vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-01 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
AES is reporting 120 days late remarks on my credit report for XXXX accounts AES/XXXX and AES/XXXX. I completed a student loan rehabilitation program years ago and paid loans on time monthly as soon as I became employed ( I lost my job and defaulted on loans prior to rehabilitation ) in any event i was told after XXXX mos of on time that loan would be out of default and derogatory lates will not be reported and I made actually more than XXXX months because AES was paid in full as I consolidated with myfedloan servicing because I 'm now a fed employee. The accounts are still reporting derogatory 120 days late yet AES /pheaa is showin current closed and paid AES/XXXX and AES/XXXX accounts need to stop reporting old late payments as promised and they defaulted before statute of limitations and should be removed from repeats

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-03 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Having problems with customer service
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
Student loans being reported by XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX and XXXX. All the same loans on my credit report, so that XXXX loan appears 4 times as derogatory. This is violation of Fair Credit Reporting Laws. Loans have been forgiven under XXXX provision. 

I went to XXXX University and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX in Illinois.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-19 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Communication tactics — Threatened to take legal action
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I got a loan in XXXX from XXXX XXXX XXXX that was then sold ( assigned ) to National Collegiate Student Loan Trust XXXX. I was approved for a loan called an " XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ''. The amount of the loan was {$20000.00}. There was a loan origination fee of {$1800.00}. The Note Disclosure Statement lists the total finance charges at {$49000.00}, with payments totaling {$69000.00}. I have since paid back over {$10000.00} of this loan but due to financial hardship was unable to continue making payments in XXXX. I wanted to reach a reasonable payoff amount but debt collectors demanded amounts in the {$23000.00} range. I am now being sued for {$27000.00}. I have credit card debt, Federal student loans, and no income. I feel that my only course of action may be bankruptcy. Only after I was served with the lawsuit did I begin to conduct research and I discovered that according to the Internal Revenue Code I was not a qualified student at the time I was given the loan. A taxpayer is an eligible student if he is enrolled at least half-time at a XXXX XXXX institution and is seeking a degree, certificate, etc. IRS Code : 26 U.S.C. 221 ( d ) ( 3 ) ( referencing 26 U.S.C. _25A ( b ) ( 3 ) ( requiring the student fulfill the requirements of _484 ( a ) ( 1 ) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. _1091 ( a ) ( 1 ) I was enrolled in classes at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX school. This is only part of a XXXX college district, and offers classes in things like woodworking and retirement planning and these classes do not carry college credit. I submitted proof of enrollment in this school when I applied for the loan, but this school was not a qualified school that met the criteria for an education loan. I was not enrolled in a program that would lead to a degree or certificate. When I submitted my documentation in XXXX, I was led to believe that the classes I was enrolled in were sufficient. My tuition costs were only a few hundred dollars. I believe this loan was given to me because the lender knew that I would have no recourse if I were to default, so the criteria ( qualifying school, qualified student ) were overlooked in order to get me into a more binding loan agreement. It was obviously in their favor to offer me this loan rather than a personal loan.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-05 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Convenience checks — 
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: DC

Complaint narrative:
SunTrust Bank offered me a XXXX to replace the bank card that doubled as a credit card, I agreed to accept it. They also offer convenience checks monthly. I needed to use one with the understanding that it was interest free for 18 months. Starting in XXXX, I was charged interest. When I called, I was told that because the credit card was no longer interest free, the amount of the convenience check and whatever charges I had would be combined and I would be charged at the rate of the credit card. I stopped using the card and was still charged interest. 
What I learned today is that my monthly payments were allocated toward paying off the convenience check, that carried no interest, instead of the credit card charges which of course carried interest. I was never given a choice on how to allocate my payments. It is my understanding that consumers should at least be told when this is happening. Instead, the representative explained that it 's buried somewhere in the credit card agreement that I agreed to let SunTrust make that choice for me. 
I pay my credit cards in full every month. I have been charged a fee to use the convenience check, and then charged interest every month. This appears to be deceptive at best. And SunTrust is unwilling to make any adjustments.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-29 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: SOUTHEAST MORTGAGE OF GA INC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
Misleading and Guarantees made that could not be kept. In XXXX 2015 my wife and I had found a home that we wished to purchase. Before finding the home I spoke to XXXX XXXX and he pre-approved us. When we found the home we started the process for XXXX backed loan. XXXX assured us and even guaranteed that we would make it through XXXX even with our bankruptcy in the past. I was attentive to what XXXX needed and returned all items within 48 hours to him. During this process ( once it was to late to find a new mortgage company, XXXX started to be less responsive and we ended up missing our loan commitment date. XXXX XXXX kept us from going to XXXX and having loan commitment letter on XXXX XXXX like we where suppose to, this was not done till XXXX XXXX. I was vary clear with XXXX upfront about our past, I did not lie or hide anything and informed him when our current lease was up. Due to his delays we had to stay past our lease which caused expenses, by no fault of our own. Once XXXX started reviewing our file, they asked for documentation. I typed up a letter that explained our bankruptcy in more detail and called the XXXX XXXX office and Called XXXX XXXX XXXX Director of GA XXXX XXXX. XXXX ended up denying us, and XXXX never submitted the letter I typed up to them ( that XXXX requested ). When I spoke to XXXX XXXX and the XXXX XXXX, had that letter been submitted then they would have approved us and it did show we where less of a liability then we where when we filed for bankruptcy. So due to XXXX 's lies, incompetence, misrepresentation I am left with a lot of money lost, a forever home lost and expenses that I have to pay now that are not my fault. I have spoken to a few people and found that shortly before I began my process with XXXX Mortgage, XXXX employee 's walked out because of this same unethical behavior. I have also discovered that XXXX Mortgage claims to be a preferred provider for a lot of organizations, when they really are not. After speaking with parties involved in this ( minus XXXX Mortgage XXXX and my attorney, we believe this is a bait and switch style scam. I have all e-mails documenting my entire experience with XXXX Mortgage.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-03 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: National Enterprise Systems, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I received a call from a man named XXXX and XXXX that works for National Enterprise System saying i owe {$500.00} from 2011 on a credit card. I never opened a card in 2011 nore do i owe anyone {$500.00}. He was very rude and is calling my job. I saw on the internet this could be a scam. 
I do n't appreciate being harassed at my job. Thank you for your help

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-25 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: DC

Complaint narrative:
I borrowed to fund my sons ' education. FedLoan Servicing processed my repayments. I refinanced the loans and they were paid in full ( XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX, 2015. Due to the processing of a direct debit while the payoff was in process, I overpaid FedLoan {$1000.00}. I have been unable to obtain a refund of the overpayment, despite multiple contacts with FedLoan. FedLoan has claimed on multiple occasions either : ( 1 ) that a check has been sent to me ; or ( 2 ) that FedLoan has arranged for someone else to send a check -- but I have never received anything. Please help me obtain a refund of my overpayment.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-29 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Texas Guaranteed
State: ND

Complaint narrative:
I recently learned that Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp. was reporting that I allegedly owe them a debt. I mailed notice disputing the alleged debt. I sought numerous, very specific documents that would substantiate TG 's claim that I owed them any debt. I am attaching a scanned copy of the request, the credit report, along with all other pertinent documents. 
In reply, I received from TG : " a True and exact copy of the original '' alleged note which shows TG as the Guarantor or lender. TG also provided an alleged account summary claiming the original lender was XXXX for XXXX. TG has been reporting in my credit report that this alleged debt originated with XXXX. 
I disputed the debt with TG and in response TG stated they verified the alleged debt by providing me with the fraudulent documents I described above.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-03-31 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Federal student loan
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Performant Financial Corporation
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Performant Recovery Inc is trying to collect a student loan debt that is not mine. They have contacted me periodically over the years and each time I thought this issue was resolved because I have paid all of my student loans on time and in full. They are assigning a debt of a person who has a close name to mine but her middle name is XXXX. She was also born in XX/XX/XXXX which is far before my birth year. They are contacting me by mail as well as my cell phone. I also believe they are trying to phish for my social security number.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action — Threatened to sue on too old debt
Company: P&L Acquisitions LLC
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
P & L Acquisitions sent me a letter dated XXXX XXXX, 2015 saying that I owed over {$4000.00} for a credit card that had been charged off over 5 years ago. The orignal balance was {$750.00}. The statute of limitations has long passed in XXXX ( the location of the credit card company ) and XXXX ( the state I reside in ). I have sent a letter to the agency stating so and that they are no longer able to legally collect on this debt. I have received XXXX letters and numerous phone calls about this debt. In the most recent letter, I have been threatened with legal action if I do not pay the debt in full within 30 days. I am waiting to hear back from P & L Acquisitions.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-06 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt resulted from identity theft
Company: American Capital Enterprises, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
American capital enterprises, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, ca XXXX. phone, XXXX. The company states that this collection belong to me, which it is not accurate, please advice XXXX credit report to delete this collection from my account, my report number with XXXX is XXXX.

Company public response: Company disputes the facts presented in the complaint
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-10 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: Overton, Russell, Doerr and Donovan, LLP
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
I received a notification from my credit monitoring company that I had a collection account. I immediately reached out to the creditor/collection company. I asked for the information. The collection company verified that they had sent the notice to an address which I moved from over two years ago. Given the passage of time, my mail was no longer forwarded. I have updated my address with the credit reporting bureaus as well as the XXXX. I asked for the information to be removed from my credit report, until I received the account information and the opportunity to dispute or pay within 30 days. They have failed to send me the information. Furthermore, they refused to send the original notice to my correct address. I have absolutely no information on this account, except for the name of the collection agency and the fact that it is for {$590.00}. I believe this is an unfair collection practice, as I did not receive the 30 day period during which to dispute or pay the collection. I have acted in good faith, even communicating with the collection agency by mail and telephone, and have not been provided with the same courtesy.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-05 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not disclosed as an attempt to collect
Company: Optio Solutions, LLC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
COmpany called me stating the lady was from XXXX, I made a payment to XXXX, only to find out the lady lied to me and is infact a debt collector from the company Qualia Collection Svcr. This lying is misleading and wrong. I spoke to XXXX directly to make the payment in the past, and not this company. Lying is not allowed

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-02 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: Credit Systems International, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Back on XXXX/XXXX/2015 we disputed a credit report entry from Credit Systems international. After the dispute with case numbers XXXX and XXXX, Credit Systems international agreed to delete the entry because " XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX, FL XXXX does not show to be a good address for mail delivery. There were no telephone numbers on the file to attempt contact with XXXX XXXX. 
We attach our required verification of the debt. If XXXX XXXX disputes the validity of the charges, and if she will furnish our office what the dispute is, we will open an investigation. 
A request to delete the report from the Credit Reporting Agencies ( CRA ) has been requested and no further reports will be requested for a minimum of 60 days to allow XXXX XXXX sufficient time to review the itemized statement and/or notify us of any errors '' We then sent them a debt validation letter with specific information they need to send to me to validate the debt, not just say they have validated the debt. We uploaded into the CFPB system with the above claim # as well as mailed it certified mail # XXXX on XXXX XXXX, 2015 which they received on XXXX XXXX, 2015 @ XXXX. Not once they they respond and now again I find the charges on my credit report. I want these charges removed immediately until the information I requested is sent to me in accordance with HIPAA laws. I will again attach the original letter I sent them to this claim

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-09 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Fay Servicing, LLC
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I applied for HAMP with Fay Servicing , LLC XXXX. XXXX, XXXX, IL XXXX and was denied a loan modification. I appealed because I was told by my file manager ( I think his name was ( XXXX ) at Fay Servicing that I would be denied because the investor would probably require XXXX upfront for me to qualify. He insinuated there was no reason to send the required information because I would be denied anyway based on this fact. Therefore, on XXXX/XXXX/15, I sent an appeal letter to Fay servicing because I would later find out it was potentially illegal in California for the Servicing Company or investor to require an upfront fee for the HAMP program. I also appealed because I had a change in circumstances. I called Fay Servicing on XXXX/XXXX/15 because I never heard anything back from Fay Servicing regarding the appeal. This was when I was told that my account manager was no longer there and had been assigned a new account manager named " XXXX XXXX ''. " XXXX XXXX '' told me that Fay Servicing could not longer communicate with me about anything to do with my loan or appeal or loan modification unless I provided them the following information:1. A letterhead from the law firm representing me in a lawsuit with XXXX XXXX XXXX which has nothing to do with Fay Servicing. 
2. An attorney letterhead from the attorney representing me in a BK. 
3. Stated that the attorney representing me in a BK must sign the permission slip for them to talk to me about the HAMP loan modification for Fay Servicing to talk to me about my status on the loan modification appeal. 

Therefore - with the above being understood - I am submitting this complaint based on the following:1. Whatever BK that was filed in the past should have nothing to do with the loan modification process. This is especially considering that Fay Servicing has been communicating with me for several months during the loan modification process. This substantiates the fact that Fay Servicing potentially just made up this policy all the sudden to potentially harass me and violate my rights to appeal the loan mod process. 
2. Fay Servicing is guilty of dual tracking. That is because I had sales dates every single month during the loan mod process and even have XXXX this month during the appeal Fay Servicing absolutely refuses to talk to me about. 

Please help! 

Respectfully, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-08 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
This company is coming after me for an alleged debt. this was a rental property where the company had unbearable living conditions. So due to me being pregnant I decided to move with the manager 's approval. So the contract with rental property is over XXXX years ago. 
I informed the collection agency that the alleged debt is over XXXX years old and asked them to validate. and to date no response.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-04 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't temporarily postpone payments
Company: SLM CORPORATION
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I applied for student loan forgiveness on the form sent to me for such purpose by Sallie Mae. 
I sent the completed application to the proper address per the instructions given by Sallie Mae for XXXX unemployable veterans because of a XXXX service connected XXXX. Sallie Mae 's instructions for XXXX veterans that came with the form state that no physician 's statement is necessary to be completed in the case of service connected XXXX veterans. However, the only part of the application that I did not send to Sallie Mae via certified mail was a physician 's statement. I completed every line of the application other than the physician 's statement. Sallie Mae wrote back in response to my application that it could not review my application at this time because my application was incomplete. My first payment is due in four days which is not enough time to resubmit another application no different than the one I have already submitted. Please help me.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-16 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Interstate Credit & Collection, Inc.
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I was never sent any bills, but a medical debt from 2011 for {$930.00} is on my credit report. I was XXXX years old in 2011 and on medical assistance for mental health issues. 

I asked the collections agency, Interstate Credit & Collections Agency to send me proof of financial obligation. They refused unless I gave them my financial information. I would like it removed from my credit report. They wo n't even tell me what it is for and I am not even sure it is real. I was denied private loan for college and a credit card. I was humiliated.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-28 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't temporarily postpone payments
Company: SLM CORPORATION
State: KS

Complaint narrative:
I am XXXX and Sallie Mae knew this and in a matter of XXXX8 months moved my loans to collections and have been harassing my co-signer daily- All my other loan providers are on board with me.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation