ALLY FINANCIAL INC.


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

Bank account or service - (CD) Certificate of deposit
Bank account or service - Cashing a check without an account
Bank account or service - Checking account
Bank account or service - Other bank product/service
Bank account or service - 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
Consumer Loan - Title loan
Consumer Loan - Vehicle lease
Consumer Loan - Vehicle loan
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 - Government benefit card
Credit card or prepaid card - Store credit 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 collection - Auto debt
Debt collection - Credit card
Debt collection - Credit card debt
Debt collection - I do not know
Debt collection - Medical
Debt collection - Medical debt
Debt collection - Mortgage debt
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Debt collection - Other debt
Debt collection - Payday loan debt
Debt collection - Rental 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 - Foreign currency exchange
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 - Money order, traveler's check or cashier's
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Refund anticipation check
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Traveler's check or cashier's check
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Virtual currency
Money transfers - Domestic (US) money transfer
Money transfers - International money transfer
Mortgage - Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Mortgage - Conventional fixed mortgage
Mortgage - Conventional home mortgage
Mortgage - FHA mortgage
Mortgage - Home equity loan or line of credit
Mortgage - Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)
Mortgage - Manufactured home loan
Mortgage - Other mortgage
Mortgage - Other type of mortgage
Mortgage - Reverse mortgage
Other financial service - Check cashing
Other financial service - Debt settlement
Other financial service - Traveler’s/Cashier’s checks
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
Student loan - Federal student loan servicing
Student loan - Non-federal student loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Lease
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Title loan

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Complaint ID: 5861832

Date Received: 2022-08-09

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: The inquiries and companies listed are unauthorized and unrecognizable. There is now a lock on my credit as well. -ALLY FINANCIAL ; Inquiry Date XX/XX/XXXX -XXXX XXXX XXXX ; Inquiry Date XX/XX/XXXX -XXXX XXXXXXXX ; XXXX Date XX/XX/XXXX XXXX ; Inquiry Date : XX/XX/XXXX -XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX Inquiry Date : XX/XX/XXXX

Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response

State: GA

Zip: 30331

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-09

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5859625

Date Received: 2022-08-10

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account status incorrect

Consumer Complaint: XX/XX/XXXX, I purchased a XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX for {$16000.00} and was financed through ALLY Financial. On XX/XX/XXXX, the car was vandalized and on XX/XX/XXXX, it was taken in to possession by XXXX car insurance. They totaled the car due to the damages done to the car. At the time of XXXX taking possession of the car, the amount owed was {$13000.00} and XXXX paid {$12000.00}. My GAP insurance that is through XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX was contacted ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) and an amount of {$440.00} was credited back to car dealer and they paid the remaining balance of {$570.00} on XX/XX/XXXX. Ally Financial keeps reporting that I still owe a balance of {$4000.00} because they have reported to the credit bureaus that I still owed the original amount of {$16000.00} and the payment that was received from XXXX of {$12000.00} just reduced the payment and {$4300.00} is still remaining. The car was paid off by XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX by XX/XX/XXXX. Ally Financial is still reporting on my credit that my car payment has been late since XXXX and it was charged off for non payment in XX/XX/XXXX. I would like for the late payments and the charge-off to be removed from my credit. I can't get another car because of the misreporting to the credit bureaus

Company Response:

State: MD

Zip: 21225

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-10

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5857720

Date Received: 2022-08-09

Issue: Managing an account

Subissue: Deposits and withdrawals

Consumer Complaint: I was in process of buying a home and my mom had sent me {$10000.00} on XX/XX/2022 to help with the down payment and closing costs in the form of a regular bank transfer. The mortgage lender had already verified all of my funds and the loan was clear to close on XXXX. On the day of funding, XX/XX/2022 I set up wiring instructions with Ally bank to wire the money to the title company so that they can record it and my loan would close out. I successfully put in the wiring instructions and got multiple email confirmations of it from Ally. Out of nowhere, I get an email from the bank 's " loss prevention '' department asking me to call them. I call them, and they begin questioning my deposit, saying that the deposit " didn't have my name on it '', but instead read " XXXX XXXX ''. I explained to them that my mom sent me gift funds for my real estate transaction. They said they needed to verify that those funds did in fact belong to me. My concern is, why did they wait until they realized that they were losing {$10000.00} to decide that they wanted to " investigate '' my banking activity? They had over a week and a half to question me about my " suspicious activity '' but waited until they saw that I was transferring money out of my account with them to question it. The last time I spoke with them they were telling me it could take up to 90 days to straighten this situation out. I don't have 90 days to wait for them to give me my money back! They now have me locked out of my account and will not release my funds to the title company. I'm facing losing the home that I was supposed to close on and losing my earnest money deposit. This is clearly bank fraud. I clearly explained to them where the money came from and why it was there, and why it was leaving. All of this information was verified by the lender. It's my belief that Ally bank blocked the transaction from going through and is not allowing me to access my money because they fear a decline in their company 's balance. They have caused serious injury to me and my family and their practices need to be investigated.

Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response

State: AZ

Zip: 85254

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-09

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5857277

Date Received: 2022-08-09

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: It has been brought to my attention that you are not blocking files when theyre sent with an FTC fraud report. Since it is a requirement by law 605b of the FCRA Im sending this letter certified mail to help establish a legal recourse. If you choose to not block the following items listed below which are reporting inaccurately due to identity theft, I will be handing my documents over to my attorney to start a legal action. Its my intention to not pursue any legal action so please adhere to the law Please remove/block the following account as they are fraudulent & were opened without my consent or knowledge ALLY FINCL XXXX Date Opened : XX/XX/2018 Balance : {$0.00}. If you claim this account is 100 % accurate and verifiable then I need you to provide me with copies of any documentation associated with this account which bears my signature, as I know none exists. In the absence of any such documentation bearing my signature, I formally request that this information be immediately deleted from the credit file you maintain under my Social Security number.

Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response

State: NY

Zip: 11204

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-09

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5857090

Date Received: 2022-08-09

Issue: Managing an account

Subissue: Problem using a debit or ATM card

Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX, my wife and I realized our joint checking account was fraudulently charged {$100.00} from XXXX This was immediately reported as a fraudulent, unauthorized charge to Ally Bank on XX/XX/2022, which we were told was made using my debit card number. We were away, and my physical card was at home, untouched, yet my debit card number was somehow stolen. We were issued 2 new debit cards at our request right away ; however, the fraudulent {$100.00} funds have still not been returned to us. We filed a police report on XX/XX/2022 and reached out to Ally Bank since we have not heard anything further. On XX/XX/2022, Ally Bank representative XXXX said the funds would not be returned for at least 10 business days while they investigate and that we may or may not receive a letter in the mail or via email asking for more information. During a time when people are struggling with inflation and paying bills, this is unconscionable to put the onus on banking customers when they are a victim of fraud ( which is upsetting enough ). In the past, when I had an unauthorized charge with Ally Bank, it was quickly returned. All other banks and credit card companies I've dealt with also quickly return the fraudulent funds while conducting an investigation. Then if found not to be fraudulent, they pull the funds back out. We also see from XXXX XXXX XXXX complaints, XXXX XXXX posts, and online forums that this is not an isolated issue. Many Ally Bank customers have been negatively impacted by this draconian dispute process, some waiting many months without access to funds that were fraudulently stolen from them. Ally Bank is doing this while publicly advertising that they have " zero liability '' policies for their debit cards when it comes to fraud.

Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response

State: NJ

Zip: 07094

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-09

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5856743

Date Received: 2022-08-08

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Old information reappears or never goes away

Consumer Complaint: This complaint stems from an original complaint filed with CFPB against Ally Financial under Complaint # XXXX, submitted on XX/XX/2021. After the original complaint was submitted through CFPB, Ally Financial indicated that they would be correcting the inaccurate, incomplete information. They stopped the enforcement of repossessing my vehicle but they did not correct the inaccurate posting of monthly installments based on our previous agreements. I sent the attached notices to Ally Financial to correct the two late payments they were indicating on my credit report as well as a recent one day late payment which was incorrect. XXXX, an analyst at Ally Financial telephone me and indicated that they did correct the one error of reporting but the other two errors were accurate. I disagreed with him and explained prior conversations indicated that the two errors were on the fault of Ally Financial and that Ally Financial would be correcting the errors. XXXX, advised that he would be sending me written payment history and records to reflect that the two late payments shown on my credit report were accurate. This conversation with XXXX took place over a month ago and to date, I still have not received any written verification of data from Ally Financial and hence, Ally Financial has had more than a year to correct their records. I am once again, asking CFPB to intervene by any means necessary to adjudicate an expediate rectifying of my credit report. They are causing unnecessary negative reporting which was never due to anything on my end.

Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response

State: IL

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-08

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5856590

Date Received: 2022-08-08

Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem

Subissue: Investigation took more than 30 days

Consumer Complaint: I set up my autopayment on Ally Home Loans website on XX/XX/XXXX. Their system had told me the payment was set up and no further action was needed. It was to my surprise when they called me a month or so after, telling me that they still had not received payment. They requested I manually pay the amount over the phone, which I did. They claim they sent me a notice of which I never received as they had my address in their system wrong. They were sending mail to my old address. I asked Ally home loans to fix this multiple times over the phone and they never did, and I never received any notices in the mail. Their autopayment system messed up, even though it told me I was set up. They sent delinquencies to the wrong address as well. I can tell in their messaging system, which did not have these documents at that time they were using my old address.

Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response

State: OR

Zip: 97701

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-08

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5855948

Date Received: 2022-08-08

Issue: Managing the loan or lease

Subissue: Problem with fees charged

Consumer Complaint: Follow-up to case # XXXX - I have not been able to get any answers through Ally, I have spoken to several people, over and over again. No one seems to know what to do. I am having to repeat the entire situation with every single person I discuss the problem with only to be told I need to speak to another department. At that point I am either given another phone number to call or I am transferred. Then the cycle repeats itself all over again. I have been trying to resolve this issue with Ally since the first week of XXXX ( 4 months ) During several of the conversations with different people, I tried explaining that the dealer at one point would be willing to purchase the vehicle back for XXXX. Not an ideal situation for me however, better than the XXXX that I just received notice for which Ally sold the car for on XX/XX/XXXX, leaving me with a XXXXdeficiency balance. I do not understand why Ally had not tried to help me sort out my concerns and explore options for me to continue with my loan. Isn't that why most financial institutions call it their Repo AND REDEMPTION department. The only thing they sent me was a notification that they were going to sell it and then another notification that it sold. I tried numerous times to discuss my loan and my options but received no reasonable assistance even in the way of deferment, repayment schedules or refinance, all of which is commonplace in the automotive lending space. Additionally, Lenders are obligated to investigate and take action if a customer claims false pretext by the dealer as it relates to the sale of the vehicle to the customer. Ally did not. I am actually on the phone now with Ally, I have spoken to 3 different people already, and I am now getting transferred again. Can someone PLEASE help me with this already? ... ... ... So, I was transferred to the collections department, where the lady cut me off because she didn't want to hear my story, told me it's not Ally 's responsibility to assist me. That I needed to take it up with the dealer.

Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response

State: SC

Zip: 29063

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-08

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5851695

Date Received: 2022-08-06

Issue: Problems at the end of the loan or lease

Subissue: Problem extending the lease

Consumer Complaint: I called Ally Financial in hopes of extending again my lease one more time. When I spoke to customer service I was told I could no longer extend the lease and that I had to turn in the car if not I would be charged XXXX each day till is returned. Is this even legal to charge XXXX daily? I needed one more extension I had asked for one month can be extended till I got back in the states. I was also denied a one month extension. I am a great payee not sure why something could not be worked out. I was out the country due to my job, the position I carry at my job requires me to travel months at a time out of the country and I could not make it to turn the car in or to at least buy the car out in monthly payments. I know my job situation leaving and coming out the country is not any ones problem but I also can not control when and how long my job will have me out the country on these projects and that is why I called to work something out with Ally till I got back. I was out the country for 6 months and I have arrived back to take care of this. Help me work something out I can not afford XXXX a day that's being placed against me when I have no control of my job situation. Again I tried and reached out to Ally and was denied they extension. I was not even offered any other resolution. Its unfair to know that I tried to work something out and not be offered another solution.

Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response

State: DE

Zip: 19701

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-06

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5851628

Date Received: 2022-08-06

Issue: Getting a loan or lease

Subissue: Credit denial

Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/2022 I was denied credit trying to lease a car and I was eve told I needed a co-signer for a car at a XXXX dealership with a discount code and everything! I was highly upset and discouraged. my credit was ran twice while I'm going through credit repair and its just all bad!

Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response

State: MI

Zip: 48092

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-08-06

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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