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The US government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) collects complaints against financial companies.
In 2017, the CFPB received 1093 complaints against USAA. USAA ranked Number 31 among all financial companies for the most complaints.
Date of Complaint: November 16, 2017
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: OH
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Savings account
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-Issue: Banking errors
Full Complaint:
I have XXXX savings accounts with USAA. In XXXX and XXXX of XXXX, they debited my accounts in error. It took several phone calls & several hours on hold, but on XXXX XXXX, XXXX, a USAA rep told me that my accounts would be credited back for the unauthorized debits with effective dates retroactive to the dates the errors occurred & that the interest earned on both accounts would be corrected to reflect the correct balances for XXXX and XXXX without their errors. I was told the corrections would take 3-5 business days. Finally, the errors were reversed … but using the date XXXX XXXX, XXXX, not the dates the errors occurred. The interest was not recalculated.
I have, again, spent hours on the phone trying to get my accounts corrected to show the proper interest I was due. ( XXXX XXXX, XXXX, was my last phone call concerning this. ) My accounts have not been adjusted for the correct interest earned as of today, XXXX XXXX, XXXX.
The amounts involved are minimal, but it is my money, not theirs! I wonder how may other accounts have had errors with USAA cumulatively earning many dollars in ill-gotten profits from this practice.
I do not have the capability of attaching documents to this complaint.
Complaint Tags: Older American, Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with monetary relief
Public Response:
Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error
Date of Complaint: November 18, 2017
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: VA
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-Issue: Problem using a debit or ATM card
Full Complaint:
On XXXX XXXX XXXX three withdrawals were made from my USAA checking account using an ATM card. Others were attempted, but refused as my daily limit had been reached. USAA reached out to me by text, automated phone call, and internal messaging inquiring about these withdrawals. In all cases I stated the withdrawals were fraud. I had not visited the state where the withdrawals occurred, and had my debit card in my possession. No one is authorized to use my card officially or otherwise, and I only use the card for foreign transactions. I have never provided anyone outside USAA my PIN.
Since my declaration that these transactions were fraudulent, I have tried on numerous occasions using the USAA App or phone to officially dispute the charges, to trigger an investigation and ultimately funds restored to my account. The App could not process the disputed withdrawals. When I talked to banking personnel beginning XXXX XXXX, and approximately five subsequent phone calls, they said they could not dispute the transactions within the USAA system either. They then transfered me to the USAA Fraud section. I reached the Fraud section once ( XXXX or XXXX XXXX ), and they noted that no fraud case had been opened for my transactions. After XXXX minutes, my call dropped. The XXXX other times I called, I was referred to Fraud, but the call would drop before I was able to talk to them. At least two times my waits were for more than XXXX minutes. On XXXX XXXX, I asked that my issue be elevated. I was put in touch with an Executive Resolution Specialist. She said my transactions had never been noted as fraudulent, and no investigation had been opened. She said she marked the three withdrawals as fraudulent, and that by XXXX XXXX, my funds should be restored. I pressed, based on past experience, for some documentation or other assurance that USAA had actually acknowledged my dispute of these fraudulent transactions. She said she would call back after confirming with Fraud. After about an hour, I received a call that hung up before I could answer. I called back to the Executive Resolution section. The new specialist read me the notes, saying USAA COULD NOT RECORD MY DISPUTE. They had an IT issue, and it would take until XXXX or XXXX XXXX before they could record that I disputed these fraudulent charges. I said this was unacceptable. I requested to speak to the next level of supervision, preferably an officer of the bank. The Executive Resolution Specialist said no Managers were currently available, but one would call me back by the close of business XXXX XXXX No one called or left any trace of trying to contact me by phone, text, or internal messaging.
Withdrawals were for {.00}, {.00} and {0.00}
Complaint Tags: Older American, Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: November 16, 2017
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: GA
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-Issue: Deposits and withdrawals
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: November 16, 2017
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: FL
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-Product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement
Sub-Issue: Card was charged for something you did not purchase with the card
Complaint Tags: Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes complaint represents an opportunity for improvement to better serve consumers
Date of Complaint: November 16, 2017
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: NC
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-Product: Credit reporting
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-Issue: Information belongs to someone else
Full Complaint:
I was a Victim of Identity Theft and opened Fraudulent accounts from the year XX/XX/XXXX until XX/XX/XXXX. I have paid a credit repair service, I have directly disputed this with them on numerous times and can not seem to get help resolving this. I have even filed a report with the FTC.
Complaint Tags: Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: November 19, 2017
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: CA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-Product: Credit card debt
Issue: Communication tactics
Sub-Issue: Frequent or repeated calls
Full Complaint:
I have an XXXX XXXX XXXX that was paid on time.
New bill arrived 10 days ago. Within two days, dunning robo calls began daily at about XXXX XXXX.
Called customer service and set up payment date for end of month. Still calls are occurring XXXX days a week.
Company is USAA.
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: November 16, 2017
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: FL
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-Product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Other features, terms, or problems
Sub-Issue: Other problem
Full Complaint:
My credit card with USAA was falling behind in payments. At one point, I got a letter about how much was past due that mentioned a special debt solutions payment plan. I called USAA and enrolled in this payment plan. Under the payment plan, I would pay $ XXXX/mo. After 4 consecutive months of making these payments, my account would be brought current. The first payment was made in XXXX. I have, however, continued to get letters about my account being past due even though I have made every monthly payment at least through XXXX ( not sure if XXXX came out yet ). That makes 7 months of making the payments. My account is due according to the payment plan I entered into with USAA. I attempted to call previously about a month ago ( XXXX ) to straighten it out. The woman with USAA was n’t much help and wanted to talk more than listen. After explaining the plan several times, she finally understood and said she would make a note for the debt solutions team to fix it. Yet I ‘ve still gotten letters. Tonight, I called again after getting a letter dated XXXX XXXX. XXXX answered. I explained the situation. She looked into it. She came back and explained that there were two payments made in addition to the $ XXXX monthly payments. Because these two payments were for less than {0.00}, they counted as an insufficient payment for the payment plan and reset the months needed to bring the plan current. In effect, I paid too MUCH on my balance and was therefore past due. This is obviously a problem caused by automation and not how the plan is supposed to work. XXXX at this point became unhelpful and stonewalled any attempt I offered to resolve the situation. At one point, she asked what I wanted, to which I responded ” I would like my account that is current in reality to be reflected as current in your system. ” Her response was that 1 ) she could n’t do that and no one else could, and 2 ) my account was NOT current. At no point did I raise my voice, become abusive, or curse. She finally offered to transfer me back to debt solutions so they could look at it ( even though I knew they would n’t be able to do what I wanted ). I said sure. She transferred me supposedly to them. I have been transferred to them before and the wait was never more than 5 minutes. I remained on hold for another 35 minutes before my phone shut down.
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error
Date of Complaint: November 20, 2017
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: None
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-Issue: Deposits and withdrawals
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: November 16, 2017
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: CO
Product: Debt collection
Sub-Product: Other debt
Issue: Written notification about debt
Sub-Issue: Didn’t receive enough information to verify debt
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: November 17, 2017
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: OR
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-Issue: Deposits and withdrawals
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
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