SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL


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"Products" offered by SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL 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 -
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 - Gift 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 - Federal student loan debt
Debt collection - I do not know
Debt collection - Medical
Debt collection - Medical debt
Debt collection - Mortgage
Debt collection - Non-federal student loan
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Debt collection - Other debt
Debt collection - Payday loan
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 - 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 - Other mortgage
Mortgage - Other type of mortgage
Mortgage - Reverse mortgage
Mortgage - VA mortgage
Other financial service - Credit repair
Other financial service - Debt settlement
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 - Payday loan
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Personal line of credit
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Title loan
Prepaid card - General purpose card
Prepaid card - General-purpose prepaid card
Prepaid card - Gift or merchant card
Prepaid card - Mobile wallet
Prepaid card - Other special purpose card
Prepaid card - Transit card
Student loan - Federal student loan servicing
Student loan - Non-federal student loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Lease
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan

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Complaint ID: 7902807

Date Received: 2023-11-26

Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement

Subissue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement

Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/2023 I went to the XXXX XXXX in XXXX TN XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and had a tooth pulled. I signed up for " CARECREDIT '' - and my balance of XXXX was paid by them. After reading the terms that I had 5 days to pay the bill and rescend the offer of credit I did- I went to XXXX XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX and paid the XXXX in full. I can show my bank statement. However, XXXX XXXX did not refund CARECREDIT till XX/XX/XXXX which is more then 30 days after my account was opened and closed XX/XX/XXXX - and CARECREDIT charged me a XXXX dollar fee. Carecredit refuses to fix this- and XXXX XXXX refuses to fix this. XXXX XXXX was late/slow refunding the money to CARECREDIT so they charged me a fee. My purchase balance with CARECREDIT is now XXXX but because XXXX XXXX was late refunding them I was charged a XXXX dollar fee which is now ballooned to XXXX dollars. MY carecredit account is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I want this issue resolved and account closed. It is XXXX and CARE CREDITS fault.

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

State: TN

Zip: 378XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-11-26

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7901998

Date Received: 2023-11-26

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account status incorrect

Consumer Complaint: Jc pennys card never late and never maxed out my cc took my limit from XXXX to what I owed XXXX for no reason

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

State: OH

Zip: 43229

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-11-26

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7901403

Date Received: 2023-11-24

Issue: Fees or interest

Subissue: Unexpected increase in interest rate

Consumer Complaint: I had a credit account with Amazon I closed it because Synchronic was charging me too much fee even though I paid extra to my account every time I paid it. Last XXXX I called Synchronic and requested that the account be closed and paid the balance which was over {$800.00}. Two months later, this month I received a bill from Synchronic stating that I owe the bank. I don't owe Synchronic not even a XXXX because I paid the balance in full and requested that the card be closed. This has been very stressful, Synchronic charged me every time I had a late payment of {$40.00} penalties. I need help, please.

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

State: SC

Zip: 29016

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7901312

Date Received: 2023-11-24

Issue: Advertising and marketing, including promotional offers

Subissue: Didn't receive advertised or promotional terms

Consumer Complaint: I applied for the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX from Synchrony Bank with an offer of XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX for spending {$3000.00} within the first 3 months of card membership. I was approved with a credit line of {$1500.00}. The main issue I encountered was the bank refused to free up my used credit line even a week after my payments had been posted. It was very annoying to not be able to use my card for purchases due to both the very low credit line and extremely long time for my available credit to free up even a week or more after my payment had been posted. This was especially apparent in the last few weeks of the offer period where I simply could not charge enough to the card to reach the advertised bonus since I was given a quite low credit line and had to wait an unreasonably long time for credit to free up even after payments had shown as fully processed. I ended up being able to spend {$2900.00} out of the {$3000.00} required for the offer. I called the bank and explained the situation hoping they would make an exception since their system simply did not allow me to do the necessary spending. They said they would open a case and get back to me but I never heard back. This was back in XXXX

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

State: CA

Zip: 92649

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-11-24

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7900647

Date Received: 2023-11-25

Issue: Problem when making payments

Subissue: Problem during payment process

Consumer Complaint: I paid XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX and another payment of XXXX on XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX never cashed checks and charged late fee. My bank said payment cleared the bank. So I had to have my bank re issue another payment

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

State: AL

Zip: 351XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-11-25

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7898913

Date Received: 2023-11-24

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

Subissue: Problem with personal statement of dispute

Consumer Complaint: In XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX, I applied for a TJX Platinum Mastercard. A charge of {$44.00} was placed on the card at that time. After learning that my credit score decreased by nearly XXXX points in 2 months, I investigated to try and determine the cause. I discovered that the culprit was this {$44.00} charge from TJX that I had not paid, however, until that time I had not received a billing statement. TJX/Synchrony bank failed to send me any billing statements, and therefore, I was unaware of any outstanding balance and did not have any method of paying this bill. TJX admitted to me that they did not send billing statements and refunded all late fees, however, they reported to the credit bureaus that I am 120 days late on that bill. This action by TJX has severely and negatively impacted my credit score. I have never made late payments on any account before, and I had a very good credit score. I have attempted to dispute this with TJX multiple times, and I keep getting told that they are reporting accurately to the credit bureau 's.

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

State: MA

Zip: 01930

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-11-24

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7898338

Date Received: 2023-11-24

Issue: Getting a credit card

Subissue: Problem getting a working replacement card

Consumer Complaint: XX/XX/2023 I established a MasterCard business account with Sam 's. The account was approved and {$360.00} of items were charged. XX/XX/2023. I had not received the bill from Sam 's nor a credit card. I reached out to Sam 's and they directed me to Synchrony Bank, which holds ownership of the account I contacted Synchrony they did not know the account. I held the line for three hours, trying to validate that this account did exist. I never received the bill or a credit card, finally, synchrony referred me to the fraud department. I was rerouted to customer service and informed that I needed to fax in something that validated our new address. I faxed in a letter from Georgia 's secretary of state validating my address, and phone numbers. I held the line for a total of three hours before reaching an American citizen who was helpful and reassured me a card would be issued. I had not received a bill or credit card by September. I again reached out to Synchrony who confirmed that they had received the letter from the Secretary of the State of Georgia and had our updated phone numbers. In XXXX, we received a bill from Synchrony and a letter stating the account had been adjusted, but no credit card. We contacted the company again to be held for over 3 hours discussing the matter. The company once again is asking us to validate our authenticity and resend information. When asked to speak to an American citizen the reps became hostile and hung up on us. We have met all requirements through the federal Customer Identification Program ( CIP ) and this bank has validated this by billing us as a customer. I do believe that this bank violates providing fair and equitable customer practice. This bank also should provide knowable service representatives who can comprehend and speak XXXX that is comparable to the levels of their overall service population. Prolonging this unsettled matter is causing harm to my credit/reputation as a business owner. Synchrony has received all information requested that validates my company 's authenticity and has billed us accordingly, Synchrony Bank has yet to release the credit card that was approved in XXXX of 2023 as of XXXX of 2023 but has billed us stating that they are unable to validate the authenticity of our company.

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

State: GA

Zip: 30180

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-11-24

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7898009

Date Received: 2023-11-24

Issue: Other features, terms, or problems

Subissue: Problem with rewards from credit card

Consumer Complaint: PayPal cash back XXXX rewards withheld due to online inaccessibility.

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

State: TX

Zip: 77478

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-11-24

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7897662

Date Received: 2023-11-23

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: I've noticed these credit card inquire that I do not recognize. These bank did not take part of making a solution when the inquires was made. Dates provide below are the dates inquires was reported and when the they was informed. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX : XXXX XXXX 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: GA

Zip: 30096

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-11-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7897062

Date Received: 2023-11-23

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: i did not authorize or give permission to run my credit to any companies nor anyone at all i would like for you to remove any and all hard inqury off my credit report that iam makeing this complaint on

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

State: MI

Zip: 48236

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-11-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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