November 2016 Complaints Against USAA

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Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: November 17, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: NV

Product: Credit card

Issue: Billing disputes

Full Complaint:
Credit card merchant paid disputed charges without my consent. Merchant went on to file deceptive report with credit bureaus. Credit card company misrepresented merchant dispute later fictitiously listed as late payment, missed payment and merchant charge-off.

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with explanation

Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: November 21, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: TX

Product: Bank account or service
Sub-Product: Other bank product/service

Issue: Deposits and withdrawals

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with explanation

Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: November 17, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: NY

Product: Bank account or service
Sub-Product: Checking account

Issue: Deposits and withdrawals

Full Complaint:
I deposit three authentic USPS money orders through the USAA banking app ( which USAA claims to support money order deposit ) on XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX. The app shows these money orders are available immediately. So I used the balance to schedule my credit card payment the next day. However, after 3 days, all of the money orders become ” on hold ” while the USPS money order system shows the bank already cashed these checks. Now the USAA bank tells me all of the money orders were returned when the USPS money order system shows USAA cashed them. This will cause a big problem because my credit card accounts will charge me return check fees. In addition, the USAA bank says it is shutting my account because of the return check when in fact they cashed it. I have uploaded the picture of money order with the serial numbers which can be verified through USPS money order system to be genuine. Now I can not deposit the money orders elsewhere because USAA has cashed it, but also I can not get access to the fund in my account because USAA claims the checks are returned.

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with non-monetary relief

Public Response:
Company believes complaint represents an opportunity for improvement to better serve consumers


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: November 18, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: TN

Product: Bank account or service
Sub-Product: Other bank product/service

Issue: Deposits and withdrawals

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with explanation

Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: November 18, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: MD

Product: Credit card

Issue: Rewards

Complaint Tags: Servicemember

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with explanation

Public Response:
Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: November 23, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: GA

Product: Mortgage
Sub-Product: VA mortgage

Issue: Settlement process and costs

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with monetary relief

Public Response:
Company believes complaint represents an opportunity for improvement to better serve consumers


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: November 18, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: MT

Product: Bank account or service
Sub-Product: Checking account

Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with explanation

Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: November 21, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: CA

Product: Credit card

Issue: Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with monetary relief

Public Response:
Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: November 23, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: TX

Product: Credit card

Issue: Transaction issue

Full Complaint:
We attempted to use our credit card at a hotel. The card was denied and we left the hotel without checking in. The charge was later applied to our account. We asked the hotel to reverse the charge ; they refused to talk to us. We asked USAA to reverse the charge ; they have now denied it twice after we followed all of their procedures. USAA provided an invoice from the hotel with no signature or card holder address ( because we did not check in to the hotel ). USAA cited that we did not reply to a request to offer a rebuttal to the hotel manager ‘s false statement about our stay at the hotel and applied the fraudulent charge to our account. However, we did provide a written electronic explanation ( two times ) as well as a signed statement mail to them in a business reply envelope they provided. Neither USAA or the vendor provided a signed invoice or receipt for this charge and despite the many written and signed statements we provided saying that we did not authorize a charge from the hotel ( because we did not stay there ) USAA charged us for this fraudulent transaction.

Complaint Tags: Servicemember

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with explanation

Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: November 21, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: VA

Product: Bank account or service
Sub-Product: Other bank product/service

Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with monetary relief

Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law


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