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: 6610915

Date Received: 2023-02-25

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: On XXXX XXXX I receive an email from this breadfinancial aka Comenity bank with good XXXX rewards card open with {$400.00} Id never apply to this company Im out of the country dealing with a family emergency so I did try to contact the company and they saying I have to wait

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 11373

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-02-25

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6610644

Date Received: 2023-02-25

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: Dispute hard inquiry Discovered that hard inquiry reported on my XXXX credit report made by COMENITYCAPITAL/XXXX on XXXX I have attempted to reach this company, but I was unsuccessful. I did not apply for any credit with COMENITYCAPITAL/XXXX, I dont know who this company is. I request this inquiry to be removed from my XXXX credit report.

Company Response:

State: TN

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-03-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6610033

Date Received: 2023-02-23

Issue: Fees or interest

Subissue: Problem with fees

Consumer Complaint: Its been several times already that I try to make a payment online for my XXXX Credit card and I put in my login credentials and then theyll make me verify with a code and then takes me to a page that says the website is not working or not available? Then it says to contact Bread??? That theyre the new company in charge of the credit card, when I never got any notice in regards to this. Anyway, each time Ive tried to make an online payment Ive gotten this message. Ive been able to make a payment maybe 3 times??? Online. All the other times I was not able to and led to me getting late fees! Why didnt I call to try to make a payment? Oh I did, waited forever and got hung up on? I do not have the time to call in to make a simple payment, all my other payments are made via online/app. So I think its completely absurd and unfair that theyve charged me probably over {$100.00} of late fees in less than ONE year.

Company Response:

State: CA

Zip: 92870

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-02-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6609246

Date Received: 2023-02-23

Issue: Getting a credit card

Subissue: Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud

Consumer Complaint: I received a credit card from Comenity bank- THE XXXX XXXX XXXX card. I did not request or open this account. It is a full on card with number, expiration and CV #. The letter said subject to credit approval. I checked my credit report and it did not show up. The next day I received a letter saying there was irregular activity on the account so it was suspended ( still - never activated by me ). Told me to call the fraud line XXXX. If they didn't hear from me it " may be permanently closeed ''. I called and was on hold a very long time. Gave up. Looked for another option - report on the site? email? nothing. I called again and was on hold over an hour with no identification of how long it would take. Then they disconnected me. I tried again and the same thing happened. Apparently there is no way to talk to them so I give up. I put a fraud alert on my credit report. I should not be spending hours of my time to remove this. Please CLOSE THIS ACCOUNT AND FIND OUT WHO IS TRYING TO FRAUDULANTLY OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN MY NAME!

Company Response:

State: IL

Zip: 60657

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-02-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6609233

Date Received: 2023-02-23

Issue: Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services

Subissue: Billing dispute for services

Consumer Complaint: When my husband and I returned from visiting grandchildren last XXXX, we received 3 surprising pieces of mail. The first was a statement from XXXXComenity Bank dated XX/XX/XXXX, indicating a balance of {$620.00} for a credit card account for which I had never applied. The second mailing was the plastic credit card for this account, which I have never signed. The third mailing was from XXXX XXXX attempting to verify if I had actually applied for a new XXXX XXXX XXXX account that included my name and Social Security number. We easily resolved the situation with XXXX XXXX, and even sat down with a local bank manager who explained how my personal information may have been compromised and suggested how we can protect ourselves from possible identity theft in the future. By contrast, our dispute with Comenity Bank continues as we attempt to restore my " very good '' credit rating and remove delinquent charges from a credit card account for which I never applied. On XX/XX/XXXX, I called XXXX/Comenity to contest this application and was told the issue would be resolved in 90 days -- not so! Next, I immediately contacted XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX to establish security credit freezes. Fast forward to XX/XX/XXXX AND XXXX, XXXX, when I received 2 separate letters from Comenity Bank, with which we've never had any dealings, to have my credit freeze lifted so they could process my application for an " XXXX XXXX XXXX '' account, again, something for which I had not applied. Calling our local XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, I was advised to check our credit report to see who had been inquiring about our credit rating, and to update XXXX that another fraud attempt had been made. Then, on XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX advised us that my credit rating had dropped significantly and suggested we file a dispute with Comenity Bank, which we did on XX/XX/XXXX. Once again on XX/XX/XXXX, I got another fraud alert that Comenity Bank had " flagged '' my (? ) account " Charged off as bad debt '' -- supposedly explaining my lowered credit rating, according to the XXXX representative we spoke with on XX/XX/XXXX. Now I was advised to file a " police report '' of Identity Theft with the FTC. Obviously, not all financial institutions are as diligent as XXXX XXXX in verifying who is actually applying for credit cards/accounts. Comenity Bank has been nothing short of irresponsible in dealing with us, not even bothering to continue sending past-due statements since XXXX, XXXX, to alert us that the " bogus '' account was still active. As a result, my credit rating has suffered a drop of about 200 points, from a rating of " very good '' to " fair. ''

Company Response:

State: OH

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-02-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6609156

Date Received: 2023-02-23

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: I received an alert from XXXX that there was a hard inquiry under my info for Bank / Credit Card Inquiry COMENITYCAPITAL/IKEAVC. I did not at any time make this application. Was on hold with ikea credit card fraud department for over an hour. No help provided. Just left on hold.

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 11235

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-03-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6609147

Date Received: 2023-02-23

Issue: Advertising and marketing, including promotional offers

Subissue: Didn't receive advertised or promotional terms

Consumer Complaint: PlayStation credit card issued by Comenity bank advertises a promotion for a {$50.00} PlayStation store card and free game credit up to {$75.00} on first purchase and {$500.00} spend respectively ; to be issued within 14 days of meeting requirements. Over 14 days after meeting requirements and Ive contacted Sony rewards customer service multiple times regarding the promotion but have not received any response, Im simply told the issue will be escalated, but after 10 days I havent received any communication. I have the emails detailing and confirming the promotion and the credit card statements showing Ive met the requirements and the dates on them.

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 11226

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-02-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6609124

Date Received: 2023-02-23

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: On Wednesday, XX/XX/23 I checked my credit scoring and saw a new inquiry with XXXX, this caused my credit score to drop XXXX points. Most important I did not apply for this, nor did I apply for anything in the last 6 months at least. I contacted Comenity Capital/XXXX about this credit card application on XX/XX/23 and was notified they had nothing connected to my SSN or name. I then filed an online dispute with XXXX which they responded was legitimate on XX/XX/23. I then called Comenity Capital/XXXX back on XX/XX/23. They notified me I had nothing with them, and they could not give me any documentation since I had no account with them. I then contacted XXXX and spoke with them via phone on XX/XX/23 who stated they could not remove without documentation from Comenity. Now I'm in a situation where an inquiry is on my report which I didn't do and have no way to clear it.

Company Response:

State: LA

Zip: 70461

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-02-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6608964

Date Received: 2023-02-23

Issue: Getting a credit card

Subissue: Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud

Consumer Complaint: XX/XX/2023 Comenity Capital Bank - IKEA Visa Credit card I received an email from company above, XXXX, stating that they had received an application for a credit card in my name. They also pulled a hard inquiry against my credit. The e-mail stated I would be notified via mail in 10-14 days. I called Community Capital Bank and was eventually transferred to their fraud department. The representative hung up on me. I did not apply for this credit card and I do not do business with this bank.

Company Response:

State: SC

Zip: 29615

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-02-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6608963

Date Received: 2023-02-23

Issue: Getting a credit card

Subissue: Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud

Consumer Complaint: I was altered by my identity theft protection through XXXX XXXX that someone had opened an IKEA VISA card in my name. They ran my credit report. comenity capital ikeavc is the alert i received. I have attempted to contact the fraud department at the credit card company without any luck.

Company Response:

State: AZ

Zip: 85737

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-02-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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