vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Community Loan Servicing, LLC (formerly known as Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC)
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I had a mortgage with XXXX for my property for over 12 years ... ... XXXX sold the mortgage to Bayview Loan Servicing. I keep seeing a reoccurring charge for the amount of {$7400.00} ... .labeled as Corporate Advance. I have tried numerous times with verbal communication with Bayview to explain this charge ... ..I have sent them 2 written requests for information regarding this charge. I have requested in writing for time sheets, explanation of charges, the name of the law firm along with the attorney who handled the case. I have gotten nothing and nowhere when I have requested info on this charge ... ..and have been ignored.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Payday loan debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive notice of right to dispute
Company: National Credit Adjusters, LLC
State: MO

Complaint narrative:
I was contacted by XXXX XXXX, National Credit Adjusters on XX/XX/XXXX via phone call from # XXXX claiming I owe {$290.00} for a payday loan to Payday One from XX/XX/XXXX. I receive several calls daily from them on my ph # XXXX & XXXX. Sometimes 5 or 6 x 's a day. Now I know that the FDCPA clearly states that I have 30 days to dispute once I receive 1st demand letter and also any collector CAN NOT contact me until that demand letter is received and I am given time to dispute. I have never received a 1ST demand letter, only a a lot of ph calls. That is clearly a violation of the FDCPA!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other type of mortgage
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage — 
Company: KEYCORP
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Went thru a remodication process with XXXX XXXX XXXX. Have been paying the agreed upon amount for years!! $ XXXX- which I was told was combined 1st and heloc. Initially in 2006 1st mtg was {$1200.00} and heloc was {$150.00} a month XXXX XXXX sold to key bank and none of the agreed paperwork is on record and they have started foreclosing. I 've called and mailed 6 letters asking and showing my issues. To no avail. Even attempted using a housing counselor. She ca n't get thru either. Now I 've been making the full payment and they are sending me {$400.00} back monthly for overpayment. But not halting the foreclosure. This is my home. My parents have now been served by sheriff too. Please help

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Midwest Recovery Systems
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Last month XX/XX/XXXX I noticed that Midwest Recovery Systems, LLC had placed on my XXXX  and XXXX credit report that they were collecting a debt of XXXX the last date of delinquency ( according to the info on my report ) was in 2012. The problem is ... I never took out a loan with the company that they are stating is the original creditor. This company has never sent any letters to my address alerting me to this debt or that they were attempting to collect a debt and when I contacted the Credit Agencies to dispute the debts, they both came back verified as mine by the Collection Agency and remain on my reports as valid. I contacted the Collection Agency - Midwest - and asked them for documented proof of the debts and they simply ignored my request and never followed up with me. SO I looked online to find out about this company and see that they have thousands of complaints against them in regards to putting false information on credit reports and other consumers having to file suits against them to get them removed. This company is being allowed to list on consumers credit reports without any documentation that they are actually owed debts and it 's ruining credit. Apparently all they needed to provide to the Credit Reporting Agency to " prove '' the debt was mine is my name, address, date of birth and last 4 ss I plan to take them to small claims court very soon because they will not remove or prove this debt but wanted to alert you.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Whenever you file a claim it seems as if nothing gets resolved because instead of helping the consumers, it seems that the companies just give whatever kind of answer they want and the case is closed in which it should not be. I have filed several complaints against credit agencies and the answer does n't resolve anything or has nothing to do with the compalint and yet my complaint is closed without addressing the issues or violations that the credit bureaus have violated. I have disputed my information on my credit report either by mail or on the phone and have requested method of verification in writing as to how this information was verified and any documentation associated pertaining to the accounts in disputes. I have also tried to dispute inquiries on my credit report and have had no success in trying to get this information deleted as these inquires were not initiated by me or said companies did not have my permission to pull my credit.. I have disputed public records and I have asked how this information was verified and validated and was told that the courts send this information over to them. This information is not correct as the courts have said they do not give out any information on anyone and the information the credit bureaus are telling is incorrect. I have tried repeatedly to get this information resolved and yet the credit reporting agencies are not doing through investigations and in relation to disputes but rather using an electronic methods to receive and validate information rather than physical documents or a real investigation to limit the damage to one 's credit reports. The representatives from the credit agencies state that they receive public records by using your name and social security number and that 's how they verify the disputes in regards to public records. Anyone can access public records and that does n't mean the information is correct or there are n't errors in the information that is contained in the records. They are not doing their job in verifying and validating information contained in my credit report but rather damage it in regards to negative information that they refuse to investigate or remove. These credit reporting agencies have no way for you to dispute inquiries that you did not authorize or recognize but yet they report this as accurate information and it remains on there for two years.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report — Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
I have some hard inquiries on my Equifax credit report that needs to be deleted as soon as possible because the companies have already sent the proper documentation to Equifax to have these removed all my credit report because they were unauthorized. I am trying to qualify for a mortgage but do n't want to apply for anything until these are removed. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: PINNACLE RECOVERY, INC.
State: MO

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX XXXX 2017, I refiled a dispute with XXXX XXXX on a debt that a collection agency reported on my credit report. XXXX XXXX reply was that the debt was accurate, I sent to them documents that prove that I paid this account in full and nothing was farther owed on this account. The same collection agency had reported this debt on my wife credit report than removed it saying that they had been paid in full, this is not true because, me and my wife paid this collection agency nothing at all,

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I had a mortgage with Chase for my property for over 12 years ... ... Chase sold the mortgage to XXXX XXXX XXXX. I keep seeing a reoccurring charge for the amount of {$7400.00} ... .labeled as Corporate Advance. I have tried numerous times with verbal communication with XXXX to explain this charge ... ..I have sent them 2 written requests for information regarding this charge. I have requested in writing for time sheets, explanation of charges, the name of the law firm along with the attorney who handled the case. I have gotten nothing and nowhere when I have requested info on this charge ... ..and have been ignored.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services — Problem with product or service terms changing
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
In XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX sent a letter notifying me that my credit card was included in some kind of security breach or fraud and that they would be changing to a new credit card account. I received this card in the mail a few weeks later. I use Wells Fargo Bill Pay to pay the credit card by the due dates. Since they changed the account I had not changed it on the Bill Pay and it the payments were rejected for two months. I received no phone calls or letters notifying me of the missed payment until it was right before the second payment would be late. They have since reported the missed payment to XXXX credit reporting agency as more than 60 days late. I have tried multiple times in the past year to use XXXX XXXX XXXX 's automatic payment services, but each time it has rejected my checking account from Wells Fargo. It seems to take 4 weeks for each attempt that I submit. I did not receive any additional information as to why it failed to enroll. I should not be punished for the unreasonable responses to my attempts to pay. They could have applied the payment to the new account, noting the previous account and forwarding the payment to the correct account and notifying me. It is not my fault that there was a breach of security. I did not request my account number to change. They could have called the phone numbers on file. They could send texts to my phone. They could have sent letters when they noticed attempts to pay to the wrong account. There are many ways that this could have gone better. I am about to relocate and purchase a new home and this unfairly damages my credit. I am rather upset about the absolute indifference shown over credit reporting when related to failure of merchants and banks to secure credit cards. Stop making it so difficult to pay my debts! I know you make a huge portion of profits out of late payments and other fees! Of course you would n't be fair and reasonable when it would be detrimental to your primary source of income and profits! This is little more than a gross exploitation of the trust we place in you over our livelihood. Somebody else screws up and I have to pay for it?

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 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Debt Recovery Solutions, LLC
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Ten or more years ago, I disputed the last {$190.00} payment to XXXX on my account. Recently, this old and uncollectible disputed debt was given to a collection agency in New York. They reported it as only four years old, and as a new collection account only one month old on my credit bureaus. My credit score has suffered terribly because of this illegal act. I have disputed these entries accuracy with XXXX and XXXX XXXX, but the collections company told them it is a legitimate debt that it should be reports as it is. There is no way that they have any proof that this is a recent debt, because it is not, and should not have been put on my credit bureaus. I believe this collections agency has done this illegal act to harm me and get be to pay it. The lawbreaker/tortfeasor is : Debt Recovery Solutions , LLC, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, NY, XXXX, ( XXXX ) XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are being handled
Company: ACS Education Services
State: WI

Complaint narrative:
My husband and I have a Parent plus loan dating back about 10 yrs, originated with XXXX and now with ACS. Payments have always been made by mail. the past several years as our XXXX children graduated and money became more available to us, I made larger payments. I began to notice my statements were not coming monthly. I set up a on-line account and realized there were quite a few statements with 3 month lapses and sums of extra payments that were applied to interest and not the principal. I notified ACS by phone which requires a few auto dials and time. I instructed them that I would like to receive monthly statements even when I overpay in order that we could receive the benefit of paying ahead. I was informed that it could not be changed at this time but I would have to wait until another payment was made and I would have to call back when the next payment was being processed. Regarding the extra balance paid ahead, some of the money was applied toward the interest that accrued over the months that ACS did not send me any statements, making it look like they had been taking what I thought would be coming off my principal and instead using it to pay unpaid 2-3 months of interest. My husband and I have paid off many loans over the years, and never have I seen anything that resembled this. If I pay ahead on the principal, I always continue to get a monthly statement that updates me and allows me to budget. This, being a student loan at 7.25 % interest, which we have never been negligent on, should be much easier and user friendly. Our option is to attempt to contact ACS at the right time to change to monthly billing or take money from a retirement 401k and pay the XXXX XXXX balance off. Also, does not make up for the money lost when we thought our extra payment was being applied to our principal, and we did not realize that a statement had not come that month ; we had actually gone a month or at times 2 months without making a payment. At times it looks like our entire extra payment went to the principal ; I always write on the return slip to '' apply to principal. '' At other times it was going to interest which I have now found out was because no payment had been made for 2-3 mo., again related to no monthly statements.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Unable to get your credit report or credit score — Other problem getting your report or credit score
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
Called spoke with XXXX in the Equifax internal consumer affairs dept.. Ask this young lady can I have my file released for 48-72 hrs so the bank can considered my application for a car loan due to the fact that my vehicle has just broke down on me. Now I have had several problems with this dept in the past concerning fraud alerts and other items concerning my credit report. This company went as far as telling me that they were not going to release my file for me to have some credit protection company look at it. Then I was told to give them my information to what company it is I am wanting to view my record at the time and their contact information. Now she is telling me to fill out a form XXXX that I filled out in XXXX 2017 and was told that I only need to fill this out once a year. I asked why do I need to fill this out again and she stated because they needed it. Well I told her I already filled this form out and what is the need for me to do it again for them to tell me they dont have it or it will take 48 hrs for them to receive. I asked to speak to a supervisor and she refused saying she was the highest level when in fact I know that XXXX is the supervisor over that area because thats who I ended up speaking to previously about this form that I sent several times. She refused again and I told her that she was denying my file to be release for me to get another means of transportation. I asked several times more to get to a supervisor and she still refused. Please help because I have asked for fraud alerts and my file to be removed from this dept because they are causing me more headache than the person that originally took my identity before. They are hurting more than helping.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
this issue concerns all three reporting credit bureaus I firm believer that the credit bureaus share information not only about your credit history and behavior but also about your race. beginning back in XX/XX/XXXX I began to rebuild and repair my credit I have worked very hard at this and I have been able to break XXXX on my credit score. as soon as I get as high as XXXX or XXXX one of the three credit bureaus will place something on my credit report that drives my score back to the XXXX to XXXX range and 9 times out of 10 it is in accurate or being reported incorrectly example one of the three will take inserts from my bankruptcy filed in XX/XX/XXXX put on credit report XXXX just happen put XXXX XXXX on as charge off late 90 days + they did correct it after I contacted them. but this hurt my score but this the type of issues that I have to keep dealing with. I feel that this is very unfair treatment and design to keep your credit score from breaking that XXXX score as a small XXXX XXXX this practice greatly inhibits my ability to grow I can not obtain line of credit that I need to move forward. and I have lost out on opportunity 's that come my way I pray to god that can be fixed and this behavior by three reporting agency addressed and fixed.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
this issue concerns all three reporting credit bureaus I firm believer that the credit bureaus share information not only about your credit history and behavior but also about your race. beginning back in XX/XX/XXXX I began to rebuild and repair my credit I have worked very hard at this and I have been able to break XXXX on my credit score. as soon as I get as high as XXXX or XXXX one of the three credit bureaus will place something on my credit report that drives my score back to the XXXX to XXXX range and 9 times out of 10 it is in accurate or being reported incorrectly example one of the three will take inserts from my bankruptcy filed in XX/XX/XXXX put on credit report Experian just happen put XXXX XXXX on as charge off late 90 days + they did correct it after I contacted them. but this hurt my score but this the type of issues that I have to keep dealing with. I feel that this is very unfair treatment and design to keep your credit score from breaking that XXXX score as a small XXXX XXXX this practice greatly inhibits my ability to grow I can not obtain line of credit that I need to move forward. and I have lost out on opportunity 's that come my way I pray to god that can be fixed and this behavior by three reporting agency addressed and fixed.

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 2017-08-10 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: NV

Complaint narrative:
On X/XX/2017 I received a notice that my loans were due since I was now out of school. These two loans were loans from previous institutions and had already been consolidated. When I returned to school they entered deferment until I graduated in XXXX of 2017. I called and spoke to them regarding my account and I was given the option to do an alignment forbearance to bring my previous loans and the loans I acquired while finishing school into alignment so that I could consolidate them all, they would all be due in XX/XX/XXXX. I called to follow up on my request on X/XX/17 after I had n't received confirmation of my alignment forbearance being processed. The gentleman advised that it looked like it was still being processed and to be patient. He advised me that they do not report late payments until 90 days and I should be receiving a confirmation shortly. I received another notice today that I am past due so I called them to discuss my account. It is now X/XX/17, the girl I spoke to advised that I was not eligible for an alignment forbearance and that I would need to make the past due payment immediately. I explained the situation and she put me on hold to review my account. She did see the prior conversations and that I was given incorrect information. Her only response was that she would file a complaint on my behalf for her superiors to review and said she would forward paperwork to re-certify my loans to lower my payments and that she would request a situational deferment to clear my past due balance until XX/XX/XXXX when my next payment would be due. I advised that I was not satisfied with this result and that I am very unhappy that I was given incorrect information twice and that I would have handled this differently and made arrangements to do the re-certification or make a payment back in XX/XX/XXXX and not let my past due balance get to this point. Also, not one time in any of the conversations was I advised to continue making payments until my request was processed. I was told that once the alignment forbearance was processed it would be retroactive, and now come to find out that I was never eligible for the option they suggested. The service company is FedLoan Servicing

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation