vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — VA mortgage
Issue: Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage — 
Company: INTERCONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
I was pre approved for a VA mortgage loan through Intercontinental XXXX XXXX. I started the process submitting all of my documents and aroundXX/XX/XXXX they told me that I did not qualify. On the XXXX I reached out to the group through phone call, email and text they have not responded. Before I made the request they suggested my wife try an FHA loan in her name. She reached out to them today about the FHA loan and they quickly responded stating they would call her at XXXX to discuss next steps. She then emailed them requesting a denial letter for me and they have not responded to her request either and is still awaiting their call. It is now XXXX.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Old information reappears or never goes away
Company: DISCOVER BANK
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
XXXX Student loans sold many of my private loans to Discover. While looking at my credit report I see several " payments '' made to Discover that I never made, therein extending the reporting period on my credit report. These payments appear to be a direct result of the transfer between XXXX to Discover and therefore should not be represented on my credit report. 

I have NEVER made a payment to Discover, so I tried contacting the company through XX/XX/XXXX and have made several complaints with the Better Business Bureau. To date Discover has not given me any information on the alleged " payment '' that were made by me through XX/XX/XXXX besides some graphs that could 've been made in XXXX XXXX. None of the items furnished even have an account number so it is impossible to link them to my account. I argued that if these payments were made Discover should be able to furnish proof of these payments via EFT confirmations, voided checks, etc however they refuse to give me any information.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage — 
Company: Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
One of the worst bank I have been dealing with, XXXX bank. 
I been trying to make a mortgage payment due to force insurance placed on my account without any notification, the amount went up, the mortgage department told me not to make a payment till they adjust it, its been over 2 months, I call them every single week the amount has not been adjusted and they started to charge me a late fee plus today they told me they have reported me to credit bureau which I was told will not happen since I am willing to pay. I need help, this will lower my credit score.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Getting a credit card — Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud
Company: BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My credit report shows a lot of accounts that were opened as a result of someone applying under my name and credit information. I called XXXX several times to report this crime but they have not closed this fraudulent account. In addition, I have provided them with a police report, yet they continue to still leave this account open, enhancing new opportunities for more fraud.

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 2018-01-17 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 — Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card
Company: BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
XX/XX/XXXX RE : Collection Account Account Number : Unknown- Barclays Bank Delawa ( opened on XX/XX/XXXX ) Dear Sir or Madam : I have recently obtained a copy of my credit report, and it shows that you have reported Barclay Card as " placed for collection ''. I have NEVER had an account with Barclay but I do believe my Ex-boyfriend XXXX XXXX used my information and opened a XXXX account for his childs mother and him committing fraud. Barclay told me because payments were made to the accounts I was liable for it, but there was no recognition from Barclay how it was approved, who signed for it, where payments were made, etc. I sent in paperwork several times to Barclay card showing them the police report. I have called time and time again trying to find a resolution but I never get responses from Barclay and they are always very rude to me saying they have recorded conversations where I said I wanted to pay only because I was scared about them ruining my credit score when I found it on my credit report. I was very young and scared and their tactics werent nice at all. This reporting placed by you is very disturbing and it is doing serious damage to my credit rating. For the past two years, I have been working diligently at improving my credit so that I can buy a house for my family and this keeps showing up and holding me back. As you know, you are required by law to make sure that bills are accurate and sent to the correct address. I have never received any bills or I would have contacted you immediately to notify you that I do not have an account with XXXX nor have I ever until now. 

I hereby request that you take the following steps to remedy this situation : - Send me a notarized statement attesting to your compliance with all provisions of the Fair Credit Billing Act with respect to this account. 
- Provide any and all documentary evidence of my indebtedness for all charges you claim including billing statements to me. 

Please attend to my requests promptly as time is of the essence. 

If I do not receive the above requests within the period prescribed by law, I will expect to receive written notification that you have, in fact, made the required deletions from your reports and that you have removed from my file any reference to the disputed account. If you can not provide the statements and documentary evidence required, then I insist you delete all negative references from your reports to XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX. I also require that you communicate with me only in writing. Please do not contact me by phone at any time for any reason. 

**To verify my ID and my address, I am enclosing copies of my ID as well. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX

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 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — VA mortgage
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage — 
Company: Stearns Ventures, LLC
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
I am a XXXX XXXX veteran who served my country proudly for 26 years. At the time I purchased my home with a VA loan I had steady employment with the same XXXX company for 18 years and felt secure that I would have no issues affording my home. Unfortunately 3 months after the deal closed I was laid off and for a period of 6 months only had limited income. As a result I struggled financially and defaulted on my mortgage payment. My issue is that my current servicer Stearns is not giving me any options to resolve my delinquency. My hardship was temporary and I am employed again and receiving military pension as well as SSI. I can afford a reasonable payment. However, Stearns has given me the runaround during the last 18 months that I have fought to solve this problem and now I face a foreclosure sale date on XX/XX/XXXX. This is wrong. 

I was a XXXX XXXX XXXX in the XXXX for 26 years. After getting out of the XXXX. I found work as a XXXX XXXX for an XXXX company and worked there for 18 years. We moved to the Florida area in XX/XX/XXXX and I was happy to be able to purchase a home with a VA loan in XX/XX/XXXX. As mentioned, when I closed the deal everything was fine at work, and I was shocked when I was laid off 3 months later after 18 years. I spent a lot of time looking for a new job and finally found work as a XXXX  XXXX about 6  months later. During that time period the only income came from my pension and we struggled financially and fell behind on our bills. I reached out to our servicer at the time XXXX XXXX to attempt to get some assistance through modification or forbearance or repayment plan. We started going through a very laborious process where our documents were continually misplaced, there was no assigned point of contact and a very confusing period with little to no communication. Eventually a review was conducted and I was told we were denied because I made too much money? I then tried to make a lump sum payment of {$6000.00} in order to get back in good standing but Stearns refused to accept this payment. To date they have continued to demand full reinstatement of the whole past due amount. My financial circumstances have changed, I now receive SSI along with my pension and my full time work. I can easily afford a reasonable mortgage payment. The problem is that Stearns is telling me I make too much money so they wo n't give me any choices except pay it all back. However, I do n't have the resources to pay it all back. 

I firmly believe that Stearns is denying access to government programs that should be made available to a homeowner with a VA loan. I am hopeful that your office can intervene on my behalf and help with this matter. I am facing an upcoming sale date and need to save my home, it is the right and fair thing to do.

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 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan — Problem lowering your monthly payments
Company: ACS Education Services
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
I obtained a student loan for my XXXX studies back from XXXX. Following graduation, I began repayment. In XXXX, I enrolled in graduate studies and obtained my XXXX XXXX in Secondary Education in XXXX. During my XXXX years of grad school, I deferred my student loans and began repayment after I graduated. I had difficulty paying the loan in the XXXX. I eventually applied for and received a forbearance. I then began repayment of my loans with a company that I can not recall the name of, and then the loan was passed along/purchased by different lenders without my knowledge until after the fact. For a time I did not even know to whom I should pay for the loan. In XXXX, ACS purchased the loan, and I have been paying them monthly, without fail, since that time ( though they were recently bought out by Conduent ). My loan interest rate was locked in at XXXX XXXX. I pay {$410.00} every month, and to date, I have paid {$36000.00} ( XXXX consecutive payments ) on a loan ( original loan amount being {$37000.00} ) that I now still owe {$44000.00} ( outstanding balance as of today ). I will admit that I have not checked my account often, as the payment comes out directly/electronically every month and has for almost XXXX years. I pulled up my account today and can not wrap my head around the outstanding balance. How can I owe this amount? I also do not see a projected loan payoff date on any of the screens that I researched while logged on to the website. Perhaps that is because at this rate, I will never pay it off. Something must be wrong here, and I fear that contacting the company without support will not get me anywhere, as I have read some very negative reviews about this new company, Conduent. I have no idea who to reach out to about this. I have found many resources online, but I am not sure which ones can be trusted or which ones are just other lenders or scammers. I found this resource, and I am making a plea for assistance, advice, information ... etc. Finally, when I clicked on the Website information for Conduent that is linked from my student loan account, I received a message indicating that the website I was trying access may be impersonating the company website to get access to my personal and financial information. I have attached screen shots of all of this information for your review.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Getting a credit card — Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My credit report shows a lot of accounts that were opened as a result of someone applying under my name and credit information. I called Chase several times to report this crime but they have not closed this fraudulent account. In addition, I have provided them with a police report, yet they continue to still leave this account open, enhancing new opportunities for more fraud.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: Penn Credit Corporation
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
Repeated calls starting early in the morning and occurring all days for two to three days at a time. Repeated at least 10 days during XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Old information reappears or never goes away
Company: EQUIFAX, INC.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
XXXX Student loans sold many of my private loans to XXXX. While looking at my credit report I see several " payments '' made to XXXX that I never made, therein extending the reporting period on my credit report. These payments appear to be a direct result of the transfer between XXXX to XXXX and therefore should not be represented on my credit report. 

I have NEVER made a payment to XXXX, so I tried contacting the company through XX/XX/XXXX and have made several complaints with the XXXX XXXX XXXX. To date XXXX has not given me any information on the alleged " payment '' that were made by me through XX/XX/XXXX besides some graphs that could 've been made in XXXX XXXX. None of the items furnished even have an account number so it is impossible to link them to my account. I argued that if these payments were made XXXX should be able to furnish proof of these payments via EFT confirmations, voided checks, etc however they refuse to give me any information.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Old information reappears or never goes away
Company: Experian Information Solutions Inc.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
XXXX Student loans sold many of my private loans to XXXX. While looking at my credit report I see several " payments '' made to XXXX that I never made, therein extending the reporting period on my credit report. These payments appear to be a direct result of the transfer between XXXX to XXXX and therefore should not be represented on my credit report. 

I have NEVER made a payment to XXXX, so I tried contacting the company through XX/XX/XXXX and have made several complaints with the Better Business Bureau. To date XXXX has not given me any  information on the alleged " payment '' that were made by me through XX/XX/XXXX besides some graphs that could 've been made in XXXX XXXX. None of the items furnished even have an account number so it is impossible to link them to my account. I argued that if these payments were made XXXX should be able to furnish proof of these payments via EFT confirmations, voided checks, etc however they refuse to give me any information.

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 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage — 
Company: LoanCare, LLC
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
At the end of XX/XX/XXXXXXXX Escrow is XXXX. Escrow pmt for XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX w hazard ins of XXXX due at end of XXXX As Escrow was over XXXX at end of XXXX, I expected a refund, but they refuse. After my loan was sold to them last year, they immediately increased my payment by well over 100.00. Im a single mother and the initial payment that I agreed upon with the first mortgage co was already tough. And it appears that they have plenty of escrow at the end of the year. They havent lowered my payment either, so I guess there will be about 2200.00 left over in XX/XX/XXXX. You can not get in touch with them. You email, they dont respond. You call and their automated voice sends you around the world then hangs up.

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 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Checking or savings account — Checking account
Issue: Problem with a lender or other company charging your account — Money was taken from your account on the wrong day or for the wrong amount
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
My bank is supposed to have my back & help protect my money in dispute cases when refunds cant be worked out with the Merchant. 1 ) I did contact the merchant 2 ) I submitted my dispute to SunTrust for {$270.00} transaction 3 ) I sent the additional form for the 1st dispute. I have submitted a claim about this already but I am appealing their response as SunTrust is declining the dispute and not helping me. Its unfair and Suntrust keeps saying that I never sent them the form e-mailed with the confirmation which I did send How do I know if they received it? I assumed my dispute was being processed. I waited patiently until I noticed it suddenly disappeared from the claim center without any listed information on the SunTrust online banking page. Thats when I called support & they told me to re-send the affidavit.

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 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Medical debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Company: DCI Credit Services, Inc.
State: ID

Complaint narrative:
I pulled my credit XX/XX/XXXX and seen that there was a collection placed in XX/XX/XXXX for a medical debt in the amount of {$770.00} from XXXX that I am unaware of. I have disputed it several times, XX/XX/XXXX and again in XX/XX/XXXX asking to verify that this account is in face mine or delete this as it is holding my credit at a stand still and I have received nothing from anyone. I looked the company up and they do n't seem to be able to collect in the state of Idaho which I currently live in and have the past 2.5 years and they may be in violation of my HIPAA rights by having access to this account which may be why I have received  nothing.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was result of identity theft
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
{$180.00} will br collected by XXXX XXXX I, XXXX, the charge is a fraud charge put on my citi master dividened card. The balance is sold to XXXX XXXX I, XXXX by citi bank.

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 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Getting a credit card — Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud
Company: U.S. BANCORP
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
My credit report shows a lot of accounts that were opened as a result of someone applying under my name and credit information. I called US Bank several times to report this crime but they have not closed this fraudulent account. In addition, I have provided them with a police report, yet they continue to still leave this account open, enhancing new opportunities for more fraud.

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 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Money was not available when promised — 
Company: Coinbase, Inc.
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX I initiated a wire to withdraw my funds of {$12000.00} from Coinbase to my bank account. The funds were immediately taken out of my Coinbase account, making them unavailable to trade or invest, which was expected as a wire is same or one business day. At the time the wire was initiated there was no warning of delay by Coinbase. Today is XX/XX/XXXX and I have still not received my funds and they are unavailable on Coinbase, unable to invest. I have emailed the company multiple times with no response. I have called them multiple times with no one to answer. The phone simply disconnects. I have written them on social media over 20 times with no response.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2018-01-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report — Information belongs to someone else
Company: Debt Recovery Solutions, LLC
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I have filed complaints with the BBB on this company. It continues to report an unvalidated account on my credit reports. I have tried calling them but they wont discuss this over the phone. They kept asking for payment. I sent them a debt validation letter certified mail, in response to their initial demand letter but they ignored it and continue to report negative on my credit reports.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation