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: 7694287

Date Received: 2023-10-13

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, this creditor has violated my rights under 15 USC1681, section 602, which states that I have the right to privacy. 15 USC 1681, section 604 ( a ), section 2, also states that a consumer reporting agency can not furnish an account without my written instructions. Under 15 USC 1666 ( b ), a creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open and consumer credit plan as late for any purpose.

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

State: MI

Zip: 48910

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-10-13

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7694257

Date Received: 2023-10-13

Issue: Getting a credit card

Subissue: Card opened without my consent or knowledge

Consumer Complaint: On Thursday, XX/XX/XXXX, I noticed a hard inquiry in my XXXX. I called XXXX and explain to them that I did not do any transactions at XXXX. They made a note on their end and asked me to call XXXX. I spoke to the XXXX. Customer service rep and he denied the application after I explain to him that it was fraud, they will send me a letter and also send a letter to XXXX. On the same day I had fraud done on my XXXX XXXX credit card, and my XXXX XXXX credit card. They both were done in Pennsylvania. I also called my credit card companies and made them aware.

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

State: FL

Zip: 33317

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-10-13

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7694219

Date Received: 2023-10-13

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: I went to the Mattress Firm in XXXX XXXX at XXXX XXXX, asked to look at mattresses and stated that i did not want my credit ran. I did not sign up for any sort of loan or loan process and was informed via credit karma that a hard inquiry was ran against my account for a loan for this company.

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

State: FL

Zip: 32258

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-10-13

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7693759

Date Received: 2023-10-13

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

Subissue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Consumer Complaint: The existence of a derogatory rating on my account is causing me significant concern. I am deeply worried about its potential impact on my credit. It has already resulted in the denial of a recent loan application and an increase in the interest rates on my existing credit accounts. I want to emphasize the severe financial and emotional distress that this negative rating has caused me and will continue to cause until it is resolved.

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

State: FL

Zip: 33176

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-10-13

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7692207

Date Received: 2023-10-14

Issue: Improper use of your report

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

Consumer Complaint: My credit was ran by SYNCB on XX/XX/2022 and I did not authorize this inquiry. It is being reported on my credit report without authorization and I would like this inquiry removed from my credit report.

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

State: LA

Zip: 705XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-10-14

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7692060

Date Received: 2023-10-14

Issue: Closing your account

Subissue: Company closed your account

Consumer Complaint: Description of complaint : XX/XX/XXXX - used and paid card XX/XX/XXXX - card declined and found out it was closed with no notice I have always payed my synchrony XXXX XXXX on time for years, and never had any issues or delinquencies. I reorganized my bank accounts to better suit my finances and that caused XXXX nsf. Which I immediately rectified with a manual payment. I also called about updating my autopay and recieves NO help. Also NOWHERE on the lowes credit center on their app or the mobile synchrony XXXX site does it allow you to change autopay information. Due to this the autopay series continued and caused an additional nsf payment to that same account. Which I also immediately went and paid. They then without any warning, heads up of policy, offer to help update my autopay series or anything just closed my account. It is my most used account and critical to my work. Nobody has even been willing to listen or help. I cant imaging this is how you should treat a great long time reliable customer. There are many less dramatic actions to take first, and much more customer service that should be provided. I just want my lowes card and its a shame this is whats happened .... Desired settlement : Reopening of my XXXX card account and assistance updating autopay info to new account

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

State: NC

Zip: 287XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-10-14

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7688686

Date Received: 2023-10-12

Issue: Unable to get your credit report or credit score

Subissue: Other problem getting your report or credit score

Consumer Complaint: I paid off synchrony financial and my credit score went down I didn't have they funds at the time but paid off the debt XX/XX/20XX/XX/2021

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

State: LA

Zip: 70119

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-10-12

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7688347

Date Received: 2023-10-12

Issue: Closing your account

Subissue: Company closed your account

Consumer Complaint: In XXXX and XX/XX/2023, I mailed Synchrony Bank a Billing Error Dispute Affidavit and they did not respond. I informed them also via phone, but I got no response in writing. So on XX/XX/XXXX, I uploaded a notarized version here with the CFPB to get their attention because they were refusing to honor my requests for Documentary Evidence as provided by the law 15 U.S. Code 44 - Definitions Documentary evidence includes all documents, papers, correspondence, books of account, and financial and corporate records. They gave a flimsy answer here around XX/XX/XXXX to CFPB BUT STILL REFUSE to contact me directly to address the real concerns. The affidavit said rebut item for item if you dispute the laws Im standing on because I believe and still believe I was being billed in error for a debt that I did Not owe to Synchrony. Even so, they never stopped their debt collection and demanded payment. I told them on their own recorded lines several times that we are in a billing error dispute and they were to cease collection because I did NOT have to pay until we resolved it by Synchrony providing the Documentary evidence, notifying the credit bureaus of the Dispute ( which they never did ), placing Dispute label on my account ( which they never did ) and responding to my affidavit of truth regarding my billing error dispute ( which is again Re attached ). I made the payment in full but sent another copy of the billing error dispute to them along with payment in full. The payment and billing error dispute were then mailed via USPS certified mail with signature required to the attention of the CEO. They received it on XX/XX/XXXX and it was signed for on that day, but they then pretended until XX/XX/XXXX that they could not find it. Around XXXX XXXX they posted the lawful payment for XX/XX/XXXX and closed my account. This was clearly an act of Aversion as the law prohibits during a billing error dispute. They said the reason was for payment delinquency. This account was never lateI placed them in a billing error dispute according to the law and lawfully withheld my payments. According to the law which states : 12 CFR 1026.13 - Billing error resolution ( Regulation Z ) ( 1 ) Consumer 's right to withhold disputed amount ; collection action prohibited. The consumer need not pay ( and the creditor may not try to collect ) any portion of any required payment that the consumer believes is related to the disputed amount ( including related finance or other charges ) It prohibits acts of aversion : ( 1 ) Consumer 's right to withhold disputed amount ; collection action prohibited. The consumer need not pay ( and the creditor may not try to collect ) any portion of any required payment that the consumer believes is related to the disputed amount ( including related finance or other charges ). If the cardholder has enrolled in an automatic payment plan offered by the card issuer and has agreed to pay the credit card indebtedness by periodic deductions from the cardholder 's deposit account, the card issuer shall not deduct any part of the disputed amount or related finance or other charges if a billing error notice is received any time up to 3 business days before the scheduled payment date. ( 3 ) Acceleration of debt and restriction of account prohibited. A creditor shall not accelerate any part of the consumer 's indebtedness or restrict or close a consumer 's account solely because the consumer has exercised in good faith rights provided by this section. A creditor may be subject to the forfeiture penalty under 15 U.S.C. 1666 ( e ) for failure to comply with any of the requirements of this section. Synchrony bank violated all of my lawful rights under the billing error dispute and Im not sure if its because they didnt value me as a XXXX XXXX or a person with a XXXX but Im attaching the recording of their own managers agreeing that the account should not have been closed because they saw the dispute on my account finally in late XXXX. Im incurring damage daily as I needed my card for XXXX expenses. I was told in late XXXX the account would be restored within three days. But its XX/XX/XXXX and its still closed and XXXX XXXX who did the previous flimsy lazy response hasnt contacted me nor has XXXX XXXX in the billing inquiries department responded after numerous messages I left for her. I have recorded my number messages for proof and my conversations with Synchriny because they always say it will be recorded so I always say that I agree to the recording of the call and so I record too. Ive attached only two but all of them are available to them or to the CFPB. I want my account reopened with my same {$3800.00} credit limit with {$3800.00} available to me immediately. Correction, the audio files exceed the limit allowed by the CFPB. I can mail on a flash drive if desired. I made copies.

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

State: NC

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-10-12

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7688346

Date Received: 2023-10-12

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, this creditor has violated my Rights. Under Act 15 U.S.C. 1681 section 602 states I have a right to Privacy, 15 U.S.C. 1681 section 604 A, section 2 it also states, A consumer reporting agency can not refurnish an account without my written instructions. Under 15 U.S.C. 1666B A creditor may not treat a payment on a credit card account under an open and consumer credit plan as late for any purpose.

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

State: GA

Zip: 30349

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-10-12

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 7688279

Date Received: 2023-10-12

Issue: Getting a credit card

Subissue: Application denied

Consumer Complaint: PayPal pay in four offered a no impact to credit score application. I completed it and my credit was run without my permission. This is also unfair due to the no impact to score language. I called synchrony bank and PayPal and they both denied the credit pull yet its on my credit report. I was told I had an older PayPal smart connect account which is also not true. This all concerns me. I need the hard pull removed and they cant even find the application. One rep thinks its a PayPal credit application. I even received a letter in the mail and they still deny it,

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

State: DC

Zip: 20020

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-10-12

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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