vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Other personal consumer report
Issue: Improper use of your report — Reporting company used your report improperly
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
US Bank continues to send emails to me that should be going to their actual customer. I am not a US Bank customer nor have I ever been a customer. Unfortunately, one of their customers incorrectly used my email address at some point while creating an account with US Bank. So now I routinely get emails from US Bank with the name of this customer, the type of product used by the customer and the last four digits of the credit/debit card used by their customer. Despite many emails to US Bank ( sent to both their customer service AND their fraud departments ) I get nothing but additional emails and useless instructions on how to fix MY account records. To repeat, I am not their customer and have no account records with them. It is impossible for me to fix something that doesn't exist. US Bank refuses to correct this incredibly simple piece of info, and willfully chooses to expose their customer 's data to somebody who not only has told them repeatedly to NOT send this to them, but has explicitly told them I was not their customer. They need to fix their error, not me. Further, their customers need to know how callous and indifferent US Bank is to protecting their data. The kicker in all of this is that nearly every one of these emails is promoting how US Bank is working to protect their customer 's private information. Rather hilarious!!

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 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process — 
Company: Specialized Loan Servicing Holdings LLC
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I sent complaint CFPB # XXXX in 2017, about XXXX XXXX XXXX 's Escrow Fraud. I hoped that was the end of it, but 2 months later XXXX   transferred the servicing of my loan to Specialized Loan Servicing and it all started again. XXXX or SLS can NOT show that I ever actually signed up for any escrow what so ever. I DID NOT ASK FOR AN ESCROW ACCOUNT! I have asked for proof that I did, over and over, and they just ignore that part. I have NO escrow account with either company yet they say that I owe over {$3000.00} for this imaginary escrow. I do not! 
After answering to you, they suggested that I have an escrow for home insurance. I made 2 large payments, but they did not pay the premiums for my home insurance with XXXX XXXX and my insurance was cancelled! I worked out a payment plan to be reinstated and demanded that any money from XXXX or SLS be returned. For this current year, I have already paid monthly insurances ( home ) and total flood and taxes. SLS continues to demand thousands from me even though there is nothing to pay. 
SINCE I NEVER SIGNED UP FOR ESCROW, THEY MUST STOP THE HARRASSMENT. THEY PLAN TO FORECLOSE!!! They have resorted to sending back my monthly mortgage payments. I suspect they will then be saying I am " behind '' in my payments? 
I AM ABOUT TO LOSE MY HOME OVER $ 3,000+ which I do not owe and can not pay. I have made my mortgage payment every month. I WANT AN HONEST PAYOFF AMOUNT WITH NO IMAGINARY ESCROW, SO I CAN REFINANCE WITH MY CREDIT UNION. HELP!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-05-08 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: NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
My credit score has tanked since banking with this Bank. I started the administrator process to valid the alleged debt that I supposedly owe to this Bank. Theirs response had been flooded by generic letters without providing the original contract bearing my wet ink signature ( promissory note ). According to the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act ( FDCPA ), I have the right to validate any debt I owe. This Bank had since left tons of calls, voicemails and letters trying to correspond with me and ruined my credit score with late payments and delinquent accounts. This Bank have committed fraud for reporting unvalidated information to the 3 major credit bureaus. Im not hesitant to bring a suit against this Bank for violating Fair Debt Collection Practice Act ( FDCPA ), Tax fraud and defamation of Character! These banks must remember that WITHOUT the consumers, theres no business! Ask yourself : Whats a Debt? Legal tender was no longer required for payment of debt on XX/XX/1977! 
According Social Security Number, Im classified as a minor. A minor can not be a party to a contract ( HJR 192 )!

Banks can not loan money. They are in business to buying securities. The consumers signature CREATES the security! And since this Bank have submitted my account ( s ) to collections, they have committed a felony for unlawful use of my Social Security Number. This is grounds for identity theft and distortion. BY LAW, all 3 major credit bureaus must remove these accounts from my credit report. *BOOM* ( Ending Note ) The consumers are the original creditors but was misled by these greedy banks into thinking were the debtor!

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-05-08 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 — Investigation took more than 30 days
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
My wife and I sent a letter to Equifax on XX/XX/XXXX, requesting investigations. I am attaching a copy of the letter we sent. They were supposed to respond by XX/XX/XXXX, but its now XX/XX/XXXX, and they have not.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement — Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
When choosing a credit card, security is a major priority. Having a card you know will respect your service as a customer is one of the most important things to look for in any credit card company. 


Citi Diamond Perfefed XXXX XXXX unfortunately can care less about their customers. I will never recommend this card to anyone. We were scammed out of {$4000.00} by a fake marketing company that did not provide any services for us. The company fought back by sending in a proof of payment ( obviously we paid them, thats the problem! ) and Citi bank took their word for it over their own customer and gave them back 4K!!!! When we called the representative apologized and told us to send in a proof of cancelation letter. 

We reached out to the company many times begging for this letter and they refused to send it to us. When we finally got a hold of the letter, we sent it in immediately. By the time we submitted it the due date for the letter was past due according to them, but the representative said there would be nothing to worry about since we were in constant communication with Citi.

Its been almost two months and we still do not have our money back. They actually gave the money back to the scam company and when I called to speak to a supervisor today they said the time is up for this dispute. Ridiculous!! I will never trust CITI OR XXXX ever again!!! We are loyal customers and they allowed a fake marketing company to just steal our money.

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 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Opening an account — Account opened as a result of fraud
Company: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX someone opened up a Bank of America core checking account under my name fraudulently. The account was closed on XX/XX/XXXX and charged off XX/XX/XXXX in the sum of {$3400.00}. the account has been paid in full as of XX/XX/XXXX. It's for checking account ending in XXXX.

I filed a claim back in XXXX   and received a response from Bank of America stating that I needed to file a identity theft claim with them which I have. The claim number is XXXX. 
This is regarding case number XXXX I've tried to call the 800 number given to me in the letter from Bank of America and you can't get through is a non-working extension line. This seems to be consistent with others who have tried to contact them. I've attached the letter for your reference.

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 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Choice Recovery, Inc.
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
Dear Choice Recovery Inc After viewing a copy of my credit report, I noticed a collection account placed on my credit report from you in XX/XX/2013. I am requesting that you allow me to validate the alleged debt. I am unaware of any outstanding medical bills that I possess, and I am seeking the name and hospital/medical provider to which I owe the debt and a detailed breakdown of the fees that I owe. 

Additionally, I am allowed under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) to protect my privacy and medical records from third parties. I did not give permission to any of my current or prior medical providers to release any of my medical information to a third party. I am aware that the HIPAA does allows the release of limited information about me but anything more is to only be revealed with the patients authorization. Therefore, my request is twofoldvalidation of debt and HIPAA authorization. 

Please provide breakdown of fees including any collection costs and medical charges. 
Provide a copy of my signature with the provider of service to release my medical information to you. 
Cease any credit bureau reporting until the debt has been validated by me. 

Please send this information to my address listed above and accept this letter, sent certified mail, as my formal debt validation request, which I am allowed under the FDCPA. Please note that withholding the information you received from any medical provider in an attempt to be HIPAA compliant can be a violation of the FDCPA because you will be deceiving me after my written request. I request full documentation of what you received from the provider of service in connection with this alleged debt. 

Additionally, any reporting of this debt to the credit bureaus prior to allowing me to validate it is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which can allow me to seek damages from a collection agency. I will await your reply with above requested proof.

Company public response: Company can't verify or dispute the facts in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Closing an account — Company closed your account
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
About a week ago I opened an account online with SunTrust. I was approved and given my checking account number and savings number and told to make a deposit. I made a deposit with the intention on paying some bills and the branch employee took my cash and there was no issue. Yesterday I go to withdraw {$50.00} and right in branch I was told my account was closed and they didn't have to give a reason. My auto pay was set up for that account and as a result I occured returned check fees because I was never told how or why they closed the account and if there was a problem why approve it in the first place. This account messed up my bills and caused me a lot of late fees and check return fee because it was closed without my knowledge. This account even appeared on my credit report as a NEW OPENED ACCOUNT. But SunTrust wasn't the company I was told about. They did not take care of me and I will be telling everyone on my blog and my website and everyone business owner in my XXXX XXXX XXXX not to bank with this company!

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 2018-05-08 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: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
My credit score has tanked since banking with this Bank. I started the administrator process to valid the alleged debt that I supposedly owe to this Bank. Theirs response had been flooded by generic letters without providing the original contract bearing my wet ink signature ( promissory note ). According to the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act ( FDCPA ), I have the right to validate any debt I owe. This Bank had since left tons of calls, voicemails and letters trying to correspond with me and ruined my credit score with late payments and delinquent accounts. This Bank have committed fraud for reporting unvalidated information to the 3 major credit bureaus. Im not hesitant to bring a suit against this Bank for violating Fair Debt Collection Practice Act ( FDCPA ), Tax fraud and defamation of Character! These banks must remember that WITHOUT the consumers, theres no business! Ask yourself : Whats a Debt? Legal tender was no longer required for payment of debt on XX/XX/1977! 
According Social Security Number, Im classified as a minor. A minor can not be a party to a contract ( HJR 192 )!

Banks can not loan money. They are in business to buying securities. The consumers signature CREATES the security! And since this Bank have submitted my account ( s ) to collections, they have committed a felony for unlawful use of my Social Security Number. This is grounds for identity theft and distortion. BY LAW, all 3 major credit bureaus must remove these accounts from my credit report. *BOOM* ( Ending Note ) The consumers are the original creditors but was misled by these greedy banks into thinking were the debtor!

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 2018-05-08 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: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
My credit score has tanked since banking with this Bank. I started the administrator process to valid the alleged debt that I supposedly owe to this Bank. Theirs response had been flooded by generic letters without providing the original contract bearing my wet ink signature ( promissory note ). According to the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act ( FDCPA ), I have the right to validate any debt I owe. This Bank had since left tons of calls, voicemails and letters trying to correspond with me and ruined my credit score with late payments and delinquent accounts. This Bank have committed fraud for reporting unvalidated information to the 3 major credit bureaus. Im not hesitant to bring a suit against this Bank for violating Fair Debt Collection Practice Act ( FDCPA ), Tax fraud and defamation of Character! These banks must remember that WITHOUT the consumers, theres no business! Ask yourself : Whats a Debt? Legal tender was no longer required for payment of debt on XX/XX/1977! 
According Social Security Number, Im classified as a minor. A minor can not be a party to a contract ( HJR 192 )!

Banks can not loan money. They are in business to buying securities. The consumers signature CREATES the security! And since this Bank have submitted my account ( s ) to collections, they have committed a felony for unlawful use of my Social Security Number. This is grounds for identity theft and distortion. BY LAW, all 3 major credit bureaus must remove these accounts from my credit report. *BOOM* ( Ending Note ) The consumers are the original creditors but was misled by these greedy banks into thinking were the debtor!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Amsher Collection Services, Inc.
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
Dear Amshercollectionservice After viewing a copy of my credit report, I noticed a collection account placed on my credit report from you in XX/XX/2015. I am requesting that you allow me to validate the alleged debt. I am unaware of any outstanding medical bills that I possess, and I am seeking the name and hospital/medical provider to which I owe the debt and a detailed breakdown of the fees that I owe. 

Additionally, I am allowed under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) to protect my privacy and medical records from third parties. I did not give permission to any of my current or prior medical providers to release any of my medical information to a third party. I am aware that the HIPAA does allows the release of limited information about me but anything more is to only be revealed with the patients authorization. Therefore, my request is twofoldvalidation of debt and HIPAA authorization. 

Please provide breakdown of fees including any collection costs and medical charges. 
Provide a copy of my signature with the provider of service to release my medical information to you. 
Cease any credit bureau reporting until the debt has been validated by me. 

Please send this information to my address listed above and accept this letter, sent certified mail, as my formal debt validation request, which I am allowed under the FDCPA. Please note that withholding the information you received from any medical provider in an attempt to be HIPAA compliant can be a violation of the FDCPA because you will be deceiving me after my written request. I request full documentation of what you received from the provider of service in connection with this alleged debt. 

Additionally, any reporting of this debt to the credit bureaus prior to allowing me to validate it is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which can allow me to seek damages from a collection agency. I will await your reply with above requested proof.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Closing your account — Company closed your account
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: DC

Complaint narrative:
Between XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX my WELLS FARGOS Credit Card was removed for my credit report, but it came back on my report this account should be off my credit report.

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 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Carter-Young, Inc.
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
OnXX/XX/2013, this debt for {$68.00} appeared on my credit report. I have no knowledge of this debt. I am requesting a signed confirmation with my signature that I opened this account. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681g I have the right to demand that you disclose to me all of the documents that you  have recorded and retained in your file at the time of this request concerning the accounts that you are reporting on my credit report. Please don't respond to my request by saying that this account has been verified. Send me copies of the documents that you have in your files that were used to verify this account. If you do not have any documentation in your files to verify the accuracy of this disputed account then please delete them immediately as required under Section 611 ( a ) ( 5 ) ( A ) ( i ). By publishing these inaccurate and unverified items on my credit report and distributing them to 3rd parties you are damaging my reputation and credit worthiness. Under the FCRA 15 U.S.C. 1681i, all unverified accounts must be promptly deleted. Therefore, if you are unable to provide me with a copy of the verifiable proof that you have on file for the account listed within 15 days of receipt of this then you must remove the account from my credit report.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Closing on a mortgage — 
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Letter dated XX/XX/2018 Resolution inquiry has been doing nothing to address the issue or request I have requested. 
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage keeps advoiding what's requested and keeps on mixing things up that's not upon request that's requested. Wells Fargo also will not address the issue or documents that have been done by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage/ Notary that was hired by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage which is the Documents dealing with the all purpose document that is not my signature nor any page or signature referring to the document nor is that my signature nor did I appear personally. I also see that the notary fill out the entire page and sign my name. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage does nothing more than fraud time after time. But acts as if nothing was done on there part.

Lets stay focus to the request nothing else stop playing games and the run around.

Stop calling at all times of the night playing games Wells Fargo Home Mortgage likes to wait till late at night to call but have all day to call. Its nothing but games with this issue of fraud by wells fargo.

The document that was sign by me had no other document the day as it states I appeared that made the instrument legal which is the loan. The document that is not my signature is in question to why it was sign and fill in afterwards and saying personally appeared.

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