BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.


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"Products" offered by BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. with at least one, but usually more complaints:

Bank account or service - Checking account
Bank account or service - Other bank product/service
Checking or savings account -
Checking or savings account - CD (Certificate of Deposit)
Checking or savings account - Checking account
Checking or savings account - Other banking product or service
Checking or savings account - Savings account
Consumer Loan - Installment loan
Consumer Loan - Personal line of credit
Credit card -
Credit card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card - Store credit card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose prepaid card
Credit card or prepaid card - Gift card
Credit card or prepaid card - Payroll card
Credit card or prepaid card - Store credit card
Credit card or prepaid card - Student prepaid card
Credit reporting -
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit repair services
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Debt collection - Auto debt
Debt collection - Credit card
Debt collection - Credit card debt
Debt collection - Federal student loan debt
Debt collection - I do not know
Debt collection - Medical
Debt collection - Medical debt
Debt collection - Mortgage
Debt collection - Mortgage debt
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Debt collection - Other debt
Debt collection - Payday loan debt
Debt collection - Private student loan debt
Debt collection - Telecommunications debt
Debt or credit management - Credit repair services
Debt or credit management - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Check cashing service
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Domestic (US) money transfer
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - International money transfer
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Mobile or digital wallet
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Money order
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Refund anticipation check
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Virtual currency
Money transfers - Domestic (US) money transfer
Mortgage - Conventional home mortgage
Mortgage - Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)
Mortgage - Other type of mortgage
Other financial service - Credit repair
Payday loan -
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Payday loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Personal line of credit
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Title loan
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Personal line of credit
Prepaid card - Mobile wallet
Prepaid card - Other special purpose card
Student loan - Federal student loan servicing
Student loan - Private student loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan

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Complaint ID: 5835092

Date Received: 2022-08-02

Issue: Problem when making payments

Subissue: Problem during payment process

Consumer Complaint: I applied for the XXXX XXXX XXXX card through Comenity Capital Bank. I was approved, issued the card and have used it for multiple dentist visits successfully - now with a {$2600.00} balance as expected. I have tried to create an account online and failed. I've tried to use their " XXXX XXXX '' portal without success. I have called every day for two weeks trying to make a payment over the phone. Each time, I am told " our system is down, let me connect you to someone who can help '' which leads to them hanging up on me. Simply put, I NEED to pay this card off and delete my account with this bank. I'm reading online how everyone is experiencing the same issues and I'm not sure how to proceed here. I'm feeling rather trapped.

Company Response:

State: CO

Zip: 80113

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5834779

Date Received: 2022-08-02

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with The Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX account COMENITYCB/Victoria XXXX has violated my rights. 15 USC 1681 section 602 states I have the right to privacy. 15 USC 1681 section 604 A Section 2 : it also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish account without my written instructions. 15 USC 1666B : a creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open consumer credit plan as late for any purpose.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 339XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5834749

Date Received: 2022-08-02

Issue: Getting a credit card

Subissue: Application denied

Consumer Complaint: First off on the IKEA site if you wish to make application for an IKEA credit card ( which is a commenity bank credit card ) the message is the site is under construction and application needs to be made at an IKEA location. I drove to IKEA and customer service was not able to take an application. I took care of it via a phone call to commenity while I was at the IKEA store. I told them I had a freeze on my credit reports and they needed to contact me on the phone number to confirm my identity. I was told they did not do this and I needed to remove the freeze. I made application on XX/XX/XXXX. I removed the freeze with an end date of XX/XX/XXXX. ( FYI the freeze is still removed as of XXXX XXXX 2022 ) On XX/XX/XXXX I called Commenity bank to hear if the application had been approved and to let them know the freeze was going to be reinsatlled the following day. They were unable to give me a status on the application. My scores were well over 800 at the time. 100 percent of full payments made on time for all of my accounts over the past 25 plus years. I received a letter stating they did not approve the application due to inabiility to verify previous credit report. letter was dated XX/XX/XXXX. They NEVER ran a credit report with XXXX so how can they deny the application? I made 9 calls to commenity XXXX XXXX XXXX and was on hold for over half an hour each time trying to get this corrected

Company Response:

State: MI

Zip: 48067

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5834742

Date Received: 2022-08-02

Issue: Closing your account

Subissue: Can't close your account

Consumer Complaint: I have a card with Ulta/Comenity bank, I have not made a purchase on the card since XXXX and turned my card off I believe in XXXX I have paid hundreds of dollars worth of payments and my balance has gotten higher saying that I am paying late fees despite paying on time, the payments are not processing. The minimum payment and the late fee are very suspiciously the exact same amount which is XXXX out my payments. Recently my limit was increased despite my card being shut off. In XXXX I called to ask where my payments were going because I was not making purchases as my card was shut off, and they said since I was making the minimum payments that the payments were useless. Last month I tried to make my payment and the website said this account is inactive or blocked and didn't allow me to make a payment. Today I went to double check to see if I could try again to pay and my account is mysteriously active again without my permission. I also have an even larger late fee and even more finance charges because the account wouldn't let me pay last month. My balance is now INCREASING despite NOT USING THE CARD SINCE JANUARY AND MAKING SCHEDULED PAYMENTS FOR SEVEN MONTHS.

Company Response:

State: NH

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5834578

Date Received: 2022-08-02

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with The Fair Credit Reporting Act XXXX account XXXX XXXX has violated my rights. 15 USC 1681 section 602 states I have the right to privacy. 15 USC 1681 section 604 A Section 2 : it also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish account without my written instructions. 15 USC 1666B : a creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open consumer credit plan as late for any purpose.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 339XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5834235

Date Received: 2022-08-02

Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement

Subissue: Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card

Consumer Complaint: My store credit card was stolen and used at a store on XXXX and XXXX. The store has the criminals on video making the transactions. I never authorized anyone to use the card. The criminals used the card to the maximum credit limit. I reported the theft of the card. Comenity should speak to the store security manager.

Company Response:

State: OK

Zip: 73507

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5834119

Date Received: 2022-08-02

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account information incorrect

Consumer Complaint: Comenty website and account access still down. It has been over 2 months since they claim they are in the midst of a system update and I literally can not make a payment. There are hundreds of people complaining on Comenity XXXX XXXX page. Comenity is reporting me now as 2 missed payments when it is their fault that we can't make payments and my XXXX score has gone from good to poor. This is making it impossible for me to lease space for my XXXX XXXX.

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5833973

Date Received: 2022-08-02

Issue: Getting a credit card

Subissue: Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud

Consumer Complaint: I applied for a XXXX credit card from Comenity Capital Bank to get a first-purchase 25 % off deal several month ago. I got a letter from them, which asked me to submit personal information to check my eligibility for credit card. I replied to the mail based on the instructions from the letter and got a XXXX credit card on XX/XX/2022. When I tried to purchase an item on the XXXX website on XX/XX/2022 several times, the transactions failed every time. As I contacted the Comenity Capital Bank customer service team, they explained that my credit card had been opened as a fraudulent card, and you could not use it, then she added that the only way to use the card was to reapply another card. I was embarrassed since I correctly submitted the information, and there was no reason to have a fraudulent card opened. I can access my XXXX credit card online account without any issues and there is no information on the fraudulent card issues.

Company Response:

State: SC

Zip: 29036

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5833295

Date Received: 2022-08-02

Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement

Subissue: Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card

Consumer Complaint: I had a XXXX XXXX card ( ending in XXXX ) which I closed after paying it off in full in early XXXX. I stopped using the card since mid XXXX after being charged for unauthorized purchases on the card. Comenity Bank which issued the credit card cleared me of the fraud charges in XXXX XXXX. Soon after I destroyed my card ending in XXXX, I was being billed for charges on a new credit card ending in XXXX. I never opened a new account nor did I ever used a XXXX XXXX card ending in XXXX.. Comenity Bank has continued to bill me for charges on this card which I never used or opened an account on. I have sent letters and made phone call to inform Comenity Bank noting that I am not responsible for the the fraudulent issued credit card, but they continue to send me a bill ' monthly ' and have refused to correct their mistake .I have told them that their continued pursuit of uncalled for payment is solely a matter for them to correct and not an obligation on my part. The monthly billing has continued to this day, XXXX XXXX, XXXX.

Company Response:

State: CA

Zip: 93010

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5833267

Date Received: 2022-08-02

Issue: Getting a credit card

Subissue: Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud

Consumer Complaint: Applied for a NFL Extra Point XXXX card, got an adverse action letter, called they couldn't help. The letter says they can't give me a card because i have an existing 1, I don't. They refused to help XXXX XXXX, writing an executive complaint, want the world to see this, yall need to investigate their adverse action letter process. They violated this 1009 ( b ) ( 2 ) 1. Number of specific reasons. A creditor must disclose the principal reasons for denying an application or taking other adverse action. The regulation does not mandate that a specific number of reasons be disclosed, but disclosure of more than four reasons is not likely to be helpful to the applicant. 2. Source of specific reasons. The specific reasons disclosed under 1002.9 ( a ) ( 2 ) and ( b ) ( 2 ) must relate to and accurately describe the factors actually considered or scored by a creditor. And said others were harmed. they need a fix and to be fined. If you cant see the letter let me know.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 32205

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-03

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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