vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Problem with a lender or other company charging your account — Transaction was not authorized
Company: CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
I sent out my mortgage check ( check # XXXX - {$1000.00} ) via mail paid to the order of Connecticut Housing Finance Authority on XX/XX/XXXX. The address on the envelope was incorrect and got sent to an address to a Towing Truck Company. On XX/XX/XXXX, the check was cashed and my funds were released to I presume the Towing Truck Company through a XXXX XXXX XXXX in Illinois. My mortgage company did not receive any type of payment for that month. I also want to note that check XXXX was not endorsed and Citizens released the funds anyways. On XX/XX/XXXX, my bank, Citizens, sent a letter to XXXX XXXX XXXX about this transaction. I was told that XXXX has 90-120 days to respond. Tomorrow would be 90 days so I called Citizens to get an update. They told me that they contacted XXXX yesterday and XXXX told them that they " lost '' the claim, so they faxed them it again. I contacted XXXX today and I was on the phone with them for almost one hour, handed off to 4-5 different people, me telling the same story and getting the same response. I told them I have had enough and that I will be pursuing legal action. So just to make sure I contacted my mortgage company to inform them that I will be making a formal complaint against XXXX and Citizens. I wanted to give my mortgage company a heads up just in case they get asked questions regarding my situation. I was put on hold and she told me that XXXX reached out to them on XX/XX/XXXX in giving me a credit of the full said amount and that the cashiers department in my mortgage company is working on getting a credit applied towards my mortgage. I was told by my mortgage company that to give them a couple of weeks to check back to see if my account has been credited. Today, XX/XX/XXXX I contacted my mortgage company and they said that XXXX will issue the refund towards my citizens bank account. I called Citizens and they have not heard from XXXX since XX/XX/XXXX. I told them what happened when I talked to my mortgage company and they will reach out to XXXX today. I then called XXXX and told them I was reporting them to the CFPB and to put that in their notes. I am appalled at the lack of competency in the 4-5 XXXX customer service representatives to tell me that the issue was supposedly resolved, but there was nothing in their files, but clearly is not resolved. There is no reason why this is taking so long. I am disgusted by XXXX and Citizens on how they are handling this claim. Both parties were incorrect and I question the training of the employees of both companies. I just want my money back that is owed to me so I can move on with my life. Attached is the letter from Citizens reaching out to XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX. Thank you.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. 
Going forward equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with. 
This should be rectified firstly by making credit freezing free and refunding everyone who paid for it following this data breach. Requiring a police report is absurd when they clearly know if you were affected.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
XXXX mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how XXXX has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. 

I am trying to up my credit score so I can buy a home. This failure to protect my information may destroy my ability to make my life and the life of my daughter better. I am, frankly, terrified.

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 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Virtual currency
Issue: Other service problem — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc

Complaint narrative:
Hello, On the XXXX PayPal XXXX has permanently closed my account without any prior notice. On the same day I contacted PayPal to acquire any basic information about the situation and the agent told me they can not provide any information and that there is nothing I can do about it. Also I have received a written response from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX PayPal XXXX that reaffirms that they are suspending my account without reason or explanation. 
I have been a member of PayPal the since XXXX and using it for trading on XXXX. Until today I have XXXX cases opened by buyer against me in PayPal. I am a top-rated seller on XXXX with more than XXXX transactions, all validated by tracking number, more than XXXX positive feedback and XXXX negative. 
Many of my customers have contacted PayPal, on my behalf, to validate their satisfaction on my services. 
PayPal has violated its own terms of service, by closing my excellent performance selling account without any explanation. 
I need my PayPal reinstated, to continue my excellent trading activity.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
Equifax was recently hacked and criminals obtained sensitive information about my person, potentially including my name and past addresses, as well as my social security number. I had to find out about it through an online forum thread rather than any direct contact from the company. Equifaxes own website confirmed that I was most likely affected by this breach of cybersecurity.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
I have been a victim of the Equifax hack. I went through their site to see if I was affected, and it said I may have been.
I understand that Equifax was also a victim in this attack, but there is only one way that over 140 million people could have been affected : negligence in regards to security and storage of highly sensitive personal data.
As an additional layer of negligence, they should have informed the public much more quickly instead of waiting more than a month after the breach happened.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
Equif
ax Inc. said its systems were struck by a cyberattack that may have affected about 143 million U.S. customers of the credit reporting agency ... Some XXXX. and XXXX residents were also affected. Intruders accessed names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and drivers license numbers ... Credit card numbers for about 209,000 consumers were also accessed. Criminals took advantage of a " U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files '' from mid-XX/XX/XXXX through XX/XX/XXXX of this year ... The intruders also accessed dispute documents with personal identifying information for about 182,000 consumers.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax improperly divulged my information without my consent. I 'm shocked that their security systems were so inadequate, and that considering how highly valuable this information is, they do not employ standard techniques such as two-factor authentication. In my opinion this breach shows how little they value the security and privacy of US citizens, and they should be reprimanded appropriately.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
Equifax has failed to properly secure more than enough information needed to steal my identity and left it vulnerable all in one place. After this they failed to notify me of it for 30 days. I have not ever used Equifax directly however they still have all my personal information and have failed to secure it.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: KY

Complaint narrative:
I am included in the list of potential victims in the recent Equifax leak.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Received bad information about your loan
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I thought the problem was resolved but it seems as if I am having the same problem. For your review and consideration I am enclosing a letter from Fed Loan servicing dated XX/XX/XXXX stating that my monthly payment was recalculated at {$300.00}. I am also attaching a letter dated XX/XX/XXXX that sates my monthly payment has been recalculated to {$440.00}. This amount is very close if not identical to what it was when I contacted your office originally. 

I would respectfully stress that I have not submitted any additional documentation to fed loan servicing regarding my income since XX/XX/XXXX. They are using the same exact documentation they had when they issued the letter on XX/XX/XXXX to come up with this amount. I have not been successful in getting a satisfactory explanation at how they arrived at this figure. 

I would be grateful for your assistance in getting the amount back to the {$300.00} that it was previously. 

Respectfully, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
Equifax was breached and my information was stolen. I am very upset having my utmost sensitive information in some criminals hands to do XXXX knows what with.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Other personal consumer report
Issue: Identity theft protection or other monitoring services — Problem with product or service terms changing
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
I believe that my financial information waS part of the group that was stolen from Equifax. I hold Equifax responsible for any financial damage done to my account as a result of fhis information leak

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX, 2017 Potential victim of the equifax hack due to inadequate security measures. Corporation cost cutting for short term margins is not in line with shareholder value and this behavior in this industry must be corrected. 

Institutions must correct the culture of investing more into cybersecurity, not less.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I am a potential victim of the Equifax 2017 Cyber Security incident according to https : //www.equifaxsecurity2017.comXXXX. Furthermore, attempting to create an initial Fraud Alert on Equifax 's website ( https : //www.alerts.equifax.comXXXX ) results in an error.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I was a victim of the Equifax Data Breach described in the following FTC announcement : https : //www.consumer.ftc.govXXXX I learned about the breach XXXX XXXX 2017 thanks to media coverage. 

The steps I 've taken are the ones suggested in the FTC announcement : 1. I checked whether I was one of the affected individuals by visiting www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. I found out that indeed I was affected. 

2. I placed a 90 days fraud alert on my files with Equifax ( and hence, by extension, with the other two bureaus as well ). 

3. I checked my credit report for inaccuracies at XXXX. I only checked with one bureau ( XXXX ), so I can check with the other two for free in 4 and 8 months, respectively. There were no inaccuracies. 

4. I reviewed my existing credit card and bank accounts for any suspicious activity, but this was not unusual, as I monitor my credit card and bank accounts every month. There was no suspicious activity.
5. I 'm filing this CFPB report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
On X/X/17, I received word via news that an Equifax data breach could have effected me. I followed the prompts to find that I was possibly effected. I placed a fraud alert with the credit bureaus. I 've also found out that 3 executives in the company sold a combined 1.8 Million USD in company stock 2 days after being notified of the breach, but before going public. There is also speculation they knew of the breach 3 months prior to notifying the public. This is a disgrace. These are people 's social security numbers, birthdate, addresses, etc. Extremely carelessly handled and then possibly profited from. Is the system rigged? 

Equifax has offered me one year free credit monitoring from one of their companies ( surprise ). It contains legal language which you are waiving your right to sue them. This is included in the free monitoring, which is obviously a ploy to get citizens to waive their right to sue and sell their own product to you because of their XXXX XXXX. Free for a year and what do you have to do to opt out? Call in a year? 

I should have free credit monitoring for life, as what stops those who bought the information from keeping it over 1 year only to use it when my guard is down? 

I 'd love to see some accountability. I 'd love to believe this system works. Please consider prosecution to the fullest extent of the law

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
Equifax did not implement Cyber Security Standards to protecting PII information resulting in the information being vulnerable to outside malicious attackers. This vulnerability was taken advantage of resulted in my sensitive information being compromised including but not limited to Social Security number, current and previous addresses and credit history. Equifax has not clarified the solution for this breach to the consumer community or highlighted next steps on how consumers can protect themselves aside for 1 year or free credit monitoring with the caveat in regards to their arbitration clause. 1 year of credit monitoring does not come close to mitigating or managing the damage that has been caused because of this.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Equifax mishandled my information which has led to a breach that puts myself and millions of others at potential risk. I am extremely disappointed with how equifax has handled reporting this breach. Very little was done to notify the public for nearly a month after the breach was detected. I received no email, letter, or phone call and instead had to discover it via social media. 

Going forward equifax should be required to monitor every account and notify victims if any fraud occurs. Credit fraud protection should be mandatory for every account, not an option for us to have deal with.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My information has been compromised in the Equifax data breach. Hackers now have all my information, including name, social security number, and birth date.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX, 2017, Equifax experienced a massive data breach, which put over 143 million million people at risk for identity theft. 

According to Equifax 's records, I am one of those people. Hackers have my social security number, birthdate, address, etc., which they can use to destroy my credit and everything I have worked for. I 've known people who have had their identities stolen, and it 's taken them years to get their lives back. 

This should not have happened -- not to a company that 's in charge of incredibly sensitive information. 

Also, Equifax is offering me ID protection in exchange for an arbitration clause, which I believe is unethical.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
My credit information was grossly misused by Equifax. I am a victim of the recent security breach, and now am having to take numerous steps to try, and protect myself due to Equifaxs unbelievable negligence regarding customer security. This has not only affected me, but my husband as well. Along with 143 million other Americans. I have been working hard to build my credit, and now I have to worry about someone taking all of that from me due to Equifaxs negligence. Not only do I have to worry about  someone tanking my credit score, but I have to worry about the possibility of fraudulent tax returns in my name, or someone emptying my bank account.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: WV

Complaint narrative:
Equifax Inc. mishandled personal information including my name, social security number, birthdate, address, and driver 's license number. I verified my data were affected by using the Equifax website at www.equifaxsecurity2017.com ( screenshot attached ).
Equifax Inc. has put me and millions of others at increased risk of identity theft.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
My data was compromised in the Equifax security breach. There is a delay in enrolling in their Trusted ID  program and I am concerned about fraud. It was unfair that Equifax did not disclose the breach to consumers prior as over a month has passed, and we should have been notified earlier so that we could monitor our accounts ASAP. I am unsatisfied with the breach notification by Equifax. I am unsatisfied that Equifax had insufficient security, such that the breach occurred. 

I also think it was unconscionable that Equifax did n't clarify the class action waiver piece earlier. There was a lot of info swirling around social media that checking whether your security was compromised/enrolling in Equifax ID protection required a waiver. It is now addressed on the Equifax site but I think Equifax should have communicated better overall.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation