwen, the debit collector, has all the leverage so their partners in crime the aforementioned XXXX XXXX XXXX have served up another XXXX complete with an escrow requirement. In this XXXX it is spelled out that at anytime Ocwen, the debit collector, can and should be expected to jack around with the escrow account. So in six months time we will be right back where we started in XX/XX/XXXX. We are going to ask that the escrow be eliminated as we have always paid our own taxes and insurance. Our request will be denied because escrow is where the fun is at for these leeches.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-09 00:00:00
Product: Payday loan — 
Issue: Can't stop charges to bank account — 
Company: Wakpamni Lake Community Corporation
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I have XXXX XXXX California. I had paid my {$500.00} payday loan in the payments they said. But of course they said all that I paid was to fees and not my loan. So I tried to stop they payments from my account. I could n't pay my rent my car or anything due XXXX XXXX cash. I tried calling them to have them give me more time. They did n't call back instead they took another payment for interest on money I had less than 14 days it was supposed to help. Instead it landed me in more debt stress and the crisis center from an XXXX. Since they took what I needed for my rent. Now they are threatening my job and harassing me. They should f be allowed to do this to people at all. I 've used pay day loans before and I pay maybe {$45.00} extra. These guys want XXXX $!!!! If I had that I would n't have needed the help. And I asked the girl that set me up. And she said no that I was even getting a discount. Horrible!!

Company public response: Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-29 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Communication tactics — Used obscene/profane/abusive language
Company: United Recovery Solutions
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
Received phone call, the caller first would not explain why they were calling and asked for personal information and family information. Caller became very aggressive and made threats of legal action. Caller made personal remarks about my family. Caller was degrading. Call was very one sided and accusatory. Calls have been made even since company was informed the debt was settled. Caller made comments as to my parenting and teaching my children to steal. Hung up when I requested to speak with a supervisor, refused to transfer me, or give supervisors name. This company is very unprofessional, the tactics that they use are threatening, abusive, rude, in violation of the fair debt collection act.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-14 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — VA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX, OCWEN Loan Servicing , LLC, assumed servicing of my house note from XXXX MORTGAGE. Once the note was transferred, I was notified that there was an overage in my escrow account and received an escrow analysis showing the overage of {$1100.00}. OCWEN informed me that I could not keep the money in the escrow account, so I chose to have the funds dispersed to me. In XXXX, OCWEN dispersed {$1800.00} from my escrow account to my insurance company for hazard insurance on schedule, leaving a negative balance of $ XXXX. The negative balance grew until I was notified of the payment increase. 

In XXXX, my mortgage statement stated that my payment would increase from {$180.00} to {$350.00}, with no explanation. When I contacted OCWEN, it was discovered that there was no escrow analysis on file to justify the payment increase. The Customer Service Representative I connected with was unable to explain any reason for the increase. With no acceptable explanation, I was transferred to an Escalation Manager. It was at this time that I requested an escrow analysis to determine the reason for the increase in my payment. Upon receiving the analysis, I then was informed that my payment would increase an additional {$91.00} to cover a projected shortage of {$3200.00} in equal payment spread out over 36 months. 

While trying to discuss this issue with XXXX different escalation managers, I became increasingly frustrated as I was continually given different answers to my questions as to how the insurance could have been overlooked. The second Escalation Manager, which I spoke with, tried to explain to me that OCWEN was doing me a favor by spreading out the shortage that was an oversight on their part. I was never given any option on how to rectify the situation. Each person I spoke with, insisted that an escrow analysis was only required once a year. Which, at this point, was one year from the time the note was transferred. 

At that point, I was able to speak to a Consumer Ombudsman. It was n't until my second call to an Ombudsman, did I receive any credible information. The first Ombudsman that I spoke with, issued a letter to explain everything that the second Ombudsman had already explained to me, but she was unable to.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-25 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Ocwen Loan Servicing is listing a negative account on my credit reports. I do know that there is no law requiring Ocwen to submit any credit information to these credit companies. Owen and I are working together to sell this house which would benefit myself and Ocwen. 
Ocwen is not seeking money damages so there is no reason to keep this account on my credit reports. The mortgage was predatory from the start and has been a nightmare ever since. Because of this derogatory account on my credit report, I have been denied credit, bank accounts, employment, and proper housing. The CPA prevents companies from unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts. I am being treated unfairly and abused by Ocwen. This account is not REQUIRED to be put on my credit file so there is no reason other than to harrass me, that it should be listed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-01 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Making/receiving payments, sending money — 
Company: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION - SAN FRANCISCO MAIN BRANCH
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I live in a subdivision which includes a XXXX XXXX XXXX. The monthly fee for the XXXX is managed by Union Bank NY a part of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX along with XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX, GA. They began managing the XXXX in XXXX 2015. Since XXXX I have paid my dues on time each month. In XXXX, XXXX and XXXX I received a notice that my payments had been made late and I owed a late fee. Payments are due on the XXXX and a fee is charged for any payment received after the XXXX. All of my payments for those months had been made prior to the XXXX. When I received the first notice I send an email with payment information to the address listed in the letter. I received no response. When I received a second notice I called XXXX XXXX with XXXX XXXX services. He told me Union Bank had applied my payment incorrectly and he would take of it. However, I received a third notice in XXXX with the same issue. Union Bank and XXXX XXXX XXXX have yet to resolve this issue.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-09 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
The lender failed to provide the client and our office a detailed explanation of the reasons for loan modification denial in violation of Regulation X, 12 C.F.R. 1024.41 ( h ). 
Please cease and desist all foreclosure activity pending resolution of an appeal in accordance with Regulation X, 12 C.F.R. 1024.41 ( g ) .. The lender has stated that they denied the loan mod review due to incomplete package being received for review - The lender did not request a Letter of Explanation for XXXX income and did not send a missing letter document or a denial to the client. If they would have done there due diligence in the review of the file they would have found that XXXX is not employed so there were no pay stubs to provide.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation