vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-09 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Using a debit or ATM card — 
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Hello, I am frequently overseas and use ATMs to withdraw from my US accounts. I monitor sites such as XXXX to find out the going rates and I have often called or written customer service to find out the exact rates being used to convert dollars to euros, for example. Customer service personnel are vague -- they tell me that the bank charges a {$5.00} processing fee and can charge up to XXXX percent more than the going rate, but they wo n't tell me what the rate is. If I press hard on the issue, they invariably send me to the XXXX Global Currency Conversion site XXXX -- which is the PREVIOUS business day 's highest rate, not that day 's rate, and includes this mind-boggling disclaimer : " Please note that due to possible rounding differences, the displayed rates may not precisely reflect the actual rate applied to the transaction amount when converting to the cardholder billing amount. The exchange rate that is applied to a transaction is the exchange rate as of the day of settlement which is the day that XXXX determines the settlement amount to be exchanged between the acquirer and the issuer. The settlement date is therefore typically different from the date of the actual transaction. '' So Number ONE : Can a consumer find out the ACTUAL RATE used for that day? 
Number TWO : Can banks actually post the rate they are using on their site and quit cloaking the matter? 
Number THREE : When I look at my withdrawals using the MC Global Conversion rates for that day or the previous, they still do n't add up correctly. It appears that my bank at least is adding XXXX percent or XXXX percent on to the fee -- in additon to charging their {$5.00} withdrawal fee. Maybe it 's {$4.00} more, maybe {$7.00}, but it never adds up correctly -- and they 're already ripping me off with a bad exchange rate and ATM fees at both ends. ( I have a letter in with my bank now and if they do not answer to my satisfaction, I will file another complaint with details. ) The total effect for consumers such as me is that we 're being forced to buy something without being able to see the price tag -- and the ATM never shows what is going to be withdrawn from my account if conducted in that country 's currency, which is cheaper than converting to dollars at the ATM. 
I find this cryptic, non-transparent behavior regarding access correct foreign exchange frustrating and simply wrong. This is a general complaint -- because ALL the banks I 've used shield the 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 2015-11-04 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
My fianc and I opened a joint checking account at Suntrust bank and deposited a check in the amount of {$15000.00}. The account was opened on a Thursday and we were told the funds from the check would be available on Monday. On Tuesday morning the funds were not available and the account information vanished from online access. We went to the bank and were told that Suntrust closed the account citing fraud as my fianc owed them money from 2005. After a lengthily process at the bank where we spent time on the phone making payment arrangements for an {$800.00} debt we were unaware existed we still are no better off and were just told our funds could be held for 30 days. This has put my family in a very difficult situation. I do n't understand how the bank can legally refuse to return our funds? Please help me understand.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-13 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I contacted America Education Services in XX/XX/XXXX about not being able to pay my monthly payments in full. However, I was told to pay {$270.00} to be able to go through a questionnaire for possible forbearance. Later, I was told I had let time pass and needed to pay again and wait for the payment to post. I paid {$300.00} this time and after the questionnaire was told I qualified for a 2 month forbearance. In XX/XX/XXXX without further I received a letter from XXXX stating I was in default. XXXX agrees that something is wrong, but says its up to the AES, who denies they were wrong. They refuse to answer the question of my giving away {$570.00} at their request for me not to interested in the forbearance as noted by their agent. They will only say mistakes happen and we apologize. I have never defaulted on a loan before and due to this can no longer attend school to pursue my dream as a school administrator. I am only asking to be reinstated from default so that I may consolidate this loan. AES misrepresented themselves and provided information that was not true. They refuse to try and work with me.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-06 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I 'm being charged an ISF penalty that does not make sense to me. 
The bank says larger entries are prioritized when payments are pending regardless if those smaller entries come previous ( 3 days ), even if those previous pending entries were being covered with sufficient funds. How so?

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-12 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: IA

Complaint narrative:
I called student fed loan servicing to reinstate payments after I was no longer going to school So I could get them paid off faster. They had me fill out a form to wave my forbearance rights and I sent that in. My payments resumed for a month or two and then stopped again in XXXX. 

I called student fed loan servicing on XXXX XXXX to ask why my payments were not being deducted again. They told me I would need to submit a request again to get them reinstated but they would resume for XXXX. 

I called XXXX XXXX, XXXX to ask why it still shows that XXXX my loan will be in forbearance. She told me that it would be in forbearance until XXXX. She said she could submit another request to have it go into repayment but then she said my original paperwork that I filled out months ago no longer is valid because I submitted another request on XXXX XXXX for the same thing, to get my payments reinstated. During all of this I am incurring interest and not able to get FedLoanServicing to take payment. 
The notion that a representative had me put in a second request that voided the first request for the same thing is silly to me and I feel I am getting the run around. In addition I just realized the XXXX payments they did deduct in XXXX and XXXX were for interest only.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-20 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: MIDFIRST BANK
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
I never wanted Midland Mortgage, my mortgage was sold to them. I 've been stuck with their poor customer service for years. At the same time I 've had the same insurance carrier and renter for 15+ years. Every now and then I 'd get a warning letter and one would also be sent to my insurance company saying, 'It has been brought to Midland 's attention that my house is abandoned, or that they want to report that I have a renter. I 've had the same renter for over 15 years..that 's not a surprise. 
Then one day I received a call from Midland and the female service rep started asking me all sorts of personal questions ; I told her nothing has changed that should be reported to Midland but she persisted. Since I did n't want to continue with her I told her I was going to hang up, which I did. 
Within a few days I received a letter from Midland saying that since I did n't have insurance on my home, Midland was going to have another company insure my house for over $ XXXX+ for the year because I had let my insurance lapse. I immediately called Midland to say my insurance has been combined with and paid with my mortgage payment since I first signed for a mortgage, they could check their records. And I told Midland in a phone call that all this was probably due to me not wanting to answer their rude service rep 's questions and to please review the phone conversation if they taped it. I followed that call with one to my insurance carrier and they still had me insured. 
Instead of correcting their error, Midland continued to bill for this additional, higher premium insurance with my monthly mortgage payment. I called and sent proof of insurance in again and made Midland sign that they received the paperwork. When I 'd call to follow up, they said they did n't see any correspondence on file. So XXXX forced me to pay twice for insurance for a full year. This additional $ XXXX charge was broken down and added to my monthly bill. 
I called again and sent in paperwork to prove my house was insured and followed this with letters requesting help and documents to the Oklahoma State Attorney General, the Oklahoma XXXX and the Federal Trade Commission. Not one responded. And the extra charges built up with late fees if I could n't make the full payment on time. After one full year, Midland stopped overcharging me but they never corrected their mistake and never paid me back. I think it was all due to that one service rep who wanted me to answer a ton of personal questions and I refused. My mortgage is paid off now but in the decades I was stuck with Midland Mortgage they never once replied to a letter or correspondence I sent them.

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 2017-03-21 00:00:00
Product: Other financial service — Credit repair
Issue: Disclosures — 
Company: Credit Karma, LLC
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I have been locked out of my account with Credit Karma. I have contacted them several times, but I have been unable to get a reply within 30 days. It keeps sending me emails weekly with new updates, but they wo n't answer my request to unlock the account so that I done have access. I 've even gone to XXXX to try to send them a message, no response. Can somebody help 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 2016-07-12 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Making/receiving payments, sending money — 
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I had a checking account with Suntrust to cover my Suntrust mortgage account automatically. The amount of my mortgage was XXXX. I allocated extra {$12.00} to be applied to the mortgage to round out the payment to {$430.00} per month. 
The next year the mortgage reset and increased by XXXX a month. I never authorized an automatic payment of {$430.00}, but that is what Suntrust took out of my account. Over time, this {$0.00} led to a deficit {$6.00} and set off a series of overdraft fees ( {$72.00} per month ) for each month it was overdrawn. Never signed up for overdraft either -- if checking account did n't have enough money, transaction should have been rejected? 
After attempting to settle and bring account back to balance, the overdraft amount of {$230.00} did not post in time, leading to another {$180.00} in overdraft fines. Again, without Suntrust calling/texting me to inform me of overdraft. 
These fees all resulted from a transaction amount I never authorized.

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 2017-03-27 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: NM

Complaint narrative:
I had the loans through the department of education and had trouble getting them paid for a long time. They decided to transfer the loans to FedLoan without my knowledge. I did not receive any consultation or letters informing me of the change. So when I started receiving post and calls from FedLoan I originally thought I had been the victim of identity theft. Once I got a chance to actually talk with them I was able to get started paying on my loans.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-24 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Communication tactics — Frequent or repeated calls
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
I have asked for my number to be taken out, and to be removed after I explained to the debater I had set up to call back at a later date was told this is not how this works, told him to just take me off do not contact me, received another call a week later with another rude person.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-08 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — VA mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: WI

Complaint narrative:
About 8 years ago I had to up and leave my house to move for care of my daughter. To which we had renters but they XXXX us over and we didnt have time or money to deal with a house as my daughters health was way more important and the renters messed the house up. I have filed a few complaints on this company already. 7 years later the house hasnt been paid on its suposed to get forclosed. Its in the process but from what Ive been told my law office keeps getting hung up with SUNTRUST MORTGAGE on this issue. My credit has already been turned to XXXX cause they wont do anything.

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 2017-03-08 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Taking out the loan or lease — 
Company: Nicholas Financial Inc.
State: TN

Complaint narrative:
I purchase a car for XXXX dollars with XXXX dollars down payment the remaining balance XXXX dollars in XX/XX/2015 the car is a used XXXX.I bought the car from a local used car dealer shop. he sold the account to Nicholas Financial.INC XXXX XXXX FL.XXXX now they say my pay off balance is XXXX dollar and more please help me.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-03-10 00:00:00
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: AES/PHEAA
State: MN

Complaint narrative:
My daughter has student loans serviced by American Education Services ( AES ). I am cosigner on those loans. Over a period of time from XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX, payments made directly to AES by my daughter have been lost or stolen by AES. There are 17 missing payments at this time, totaling more than {$10000.00}. My daughter and I have provided three different types of proof, including actual bank statements from her bank, showing the date and amount of payment made directly to AES. They continue to say they can not " find '' the funds. We have contacted also the Pennsylvania Higher Education Authority ( PHEAA ) and their Office of Consumer Advocacy. These people are supposed to be advocating for the consumer and holding AES accountable to try to correct the multitude of errors and complaints about AES. However, all PHEAA have done so far is make excuses for AES and tell me how they are a huge company with millions of people making payments. My daughter and I have called AES and PHEAA many, many, many times to try and resolve this. They have terrible customer service and inept financial management. However, even though we tried and tried to get a resolution and produce evidence of our payments, they continue to send a barrage of emails, phone calls and letters to say we are delinquent. Both my daughter and my credit reports are full of indications of " adverse '' results and delinquent accounts. My daughter stopped making payments for a few months because she is afraid of more funds being lost or stolen and we received notice they were going to send our information to collection agencies and we would be required to pay the amount in full. She set up a system then to begin to make payments again while this is sorted out, and the first payment was received and credited with no problem. Now the second payment is again " lost '', even though she went on the AES system and make the payment with direct debit to them, just as they had instructed. Once again, the money is taken from her bank account and paid to AES, but AES says they never received it. PLEASE make them credit my daughter 's loan balances right now for the {$10000.00} that she paid to AES. ( {$9200.00} paid and not credited to her account in XXXX and {$1400.00} paid XX/XX/XXXX and not credited to her account!!!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-07 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: FL

Complaint narrative:
I applied on XXXX XXXX, XXXX to switch my repayment plan from XXXX to the new XXXX student loan repayment program. It is now XXXX XXXX, XXXX and they still have not completed the processing of my application. They have told me that so many people have applied to this program all at the same time, that it is causing them difficulty in processing applications in a timely manner. Apparently they are unable to service student loans in a fair and equitable manner. This delay resulting from their inability to accommodate the new laws creating a new repayment program is creating a hardship on me, as it is lengthening the amount of time I remain in debt and delays my final repayment date back as many months as they are unable to get me into the new repayment plan. I am also enrolled in the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Program, so the " clock '' on my maximum 10-year repayment time span has essentially stopped, and now my final payment will be delayed by however many months that MY FED LOAN has been unable to completely process my application. In other words, my final payment ( # XXXX on time payment ) date will be delayed at least 5 months, and that is IF they can get me on the new repayment plan in XXXX XXXX, which seems doubtful given their track record of being unable to handle servicing student loans properly. If My Fed Loan is so ambitious to " service '' student loans, then they should be prepared to handle the influx when new laws create new repayment programs/plans. XXXX or 6 months delay may not seem like a lot of time given the 120 month repayment program of the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, but I have been in the XXXX for 18 years ( repaying my student loans ) and I ca n't believe that the XXXX is not retroactive. Thank you for your time.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — FHA mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: MORTGAGE 1 INCORPORATION
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
My husband and I paid for an Inspection in our home. It was for an FHA loan. Everything was good then they told us they could not complete our loan Untill XXXX due to and FHA rule we called HUD and found out they were doing it wrong so we took our business else where. They never logged out inspection and the cancelled it so the other company could not use it.

Company public response: Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-29 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX I became aware that a recently terminated office manager who had been employed by my company, XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX for approximately 1 yr had fraudulently used my debit card for a {$99.00} purchase. This person also forged a payroll check for {$2200.00} ( see XXXX ) This person also generated a fraudulent check ( see XXXX ) from a customer for deposit into our business account in the hopes of ( a ) getting paid a commission on said check or ( b ) intentionally over drafting my account, which it did. On XXXX I reported these fraudulent transactions to XXXX XXXX, Suntrust Branch Manager at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX Fl XXXX PH XXXX Fax XXXX because XXXX of the items had not cleared she suggested I check back in a few days. On XXXX I filed a police report with the XXXX Police Dept. ( see XXXX ) I then presented same report to XXXX XXXX a banker at the same Suntrust location to be forwarded along with check information to Suntrust 's security office. Both XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX were very helpful in retrieving images of the checks in question and assisting me in gathering documents. As of this date I have had no contact from Suntrust security or any other Suntrust representative regarding this identity theft and fraudulent checks in question. Suntrust did cancel my debit card, and issued credit of {$99.00} for the fraudulent use of my debit card but at this time my account still remains overdrawn due to the illegal checks being processed which is preventing me from doing future business through said account.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation