May 2016 Complaints Against USAA

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Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: May 16, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: OH

Product: Mortgage
Sub-Product: VA mortgage

Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account

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: May 13, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: NV

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

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: May 16, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: DE

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

Issue: Deposits and withdrawals

Full Complaint:
On Friday, XXXX XXXX, I overdrafted on my USAA checking account as I did n’t move money over from my USAA savings account quickly enough. This of course is my error. My concern is that my USAA XXXX which is where my overdraft is linked to had the {0.00} cash overdraft posted as of XXXX XXXX but the {0.00} is still not deposited to the USAA checking account. When I called this morning and spoke with XXXX and XXXX, I was advised that because it was a weekend that the {0.00} deposit would n’t most to my checking account until Monday or Tuesday. I confirmed with XXXX as I suspected that interest begins billing immediately on the {0.00} cash advance ( so as of Saturday morning ) yet I have yet to see the {0.00} post to my checking account. I feel that this is a UDAAP violation. How can they charge interest on my credit card for {0.00} when I do n’t have the {0.00} in my checking account yet? Seems like a control break in their process since they do n’t appear to process certain transactions on weekends. This is not my issue and should not fall back on the consumer. I would like to ensure that I am not charged for interest until the {0.00} is in my account. Which I am still waiting for as of the morning of XXXX XXXX ….

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with non-monetary relief

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


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: May 12, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: GA

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

Issue: Account opening, closing, or management

Full Complaint:
Last week, I deposited a check that someone had endorsed over to me. I then withdrew an amount of cash from an ATM. USAA immediately put my account ” under review ” and never told me. I did n’t receive a call or an email. I logged in that night and my account balance was ” unavailable ”. I called and was told it was a ” back office ” review and the customer service representative could n’t tell me anything for 3 business days. I called back after 3 business days and they still could n’t tell me anything. A manager said they would fast track the review and I would hear from someone within 24 hours. That was over 48 hours ago. No one can tell me why this happened or how to resolve it. I do n’t even know why it was put under review. I just want my money back so I can move to another bank.

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: May 14, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: CO

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

Issue: Deposits and withdrawals

Full Complaint:
I opened a checking account with USAA Bank a few years ago but XX/XX/2015 I had my Veterans Pension directly deposited to my account. I had a checking and credit card account. The credit card account was secured with XXXX deposit from me. My checking account was used to cover my credit card account in case of overdraft. One day last year I had to contact the bank to have them take the XXXX dollar security for the secured mastercard out of my account and deposit it into my checking account but upon hearing the statement that the funds would not be available the same day, I told the phone representative that I did not want to proceed because that was the last question he asked before he would have made it final. So the transaction was not suppose to go through. Eventually it did and caused my checking account to go negative for the XXXX dollar amount and that affected my account due to other financial transactions that was scheduled to be debited. It caused my checking account to be accessed overdraft fees by USAA Bank for the transactions that was pending, etc. I contacted USAA on several ocassions by phone to have the situation remedied but only got some of the money credited but still had over XXXX XXXX dollars owing for a mistake they made. Now my account was closed and my credit card XXXX dollars security deposit was lost.

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: May 16, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: TX

Product: Mortgage
Sub-Product: VA mortgage

Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account

Full Complaint:
We have a VA Guaranteed Mortgage loan with USAA since XXXX XXXX.
let me number the problems we had and still have with them : # We told USAA is the lender and servicer for loan. But every time we have to call USAA, they made us deal with 3th.parties ( their servicer ) # XXXX We got a call from USAA in order to refinance our mortgage for lover interest rate. We told it will reduce monthly payment. And no out of pocket expenses from us. We agreed so. At the end of process, we have to wrote a check for {.00}.
# We told ” Mortgage insurance will finance with new loan ”. So we call them to make sure before we spend the refund mortgage insurance from old loan at XXXX time. Representative from USAA told us ” Mortgage Insurance already build in to new loan ”. We spended the refund at XXXX time. Month later USAA turn around and ask us to make {00.00} Mortgage insurance payment. When we contacted them, USAA told us ” There was a mistake or misunderstanding, We are sorry but You have to make the payment.
My question was ” since when we start paying for banks mistakes? ” # last and current one is ; We got online and schedule first payment of new loan for the date We receive my pension. Which is XXXX of each month last 6 years for old loan and this loan. We schedule as it is for XXXX of every month. Servicer of USAA try to take funds before the first ( as it schedule ) and payment decline. They are asking me to pay $ XXXX-Bad Check Fee-. We made all our payments on XXXX of each month and there is no reason for available fun before then to make payment. Why we would try to make such thing as they claim.
Mistake of Usaa {.00} and {.00}, we would like it to refund and it is not fair to pay for {00.00} baking mistake and We have to pay for it. USAA did not build it in the loan, we told. And Usaa should pay for their own mistake, not us.

Complaint Tags: Servicemember

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with monetary relief

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


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: May 16, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: NY

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

Issue: Deposits and withdrawals

Complaint Tags: Servicemember

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with non-monetary relief

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


Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: May 16, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: NC

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

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: May 16, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: TX

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: May 16, 2016

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: TX

Product: Credit card

Issue: Closing/Cancelling account

Complaint Tags: Older American, Servicemember

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with non-monetary relief

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


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