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: 6082496

Date Received: 2022-10-13

Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement

Subissue: Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card

Consumer Complaint: Someone is putting their shipping address for purposes of using my store credit card for their own purposes. They are shopping on my credit card. I continue to delete their address and I got back the following day and check my account again and they put their address in their again. I contacted my store credit card companies and they reissued me a different credit card. However, they continue to do this. I don't have any resolve and I don't want to totally cancelling these store credit cards.

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

State: NJ

Zip: 070XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-10-13

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6082334

Date Received: 2022-10-13

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: These Financial Intuition are furnishing my information without my consent. They are in violation of Gramm-Leach Bliley Act in addition to TILA under Pursuant 15 USC 6802 you are required by law to give me 3 disclosures I have checked all documents from your institution given to me and none of these documents contained any of the required disclosures pursuant. 15 USC 6802 ( b ). ( b ) OPT OUT ( 1 ) IN GENERAL A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless ( A ) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under section 6804 of this title, that such information may be disclosed to such third party. ( B ) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that such information is not disclosed to such third party; and ( C ) the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. Financial institutions covered by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act must tell their customers about their information-sharing practices and explain to customers their right to " opt out '' if they don't want their information shared with certain third parties. Is your company following the requirements of the Privacy Rule? Before, ANY response is made " There is no LAW that states that a company must report to a non-affiliated consumer agency '' I have a Right to Privacy & without following these proper guidelines under federal jurisdictions this is indeed Identity Theft & Fraudulent activity. Furnishing information without my consent is liable for a civil lawsuit, damages & fines for each violation.

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

State: MO

Zip: 63121

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-10-13

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6082221

Date Received: 2022-10-13

Issue: Problem when making payments

Subissue: Problem during payment process

Consumer Complaint: Synchrony Financial received my coupon that I sent out on XX/XX/XXXX and it was delivered on XX/XX/XXXX. I have receipts that it was delivered but I didn't get my returned XXXX registered receipts mailed back. I have sent them the payments according to the XXXX which they have failed to credit my account in the full amount. The Respondents is violating my rights to discharge according to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. TENDER OF PAYMENT ( b ) If tender of payment of an obligation to pay an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument and the tender is refused, there is discharge, to the extent of the amount of the tender, of the obligation of an indorser or accommodation party having a right of recourse with respect to the obligation to which the tender relates. XXXX XXXX. ACCORD AND SATISFACTION BY USE OF INSTRUMENT, UCC 3-104. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT, 3-419. INSTRUMENTS SIGNED FOR ACCOMMODATION, 12 U.S. Code 411 - Issuance to reserve banks ; nature of obligation ; redemption, 15 U.S. Code 1666b - Timing of payments. Therefore, Synchrony has violated my rights.

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

State: NV

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-10-31

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6082002

Date Received: 2022-10-14

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: I pulled my personal credit report from XXXX and XXXX there are unauthorized hard inquiries that is affecting my credit score and credit record tremendously in a very detrimental manner I can't get a loan for my son 's college its had to obtain a loan to purchase a home for my family I have contacted these companies to no avail XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX SYNCB/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX SYNCB/PAYPAL XXXX XXXX XXXX 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: NC

Zip: 28277

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-10-14

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6081669

Date Received: 2022-10-14

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: To whom it may concern, I have recently received my credit report and noticed violations under the 15 us code 1681 and 15 us code 1681b ( FCRA ). The law clearly states the following 15 USC 1681b ( a ) In general Subject to subsection ( c ), any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other : ( 2 ) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. Meaning that if you do not have or have not gotten any written instructions from me ( THE CONSUMER ) to furnish an account on my report. It should not be there. That is a violation. I never gave written instructions to furnish any of the following accounts. Secondly according to the 15 USC 1681.The law clearly states. 1. Accuracy and fairness of credit reporting. The Congress makes the following findings : 2. The banking system is dependent upon fair and accurate credit reporting. Inaccurate credit reports directly impair the efficiency of the banking system, and unfair credit reporting methods undermine the public confidence which is essential to the continued functioning of the banking system. ( 4 ) There is a need to ensure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. ( b ) Reasonable procedures It is the purpose of this subchapter to require that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of such information in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter. The following accounts are inaccurate and are in clear violation of my privacy. Which is a violation of the law. This is embarrassing and damaging to my reputation as a consumer. As the consumer I demand the following accounts be DELETED from my credit report immediately. 1. XXXX XXXX 2. Account Number : XXXX The following accounts are inaccurate and are in clear violation of my privacy. Which is a violation of the law. This is embarrassing and damaging to my reputation as a consumer. As the consumer I demand the following accounts be DELETED from my credit report immediately. I DID NOT GIVE ANY WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS TO HAVE ANY OF THESE ACCOUNTS ON MY CONSUMER REPORT. 15USC 1681 ( a ) ( 4 ) A consumer has the right to Privacy- There is a need to ensure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumers right to privacy. Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX

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

State: FL

Zip: 34747

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-10-14

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6080362

Date Received: 2022-10-12

Issue: Charged fees or interest you didn't expect

Subissue:

Consumer Complaint: I ordered a wig from this company called XXXX hair and it arrived XX/XX/2022. I had other financial obligations that were much more important so when the XXXX XXXX arrived, I told them I refuse the package and ask if I could receive confirmation the package would be returned. The XXXX told me to take a picture, so I did. I found out it would be the same tracking number which was XXXX so I tracked it and it kept showing me that it was sitting in XXXX, AZ I knew that couldn't be right after more than two weeks. I had disputed it with PayPal Credit soon as I sent it back to make them aware. They removed it but then added it back like if I owe it. The seller XXXX hair is upset, the person I was communicating with tried to text me in XXXX, but the message disappeared, but she asks me to give her {$40.00} for shipping. This made me uncomfortable because no one ever asked me this. The seller was upset when I told her no. The seller knew that a case was opened with XXXX, and they provided another tracking number which is XXXX and case no. XXXX. I called PayPal credit and gave them this information and today when I called again, they didn't even have this information documented so I had to give it to them again. The account manager I spoke to XXXX who was pleasant advised me that they were closing it out again and I have all this proof, but they aren't trying to tell me where I can send it and they won't document it. My trust is gone with this company and others. This is through PayPal credit but the bank who has lended the credit is Synchrony Bank. I have never been told to contact Synchrony and they make it difficult who to handle this matter with, but I have reach out to both.

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

State: AZ

Zip: 85041

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-10-12

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6080214

Date Received: 2022-10-12

Issue: Closing your account

Subissue: Company closed your account

Consumer Complaint: I applied for a PaylPal line of credit, run by Synchrony Bank, on XX/XX/XXXX. I got approval for {$4300.00}. I put a moving bill of {$2300.00} on it the same day. The bank pulled my credit, creating a hard inquiry on my report that registered on my reports XX/XX/XXXX. A new account was reported on XX/XX/XXXX. I just received notice today ( XX/XX/XXXX ) FROM MY CREDIT REPORT NOT PAYPAL OR SYNCHRONY that this account is closed. It actually close XXXX days after it was approved and opened. Called PayPal and they said it was synchrony banks decision and they couldnt reverse it or explain it other that it was flagged as a reporting issue. Called synchrony bank and they said it was high risk and due to activitywouldnt say if it was activity in my credit report-which there has been NONE since they pulled my report and approved this credit line-or the activity on the credit line which again, has a single bill from a moving company and I havent even been a customer long enough to get a statement never mind make a payment so Beware! PayPal and synchrony bank can ding your credit report with a hard inquiry, open AND close an account within days of each other with no fraud or poor credit practices on your part, which also dings your credit score! I got points off for the inquiry and a massive drop with an account opening and closing within a week WITH A BALANCE ON IT! It totally destroyed my score! The only thing fraudulent and high risk is doing business with PayPal or Synchrony Bank! They can destroy my credit report with zero repercussions! Fraudulent and highly predatory! Creating issues on my score to reflect high risk when they are the cause!!!

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

State: VA

Zip: 24018

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-10-12

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6079490

Date Received: 2022-10-13

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: A debt on my credit report is abuse, deceit and unfair debt collection practice. This debt on my credit report has caused me to get denied certain necessities in life ( IE. Home, employment, car ). While checking my credit report I noticed that you all furnished an account on my credit report without my consent which has cause to get denied for multiple necessities in life ( IE. Home, employment, car ). There are laws in place to prevent your company from furnishing information on a consumers report. 15 USC 1692a ( 2 ) states ; the term " communication '' means the conveying of information regarding a debt directly or indirectly to ANY person through any medium. Therefore, furnishing of the consumer report ( giving information regarding the alleged debt ) by your company is " communication '' as stated by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ) As my rights state per 15 USC 1692c ( C ) I'm giving you formal notice to stop any further communications regarding this account immediately. This includes but is not limited to Consumer reporting Agencies ( XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX ) Please do not respond saying you are not governing by FDCPA or you are exempt. You are in fact a " debt collector ''. 15 USC 1692 ( 6 ) The term debt collector means any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the collection of any debts, or who regularly collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, debts owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another. Notwithstanding the exclusion provided by clause ( F ) of the last sentence of this paragraph, the term includes any creditor who, in the process of collecting his own debts, uses any name other than his own which would indicate that a third person is collecting or attempting to collect such debts. For the purpose of section 1692f ( 6 ) of this title, such term also includes any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. The term does not include ( A ) any officer or employee of a creditor while, in the name of the creditor, collecting debts for such creditor ; ( B ) any person while acting as a debt collector for another person, both of whom are related by common ownership or affiliated by corporate control, if the person acting as a debt collector does so only for persons to whom it is so related or affiliated and if the principal business of such person is not the collection of debts ; ( C ) any officer or employee of the United States or any State to the extent that collecting or attempting to collect any debt is in the performance of his official duties ; ( D ) any person while serving or attempting to serve legal process on any other person in connection with the judicial enforcement of any debt ; ( E ) any nonprofit organization which, at the request of consumers, performs bona fide consumer credit counseling and assists consumers in the liquidation of their debts by receiving payments from such consumers and distributing such amounts to creditors ; and ( F ) any person collecting or attempting to collect any debt owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another to the extent such activity ( i ) is incidental to a bona fide fiduciary obligation or a bona fide escrow arrangement ; ( ii ) concerns a debt which was originated by such person ; ( iii ) concerns a debt which was not in default at the time it was obtained by such person ; or ( iv ) concerns a debt obtained by such person as a secured party in a commercial credit transaction involving the creditor. REMOVE ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY

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

State: WI

Zip: 53209

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-10-13

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6079340

Date Received: 2022-10-13

Issue: Problem when making payments

Subissue: You never received your bill or did not know a payment was due

Consumer Complaint: I have been an excellent customer who has always paid my bills on time. Naturally, I was completely shocked when I noticed my account was reported late to the credit bureaus in XXXX and XXXX of XXXX I do not think I was late during this time, but if I was, it was either because I did not receive my bill or the online payment system was down. I have had problems receiving mail at my address and I have had numerous problems making online payments on my account. On a related note, the payment history being reported by the credit bureaus is wrong, because XXXX and XXXX reports that I was 30-days in XX/XX/2018, and XXXX reports I was 30XXXXdays late in XXXX. This is impossible because if I was late, it would be either XXXX or XXXX, not both. Please see the attached copy of my credit report.

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

State: TX

Zip: 75071

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-10-13

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6079116

Date Received: 2022-10-13

Issue: Getting a credit card

Subissue: Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud

Consumer Complaint: FCRA 605B ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2 ) ( a ) Block. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a consumer reporting agency shall block the reporting of any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from an alleged identity theft, not later than 4 business days after the date of receipt by such agency

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

State: PA

Zip: 194XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-10-13

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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