vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2015-03-26 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Transaction issue — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: PA

Complaint narrative:
Ordered online Furniture from XXXX XXXX XXXX and used XXXX credit for item on XXXX/XXXX/15. Account charged XXXX. Merchandise never delivered was told delivery company received it damaged. Have made over XXXX phone calls to XXXX since XXXX/XXXX/15 regarding where the order is. A second set was ordered on XXXX/XXXX/15, Arrived at delivery address on XXXX/XXXX/15 -- this set is damaged and in very poor quality condition. Cost with ship ing of this item exceeds {$1000.00} and now there are XXXX items on my charge XXXX credit, Synchrony Bank is delaying the process to remove the charges for these items, I still have damaged furniture which I in good faith have tried to remedy, this Company and Bank are not making me whole for the goods purchased and essentialy I was charged 2 months of interest for an item I did not receive at a 23 % finance charge, when I called to complain the XXXX time I was told I would need to produce proof that I paid interest on this item to have the full refund to my account.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Other — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
For 3 years, I have disputed with GAP about the inaccuracy of my '' highest balance '' being reported to all XXXX credit bureaus as {$810.00}. The company made fee adjustments/credits to my account in 2011 which totaled {$810.00}, but the GAP account supervisors and internal credit reps are telling me that there 's nothing they can do about it even though they acknowledge the credits were indeed made on my account due to an error on their part when they failed to credit my payments.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-07 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
We are a XXXX XXXX and were told by the store manager that we WOULD NOT BE CHARGED INTEREST on this account which has now been paid off. She told us it was a same as cash offer and said we would receive this incentive for opening the account. Our XX/XX/2016 statement shows they charged us {$230.00} in interest for 2016. Our account number is XXXX. I want a refund check for {$230.00} sent to us immediately. If they do not send our money, we plan to seek legal action. 
Thank you, 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 monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-15 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Credit determination — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
talked to lady from XXXX rewards credit card and nothing got done and never got the XXXX like they told me that they were going to give me I am thinking about closing this account because they lied to as a bank an the lady that reviewed my case never even got with me after I had called her bank very bad bank and I do n't recommend it to anyone.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-28 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Credit line increase/decrease — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I have paid my bills on time and have a good relationship with my creditors. However, my new Amazon Store Credit Card issued by Synchrony Bank lowered my available credit by 20 % in less than 30 days with little or no warning until a letter was mailed explaining the reduction after the fact. A reduction of my available credit has caused an increase in my overall credit utilization. Such constructive activity by the credit issuer adversely affects my credit rating where my credit utilization will remain high based on the extreme low credit limits placed by Synchrony Bank. If Synchrony Bank would have left my initial credit limit, then my credit utilization would not be affected, and my credit score would remain steady, secure and much higher than it is today. I could understand if I was in default or habitually behind in payments, which I was not. Constructive credit practices by lenders that affect credit reporting without recourse or corrective measures should be unlawful or illegal especially when there is nothing wrong with the credit account.

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 2015-05-16 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I have an account with Care credit been paying {$100.00} every month, I finaly owed {$300.00} and was going to pay it all off when i looked in my account care credit charged me {$250.00} interest rate!!! How is that even legal!!!! This company needs to be shut down!!! I was never explained that a 95 % apr was going to be charged after certain month period this is a scam and rip off company, and you cant even talk to a live person over the phone. Dont ever apply for care credit!!

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-12 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Other — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Dear Sir or Madam, I did not receive my bill statement on time and as result I was late with my payment for XXXX 2015. After that I had paid it in full. Late fee and residual interest was removed. I and my loan officer XXXX XXXX had multiple calls to Synchrony Bank trying to remove the late payment from credit report. We spoke with XXXX supervisors who hung up on us when we had asked for the letter. Finally one stayed on the phone with us the whole time and then came conclusion nothing could be done about the letter. 
Please help to resolve my dispute with Synchrony Bank and repair my credit. 
I beleave the Synchrony Bank customer service conduct is unacceptable and they do n't deserve to be XXXX service.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-06-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Rewards — 
Company: BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
In XXXX 2015 USAirways ( Barclay Bank ) switched my credit card account to the XXXX XXXX card. With USAirways I had a {$99.00} companion ticket to fly. I tried to use it today and XXXX advised me that the companion ticket was no longer available as of XXXX 2015. My complaint is that I was never notified that the companion ticket was being cancelled and therefore did not get the opportunity to use it before it expired. I would like for XXXX XXXX credit card to honor the {$99.00} companion ticket.

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 monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: Conn's, Inc.
State: NM

Complaint narrative:
I currently have an open account with Conn 's furniture. My payments are due on the XXXX of each month and when I do n't make my payment on that day, calls start coming in starting at XXXX to XXXX every hour on my cell phone and my home phone which is very annoying. I try explaining to them when I will be making my payment which usually has to coincide with my paydays but never accepting any explanation only if I provide a post dated check with them which I 'm very uncomfortable in doing. I have contacted the XXXX in the past but they just told me attempt was made but no response from the company. What can I do to stop the harassment and I pay my bill every month with just that I ca n't always make on that day sometimes.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-02-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing statement — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I maintain a credit card account and pay each month in full, no balance carried. 
On XXXX XXXX, 2016 an email message was received stating that there was a balance of {$780.00} and this amount was being deducted from my checking account on the day prior to the email notification just received. After lengthy telephone wait and conversation, a Synchrony supervisor said there were thousands of incorrect/erroneous billing notices emailed to their customers - but that they were taking no action to alert clients, or to send memos stating that the bills were in NOT order and that they could be safely ignored. 

I insisted on receiving confirmation in writing - and did receive an apology - but nothing stating that the bill was an error on their part. 

Now, a month later, another such letter has been received. Again, it is stated that we owe {$780.00} and that it would be deducted from my checking account, deduction to occur three days prior to receiving this notice. In contacting Synchrony agan, and waiting an extended time, I spoke to a Supervisor who said there is a system problem, nothing they can do about it, clients are NOT being notified of the error, and it will continue until it is fixed by their " back line '' people - whomever, whatever that is. I asked to speak to a Manager, but was told, after another extended wait, that there was no manager present. However, that a manager would call me. 

Had I not been on AutoPay, receipt of the initial memo would have likely caused me to overpay and send in the {$780.00} to avoid a late pay situation. Synchrony may be sending out these erroneous notices, and receiving extra payments from clients who have no idea that the bills are completely wrong. In addition, it would seem that the consumer has risk of bad credit report information being submitted by Synchrony based on their broken system. 

This problem needs to be fixed quickly. It has extended beyond one month. Consumers need to be notified that Synchrony has this problem, and that the consumer 's account and credit report will not be affected. And, Synchrony should be fined for their failure to properly notify affected clients.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-14 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Delinquent account — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
this account was to be deleted from my credit report as charges was unauthorized and today XX/XX/XXXX still showing on my credit report XXXX XXXX I was told than in less than one month charges were to be deleted from the credit bureaussynchrony bank/lowesSYNCHRONY BANK/LOWESXXXX .... 
{$2300.00} as of XX/XX/XXXXClosed. {$2300.00} written off. {$550.00} past due as of XX/XX/XXXX 



XXXX XXXX XXXX FL XXXX XXXX XXXXAddress identification numberXXXXSold toXXXXTypeCharge CardTermsNACredit limit or original amountNot reportedHigh balance $ XXXX payment $ XXXXRecent payment $ XXXXDate of XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX 's statementPurchased by another lender. 
Reinvestigation informationThis item was updated from our processing of your dispute in XX/XX/XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-07 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Closing/Cancelling account — 
Company: BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
My account was closed unexpectedly on XXXX XXXX, 2015. I have been given no reason for the closure. Calls to the company have been completely useless. I also find it ironic that I had just made a charge which would have allowed me to remain more than half my accumulated rewards. Perhaps Barclay 's did n't want to pay me for the XXXX points I had accumulated?

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-23 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing statement — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Today XXXX Friday XXXX XXXX, XXXX Dear CFPB, I have recently opened a Toys/Baby 's R Us Account in XXXX XXXX for XXXX. This month I should have receieced a statemten from Synchrony Bank for payment on this Toys /Baby 's R Us Account. Today I recieved an Email from Sychrony Bank for the purchase of the {$250.00} made on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX at T/B R US. The statement however was not my initial syatement requestin payment however, it is a states : " Payment not received '' " Dear XXXX XXXX, '' " RE : Your R Us XXXX ( XXXX ) Account ending in XXXX '' " This is a notification that your R Us XXXX ( XXXX ) account payment is past due and a late fee has been assessed. Making a payment of the total amount due now will help you to avoid additional fees. Please disregard this notice if you have already made your payment. '' " You can make a free online payment now by signing into your account. '' " If you can not make a payment of the total amount due today, or need assistance with your account, please contact us at the number listed below. '' I never received my initial statement via Email or otherwise. 
Synchrony Bank has already charged me the {$35.00} late fee. 
I have a XXXX card and A XXXX Card, they mail me through the US Postal Service my statements at least 10 days before its due to advise me " You have a payemt due on this date in the amount of XXXX I also have a Pay Pal account to which I receive through my Email and I get that well ahead of time noticing me .. '' Your Paypal Statement is ready '' and " Your Pay pal Statement due date is coming up ''. 
I do not understand why this company can not have the courtesy to consumers by sending out statements ( especially by email ) a sufient timing to pay ; not after its due? This whole time I have been expecting my card and statemtent into the mail through the U.S.P.O not through Email. Not to mention that I did not recieve my credit card. 
I can also state that I am not the only consumer whom has had issues with this Synchrony Bank. I believe their needs to be an investigative audit on their practices financialy andand. More so how they treat consumers. Has customer service stooped so low that consumers ( Whom pay for services/items ) deserve to be treated so horribly and harrased by credit companies instead of treated with respect and given a breakbreak especially as a " New, Loyal and or Long term customer? '' Please look into this because ALL I want is the late fee waived for their dishonesty.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-29 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing statement — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I purchased hardwood floors from XXXX XX/XX/XXXX. I have no idea what the account number is no nothing. I have been paying and all I owed was {$1100.00}. Well my XX/XX/XXXX statement tacked on {$710.00}. I was devastated! Well I tried to pay it off using my XXXX credit card and they would not allow me to do so and that they could only use my checking account. If I do n't have the extra money and I consider this credit card fraud. How would be able to pay it off with the extreme interest rate which does n't show on my statement nor does the account number. They are really using shady tactics and need to be stopped. I have never experienced anything like this before. Thanks for any help you can provide. I 'm XXXX and simply ca n't afford the extra.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Payoff process — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: IN

Complaint narrative:
I got a Care Credit card at my children 's dentist office, we were told that we had a certain time to pay off and if it was n't paid off in a certain time then we would have to start paying interest. I ended up using the card again for other medical bills, and later found out that the money I was paying was going toward the most recent transaction instead of the oldest, so I started getting billed interest. So now I was paying on bills and interest that I should have never had to pay. I actually called a few times and customer service put my payments on the old transactions for me and actually told me that was what I would need to do in order to have my payments go toward the right transactions. And I actually found out that I was still paying on a bill for XXXX years ago that should have been paid off long before now. So basically since this company is making sure that it can charge interest from its customers even if they are never late and pay over the minimum payment. I also found out today that I was charged {$700.00} interest. When I called they said that it was deferred interest, but when I signed up for the card I was told that interest would be deferred for however long depending on the transaction amount and if it was n't paid off THEN I would have to start paying interest, not pay all the back interest. When I looked up the deferred interest time for my last bill for last summer that I am being charged {$700.00} interest on, it says that transactions {$2500.00} and over have a XXXX month deferment period, and I had at least a {$2500.00} bill, so why did I only get XXXX months? And now I wonder if all my bills were given less time then they say. Their bills do not break down every transaction you 've made so that you can see which transactions you are being charged interest on, just the most recent and a total of the rest. I have been misinformed, scammed, lied to, cheated. This company makes it impossible to even pay back anything on time if you have used the card on more than XXXX bill. Had I known how this company worked I would 've never gotten this card to help with medical bills! I got this card to help pay medical, dental, and optical bills for me and my children and to not have to worry how we are going to pay all of this, and now somehow I am paying XXXX and XXXX times as much because of the way this company is handling the billing. They get you to get their card and then make it impossible to pay it off without interest being charged.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-03-24 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
Calls began XXXX XXXX at XXXX. Then XXXX XXXX at XXXX, XXXX XXXX at XXXX, XXXX XXXX at XXXX, XXXX XXXX at XXXX & XXXX & XXXX, XXXX XXXX at XXXX & XXXX & XXXX, XXXX XXXX at XXXX & XXXX, and today at XXXX & XXXX. I will be sending them a cease & desist letter like I did to XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX. 

These are all robocalls and since this is a cell phone under the XXXX government cell phone plan, I do not appreciate it. I am filing for bankruptcy and these people call XXXX times a day? On a weekend?

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-29 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Installment loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: NY

Complaint narrative:
Carecredit owned by Synchrony Bank does not offer more convenient methods of payment such as credit card payments. I wanted to pay off my loan ( which slammed me with crazy interest charges after the promotional period ). I got a XXXX XXXX credit card with lower interest and no interest charges for 15 mos. Great idea right? Better than paying 28 % on top of accrued interest penalty for not paying off a specific dental procedure ( which I tried to avoid ). Well where was all the money I payed allocated? Anyway, I could not do a balance transfer because THEY DO NOT ACCEPT this form of payment. This is absurd and a consumer RIPOFF. Intentionally done so the person who can not afford to get the medical dental work all at once gets the help they need via Carecredit BUT has to pay through the teeth later. Gee, thanks. My teeth cost me {$4800.00} initally but I will probably pay double if I do n't pay this off. SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!! I find it hard to believe that a financial company with XXXX 's of different products and service providers does not offer more convenient methods of accepting payments.

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 monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-10-18 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Customer service / Customer relations — 
Company: BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
I have a William-Sanoma Signiture Visa, it has been paid off for a few month and chose to use it at XXXX on the XXXX XXXX XXXX on XXXX and the decline a XXXX and change transaction. I called find out why and the rep could really figure it out,. I told then I did not need the card and he put me on hold for XXXX minutes and XXXX seconds. That is abusive and i believe they did it on purpose so I would hang up and not bother closing my card.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Closing/Cancelling account — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
SYNCHRONY BANK HAS CLOSED SEVERAL OF MY ACCOUNTS THAT WERE NEVER IN NEGATIVE STANDING. THEY HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR A FEW MONTHS. I WENT TO TRY AND USE SOME OF THE CREDIT CARDS AND THEY HAD BEEN CLOSED WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. I DO N'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD DO THAT TO ME.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Other — 
Company: BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
My Barclaycard account was closed, but went to collections. The collections company DID NOT place the account on my credit report, because I settled it in full right away. However, Barclaycard refuses to update my credit report to say that it was settled in full. Even after I disputed it, they have it marked as a charge-off. I need this to be updated, as I am trying to fix my credit.

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 2016-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Late fee — 
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I had received a bill on a credit card in the mail only after it was delinquent, rather than prior to its delinquent status. The delinquent bill had late fee charges and interest. This is the second time this particular company has engaged in this practice. Upon calling their service center, they removed the late fee charges ( but not interest, which is minor to me ). I would like to register this in case this is a widespread practice. The company is XXXX ( Amazon credit card ). I think the bank is Chase.

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