U.S. BANCORP


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"Products" offered by U.S. BANCORP 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 - Pawn 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 - Payroll 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 - Mortgage debt
Debt collection - Non-federal student loan
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Debt collection - Other debt
Debt collection - Payday loan debt
Debt collection - Rental 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 - Second mortgage
Mortgage - USDA mortgage
Mortgage - VA mortgage
Other financial service - Check cashing
Other financial service - Credit repair
Other financial service - Foreign currency exchange
Other financial service - Money order
Other financial service - Refund anticipation check
Other financial service - Traveler’s/Cashier’s checks
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 - Other advances of future income
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 card
Prepaid card - Gift or merchant card
Prepaid card - Government benefit card
Prepaid card - Government benefit payment card
Prepaid card - ID prepaid card
Prepaid card - Mobile wallet
Prepaid card - Other special purpose card
Prepaid card - Payroll card
Prepaid card - Student prepaid card
Student loan - Federal student loan servicing
Student loan - Non-federal student loan
Student loan - Private student loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Lease
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan

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Complaint ID: 8383349

Date Received: 2024-02-20

Issue: Trouble using the card

Subissue: Trouble using the card to spend money in a store or online

Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/year>, I called the number on the gift card and followed their instructions to send a letter with the enclosures mentioned to the following address : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, FL XXXX The company still has not responded and it's been over 30 days. They have essentially stolen {$100.00} from our family. Cardholder Services : My brother gave this XXXX XXXX XXXX to my XXXX, NAME REMOVED, for XXXX. She is a XXXX. She attempted to use this gift card it to make a purchase on XXXX. For whatever reason, XXXX treated the gift card as though it was fraud and did not charge the purchase to this gift card. Instead XXXX charged my husbands default payment method. Now the gift card has been inactivated and our family is at a loss of the {$100.00} my brother paid for the gift card. Attached are images of the gift card, the XXXX transaction information, and my Drivers License. Please re-activate and register this gift card to my name and address above, send me a new card worth {$100.00}, or refund our familys purchase of this gift card via check made payable to me, delivered to my address above.

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

State: CA

Zip: 93940

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-02-20

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8382904

Date Received: 2024-02-20

Issue: Managing an account

Subissue: Deposits and withdrawals

Consumer Complaint: Opened a USBANK account about a month prior. Both a personal checking and Business account. Received a wire from friends the Company XXXX XXXX in XXXX TX Attorneys funding my business for {$100000.00} The wire arrived Wednesday, money wire cleared Friday and I went to the USBANK branch, received a casheirs check for {$40000.00} and {$10000.00} cash advance. Leaving a total of {$49000.00} in one account and {$7000.00} in another. Sunday I went online with the USBANK account, scheduled a wire for the following business day Tuesday due to bank holiday presidents day and also a zelle to a friend for {$1500.00} The account signed me out and message box appeared telling me to call the bank. I did and while I was on the phone I was told it was due to my VPN used. My daughter has also been provided by myself with my log in details incase she was in an emergency situation with my XXXX on the XXXX XXXX. At that time while on the call another USBANK line called in, someone asking me many questions who was the originator of such a wire? why did I open a USBANK account? what money was I sending and why? I was told the account is NOW CLOSED we do not want your business and if after research we deem this transaction is legitimate we will return your funds in a formal check, no email or phone communication will be made only a check in the mail. When I asked about the time frame, I was told we dont know? I checked the account XXXX expecting the account closed it was not only online access blocked and I could only be allowed to hear the balances in the accounts. {$49000.00} in one and {$7000.00} in another.

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

State: CA

Zip: 90069

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-02-21

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8382704

Date Received: 2024-02-21

Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage

Subissue: An existing modification, forbearance plan, short sale, or other loss mitigation reli

Consumer Complaint: Your format does not work for me. I have an XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) against my ex-roommate. He has been living with me paying no rent, not working and studying conspiracy theories on the web and XXXX. He has some hacking skills. He is XXXX XXXX and a XXXX. He had been trying proove to he was right about the XXXX and being able to pay bills with just the payment coupon from ones XXXX XXXX that is set up at ones birth. He managed to convince XXXX companies that he had paid the account in full. They believed him for a few days they did an investigation and decided he was delusional about the payment as they could find it. XXXX immediately ran both of those cards balance back up to max. The credit card companies added back the original balance. So both XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX were now doubles and over my limit by thousands. He attempted this with all my cards and bills. He also claimed that there was fraud on my mortgage paperwork and I will get my house for free. I admittedly told him he was wrong. The n he gets very angry, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. And some times he XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX of his threats was that he was going to take my house and put me on the street. Well with my XXXX he is on the street. I was researching the history of my property and found he somehow had added his name on the site XXXX XXXX times. I voiced my concerns to the website made a FBI report, but further research stated reporting to the FTC, you XXXX a police report. He has been telling friends and acquaintances that he owns the and is taking it from me. XXXX XXXX also has been talking about taking his dad 's ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) house in XXXX, MN and putting him out on the street as well. XXXX had already had his name put on his dad 's property tax statement. He attempted Togo back to court to have my XXXX removed, b you t he filed a motion instead of an appeal. I have become insolvent through all this and have enlisted XXXX XXXX XXXX to help me get back on track. Also during this time my debit card had been having fraud on it. My Credit Union ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) shut down my debit card and will not issue me another new XXXX or even a plain ATM card. XXXX XXXX ( no middle name born XX/XX/76 ) is reportedly living in a storage locker in XXXX XXXX. I continually monitor what I can of my accounts. XXXX would go through all my stuff and paperwork when I was at work or out of town. My mortgage is currently held and serviced by US Bank they have been very understanding and helpful. I have no proof that XXXX is responsible for my debit card fraud. Others around me are convinced that he is.

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

State: MN

Zip: 55117

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-02-21

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8382373

Date Received: 2024-02-21

Issue: Managing an account

Subissue: Banking errors

Consumer Complaint: se refer to original complaint : XXXX " I scheduled an online mortgage payment from US Bank NA on XX/XX/2022 to my mortgage bank, Pacific Global bank ( AKA. Royal Business bank ) located at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, IL XXXX. In the amount of {$1100.00}. This is an online payment issued directly from US Bank to Pacific Global bank, and the payable should be Pacific Global bank. After a while I received notification from the mortgagor Pacific Global Bank indicated that my mortgage is in delinquent. I checked the online payment from US Bank, which indicated the check was cleared but instead of endorsed by Pacific Global bank, the same check was endorsed by two different individuals and deposited three times, which twice were successfully debited from my US Bank account. I went to the US Bank branches several times and questioned why the check with the same account number and Same check number, issued by US Bank, can be able to be cleared multiple times. Every time I went to US Bank to try to get the problem resolved, but without any resolution. I'm look for US Bank to reimburse the twice falsely debited check amount. '' **** Please note that two fraudulent checks were cashed and cleared by US Bank and each check is in the amount of {$1100.00}, which the total amount of the two fraudulent checks is {$2200.00}. US Bank only reimbursed one check amount, and should refund the second fraudulent check for the amount of {$1100.00}. *****

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

State: IL

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-02-21

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8376002

Date Received: 2024-02-19

Issue: Advertising

Subissue: Confusing or misleading advertising about the card

Consumer Complaint: I was offered this US Bank ReliaCard for my FAMILY MEDICAL EMERGENCY LEAVE INSURANCE due to medical leave from my GOVERNMENT JOB. It was advertised as a debit card. It is not a debit card. The card rejects most all purchases, merchants reject the card because it is a prepaid card. The US Bank ReliaCard customer service line registers me as a user but says the security code from the back of the card provided is incorrect when it is not. Not incorrect. Really taking advantage of vulnerable people in need. How am i supposed to pay my rent? Get groceries? I WORK FOR THE STATE OF COLORADO SERVING THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR BEING ON A SERIOUS MEDICAL LEAVE.

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

State: CO

Zip: 80206

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-02-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8374024

Date Received: 2024-02-19

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft

Consumer Complaint: Elan Financial Services fraudulently used my nonpublic personal nancial information by disclosing said private information to nonaliated third parties without my consent. I was never provided full disclosure of my privacy rights under the Gramm-Leach-Bailey-Act ( 15 USC 6802 ). Elan Financial Services is depriving me of my rights under the color of law ( 18 USC 242 ) and is attempting to collect extensions of credit by extortionate means ( 18 USC 894 ). Said information was shared without authorization nor consent to nonaliated third parties, including but not limited to XXXX, XXXX and XXXX Consumer Reporting Agencies by way of identity theft ( N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17 ) and said third parties are conspiring to collect extensions of credit by extortionate means ( 18 USC 894 ).

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

State: NJ

Zip: 085XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-02-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8372176

Date Received: 2024-02-20

Issue: Trouble using the card

Subissue: Trouble using the card to spend money in a store or online

Consumer Complaint: I have eight " Gift Card '' debit VISA cards that I purchase a few years ago. They were in a file cabinet drawer. I forgot they were there and found them yesterday. They were issued by U.S. Bank National Association. When I went to check the balance of them all but one were not accessible. The number and pin had be hacked and used by someone else. One was still accessible and had a {$100.00} balance which I promptly used to reload an XXXX card I have. I have had this problem before and it is a nightmare trying to get the money back. It's made worse due to the passing of time and credit card bills stored away from home with our tax returns. If it was an easy process I would due it. They make it very difficult and time consuming.

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

State: CA

Zip: 90720

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-02-20

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8370972

Date Received: 2024-02-18

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: I purchased an item from XXXX in XXXX for XXXX XXXX It was an emerald gemstone and covered by the XXXX purchase protection. I asked the seller not to ship, but they did anyways..I spoke to customer support at XXXX, they tried to step in and confirm it would be delivered. When it was delivered it wasnt as described, the color was off, the intensity was off and the cut was just not at all perfect. There was a chunk taken out of the back that wasnt right. So then I opened a dispute with XXXX. XXXX was taking forever, asked that I work it out with the seller but then they delisted their items and disappeared- they didnt want to accept a return. I bought the item through XXXX with a credit card from XXXX. So I flagged it to XXXX after XXXX took a long time and then I disputed it with Fidelity/elan. XXXX still hasnt responded but they said XXXX said I could mail it back for a full refund. I accepted. While all of this was going on I opened a dispute with fidelity the credit card company so that the charge wouldnt process while all of this was being figured out. I provided the tracking number and everything. Instead fidelity reversed the charge a day before the billing statement would be paid in full and mailed me letters saying they needed more information and threatening consequences if the item wasnt paid for. I called representatives again at fidelity this morning. I had already given the tracking number a month ago and first they claimed I didnt mail them a form back- then I spoke to someone else and she- XXXX- said that the lady I previously spoke to never included the tracking information or any other information. This all feels like a big scam. Again its more about the principle. Ive provided information promptly to XXXX, XXXX and finally fidelity/elan. If they did an investigation wouldnt the other entities give them this information?

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

State: VA

Zip: 201XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-02-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8367639

Date Received: 2024-02-18

Issue: Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes

Subissue:

Consumer Complaint: I froze my credit report on XX/XX/2023 and the XXXX through the XXXX of XXXX XXXX XXXX did XXXX hard inquiries, Again I have tried to convey just how I am having serious issue with the credit agencies and banks, etc... 18 U.S.C-894, Obviously XXXX really didn't have it froze or just has a deal worked out with XXXX 's XXXX Trustee, US BANK NA and they must prove that I gave consent to unfreeze it temporarily, You see I did this as a test because I know the Banks and these private llc which are not government agencies are directly conspiring to deceive and my belief is a criminal syndication, part of the XXXX to which is why the world is so poor while less than 15 % has all the wealth.

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

State: IA

Zip: 50266

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-02-22

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8364626

Date Received: 2024-02-17

Issue: Managing an account

Subissue: Banking errors

Consumer Complaint: I SPOKE TO SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS TODAY INCE AGAIN GIVEN MISINFORMATION, IM TRYING REALLY GARD TO MAINTAIN MY COMPOSURE WITH US BANK REPS I SPIKE TO THE FRUAD DEPT, THE CLAIMS DEPT, RESTRICTIONS DEPT. I WAS TOLD 3 WEEKS AGO US BANK RECEIVED DOCUMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING MYSELF AS A VICTOM OF IDENTY THEFT & FRAUD I WAS TOLD IT WAS APPROVED THE DEROGATORY SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REMOVED & MY ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED &. BY THE XX/XX/XXXX I COULD REESTABLISH MY RELATIONSHIP WITH US BANK. SINCE THEN I RECEIVED NEW CORRESPONDENCE STATING THAT TWO ITEMS HAVE WERE NOT INVESTIGATED STATIBG I WITHDREW MY COMPLAINT? BOTH ITEMS ARE WITH XXXX XXXX, I CALLED US BANK I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REOPEN THE CASES & FOLLOW UP AS THESE TWO TRANSACTIONS ARE FRUAD, MY ACCOUNT INFORMATION WAS ADDED & SAVED XXXXTO THIS COMPANIES PAY SYSTEM BY A TENANT AT THIS COMPLEX & WAS USED TO PAY RENT. I CALLED THIS COMPANY EXPLAINING THE SITUATION & WAS TOLD TO REPORT TO MY BANK AS THEY COULD DO NOTHING SINCE I WAS NOT A TENANT NOR HAD ACCESS TO THE ACCOUNT TO MAKE CHANGES? US BANK TOLD ME TODAY WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY WERE NOT REINVESTIGATING THESE CHARGES BECAUSE I HAVE HAD A HISTORY WITH THIS COMPANY?? FALSE STATEMENT! I ASKED US BANK BACK IN XX/XX/XXXX TO FILE A DISPUTE & THEY RESPONDED A WEEK AGO INFORMING ME THST I WITHDREW THE DISPUTE SO THEY NEVER INVESTIGATED THE CLAIM? I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY XX/XX/XXXX THEY WOULD OPEN A CLAIM & I WOULD BE INFORMED, TODAY I CALLED TO FOLLOW UP TO ENSURE THE CLAIM WAS FILED ONLY BECAUSE THE REP WHO HELPED ME YESTERDAY SAID SHE COULD NOT OPEN THE CLAIM THAT SHE WAS EMAILING THE CORRECT DEPARTMENT TO OPEN THE CLAIM BECAUSE SHE TRED CONNECTING US TO THE DEPARTMENT THEY WERE NOT RESPONDING. THE WOMAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO GIVE NE HER NAME IN THE FRAUD & DISPUTES DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE INVESTIGATING MY CLAIMS BECAUSE A FINAL DECISION WAS MADE THAT IT WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF I HAD HISTORY WITH THE MERCHANT??? ALL LIES I HAVE THE LETTERS FROM US BANK ATTACHED STATING THEY WERE NOT INVESTIGATING BECAUSE THEY ASSUMED I WITHDREW MY COMPLAINT? THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST INVESTIGATION TO THESE TWO TRANSACTIONS!! THESE TWO TRANSACTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FRAUDULENT & WAS REPORTED, I ALSO HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH THIS MERCHANT I HAVE NO LEGAL COMMITMENTS OR OBLIGATIONS WITH THIS MERCHANT XXXX RECEIVED SERVICES! US BANK HAS BEEN HELPFUL UP IN TIL NOW!! THE WOMAN WAS RUDE UNPROFESSIONAL & ALL RECORDED. THESE TWO TRANSACTIONS ARE IMPORTANT & VITAL TO THE RESOLUTION OF MY ACCOUNT CLOSER!! MY ACCOUNT WAS ON HOLD YS BANK OPEBED A TOTAL OF THREE ACCOUNTS WHILE INVESTIGATING ALL THE CLAIMS & ISSUED 8 TEMPORARY CARDS & ALL HAVING ACCESS TO MY ACCOUNTS? US BANK PROTOCOL STATES ONE DEBIT CARD PER ACCOUNT!!! YET THEY ISSUED TEMPS & PERMANENT DEBIT CARDS WITH ACCESS TO ALL MY ACCOUNTS THE TEMPS WITH NO NAME NO CHIP??? IT WAS VERY UNSECURE! I WANT THESE TWO CLAIMS FOR XXXX XXXX BOTH ROUGHLY {$1900.00} around XX/XX/XXXX DOCUMENTS ATTACHED LISTED AS FRUAD MY ACCOUNT CREDITED IMMEDIATELY & MY ACCOUNTS RE-ESTABLISHED. I WAS NOT KEPT UP TO SPEED ON ANY OF THIS UNTIL NOW? YEAR & HALF LATER?? I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT ATTACHED IS A CLAIM FOR {$310.00} lending club XX/XX/XXXX is a duplicate charge, please have us bank send statements from XX/XX/XXXX thru XX/XX/XXXX all accounts. THE INFORMATION IS ON THE STATEMENT THE SECOND PAYMENT WAS PAYED FOR AN AMOUNT {$25.00} higher around {$330.00} because of a fee Assessment. I will send the true information when I Review the statements from us bank.

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

State: CA

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2024-02-17

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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