vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-12 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: False statements or representation — Indicated committed crime not paying
Company: R.M. Galicia, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Today I received a letter from Progressive Management Systems in XXXX XXXX, CA for their account XXXX stating I did not pay a {$100.00} bill. I immediately called and XXXX stated it was for a co-pay of {$100.00} for a XXXX XXXX, 2016 XXXX bill. I asked her if this had be reported to my credit report as I did not want this to effect my credit report and she said if I resolved it with in 30 days it would not report to my credit report. I told her I never got five notices from XXXX and I will check my receipts and call back. I searched my receipts and check book and only found two letters XXXX sent me asking if this XXXX visit was for an XXXX but no invoices were ever sent by XXXX to me. I called back and spoke to XXXX to pay it. After I gave her my XXXX and paid the {$100.00} bill I confirmed that this was paid and resolved and not showing on by credit report. She said if I dispute it to them they must report it to the credit report. I told her I am paying it and I was told if I paid it immediately it would not show on my credit report as I have excellent credit. XXXX and XXXX both lied to me to get me to pay this bill and then after they had my XXXX and I paid it then they said it would be reported. I told them I should be able to state the fact that their client has poor procedures and billing processes and that I never got even one invoice from XXXX. XXXX continued to tell me that even if I paid it the same day I got the notice it would go on my credit report. I do not feel it is right for them to misrepresent or lie to me and then report this account to my credit report after I paid it immediately. I owned a XXXX for 30 years and find their behavior unethical and misleading to consumers. These types of agencies should be put out of business and closed.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-03-21 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Stallings Financial Group, Inc.
State: GU

Complaint narrative:
This debt was supposed to paid worker compensation because I was injury but Stalling fin Group put this debt on my credit report ... .even when this debt was paid

Company response to consumer: Closed
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-13 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Central Portfolio Control Inc.
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
got a phone call by a " debt collector '' claiming i owed {$370.00} from an unpaid loan that I never made. i requested proof of the debt and was sent the attached handwritten form.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-24 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Payday loan
Issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action — Threatened arrest/jail if do not pay
Company: EZCORP, INC.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
I received a phone call this morning from a " XXXX XXXX '' with XXXX about a debt I supposedly have with EZ Money. When he called and tried to verify who I was, they had the wrong SSN, employment information, and flat out refused to verify the validity of the debt stating that it was not his concern or responsibility. He also refused to give me any contact information other than his name and company he was with. The only information he provided was an estimated date of when the loan was taken out and who it was with. When speaking to him, he threatened criminal charges and possibly jail.When trying to verify the debt, he became very agitated and loud- he began yelling at me. I advised him to serve me and cease all phone communication with me or any of my references they XXXX have contact information for. Shortly after, he called my mom and would only provide a phone number.

Company public response: Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-09 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: False statements or representation — Indicated committed crime not paying
Company: Financial Credit Service, Inc.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
Complaint against ARA associates Phone numbers : XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX Contact XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX Above is the company and associated phone numbersthat harassed me about a false debt toda XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. This morning I received a call from an unknown number claiming to be a locator for legal action being pursued against me and left the last XXXX digits of my social security number on the voicemail. This same person also called my mother and my sister with the same message ( but pertaining to me and them being a witness ). I called the number back and a man named XXXX XXXX answered saying I took out a payday loan in " either XX/XX/XXXX or XX/XX/XXXX '' and the bank I borrowed from was pursuing legal action against me for check fraud. I never took out a payday loan and nor did I write checks for a lender. They claimed it was from my XXXX XXXX XXXX account that I had closed in XX/XX/XXXX. I contacted that bank immediately to verify this and they said there had been no attempt to cash checks nor was there any attempt to collect on my account. I called the number back to tell them this and he told me that they were going to pursue action against me if I did n't pay today. I was pretty sure this was a scam at this point, but still a little shaken up. I had confirmed through a number of online resources and through my own logic ( my credit is good and it 's been checked a number of times over the past several years- an outstanding loan would have been brought to my attention way before ) that this was a scam and I decided to just ignore it and report the issue later. At around XXXX today I received another call from an unknown number with the name " XXXX XXXX '' stating to be a officer of my county court and that my information was being processed and I would be served with papers at my current employer and home tomorrow. I could prevent this by voluntarily settling with the company. I immediately contacted my county court to see if this was valid. I had no hits in the system nor was anything " processing '' against me. Clearly this is a scam, and when I looked up the second number given to me there were many more hits of fraudulent debt collecting- nearly identical to what I had dealt with today. There really needs to be serious action taken against this harassment especially since this scam is intimidating and cruel.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-05 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — VA mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: PHH Mortgage Services Corporation
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
Our credit was pulled without our authorization. He then pulled someone elses credit thinking it was ours and began to tell us EVERYTHING on their credit. He tried to not give me a copy of my credit report and he tried to lie to us and tell us that we had to use him as a lender. His actions could very well keep us from getting our home. THEN he talked poorly about another lender in town that we decided to use after all of this. Absolutely no class, extremely disrespectful, and completely incompetent. If this causes us to loose our home I will sue.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-22 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: PHH Mortgage Services Corporation
State: UT

Complaint narrative:
In short, XXXX XXXX failed to disclose essential information regarding loans he procured for XXXX of my rental properties, directly resulting in {$18000.00} in additional expense to me and {$6400.00} in additional compensation for him. 

In XXXX 2016 I purchased XXXX rental properties with loans procured by XXXX. At the beginning of the financing process XXXX provided me with disclosures indicating that the rates on the loans would be XXXX with XXXX points payable for his commission. I never received any other disclosures. Partway through the financing process XXXX informed me that he was not confident that he would be able to finance me in-house through Axiom Financial due to my income, and encouraged me to switch to a different lender. I reminded XXXX that if he included my wife 's income I would easily qualify for financing with Axiom, but XXXX told me that would not be necessary and insisted that switching lenders was the right choice. XXXX never disclosed to me that the original rates and terms he disclosed would not apply to the new loans. My attorney later informed me that this was a direct violation of Utah law XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

When I arrived at closing I learned that the rates on the loans XXXX procured would not be 4.625 % as disclosed, but 6.375 % and 5.875 % instead. Additionally, the commission owed for XXXX 's services would be XXXX points instead of the XXXX points disclosed ; a difference of {$6400.00}. Also, a pre-payment penalty of {$5700.00} would apply if I refinanced. If I did not close using the loans XXXX procured, I would lose {$7000.00} in earnest money and roughly {$30000.00} due to XXXX exchange restrictions. XXXX was on vacation in Hawaii at the time and was not present at the closing to comment on the matter. 

I closed using the loans XXXX procured for me and immediately sought refinancing. The first lender I contacted was able to easily refinance me at 4.25 % on both loans ( it was not necessary to include my wife 's income ). I have now incurred {$18000.00} in unnecessary expense due to XXXX 's unethical behavior : {$6400.00} in paid for XXXX 's compensation above what was promised, {$5700.00} in pre-payment penalties, {$1400.00} in additional loan interest due to the rates being higher than the 4.625 % XXXX disclosed, and {$4900.00} in closing costs for the new loans. When I contacted XXXX about the matter he blamed the lender for failing to disclose and refused to refund the additional amount paid for his commission as he is required to do by law. ( My attorney later informed me that XXXX had full responsibility to disclose, regardless of the lender 's actions. ) Since my experience with XXXX I have learned that several of my personal acquaintances have also had negative experiences with him professionally ; at least XXXX of whom is a former client of his.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-21 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: PHH Mortgage Services Corporation
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Fell behind in mortgage payments due to extended period of unemployment, and theft of personal assets. /worked with ERA Mortgage and was approved for a loan modification. We declined it because it was too expensive. We reapplied, met all deadlines with time to spare, I checked with them two times by phone, spoke with at least XXXX different case managers who advised all information was received and they would process the paper work accordingly. Then a two or more week black-out period happened during which time we ( my wife ) repeatedly called them. Finally, after the deadline, they called me last Friday about supper time saying this was a courtesy phone call to advise us we had failed to provide the required information and therefore our request could n't be considered and the house would go for sale at the sheriffs sale Thursday XXXX/XXXX/16. Whether the mortgage company is full of bunk, doing this on purpose or if they 're sincerely in error ; they are in the wrong and this is n't right.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-16 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: PHH Mortgage Services Corporation
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
This is regarding a complaint that I filed on XXXX/XXXX/2016 regarding my loan servicer PHH Mortgage. I have spoken with them on numerous occasions and have stated that I am still being sent bills for double the amount that I owe on my mortgage. I have not received any response from CFPB and following up to see when I might expect an email. I have never been late on a mortgage payment in my life and PHH has been paid up to date.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-28 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — VA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: PHH Mortgage Services Corporation
State: SC

Complaint narrative:
I mailed my mortgage payment to PHH Mortgage on XXXX XXXX and when I realized it had n't cleared on the XXXX of XXXX, my husband called the company to research. He was advised to wait over the weekend and then make a payment over the phone. My husband placed a stop payment on the PAPER check, made the payment over the phone, and thought the issue was solved. Today, our mortgage company " found '' the check and processed it, not as the paper check we sent, but as an electronic payment that was " undetected '' by the stop payment. When I called PHH Mortgage, they told me that my husband was advised not to put a stop payment on the original check. This benefits the company very well as they get double payment regardless ; meanwhile I scramble to protect myself from late fees, marks on my credit, and possible fraud from someone who may find my lost check. If I had wanted my payment to be electronically debited, I would have chosen to pay by thought the internet or over the phone.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-06 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: PHH Mortgage Services Corporation
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
PHH Mortgage paid the wrong amount for our flood Insurance. The difference in the cost was $ XXXX year. The first time I called the representative lied to me about them getting the same copy of the bill as I got. My insurance provider told me that, " No they got a copy of the same bill. '' After a few phone calls PHH paid the {$17.00}. The {$17.00} was for {$7800.00} in more coverage. Because their paper work is always behind they sent me a bill to make up the {$7800.00} difference with another insurance company called XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. Their rate for the {$7800.00} was {$70.00} per year. That is almost 4 times what should have been paid. I found an article on your website dated XXXX 2014 about them getting Kickbacks on Mortgage Insurance. I am concerned that they may be now trying to make money off of Flood Insurance. 
Their Book Keeping is terrible. Their corespondence is also terrible. Their letters have dates that are 5 to 8 days earlier than the post mark date on the envelop. So where did the letter sit for all of those days? Are they making money off their innepness? 
They will only take mortgage payment electronically. Every other payment has to be sent by mail. Then the posting date is again a day or two later. It seems that one department does n't communicate with the others very well. I have been passed from one department to another during a single phone call. Then they argue with the information I got from the other department. They seem to lag behind each other with current information. All this seems to me like they are purposely slow to make a profit off of their customers!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-23 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: Business Revenue Systems, Inc.
State: KY

Complaint narrative:
I already filed complaints # XXXX and XXXX. I need to find out why another debt collection agency is listed on my credit report with a different amount showing from the amount listed from the first collection agency. My main complaint is how was this XXXX collection agency able to post this debt to my credit report without ever contacting me? I never received any manner of correspondence from this agency regarding the debt. 
As a matter of fact, I just checked my credit report yesterday and saw that I have XXXX agencies trying to collect the same debt but in different amounts. I understand my debt can be sold many times over. Why is this allowed and how did this XXXX agency get involved? I need to have this removed from my report but I am only willing to pay the original amount owed and only if they will give me something in writing stating when I pay the debt in full that this will be removed immediately. Also, I need to know who I am paying, in other words, who actually owns this debt. Which collection agency or other business do I owe? I expect to pay only XXXX amount which is all I owe and without any interest or extra charges. Actually, I think my credit report is showing XXXX collection agencies trying to collect a debt from me. And the XXXX collection agency, which has already responded, was the only one to attempt any communications with me about this debt. I was never contacted by any means from the other XXXX agencies, yet they reported my debt without my knowledge to the credit bureau.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-31 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account terms
Company: AmeriCollect
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I have disputed this account with the credit bureaus on several occasions as well as disputed with XXXX. This company continues to report this unverifiable, inaccurate account on my reports. I requested debt validation in XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/2016, to no avail. This company did not send me any documents I requested that substantiated a summary of all account activities, including all payments made, copies of charge slips, invoices or any other documents proving my indebtedness, nor did they send me copies of all documents sent to me regarding this account, copies of any papers that show I agreed to pay what they say I owe them, as well as prove the statute of limitations has not expired on this account. See attached documentation. The documents sent to me from this company DO NOT VALIDATE THIS DEBT AS BELONGING TO ME. Additionally, this company claims I said this was a fraudulent account ; however, you can see in attached documents that I only requested that they indeed prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this account indeed was mine. Since this third party collection company is unable to validate the debt, this item must be deleted from my report immediately.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-01 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: The Receivable Management Services LLC
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
The XXXX travel company charged me over {$700.00} dollars. I called XXXX and they told me it 's for a travel tickets. I did not buy any ticket from XXXX and i dont know who is the person in the collector named and mention in the letter. And in addition I had already bought XXXX tickets for 5 days in NY from XXXX 2 weeks before this incident, not the XXXX. I called and claimed Unauthorized Transaction. XXXX investigate in 2-3 week and refund me the amounts they took from me. Today XXXX XXXX i received letter from their collector and try to collect {$250.00} which the debt is n't mine.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-11 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: Professional Debt Mediation, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
PROFESSIONAL DEBT ME ACCOUNT NUMBERs : XXXX XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, FL XXXX Phone : XXXX ATTENTION TO DISPUTE DEPARTMENT : Dear Sir or Madam : I am a victim of identity theft. An identity thief used my personal information without my permission to open an account several account in my name this debt is not mine. I have enclosed proof of my identity and a copy of my Identity Theft Report. In accordance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, I am asking you to stop collection proceedings against me and stop communicating with me about this debt, except as the Fair Credit Reporting Act allows. I also ask that you PROFESSIONAL DEBT ME INC or any company associate with this account # XXXX and tell them the debt is the result of identity theft. I have enclosed a copy of the Federal Trade Commission 's police report Notice to Furnishers of Information. It explains your responsibilities under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ). The FCRA requires that debt collectors give an identity theft victim documents related to an account if the victim asks. Please send me copies of all records relating to the account, including : date account open all sign original contract including : Account applications made on paper, online, or by telephone Account statements or invoices Records of payment or charge slips Delivery addresses associated with the account Records of phone numbers used to activate or access the account Signatures on applications and accounts Investigators report Please send me a letter explaining what you have done to : PROFESSIONAL DEBT ME or any company associate with this account that the debt is the result of identity theft Stop collection proceedings against me Stop reporting information about the debt to credit reporting companies Provide me with the records I request Thank you for your cooperation. 
Sincerely, XXXX, XXXX XXXX SOC SEC # XXXX DOB XX/XX/XXXX ADDRESS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, FL XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation