Date Received: 2015-11-06
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I have a mortgage loan with Fifth Third Bank, unfortunately because of the economy I failed my mortgage payments on XXXX, my house has a sale date on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, obviously I do not want to lose my home, I have a family, it is my heritage for me and my family. I am trying to make a loan modification, but there is a person, XXXX XXXX, who works in Fifth Third Bank, she is the point of contact, the only person who can I talk to to get status of my loan modification, but she is very unprofessional, from the begin she told me that she will not review the work out package because I had three years with out pay my mortgage and I do not qualify with out reviewing the work out package, finally when she review my work out package, on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX she advise that she will close the file for missing documents, I even did not know that those documents were missing because is very hard to contact her, she never is at her desk, always there is answer machine and never responds the messages, finally she gave me until XXXX/XXXX/XXXX at noon to send the missing documents, if the documents are not faxed by that time, she will close the file. The required documents were XXXX, Tax Return XXXX and Hamp hardship Affidavit, I sent the documents on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, I called to the bank on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX to confirm I sent the documents, I spoke to XXXX he said the status has to be with XXXX XXXX, tel : XXXX ext. XXXX, I called her no answer, I left a message for her in her voice mail, she does not call back, on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I called her again, answer machine again, I called to the bank tel : XXXX, I spoke to XXXX, she said the file is closed for missing documents I explain that I sent the documents on time XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, she said I have to talk to XXXX XXXX directly to get status, I told her it is very hard to contact her, she said she will send a message to her contact me, she call and let me know the case was closed, I ask why and she said for missing documents, I told her I sent the documents, she said the hamp hardship affidavit is missing, I told her I sent it and it is signed by the Borrrower and Co-Borrower, she said she needs one signed by the Borrower and another one signed by the Co-Borrower, the file is closed and there is no way to re-open it. It does not make sense for me, the form has XXXX signatures, I thing she does not want to help the homeowners, I feel like there is a discrimination. I really need help with this, I do not want to lose my house.
Company Response:
State: NJ
Zip: 08037
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-11-16
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-10-31
Issue: Can't contact lender
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Today this afternoon I received a voicemail from XXXX the guy stated that there was a lawsuit filed against me and to please call XXXX an the case number which included the last XXXX of my ss #. I called and a nice girl answers the phone and she knew my full name, last XXXX of my SS #. She then stated it was from a pay day loan XX/XX/XXXX for {$300.00} from 5/3 bank and XXXX XXXX. She says but now because of court fees and interest you owe {$1900.00}, I told her I do n't owe anything and if so everything was included in the bankruptcy. She said hold on let me check your bankruptcy, she said XX/XX/XXXX?, I said yes, she said sorry that was n't included in the bankruptcy. I told her well I believe so. She said that is a loan that did n't involve a credit check and was not reported to your credit report.I said ok and how much to settle and she said I would have to place you on hold and find out if the paralegal will allow this as they do want to take you to court. She then said you can settle today for {$710.00}. I said email me a copy off the charge I am being sued for, she said unfortunately I ca n't do that because we did that before and then someone changed it and put paid and when we took them to court we could n't do anything because it stated it was paid in full. Therefore you will be provided a copy when you fulfill the debt. She asked me for a credit card or debit card and I said I do n't have one and she said well I will give you until Monday to get a reloadable card. If you do not call back and fulfill this we will file this at your local county clerks office. So she said you are on a recorded call. I was so shocked and especially that they had perfect XXXX, not the typical XXXX accent. I guess they know now we are on them. So I of course started to XXXX the phone numbers and XXXX XXXX and I could n't find anything. I even XXXX 5/3 bank and who was their pay day loan company, still nothing. I then XXXX the XXXX area code and came up a few sites where people were talking about the scams they had experienced which were the same or similar to mine. I am so glad I found this site because I was like Monday I am calling my Paralegal and I am calling 5/3 bank and see if they are associated with XXXX XXXX. Then I told my husband about the call I received today and he said oh I received a call from that number today, but did n't answer the phone. The kept calling and they knew my name I was working and told them I was busy and I hung up. He was like that is a major scam no one that sues you or is attempting to sue calls you. You basically get served the papers. It so disgusts me what this world has come to. I hope they get these crooks ASAP.. They should be put to prison, sued, etc ... Leave innocent people alone ...
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 34759
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-11-02
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-10-27
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I 've had a checking, savings, pre-paid cards and business checking for 1 year with Fifth Third. I have had issues with the bank the entire time I had an account. The bill pay did n't work correctly and I called several times because the bills did n't get paid on the correct date that the bank GUARANTEED. I received debit cards for the business checking that never worked. One night we were in the bank in the winter, going in and out the branch because they did not have an inside ATM XXXX another disadvantage ) and the representative could not get the cards to work. They sent the cards several times and they never worked, meanwhile, we opened up other accounts elsewhere to service our business needs. We could never utilize the Fifth Third business account as we wanted to. I went in to close the account on XXXX/XXXX/2015 and the representative told me she could NOT close pre-paid cards at all. Also, she suggested I should wait a week so that the business account is 1 year old and I could avoid the {$50.00} fee. I call the XXXX number provided by her to close the pre-paid cards and they say I have to close the cards in the branch. I was very frustrated at this point. I go inside the branch on XXXX/XXXX/15 to close the pre-paids and speak with XXXX and she tells me that she can close the cards. I ask her to close the business and she tells me she can not waive the {$50.00} fee. I explain to her that the other representative told me I had to wait a week and the fee could be waived. She puts the disclosure dated XXXX2015 in my face and say 'you have to pay the fee '. I tell her about the unsatisfactory service with this branch, how we never got to use the account, and how many monthly service fees we have paid that should cover the closing fee. She does n't care, she 's quite arrogant, and refuses to help eventhough her staff mislead me into thinking the fee could be waived. It was not disclosed to me at the time of opening the account there was a closing fee indefinitely.She should have taken into consideration the inconvenience of going back and forth to the branch due to her staff lack of knowledge. I filed a complaint over the phone that night and I called XXXX/XXXX/2015 and there 's no proof of a complaint being filed and the representative states I have to go into the branch to file a complaint ... AGAIN! This branch is totally unprofessional and the manager is not training her staff properly.
Company Response:
State: OH
Zip: 44137
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-10-27
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-10-26
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: On XXXX XXXX, 2015, I made a {$100.00} cash deposit into my checking via ATM location # XXXX located at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, IL. This ATM belongs to Fifth Third Bank. A deposit slip printed from the ATM showing my correct ATM card number, the date, and the deposit amount of {$100.00}. The following business day, I checked my online access account with Fifth Third Bank. The deposit had not posted. I called the XXXX branch office at XXXX and explained the situation to the teller who answered. I was advised that I would need to call XXXX and file a dispute. I called and filed. Case number XXXX was opened for me via the Disputes Resolution Dept. and I was issued a provisional credit for {$100.00} in my checking account on XXXX/XXXX/2015. I was provided with a letter regarding this transaction. On XXXX/XXXX/2015 I logged into my Fifth Third online access account and found the {$100.00} had been debited from my account with the description " reversal of dispute provisional credit ''. I also received in the mail a letter dated XXXX/XXXX/15 that Fifth Third Bank had denied my dispute because they had determined the ATM to be in balance. I called the Disputes Resolution department immediately and was advised to bring my ATM receipt into the branch where the deposit was made. I went to the branch on XXXX/XXXX/15 and sat down with personal banker, XXXX XXXX, and we together made a call to the Dispute Resolutions dept. where we were instructed to fax a copy of my ATM deposit receipt to XXXX. The fax was made and I was sent home with no timeframe of completion. I followed up with the disputes resolution dept. on XXXX/XXXX/15 to verify the fax was received and to determine a timeframe in resolving my dispute. I was advised the fax was ( 1 ) received, but ( 2 ) my claim was still denied because the ATM was found to be in balance. I followed up with an email to XXXX XXXX on XXXX/XXXX/15 letting him know the findings. I have not been offered any help in resolving this matter. I find it to be absolutely unacceptable from a customer service standpoint that a deposit can be made into an ATM, a proof of deposit receipt is provided, and yet the {$100.00} is missing. The XXXX branch has provided absolutely no service at this point. The denying of my dispute by the Dispute Resolution dept after providing solid proof is also unacceptable.
Company Response:
State: IL
Zip: 61081
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-10-26
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-10-25
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: on XXXX XXXX, 2015 there was an ACH transaction withdrawal from my account without my permission for {$750.00} to a company bamed XXXX. this ACH transaction caused my business account to go into a negative balance. when I noticed the transaction on XXXX XXXX, 2015 I immediately called my bank and spoke to the claims department. I explain the situation that this was a fraudulent activity that I have no knowledge or no relations to XXXX or the bank that was involved as well named fifth third Bank in Michigan. XXXX XXXX filed the claim XXXX XXXX filed the claims for me and told me I would receive a refund in 12 hours or up to 1 to 2 business days. When I followed up on XXXX XXXX, 2015 with XXXX who holds my business account at approximately XXXX XXXX I was told that my claim was denied because I needed to make a claim within 24 hours of the transaction. before finding out that my claim was denied I have been going back-and-forth with the XXXX the claim department and the claim department from fifth third Bank. From here I was able to claim the company ID and the trace number in regards to this transaction. after finding out that my claim was denied I had spoke to my branch manager at XXXX to have a representative called the claim department in regards to the situation. I was able to retrieve my contract that I had signed with the business account. On Monday, XXXX XXXX, 2015 I have to call the XXXX claim department and they will be contacting fifth third bank with me on the line in regards to this transaction. I have filed a claim two times more after the my claim was denied.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 33196
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-10-25
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-10-23
Issue: Taking out the loan or lease
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I had a car loan loan with Fifth Third Bank ( XXXX, OH ) which was just court-ordered to pay XXXX dollars to their XXXX and XXXX clients to settle a class-action lawsuit. This bank was charging higher interest rates to these racial groups which I am a part of ( XXXX ). I had a loan during the timeframe these acts were perpetrated ( Starting XX/XX/XXXX ). I ended up having to refinance my loan with a different Bank ( XXXX ) XX/XX/XXXX.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 92008
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-10-23
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-10-21
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: we purchased a home XX/XX/XXXX and was told by 5th3rd Bank officer, once we secured our loan, to let our other home go in to short sale. He said this wont hurt your credit because they are offering federal forgiveness, and it will be fine. Being this came from the bank, we felt pretty good about it and did just that. Now, XX/XX/XXXX we are trying to get a equity line from our current home and 5th3rd stated we do n't qualify because of our credit and due to the short sale. After going round and round with them, their final result was, we cant help you out right now, try back in a couple years. This short sale we were told was ok, has put a damper on our credit and score over the past couple years and it was all due to 5th3rd 's employee assuring us it is ok. My wife and I originally were going to lease the house out until we could sale it for cost. I would not recommend doing any banking with 5th3rd at all. everything they have told us has done more harm than anything, and we will be paying for it for several more years..
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 34761
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-10-21
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-10-15
Issue: Bankruptcy
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I filed for bankruptcy in XX/XX/XXXX and was granted a discharge of all debts. In XX/XX/XXXX I pulled my XXXX credit report and noticed that Fifth Third bank has listed my account as being Transfer/Sold and as a charge off. I filed a dispute with XXXX and on XX/XX/XXXX XXXX reported that Fifth Third bank verified with them that the account is being reported accurately. On XX/XX/XXXX I contacted Fifth Third ( XXXX ) and spoke with XXXX XXXX who stated that in her system the debt was listed as discharged in Bankruptcy. I was then transferred to XXXX ( Bankrupcty Dept. ) who told me he would look into my concerns. On XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX called me back and said that after consulting with numerous employees in his department they determined that the account was being accurately reported to XXXX and XXXX. Under federal law, once a borrower has erased a debt in bankruptcy, banks are required to update the credit reports to indicate that the debt is no longer owed, and remove any notation of " past due '' or " charged off. '' This practice keeps this bill alive on my credit reports although it was legally eliminated in bankruptcy. Fifth Third has engineered what amounts to a subtle but ruthless debt collection tactic, effectively holding my credit reports hostage, refusing to fix the mistakes unless I pay money for a debts I do not actually owe.
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 78539
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-11-04
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-10-15
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Wanted to close my bank account @ XXXX bank. I was told there is a fee for closing account of {$50.00} to close the account plus other service fee. After being on the phone for 2 hours trying to get this resolved, I get the vague answer that within banking guide lines that they have to charge a fee. Got a run around where they have transfered my call XXXX times and the XXXX agent said they could waive the fees. I originally open this account XX/XX/XXXX when it was XXXX bank and now XXXX
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 32277
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-10-15
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-10-14
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Fifth third Bank appears to be structuring their checking account transactions so as to generate more overdraft fees for themselves. More specifically, it appears as though they 're delaying the posting of transactions, and fees to generate more overdraft fees. I had an insurance payment of {$160.00} on XXXX, which showed as paid on XXXX by the insurance company. Fifth Third did not post this to my account until XXXX. Then, on XXXX before XXXX I made a withdrawal from a non-Fifth Third ATM. They did not deduct this from my available balance until XXXX ( posted on XXXX ). They also delayed tran non XXXX XXXX ATM fee they charged. It seems like they should charge the fee at the point of the withdrawal. The only reason to delay that fee is to misinform the customer on their true available balance ( resulting in overdraft fees XXXX.
Company Response:
State: OH
Zip: 43230
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-10-14
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No