vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-17 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
Description of the complaint I had several transactions process overnight same time as my payroll deposited. XXXX transaction was a XXXX withdrawl it was XXXX transaction that was split into XXXX total debits as each item shipped. This resulted in a total of {$180.00} in fees for {$140.00} worth of purchases. My account was never in the negative that I saw as it all posted at the same time when I looked at my account in the morning this occured everything seemed fine. Later that morning {$180.00} in fees were pending. I called and spoke with XXXX who told me my direct deposit should negate the fees and cause them to fall from a pending state and no one could help me until they posted and that the manager would do everything to help me tomorrow. Called next day was told XXXX the manager would call me back in 15 minutes 3 hours later no call back i called him. he finally returned my call and said that they will only waive {$74.00} a year. I explained that XXXX of the charged were of the result of XXXX transaction offered to provide proof. he said it was out of his hands he didnt have authority he would have district manager call me. the next day XXXX called and said he was acting as rep. of the bank the district manager would not be calling me and they would not be waiving any fees. 1. How can they charge me {$37.00} 4 times on XXXX transaction, and refuse to even look at the documenttaion. 2. If a direct deposit and charges both post at midnight the account was never in the negative state. 3.Is there no limit as to what they can charge and under what circumstance? 3. additionaly while I am adressing issues they have been randonly charging me XXXX per account per month on what is suppossed to be free military accounts and i have called several times they waive and " fix '' it then randomly again I am charged these fees.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-31 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: VANDERBILT MORTGAGE & FINANCE, INC
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
A little over five years ago we went to XXXX to buy home. They told me they only dealt with Vanderbilt Mortgage. That was n't an issue at the time but when I went to sign the contract the interest rate was too high as 10.94 % the representative for XXXX Vanderbilt Mortgage tell me not to worry about it if I had make my payments on time in five years they would give me a much better interest rate. So I went forth with the loan. When I went to ask Vanderbilt Mortgage for a better interest rate several times to rework the loan they told me no in spite of my perfect payment history and submitted to them documentation that we have lost {$50000.00} of income and was struggling making the payment but I continue making the payment on time. I feel this is dishonest in a breach of a verbal contract that I had with the representative at the time I put {$10000.00} down and was going to pull away from the negotiations but told me not to worry about it they would rework it if I paid all my payments on time in 5 years and I have. One the representatives even hinted to me that I needed to be behind on my payments for them to even consider it which is also wrong. I feel that I 've been a good customer to them they 're making a lot of money off my interest and because I had a verbal agreement that it would be reworked in five years they should honor it.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-08 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — VA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I refinanced my home through XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX 2016 and it was immediately bought by Freedom Mortgage. Freedom Mortgage then failed to pay my supplemental property tax bill from my escrow account that was due on XXXX/XXXX/2016. When I contacted them to notify them of the missed tax payment and penalty assessment, they said to email them the documents and they would take care of it. They immediately paid the tax bill, but also paid the tax penalty from my escrow account. 

When I called to complain that the tax penalty was due to their failure to timely pay the tax from my escrow account, they said they were not responsible for the supplemental tax payment but made it for me as a courtesy. The supplemental tax bill was issued months before I refinanced by home and prior to Freedom Mortgage purchasing my loan. In short, Freedom Mortgage bought my loan, failed to pay my property taxes on time, and then said I was responsible for the tax penalty for their failure to pay my property taxes on time.

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 2015-09-21 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
MY MORTGAGE WAS SOLD FROM XXXX XXXX XXXX TO CARRINGTON MORTGAGE AND SINCE XXXX 2015 THEY HAVE SENT ME CERTIFIED LETTERS THREATENING TO FORECLOSE ON MY HOUSE BECAUSE THEY SAID I MISSED A PAYMENT WITH XXXX XXXX XXXX WHEN I HAVE PROOF FROM XXXX XXXX XXXX THAT I NEVER MISSED XXXX PAYMENT WITH THEM AND I ALSO HAVE PROOF THAT I HAVE NOT MISSED A PAYMENT WITH CARRINGTON EITHER. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH PERSON I SPEAK TO TELLS ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SUPERVISOR AND THEY ALWAYS SAY HE IS NOT IN AND THEY PUT ME THROUGH TO HIS VOICEMAIL AND HE NEVER RETURNS MY CALLS. THIS COMPANY IS VERY SHADY AND UNHELPFUL AND I DO N'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO TO FIX THIS. I REALLY NEED HELP TO MAKE THIS RIGHT.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-01 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Delinquent account — 
Company: Financial Business and Consumer Solutions.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
A company called FBCS is trying to collect on a debt from 10 years ago on behalf of XXXX XXXX. A debt that no longer exists. I have double checked my credit report and this debt is non-existent. I explained this to them today and claim they will " remove '' the account. We will see. They have called numerous times, but I gave them the run around until I could verify it was a legitimate company and not just a scam. Surprisingly it is a legitimate company trying to collect an illegitimate debt.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-19 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Installment loan
Issue: Problems when you are unable to pay — 
Company: Avant Credit Corporation
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I am one payment behind and spoke with a representive who informed me that Avant will continue to call. This company calls every hour on the hour.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-21 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: Diversified Adjustment Service, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
Never received a phone call from XXXX. Never received a bill. This is due to they were sending it to an address that is not mine. the account was opened with an address of XXXX, CA XXXX. I have NEVER lived here. I have a police report # XXXX. I have sent in a notarized fraudulent letter to the original creditor. The collect Diversified Adjustment services, is still reporting this as a collection on my XXXX account. the fraudulent address is till being reported as mine. recently received a letter from a new collection agency requesting paying for same bill.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-10 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
My mortgage lender, Fifth Third Bank, has placed my home in foreclosure due to a force placed escrow in the amount on approximately {$1300.00} which I had no knowledge of. I was making my payments monthly to Fifty Third Bank and they were not applying my payments to my account. They served the tenants that are currently renting my home with foreclosure papers. i found out about this situation when my tenants notified my property manager that they were served. Fifth Third Bank should not have served an individual other than who they were supposed to serve. Upon inquiring about this situation with Fifth Third Bank, I was informed that My home was in foreclosure. When I asked why it was in foreclosure, since I had made my payments monthly. They said they sent me a check each month because they considered my payments partial payments because they did not include the escrow. I had no knowledge of the checks they sent or the escrow.after going over information, I realized, I had not received their correspondence because they had not included the correct apartment number. Now Fifth Third Bank says I am past due and in foreclosure status. To my knowledge I was not past due. They just did not apply my payments. They created this foreclosure by their tactics. This is a huge misunderstanding and I feel it should be reversed because this foreclosure status is due to an escrow I had no knowledge of and tenants should not have been served with foreclosure notice. I requested a meeting with Fifth Third Bank to discuss this in hopes to reverse this. They stated that they will email me to set up a meeting but have not done so. It has been 36 hours since my request to speak to the proper department to address this. I also asked for an address to make contact via mail so I can have written records and they said they could set up a meeting but did not grant me the meeting or mailing information I requested.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-04 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Home equity loan or line of credit
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
I applied for an equity loan on several of my investment properties through Fifth Third Bank in XXXX, Ohio on two occasions. The bank officials misrepresented the equity loan eligibility ; knowingly adversely affecting my credit score ; practicing discrimination in applying the criteria for an equity loan. On or about XX/XX/2016, I applied for equity loan on XXXX properties. I was told my rental income was applicable in establishing additional income. I was subsequently denied because of my credit score was lower than a needed XXXX and my debt to income ratio was to high. Five month later, on or about XX/XX/2016, I applied, this time with far less debt and a higher credit score. I was denied again based on my debt to income ratio as being to high but this time they refused to consider my verifiable rental income. 
Clearly, the Fifth Third officials were simply playing with my time and adversely affecting my credit score to merely meeting certain application quotes and/or they are willfully discriminating against me when considering other equity loan applications, they are approving but denying me.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-03-10 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Advertising and marketing — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I RECEIVED AN UNSOLICITED PROMOTION IN THE MAIL BY A CREDIT CARD COMPANY OFFERING TO CREDIT MY ACCOUNT {$150.00} IF I SPEND {$500.00} WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OPENING THE ACCT. I FULFILLED MY OBLIGATION WITHIN 3 WEEKS. BUT NOW THE COMPANY IS TELLING ME I HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 6 WEEKS BEFORE I GET PAID. THEIR OFFER MADE NO MENTION OF THIS.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-26 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Installment loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
I purchased tickets to an event through XXXX XXXX in XXXX 2016. On the day of the event in XXXX I was not given the full access to the event I had paid for. I disputed the sale with my credit card provider, Fifth Third Bank. My goal was to receive a small percentage back from XXXX XXXX. 
The last correspondence I have ever received from Fifth Third Bank pertaining to this issue was dated in XXXX. This letter stated that the dispute was settled in my favor and {$330.00} was to be credited back to my account. 
This amount, nor any amount, was ever credited back to my account. I called Fifth Third Bank numerous times only to be told on each and every occasion that I would be contacted " within the next 48 hours '' to address the situation. 
NEVER HAPPENED! 
After a few months of this " run around '' I finally filed a lawsuit with the judicial system in XXXX County, Illinois. Even though Fifth Third was served with the paperwork for this case filing they made the decision to ignore the court summons and DID NOT show up in court. Subsequently I was awarded a default judgment in the amount of {$1000.00} plus court costs in XXXX of 2016. 
Although Fifth Third made it extremely difficult to find the correct department to forward the judgment paperwork to, I was finally able to fax the documents to the correct department. 
Within a week of receiving my faxed paperwork I was contacted by a Fifth Third Bank Attorney who initially told me that they would not pay me the full amount and if I did not settle for the considerably lesser amount, Fifth Third Bank would go back to court and file paperwork to have the judgment vacated. I told the Attorney this was not acceptable and my expectation was to receive the entire amount of the judgment plus court costs. This phone call took place on XXXX XXXX, 2016. 
On XXXX XXXX, Fifth Third Bank, through their Attorney, made the decision to finally bring to a conclusion this issue which they had dragged out for more than 7 months. The decision was made to pay me the total agreed upon amount of {$1200.00}. 
As of the writing of this statement on XXXX XXXX, 2016, I have still not received any of these monies. 
FYI : Because I have very little trust for Fifth Third Bank and their agents, each and every phone call since this issue has arisen has been recorded. These audio files are available upon request.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-16 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: Collection Services, Inc.
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I paid my dept to CSI to XXXX over 3 years ago, even after 3 years of asking them to removing the debt off my record it still on my record. I currently use the service and have been for the last 3 years. I have filed a dispute with the credit report XXXX and it wont get off my credit. While I do n't have the original receipt that the debt was paid in full I have statements for months i use their service. I call and they keep saying that they will take care of it and it should be off my credit in 45 days and nothing gets resolved. I even call XXXX XXXX to see if they can do anything and they give me false numbers to call. This has been a big mess that I cant seem to resolve on my own.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-05 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: MI

Complaint narrative:
A number of years ago, my wife ( now deceased ) filed an individual bankruptcy. At that time we had a mortgage with Fifth Third Bank. Some after the bankruptcy was complete, Fifth Third added an amount to the mortgage. This was not noticed to me nor is it allowed in the mortgage. I have tried for years to get this resolved but to no avail. The Bank is reporting this as a late payment every month which affects my credit rating and adds costs to my insurance. The rep for the bank said " we did n't charge you we charged the mortgage. '' I fail to see how this is different than charging me. I tried working with a local rep at the bank but the supervisor we tried to talk to would not talk to us and hung up on us. I live to a great extent on social security and this is affecting my credit and my ability to make ends meet. I ca n't even refinance with this showing as late payment every month. I do make my regular payment every month just not the extra which is unexplained and not allowed for in the mortgage.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-26 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: AZ

Complaint narrative:
I have had a XXXX mortgage with Fifth Third Bank since XX/XX/XXXX. The loan amount was {$36000.00}. My monthly payment is {$260.00}. I have consistently paid more than the required amount. I am not delinquent and never have been. To this date, XX/XX/XXXX I have paid over {$27000.00} in interest and have requested repeatedly that the excess amount be applied to the principal. I was advised that interest is charged on a daily basis and that has to be paid first. My loan balance is still at {$34000.00}. My loan payment is due on the XXXX of each month and is considered late if not received by the XXXX. From what I was told from the bank was that even though my payments are received on or around the XXXX, that I am being charged interest for those days prior to the due date (? ). This is a terrible loan product and I have requested that my loan be modified to be fully amortized and was told that they do not do business in Arizona ... but yet, my home is in Arizona. I feel that this bank has taken advantage of me and still continues to do so. Their products are inferior and certainly not for the benefit of helping homeowners. Their lending practices are very unfair and unreasonable. I have asked for help but to no avail. Please look into this bank 's policies and procedures as it does not look good for just everyday working people that deal with this awful bank. Also, I am not delinquent and my interest payments are always on time ( their time ). This is not an interest only loan, although it sure looks and feels like it ... .just awful.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-27 00:00:00
Product: Consumer Loan — Vehicle loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease — 
Company: BMO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I made my payments on time with BMO HARRIS bank, and somehow they missed one of the checks my bank sent, the money cleared my bank account, and the funds were taken from my XXXX checkings account. this happened XXXX of 2014, they 've been calling me an harassing me for a whole year about it, and I already explained the situation XXXX times to different people. they never put notes on the system, they 've called my mom at work, my brothers and almost got my Mother fired, I am a United states Marine. a and they call my job everyday from the same number. and they are not trying to work hard to find out who lost the check and were did my money go. at this point like I said my money cleared the account and I never got reimburse for the lost, if you look at my payment history I 've never missed one payment! and I have XXXX cars. they told me they would take my car and that it was n't their problem the money got Lost, that I HAD to pay.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-08-11 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Cashing a check without an account
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals — 
Company: FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I received a deposit refund check # XXXX dated XXXX/XXXX/XXXX from XXXX in the amount of {$500.00} dollars. I have deposited this check via mobile app to my XXXX XXXX XXXX Account. After a while I noticed that this moneys were never deposited so I contacted XXXX XXXX XXXX customer service to search for this deposit. After lengthy phone calls I received a letter from XXXX XXXX XXXX instructing me to bring the original check to the XXXX XXXX XXXX physical location ( branch ) to redeposit the original check as the mobile deposit could n't be researched. 
I re deposited this check on XXXX XXXX XXXX. 
On XXXX XXXX XXXX I received a letter from XXXX XXXX XXXX stating that XXXX XXXX XXXX debited my account for the {$500.00} dollars and said that this check was already deposited via mobile app and negotiated at FIFTH THIRD BANK on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. I have never deposited this check to FIFTH THIRD BANK! I have NEVER owned an account there I never even heard of this bank. I contacted FIFTH THIRD BANK to see what happened to my check. They said that they cant research this check because there is information missing and that I am not their customer. I asked FIFTH THIRD BANK to searched their data by my name and social security number to see if someone opened an account there and found no accounts in my name. 
The bottom line is that I deposited this check on my mobile app to my personal account in XXXX XXXX XXXX the money never showed up and according to XXXX XXXX XXXX this check was cashed at Fifth Third Bank but the check or the deposit cant be researched. 
I suspect a fraud or software issue because I only deposited this check to XXXX XXXX XXXX and they are claiming that I mobile deposited it in FIFTH THIRD BANK! 
Please help!!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation