Date Received: 2020-08-30
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Subissue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Consumer Complaint: I am a victim of identity theft. Due to the Corona Virus Pandemic, we are all facing which has me sitting still at home and I saw the recent news about the multiple XXXX Data breaches. I decided to look at my credit reports from the XXXX major credit bureaus and found that someone had used my Identity. I have no idea how the theft took place. I also have no knowledge of any suspects. I did not receive any money, goods, or services as a result of identity theft. I contacted the Credit Bureau and told me to file an Identity Theft Report which I am doing. I appreciate your effort in getting this matter resolved. Thank you. Please let me know if you need any other information from me to block this information from my credit report. Thank you.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: OH
Zip: 45231
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-08-30
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-08-29
Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services
Subissue: Problem with product or service terms changing
Consumer Complaint: I purchased/financed my vehicle through ally on XX/XX/2020 ; my monthly payment amount was {$420.00} due on XX/XX/2020 due to coronavirus/covid19 closures. The vehicle had minor/major defects that I reported to the dealership and manufacturer since XX/XX/2020, the car broke down on XX/XX/2020 and has since been rendered over to the financer. My car payment due date was extended to XX/XX/2020 due to coronavirus/covid19 closures on XX/XX/2020. On XX/XX/2020 ally sent me a NOTICE OF REPORT OF NEGATIVE CREDIT INFORMATION that I received at my post office box on XX/XX/2020.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: OK
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-08-29
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-08-29
Issue: Problems at the end of the loan or lease
Subissue: Unable to receive car title or other problem after the loan is paid off
Consumer Complaint: I paid off my loan on XX/XX/XXXX with a cashier 's check. Ally confirmed receipt of the payment, and told me they mailed the lien release on the same day. I told them the dealership where I traded in my vehicle needed a lien release right away, so Ally told me they would FAX a lien release to the dealership on XX/XX/XXXX. On XX/XX/XXXX, I called them and informed them the FAX was not received. They said they would FAX it again that afternoon. On XX/XX/XXXX, I told them I had not received the mailed lien release. They told me I should receive the mailed lien release by XXXX. On XX/XX/XXXX, I received an email confirming that the lien release had been mailed, and I should expect to receive it within 7 days. On XX/XX/XXXX, I called them and let them know the FAX still had not been received by the dealership. The agent said she would send the request to another department and they would FAX the lien release in 1 to 2 days. On XX/XX/XXXX, the faxed lien release still had not arrived. I called Ally and they said the FAX request was currently being processed and the dealership should receive it by XXXX XXXX the same day. On XX/XX/XXXX, the XXXXAX still had not been received. I called Ally, and they told me they needed another 1 to 2 days to process yet another FAX request. I asked to speak to someone in the Consumer Relations Department. So far, this was one request for a mailed lien release, and four requests for a faxed lien release. The Consumer Relations Department told me that either on the XXXX or XXXX, I would be able to obtain the lien release by logging in on their website. On the XXXX, I called Allys Consumer Relations Department again. They told me I needed to wait yet another 1 to 2 days before I could access the lien release. In the meantime, the mailed original still has not arrived. Every time I speak to them, they tell me they must send my request to another department, and it will take another XXXX to 2 days for the request to be processed. Over and over again, I have done this, to no avail. Here I am, three weeks after paying off my loan with a cashiers check, and I still do not have a lien release after repeated promises to provide one for me.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: OK
Zip: 74021
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-08-29
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-08-28
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Subissue: Problem with personal statement of dispute
Consumer Complaint: Spoke to Ally Auto over 10 times since XX/XX/XXXX. They said they were going to remove this negative information of my credit report because it was clearly not my fault. Ally canceled my Auto payment and my manual payment because there was a lapse on their system when you extend a lease. I did my part on ensuring my payment was made however do to a lapse on their online system my payments were canceled. I was reported late 30 days for the month of XXXX although I clearly made payments and received confirmations for those payments. They gave me multiple reference numbers however all they do is give me the run around. They are causing me extreme hardship because of the negative impact on my credit report causing me to not be able to get a mortgage. One of their reference number I received from Ally is XXXX. My auto payment was canceled XX/XX/XXXX and my manual payment was canceled was canceled XX/XX/XXXX.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: NY
Zip: 11218
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-08-28
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-08-27
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account status incorrect
Consumer Complaint: I received a payoff letter for my auto loan with Ally Financial. A few months later, Ally re-opened my account without my knowledge for a balance of {$15.00} in interest after they incorrectly applied my payment to a different account. This sent my account into charge-off status which is now heavily affecting my credit scores. I was able to dispute with XXXX and XXXX and have it removed by providing a copy of the original payoff letter, but when disputing with XXXX, it was not removed because Ally reported to XXXX during the dispute that the account was accurate. This is incorrect, as Ally made an error and this needs to be rectified.
Company Response:
State: TN
Zip: 37067
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-08-27
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-08-26
Issue: Unable to get your credit report or credit score
Subissue: Other problem getting your report or credit score
Consumer Complaint: Applied for credit to buy a used car with my husband on XX/XX/XXXX. We have credit in the high 700 to over 800 in all three credit bureaus. Just received a letter in the mail today that in the loan application process, we were DENIED credit based on information from XXXX XXXX XXXX, which I have never heard of. Our credit was reported as XXXX and XXXX, and some insane reasons, primarily being length of residence is too short, we have been at our current address since XXXX, and have extensive, good credit history. I went on-line to get a free credit report and to look at freezing our credit, as it is with all other credit reporting agencies and they are wanting copies of drivers license, birth certificates, utility bills, etc. Upon further research it appears to be a scam to collect information and copies of documents. I want my credit frozen and I would like to see the credit reports but do not believe we should have to provide these documents to get them. From what I have seen on the Internet it appears Ally Bank and XXXX are possibly colluding to modify loan terms.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: OK
Zip: 74066
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-08-26
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-08-26
Issue: Managing an account
Subissue: Problem making or receiving payments
Consumer Complaint: Ally Bank allows me to setup automatic payments to be sent to my landlord on a specific date but the date at which those funds are withdrawn from my account changes. This caused my account to overdraft. I think it's wrong that the withdraw date can change without Ally having to notify me, and I confirmed that they will not be notifying me when the date changes because it's not in their control. I also feel this is something they have the duty to be in their control since I am giving them the duty of holding my money. I have attached the chat logs as evidence of what happened, but I've done my best to explain the situation below as well. At a minimum, Ally owes it to the consumer to explicitly notify them of this practice when they are setting up automatic payments. Ally should be able to leave the money in my account until the check is deposited by the payee. For example : My rent check of {$2500.00} is due by the end of each month. I have automatic bill pay setup to mail my landlord, XXXX, a check on the XXXX of every month to allow time for it to get to him. This is setup from a checking account with Ally. I keep this account nearly-empty because it's used to pay multiple bills and online transactions so I don't want a large sum of cash sitting in it in case it is compromised. I also keep the balance as low as possible because it doesn't accrue interest like my savings account with Ally. I have a savings account that I transfer money into this checking account automatically before the money is needed. For the past 2 months, the money was debited from my account when XXXX cashed the check he received, which he told me he always deposits the rent checks on the XXXX of the month. So, to cover the {$2500.00} check that is written by Ally and sent to XXXX, I transfer {$2500.00} from my savings account to my checking account on the XXXX of each month to ensure the funds are available to XXXX when he deposits the check on the XXXX of the following month. However, this past month, Ally withdrew the funds from my checking account on the XXXX because the check was to be issued on the XXXX and the XXXX was a weekend. In the past months, the funds had been withdrawn when the cash was deposited on the XXXX of the next month. Instead, they withdrew the funds a day before the check was to be issued. Because the automatic transfer from my savings to my checking account is setup for the XXXX, my account went into overdraft because my rent money wasn't in the account yet on the XXXX.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: DC
Zip: 200XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-08-26
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-08-26
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Subissue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Consumer Complaint: You are in direct violation of FCRA 623 ( a ) ( 5 ). Negative re-aging debt on a credit report is changing the delinquency status of an account to fool the credit bureaus into thinking its more recent than it really is, which is what you are doing by reporting the account as such and updating it monthly. I am very well versed in credit law and the practice of re-aging accounts. As you are no doubt aware, a collection is tied to the original account before it is charged off.You report that this account was opened - and therefore you are re-aging this account, which is illegal - so you are in violation of the FCRA, with fines of { {$1000.00} } per incident. I am requesting that you investigate this matter under the FCRA : * FCRA 623 ( a ) ( 8 ) Ability of Consumer to Dispute Information Directly with Furnisher * ( E ) Duty of person after receiving notice of dispute. After receiving a notice of dispute from a consumer pursuant to subparagraph ( D ), the person that provided the information in dispute to a consumer reporting agency shall -- * ( i ) conduct an investigation with respect to the disputed information ; * ( ii ) review all relevant information provided by the consumer with the notice ; * ( iii ) complete such person 's investigation of the dispute and report the results of the investigation to the consumer before the expiration of the period under section 611 ( a ) ( 1 ) within which a consumer reporting agency would be required to complete its action if the consumer had elected to dispute the information under that section ; and * ( iv ) if the investigation finds that the information reported was inaccurate, promptly notify each consumer reporting agency to which the person furnished the inaccurate information of that determination and provide to the agency any correction to that information that is necessary to make the information provided by the person accurate. In addition to the investigation, I am going to have to insist that you remove this illegal account from my 3 credit reports ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) or you should expect an intent to sue in the mail, because I will have no choice but to take legal action.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: PA
Zip: 152XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-08-26
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-08-26
Issue: Managing the loan or lease
Subissue: Billing problem
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/2020, Ally Bank offered to defer payments due to COVID-19 but in order to process this request I needed to pay the {$90.00} late fee. I paid the fee and was approved for the deferment. Despite my payments being deferred I still continued to pay something and when I logged in to schedule a payment, I noticed the {$90.00} late fee was reapplied on XX/XX/XXXX. I called and spoke to a representative. The first representative gave me wrong information so I spoke to someone else who informed me that the payment was applied as a regular principal payment instead of being applied to the late fee. When I explained that the late fee disappeared when I paid in XXXX, he agreed that he saw that and would have it corrected and to wait 4 to 5 business days. I checked my account after that time and the outstanding late fee was gone again. On XX/XX/XXXX I logged in to confirm my payment was processed on XX/XX/XXXX and I noticed that Ally once again added the late fee back to my account. I called on XX/XX/XXXX and spoke to a representative and she agreed that she saw that I paid the late fee in XXXX and that the system again applied it to the principal instead of the late fee. I explained that when I called on XX/XX/XXXX I was told the same thing and that it was taken care of. This time the representative said to wait 2 to 3 business days and I would that the issue was resolved. I logged into my account 4 days and it still reflects the late fee. So on XX/XX/XXXX, I tried to access my account via the mobile and website but it was down. I called the customer service line to listen to the outstanding balance and the late fee was not removed. On XX/XX/XXXX, when I called in XXXX for the representatives to mail or Email me confirmation of this resolution and I was told they can't do that. On XX/XX/XXXX, I called back and finally spoke to a representative, who assured me that she would take of this and she would also send me a payment history showing the late fee was paid and she would have a manager call back. But to date no one has called me and the late fee is still on my account. I checked again on XX/XX/XXXX and fee is still remaining and no call back. I called multiple times on XX/XX/XXXX and spoke to managers who said they were escalating the case, they placed me on hold and never came back to the line.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: NC
Zip: 28625
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-08-26
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2020-08-25
Issue: Communication tactics
Subissue: Frequent or repeated calls
Consumer Complaint: Company attempted to contact me multiple times while I was unable to answer while being at my workplace they resorted to calling distant family members that have no association with me.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: OR
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2020-08-25
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A