vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-24 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
Bank of America changed my account type from a fee free account to an account with fees after they " changed and reorganized their products ''. I had a Bank of America enhanced checking account that was fee free based on my relationship with Bank of America. I had a credit card and thus all account fees were waived. Bank of America changed my account type without authorization and is now charging me fees. This was an unwanted change.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-10 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
I have disputed my payment history being reported incorrectly on all XXXX of my credit files. I have never missed a payment due to the fact that all of my loans have been in deferment and/or forbearance throughout the life of loans. My credit report indicates serious delinquency on my payment history ; however, the XXXX reports the correct information. Which indicates that I have never defaulted on any of my loans and/or missed payments. They are ruining my credit score. It is bad enough that they report each loan individually on your credit so it appears that you have multiple installment loans open with high balances. ( XXXX University )

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-20 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't get flexible payment options
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
I was told I could not consolidate my loans or continue with an income sensitive repayment plan.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-20 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Balance transfer — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Bank of America mailed me an offer advertising zero interest on credit card balance transfers. I called them at XXXX on XX/XX/2016 at XXXX EST and spoke on a recorded line with XXXX XXXX who stated she was in XXXX XXXX , Texas to inquire if they would do it for me. After running a quick credit check, I was told that I was eligible to receive a modest line of credit. I told them I was not interested in that offer and to " cancel my application '' and " I do n't want anything from Bank of America. '' At XXXX I was told " We will close the account. A letter will go out within 14 days. '' Within two weeks I received a credit card in the mail and a notice that a new account had been opened. BofA subsequently contacted me for feedback on their service. My responses were of the worst grade possible in the survey 's scale of answers. I have never heard again from BofA. 
It would be bad if BofA submitted anything pertaining to this matter to a credit bureau.

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 2015-08-07 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: NH

Complaint narrative:
We have a mortgage on our primary residence with BofA that is delinquent. During the last 2 years we have been caring for by a son with XXXX XXXX XXXX who has needed our assistance, we are his only family. We are retired, my husband is XXXX and I am XXXX. We have a small business that we had to neglect to help him out. We were also unable to file our XXXX taxes but did get an extension. His surgeries and treatments have been expensive and time consuming. To save our home we sought and were approved for a reverse mortgage that fell short of the balance owed BofA. We have enough money to bring to closing to cover the principle but not the accrued interest or penalties. We have asked BofA to accept this. It is not dissimilar to what a home owner would request of a mortgage modification or short sale. After XXXX other complaints with CFPB they told us that they could help us. We were asked to provide all of the HAMP documentation which we have completed. Yesterday we were informed that they could not consider our case because we did not file a tax return for XXXX. I did some research and found via the HAMP website that is accessible by the servicers that in their FAQs that we are eligible for a modification even if we do not have a tax return for that year as long as we sign and send a Form 4506-T which we have done. I have also found in the HAMP Supplemental Directive XXXX that if tax returns are not available that other means of determining income verification can be pay stubs or bank statements. I have attached those references. We have provided 3 months of bank statements with income deposits indicated for our business, pensions and social security payments. We have provided a detailed P & L for XXXX, YTD XXXX and a pro forma for the remaining months of XXXX. We began this process in XXXX and have very little time before the reverse mortgage will expire. We informed BofA of this but it really feels like they are dragging their feet. We make daily and sometimes multiple calls per day and it has been typically 24 to 36 hours to get a response. We have talked or left messages with supervisors and supervisor 's supervisors and now are told that they will not consider our case. This seems like an inappropriate conclusion made by BofA and it feels like since we have equity in our home that it they do n't need to help us out because when they foreclose they will be made whole. It also seems inappropriate that assistance is offered to every other kind of situation but no assistance is available to us. We have demonstrated the ability to qualify for a reverse mortgage and can cover the principle balance. Their reason for refusing to consider our request appears to us to be incorrect. Can you help us or direct us to someone who can. We have about 10 days to get this done.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-03-26 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: TX

Complaint narrative:
I have received notice from my student lender, Navient, that they are not receiving my payments. My payments are however automatically made from my bank account for years to the previous company, XXXX XXXX, and I have never had a problem. This issue began in the last month when my check was, for the first time, not cashed by Navient. I have tried contacting them through an online form and received no response. I tried calling them at the customer support number on their website, and the number goes into a never ending loop where an actual customer service agent never answers the phone. As I have never been late for a payment, have impeccable credit and now risk an implication on my record due to the company 's own inability to manage its clients, I am filing a complaint in an effort to expedite a resolution. My automatic payment has gone to XXXX XXXX again for my XXXX payment as per the regular monthly schedule, and I fear it will also not be collected. In the absence of a conversation with Navient I am however unable to resolve this issue and therefore require assistance.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-27 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I recently opened a new checking account with Bank of America and the application was approved on the XXXX. I updated my employer direct deposit information with this new accounf information. Bank of America proceeds to close my account, with no notice on thursday. I had to call in thursday evening to find out that my account was closed and was not provided with any information. The only reason I found out was that I got a low balance notice, I logged in and checked my balance was XXXX and there was a pending {$25.00} debit. When speaking with a customer service rep I was transferred to XXXX and told my account was closed. When I found this out I checked to see if could change my direct deposit information back to the old account I had and it was too late to do this. So will be without my paycheck for at least a week while I wait for Bank of America to reject the direct deposit and my employer to receive the refunds and redistribute them to me, this is a horrible inconvenience since I 'm relying on that paycheck to take care of my rent and bills due on the first of the month.

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 2016-01-11 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Making/receiving payments, sending money — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
Charged {$37.00} on XXXX & {$32.00} on XXXX. Total charge {$69.00}. Made XXXX Payment of {$69.00} on XXXX. Also made a XXXX Payment of {$1.00} on XXXX from XXXX XXXX Checking. XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX ONLINE PMT XXXX. On XXXX Bank of America made a Small Balance Adjustment of {$1.00} taking my + {$1.00} balance to $ XXXX. Contacted BA & on XXXX they made a Small Balance Adjustment & returned the {$1.00} stating it was a computer error which left me a + {$1.00} balance. On XXXX another Small Balance Adjustment was made & they took the + {$1.00} from my account leaving me again with a $ XXXX balance. Unable to obtain any answer from BA Customer Service Dept. as to why this keeping happening except that it is a computer error. Need to know when they are going to return the {$1.00} to my account and what steps they are taking so this will not happen again. Was told this has happened to other clients also.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-26 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: MA

Complaint narrative:
1 - I called Navient to inquire about paying the balance of my loan off and was told that I needed to pay the balance + future interests. The terms of my loan state that there is no early re-payment penalty, but paying the balance + future interest sounds exactly like an early repayment penalty! I understand paying past interest, obviously, but why would I have to pay future interest on a loan I want to pay-off? 
2- I also went into forbearance for a while due to unemployment and continued to accrue interest during this time 3 - I called to see if I could get my payments changed to match my income ... the response was a payment amount WAY above what I could reasonably afford with local housing, food, living costs under consideration.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Federal student loan
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Everyday I receive at least XXXX calls from Navient on both my cell and work number.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-27 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: The CBE Group, Inc.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I continue to receive calls from the CBE Collection group to return their call to handle a debt situation. I currently have an excellent credit rating with no outstanding debt, I keep current with regular payments and the record indicates that with on time, never late, and never missed a payment. Calls originate in XXXX and CA with the following caller ID 's XXXX ; other numbers received include XXXX ; XXXX associated with " US Treasury '' I would appreciate these uninvited/unwanted calls to stop.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-25 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Advertising and marketing — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
My Bank of America Travel Rewards ( Visa ) Card is advertised as having no foreign transaction fee. On XXXX XXXX XXXX I made a purchase for XXXX XXXX and was charged XXXX USD, which implies an exchange rate of approximately {$1.00} per XXXX. XXXX discloses an XXXX exchange rate on their website of XXXX for XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX also discloses a XXXX exchange rate of XXXX. These rates are not inverses ( XXXX - XXXX = XXXX ). The difference in these rates constitutes a spread - the profitable difference between the rates at which XXXX buys and sells XXXX. 

Supplement XXXX to XXXX XXXX a ) ( Effective Date : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX ) makes clear that a markup over a fair exchange rate is itself a foreign transaction fee : " The foreign transaction fee is determined by first calculating the dollar amount of the transaction by using a currency conversion rate outside the card issuer 's and third party 's control. Any amount in excess of that dollar amount is a foreign transaction fee. Conversion rates outside the card issuer 's and third party 's control include, for example, a rate selected from the range of rates available in the wholesale currency exchange markets, an average of the highest and lowest rates available in such markets, or a government-mandated or government-managed exchange rate ( or a rate selected from a range of such rates ). '' That Bank of America passes that charge on to me, the cardholder, also clearly makes it a foreign exchange fee : " Fees imposed by a third party are included only if they are directly passed on to the consumer. For example, if a credit card network imposes a 1 percent fee on the card issuer, but the card issuer absorbs the fee as a cost of doing business ( and only passes it on to consumers in the general sense that the interest and fees are imposed on all its customers to recover its costs ), then the fee is not a foreign transaction fee and need not be disclosed. In another example, if the credit card network imposes a 1 percent fee for a foreign transaction on the card issuer, and the card issuer imposes this same fee on the consumer who engaged in the foreign transaction, then the fee is a foreign transaction fee and a finance charge. '' The simplest test of whether a customer is charged a foreign transaction fee is if a purchase and a return on the same day ( and for the same amount of foreign currency ) leaves the customer worse off. Clearly this would be the case : a XXXX XXXX purchase followed immediately by a XXXX return given the above spread of XXXX between the XXXX and XXXX exchange rates would cost the customer about XXXX dollars.

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 2015-09-29 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I cosigned for my brothers private loans which are now with Navient. It was explained to me to make 1 yr of consecutive payments and my brother can then apply for the co-signer release so that my name an then be removed. We complied with those terms. Each month my brother gave me the funds which I logged onto the portal and paid under my account. My brother has no bank account mind you. All documents were submitted for processing as a year of payments have been made on XXXX 's account by him from my account. This evening I speak with the rudest member of management who basically tel ; s me application denied. XXXX ( myself ) has been making payments for the past year not XXXX. He is not credit worthy. Excuse me, how do you know XXXX has n't paid. He has paid, just because it was paid from my account with my banking info means nothing. You can not prove he did not give me the funds each month, when in fact he did. Navient dances around the truth to get money and will tell you whatever you want to hear. Then when you call them they dance around the truth to get rid of you. I can not let this go because I was under the impression, I 'd be released from being a cosigner after we met Navient terms & conditions ( consecutive twelve payments ). I am trying to purchase a home and Navient is hindering me from doing so with this loan. I did everything they told me to do and now they are going back on everything!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Other financial service — Debt settlement
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: Student Services
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
Identity theft and a large sum of money stolen from a company that I thought was helping with Student Loan Consolidation. 
On XX/XX/XXXX, I spoke to a representative from Student Loan Services about loan consolidation. They said that for an initial fee of {$350.00} and then XXXX for 3 months to follow and then no payment for a year. I agreed to it and went on with the process.I gave them my XXXX XXXX XXXX account information ( which is since closed ) In XX/XX/XXXX I noticed that there was a CA address on my credit report and a few other things that looked fishy so those were disputed. I then got an approval letter from XXXX XXXX saying that my loans were consolidated and that I could sign onto my online account.I then got locked out of my online account due to wrong spellings of names and wrong answers to security questions ( even though I was answering them with the right answers. ) I then called XXXX XXXX for help and they told me that Student Services was not a legit company.I also got communication from XXXX from Student Services in XX/XX/XXXX and he called me XXXX XXXX instead of XXXX which was already a red flag in my book. I am out a good sum of money and would like my money back from them. It is not fair that this had happened. 
Desired Settlement I would like my refund. 
Business Response Contact Name and Title : XXXX XXXX Contact Phone : XXXX Contact Email : XXXXXXXXXXXX To Whom It May Concern :

Company public response: Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement — 
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I responded to an email I received that appeared to be from a well-known and often shopped store " XXXX XXXX '' to complete a customer satisfaction survey. Thinking I was dealing with XXXX XXXX, I completed the survey. As a reward for completing the survey, " XXXX XXXX '' offered free merchandise. XXXX of the items offered was a colon cleansing product which I picked as my free reward. After completing the page requesting the product, I was asked for my credit card info to pay {$4.00} for shipping and handling. At NO TIME did the offer say anything other than it was a free offer for completing the aforementioned survey. I decided to give my credit card information for the {$4.00} shipping and handling fee as XXXX XXXX is a well known and trusted merchant. As soon as that information was submitted, the web page " disappeared ''. I could not return to the survey page, the free offer page or the credit submission page. There was no information available as to the company that would be shipping the product or any way to contact that company to question or cancel the order. 
The only thing received to date are the unapproved charges ( XXXX separate charges in the amounts of {$44.00}, {$79.00}, {$94.00}, {$85.00} plus {$1.00}, {$2.00} and {$2.00} for " foreign transfer fees '' ) to our credit card. No product was ever received. We filed a claim with Bank of American on the first XXXX charges ( as they were the first to show on our statement ) Bank of America said they would look into the charges, and subsequently dropped them from our statement. On the following statement, XXXX more charged were incurred. When we contacted Bank of America on these charges they once again agreed to look into them but now the response from Bank of America is : " We requested and received a copy of the sale ( s ) slip the merchant provided as verification of the charge ( s ). '' I contacted Bank of America by telephone to explain again that there was never any product shipped and I had only approved a {$4.00} charge for shipping and handling for the " Free Offer '' product. Again, they responded by mail that, after further investigation, they have receipts for XXXX of the charges {$94.00} and {$85.00} and we would be responsible for paying. Now Bank of America is reopening the dispute on the first XXXX charges as well.

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 2017-01-07 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Vital Solutions, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Attached please find the XXXX report which confirms XXXX of the XXXX tows that occurred with this vehicle, XXXX XXXX XXXX door XXXX VIN XXXX which not only needed to be towed on it 's last day with me to the dealership ( it apparently needed a new transmission and could not be driven - buyer beware ) but over the course of my lease ( please see my documented tow history via XXXX ) this vehicle was towed XXXX additional times on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, and XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. I paid out of pocket for these additional tows because I did n't have 5 hours to wait for XXXX XXXX assistance which is exactly what took place on XXXX XXXX, XXXX when the car was towed and returned. This car is a LEMON by law and XXXX needs to withdraw a collection agency report for {$700.00}. The entire life of my lease should be returned.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-28 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: OR

Complaint narrative:
I have been trying to get information from Navient on paying a small amount while my loan is deferred. They wo n't allow me to make payments on the principal and will only put payments towards the interest, which in the long run does n't do any good. They also wo n't lower the payment to something I can afford. According to them, I can afford $ XXXX / month on my student loans. And this would make it impossible to pay my mortgage, put gas in my car, or feed my child.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation