Date Received: 2020-12-04
Issue: Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX, I applied to refinance my mortgage with Ally Home Loans. The statement on their website is " If you already have an Ally account, we will pay {$500.00} towards your closing ''. I have an account with Ally and wanted to take advantage of the lower interest rates in the market. I applied and the offer at the time was 2.9 % for a 30 year loan. Wanting to lower my payment further, I applied to purchase points to get a 2.375 % rate for the 30 year loan. In the initial disclosures, the point cost was roughly {$5800.00} with a {$500.00} discount ( the {$500.00} towards closing promised ). During the remainder of the month, we completed all of the paperwork for closing. After all of the information was settled, the loan amount was estimated to be {$390000.00}. Part of the closing costs was {$8200.00} fee for 2.103 points being purchased. I did research and came to an understanding that : 1 point = .25 % discount ( standard among lending institutions ) Purchasing of 1 point cost = 1 % of the loan ( standard among lending institutions ) According to our loan, the following would then apply : 2.9 % ( rate w/o points ) - 2.375 % ( rate with points ) = .525 % discount .525 % discount / .25 % ( discount per point ) = 2.1 points 2.1 points = 2.1 % of the {$390000.00} loan value = {$8200.00} points fee ( small difference due to rounding from 2.103 % ) I asked about the {$500.00} discount, which was supposed to be taken out of the points fee, and they responded that it was already included. They further responsed that they would have charged me {$8700.00} ( {$500.00} more than the standard among lending institutions ), but discounted that fee by {$500.00}. Basically, they are overcharging me {$500.00} for points and then discounting that overcharge to bring me back to the standard among lending institutions. I verified that XXXX XXXX XXXX would have charged {$8200.00} ( 1 % of the loan per point OR {$390000.00} x 2.1 % = {$8200.00} ) per their website : XXXX : XXXXXXXX Ally should only be charging me {$7700.00} ( {$8200.00} standard - {$500.00} discount ).
Company Response:
State: WI
Zip: 530XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-12-04
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-12-04
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement
Subissue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement
Consumer Complaint: I made 3 separate purchases with my card from ALLY bank. These were all from the same merchant XXXX XXXX XXXX. The first purchase was for {$570.00} on XX/XX/2020. The second purchase was for {$2100.00} on XX/XX/2020. The third purchase was for {$2900.00} on XX/XX/2020. These purchases were never received or even shipped out. I was billed for merchandise I have never received. Under the Fair Credit Billing act, I am legally allowed a reversal of the charges from these funds since I have never received them. I opened a dispute with my bank ALLY and they never allowed me to talk to the dispute team one time to explain my situation. They denied my dispute and did not give me any funds back. I was unfairly billed for merchandise I have never received. I contacted the merchant several times and was only given a response one time. The merchant said " We have responded to your dispute in order for you to win what is a valid dispute. '' Ally then sent me a letter a month later in late XXXX stating that a refund will not be given. I have been trying to call Ally for a month now in order to reach the dispute team but have failed every time. I have taken all the actions necessary to win this dispute. Ally is not helping their customer at all. I would really appreciate if someone else could step in and investigate. Thank you.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: MI
Zip: 49315
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2021-01-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-12-04
Issue: Improper use of your report
Subissue: Received unsolicited financial product or insurance offers after opting out
Consumer Complaint: I see multiple 30-60 days late marks which is a clear violation of my right under the FCRA. The company has never responded to any of my attempts to obtain any proof or documentation that will prove this account is being reported accurately.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: MA
Zip: 02302
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-12-04
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-12-03
Issue: Managing an account
Subissue: Problem using a debit or ATM card
Consumer Complaint: Ally Bank allowed more than {$1000.00} in fraudulent transactions to occur on an old checking account debit card that should have been deactivated more than a year ago. This wiped out my balance in a few hours and will take weeks if not months to fix. All due to Ally 's careless mistake.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: GA
Zip: 30533
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-12-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-12-03
Issue: Struggling to pay your loan
Subissue: Denied request to lower payments
Consumer Complaint: This is an addendum to the previous complaint regarding making payments. As of today, Ally has reported to all credit bureaus because of the complaint I only posted yesterday that I am 60 days late. I made a request yesterday to Ally since I can not get any resolution, I made a request to voluntary surrender the vehicle. They accepted that over the phone and said that I should leave the plates on the car and someone would contact me in a couple of days. Ally is guilty of retaliation. I am attaching in full detail all of the proof of false claims on payments.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: NJ
Zip: 07731
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-12-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-12-03
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: There are unknown hard inquiries on my credit report. Im requested the verification of the inquiries and the method of verification. On XX/XX/2020, XXXX XXXX add a hard inquiry on my credit report per XXXX. On XX/XX/2020, XXXX XXXX add a hard inquiry on my credit report per XXXX. On XX/XX/2020, ALLY FINANCIAL add a hard inquiry on my credit report per XXXX. But companies did not provide the following proof : Permissible Purpose My written authorization Proof that I personally initiated these inquiries. To my knowledge, I have not signed any documents authorizing your organization to view my credit history therefore, your inquiry into my credit report violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 1681b ( c ) : Transactions Not Initiated by Consumer.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CA
Zip: 91423
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-12-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-12-03
Issue: Problems at the end of the loan or lease
Subissue: Termination fees or other problem when ending the lease early
Consumer Complaint: I had an account with Ally Financial account # XXXX which was paid to a XXXX balance yet, when I checked my credit I see a balance showing for {$210.00} this is false information.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: NY
Zip: 10977
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-12-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-12-03
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Subissue: Investigation took more than 30 days
Consumer Complaint: I have filed a dispute in regards to the incorrect items on my credit report. It has been well over 30 days and I haven't received any investigation results.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: NV
Zip: 89106
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-12-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-12-03
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Subissue: Investigation took more than 30 days
Consumer Complaint: This account was removed from XXXX. XXXX and XXXX have not removed the account, although validation has not been done. There is no possible way they validated when XXXX received the same information and could not validate which resulted in the account being removed.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: AZ
Zip: 85015
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-12-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-12-02
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not yours
Consumer Complaint: I have sent this company multiple letters to validate this alleged debt yet have not received any response from them. luckily I sent it via certified mail to have proof they got them! I also called spoke with a representative And recorded the whole conversation.I Was told they would get back to me still no response.Ive been suffering from XXXX because of all the in accuracys they have reported on my credit which has been hindering me for years! Everything About this so called debt is inaccurate egregious and downright unfair all three bureaus have three different dates on last payment they claim to receive from me on a vehicle that reports as charged off but still to this day has gap insurance in my name active! On a vehicle I have no possession of. Might I add The alleged debt they reported closed on XX/XX/XXXX yet they claim to have received A payment XXXX XXXX as last payment received on XXXX yet on XXXX report XX/XX/XXXX of that same year! Which is a lie! This is defamation of character!!! Ive been in XXXX with this company and their lies!! I have so many sleepless nights because of this. Ive become so depressed I feel like this company has made me suffer so much yet hold no accountability nor have they tired to resolve this issues its been years they have been hindering me!. Ive asked for validation of any and every kind yet have received nothing! Im in tearsssss writing this. My last attempt before taking legal actions really. I sent my last letter of request of validation which by certified mail says they received it on XX/XX/XXXX it is now XX/XX/XXXX still nothing with all that is going on in the world right now why do I still have to deal with this
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CA
Zip: 91605
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-12-02
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A