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: 5823431

Date Received: 2022-07-29

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

Consumer Complaint: XXXX, XXXX AND XXXX CREDIT BUREAUS ARE REPORTING 32 FRAUDULENT INQUIRIES BEGINNING XX/XX/XXXX THROUGHOUT XX/XX/XXXX. I AM A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT AND APPROVAL FOR THIS CREDITS WERE DENIED.

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

State: NY

Zip: 10301

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-07-29

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5821219

Date Received: 2022-07-29

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: My title company sent check 1 on XX/XX/XXXX when I signed on my house on XX/XX/XXXX. Part of my agreement was that I had to pay off my car with the money I made from my house. When I called XX/XX/XXXX to check the status because I was reported past due. I was told on the phone that they had issues with mail. My title company stopped payment on check 1 and reissued and sent check 2.this was notated on my account. I received a paid in full letter XXXX. Check 2 was reported to have been Cashed XX/XX/XXXX. I went to check on my Gap check and was told it would be 60 days. I went to check on it XX/XX/XXXX and my account was passed due. I contacted them they told me that my check was returned and that it had accrued fees. I have attempted since to talk to some one and have been told that I need to talk to my bank. I discussed this with the title company. Ally told me that if I could send proof of the check then it could be fixed. I sent them this information. I had to contact them again. They said that they didnt have enough information and they rejected the check. That this was returned and I had received more fees. I was told numerous times that I was wrong then I was told that it was just not applied to my account and to give them 1-2 business days to fix it. I contacted them again today and they started the whole thing over again saying that I was late. I needed to pay. That the check was returned. I needed to talk to the bank. I was then told I would receive a call in the next two days while they are processing my case. I have been give concern case numbers and told to call if this is not resolved. When I call I am told it from the beginning. I have to have the same fight each time I contact them. I also need to receive my lien on my car and receive my title.

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

State: MO

Zip: 65536

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-07-29

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5820038

Date Received: 2022-07-28

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: Car repossessed had been given a reprieve on payments due to evacuation of California XXXX and pandemic. I was temporarily XXXX. They towed my car once established, I had been trying to reach them and they had my new temp address. With no response or paperwork they took my car on my moving out date. I paid all my fines, finance charges and on XX/XX/XXXX was able to retrieve my car that was moved again to auction yard 2hrs away. I called Ally and asked for my pink slip and was told I would have to wait 45 days. I asked for paperwork that explains this. Never received anything. Gave her my new address and waited. In XX/XX/XXXX I had an alert from XXXX that I have XXXX outstanding on my credit report? Why no bill like other financial institutions? I pay my bills, you have my email as well. My car hasnt ran well since I picked up from the 2nd salvage yard. It hadnt ran since and now I need to sell it so I can buy a car. My mechanic is looking at it and said it could be from the towing and is taking photos. I would like my pink slip on 30 days and the XXXX charge forgiven as I have paid already XXXX plus fines that are more then the car is worth. The car had been paid in full. I am sending this letter as requested to out XXXX XXXX tv news station that helps consumers deal with corporations. They air the dispute on the news as well. I will follow up as I have reached out several times to Allys complaint and dispute department, all I get is texts saying someone will call. 5 hours no calls yet Thank you for taking care of this in a timely manner. Here is all my pertinent information : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, Ca XXXX XXXX Acct # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

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

State: CA

Zip: 94044

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-07-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5820023

Date Received: 2022-07-28

Issue: Managing an account

Subissue: Problem accessing account

Consumer Complaint: I have been unable to access my Ally Bank account for an entire month. When trying to log in, I experience error codes on both desktop and the mobile app. Desktop error code is always " Request can not be processed. '' On mobile app, it is " Online Access Temporary Blocked. You've entered an incorrect username or password too many times '' ... This app error occurs on the first attempt to login after waiting several days since my last attempt. I have tried resetting my password. I have called several times and spoken with various representatives who have reset my username and password without success. They've stated that this is a known issue for certain customers, and that there is no known resolution date. Ally is an online only bank. I can not access my money, period. I can not view transactions, make a deposit, make or edit transfers, send money with XXXX, or even view my account balance. This is totally unacceptable, and seems like it should surely be illegal! What can I do??

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

State: IL

Zip: 60640

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-07-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5819964

Date Received: 2022-07-28

Issue: Struggling to pay your loan

Subissue: Lender trying to repossess or disable the vehicle

Consumer Complaint: On thursday the XXXX of XXXX ally repossessed my vehicle with out any notice they refused to give me information to retrieve my personal belongings from said vehicle or even tell me where its located i have called to request said info multiple times with no success some of the items include a carseat XXXX XXXX tablet check book and other items

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

State: AZ

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-07-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5819895

Date Received: 2022-07-28

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize

Consumer Complaint: I set up a savings account with Ally Bank. After the account was set up I received a credit monitoring report that the did a hard credit inquiry for a bank loan. This brought my credit score down. I sent them a secure message to find out why and they said I had to talk to the loan department. However I never applied for a loan or authorized them to do a credit check for a loan.

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

State: WA

Zip: 98004

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-07-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5818352

Date Received: 2022-07-27

Issue: Managing the loan or lease

Subissue: Loan sold or transferred to another company

Consumer Complaint: In early XXXX of XXXX I refinanced my auto loan with Ally financial with a new lender for a better rate resulting in a lower monthly payment. My new lender sent Ally the payoff check via XXXX overnight on XX/XX/XXXX. Ally received the check on XX/XX/XXXX. I confirmed this by the XXXX tracking link provided to me by my new lender. I contacted Ally on XX/XX/XXXX to let them know they had the check in hand and to ask them to update and close my account. They told me they arent seeing the check was received yet and advised me to call back in XXXX hours. I told them I was concerned with them reporting a late on my credit and they advised they only report lates after XXXX days. I contacted Ally every day after XX/XX/XXXX to inquire about the status of my account, each time I was told the check wasnt received, even after I sent them the XXXX tracking link and the receipt showing proof of delivery. Each time I was told their paper check processing system was down and to try back in XXXX hours. I contacted them everyday and when asked I provided them the check date, check number and amount. Even then I got no resolution. My lender provided me a copy of the cancelled payoff check which I sent to Ally MULTIPLE times to prove the payoff check was processed but my account wasnt updated and closed. Ally reported a XXXX day late on my credit on XX/XX/XXXX, well over XXXX weeks after they processed the payoff check from my new lender. I have disputed this with the credit bureaus and filed a complaint with the XXXX. I still have yet to hear from Ally after a customer relations specialists reached out to me and asked that I email all documentation directly to her. I did that on XX/XX/XXXX and still have yet to hear back from her. I received a letter in the mail yesterday from Ally stating that if my account was not brought current by XX/XX/XXXX, they were exercising their right to terminate our contract and repossess my vehicle. I have reached out to Ally every day via, email, chat, phone call and they have been unresponsive and offer no help on getting this issue resolved. I have never had a late payment at all during the time vehicle was financed with Ally. This is wrong and unfair.

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

State: GA

Zip: 30114

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-07-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5817390

Date Received: 2022-07-27

Issue: Problem caused by your funds being low

Subissue: Overdrafts and overdraft fees

Consumer Complaint: On Tuesday, XX/XX/XXXX, there were 11 pending charges for {$90.00} ( totaling {$990.00} ) that were charged using one of the debit accounts associated with our Ally Bank checking account. We immediately called the bank and they closed out the debit card associated with those charges. We were then told to wait until the charges had posted to the account. After the charges were posted to the account ( resulting in an overdraft ), we were told to dispute the charges using Ally 's online banking website. We have an automatic transfer of funds set up from a money market account and so we had a transfer of funds out of our money market account to cover the associated overdraft in the checking account. We disputed the 11 charges on Wednesday, XX/XX/XXXX and signed an affidavit that these charges were not legitimate. It was very easy to determine they were not legitimate : The charges had a legitimate company website associated but a bogus # XXXX that was not in service. I called the company and they confirmed that they did not run 11 charges via POS on my husband 's card. It is now Wednesday, XX/XX/XXXX and Ally Bank has indicated that they are still doing their investigation. Ally Bank indicated they would provide conditional credit but they have not and our {$990.00} is out of our money market account- costing us interest earned. In researching, it appears in 2021, Ally Bank had a hack that resulted in the release of their customer 's information so I can only assume that the information for our account was purchased as a result of that hack.

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

State: TX

Zip: 75061

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-07-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5817098

Date Received: 2022-07-27

Issue: Managing an account

Subissue: Banking errors

Consumer Complaint: Ally Bank sent me an email for a promotional bonus if I opened a checking or savings account and set up direct deposit. The account had to be opened by XX/XX/XXXX, direct deposit had to be set up by XX/XX/XXXX and the promotional offer of a {$250.00} bonus was to be deposited in the account if it remained in good standing on or by XX/XX/XXXX. I followed all rules of the promotion and still have not received the bonus I was promised. I have called the bank several times over the last several weeks with no resolution. They continue to tell me they have escalated my request and someone will get back to me. I called the bank on XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XXXX CT, XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XXXX XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XXXX Each time I spent over an hour on the phone with the bank. On XX/XX/XXXX my call was escalated all the way up to a supervisor. Her name was XXXX. She escalated my case ( # XXXX ) to the executive customer relations team. She stated this was the highest level it could be escalated to and that someone would reach out to me in 0-2 business days. It is now XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX and I am speaking to XXXX again because they have not called or attempted to reach me by email. Again, they said they will escalate my request and someone will get back to me in 7-10 business days. This is not acceptable. They continue to try to ignore the issue by telling me they will get back to me, but nobody has. They are attempting to not pay the bonus that was promised. This is false advertisement.

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

State: MN

Zip: 55112

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-07-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5817057

Date Received: 2022-07-27

Issue: Managing an account

Subissue: Funds not handled or disbursed as instructed

Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/22 i initiated a transfer of a {$100000.00} from ALLY Bank to XXXX that was offering higher interest rates than ALLY. The bank that i sent funds to was vetted by ally 's process in which they send 2 trial credits to the destination bank and in return i have to enter these two trial credits on Ally 's website to start transfers process. With that done the transfer request was made. After four to five business days no funds were received from ALLY to XXXXXXXX XXXX which is offering higher interest rates than Ally. XXXX i initiated inquiry to Ally why the funds were not transferred and ALLY froze my account with the receiving bank. I have made numerous calls and provided documents and screenshots of documents as to the owner and holder of the bank account of XXXX XXXX and still the substantial amount of money has not been returned to me or to the bank i wanted to be deposited to. It seems most but not all of the customer service are gaslighting this situation when there was no fault on my part. Customer service will not give me an eta as to when the funds will appear all they say is call in one or two business days. And the same process will start over again you have. After numerous calls and no action on XXXX XXXX the {$100000.00} was returned but my transfer privileges has been suspended and i can not access my funds. Todays date XX/XX/22 the day im making athe complaint, Its been over a month that this has not been rectified. I need access to my funds so i can make purchases for everyday living. Ally bank has been slow walking this in that they have to verify the account of XXXXXXXX XXXX the new account offering higher interest rates. I have been with Ally for over ten years and the bank i have been making monthly deposit with into ALLY bank for the past ten tears has also been suspended. Its apparent they Ally only like to receive funds not transfer out funds that offer higher and more competitive interest than theirs. I am requesting that you investigate ALLys practice in suspending my transfer privileges, I want to transfer my funds out to institutions of my choosing.

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

State: NY

Zip: 113XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-07-27

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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