August 2019 Complaints Against USAA

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In 2019, the CFPB received 1354 complaints against USAA. USAA ranked Number 23 among all financial companies for the most complaints.


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Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: August 12, 2019

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: TX

Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service
Sub-Product: Domestic (US) money transfer

Issue: Other service problem

Full Complaint:
On XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX sent a wire transfer through XXXX XXXX XXXX to USAA Federal Savings Bank with a copy of my voided check, wire instructions and a copy of the Receipts and Disbursement Ledger in the amount of {000.00}. This was money I received from the sale of my house in XXXX XXXX XXXX Florida. At the time of closing I was not present due to a job transfer ( XXXX ) on XXXX XXXX XXXX, from Florida to XXXX XXXX CA. Immediately upon arrival I began preparing for XXXX to XXXX and I had forgotten about the money and I fell ill. I had two major XXXX. Years passed before I remembered and tried to recoup my money but USAA says they have no record after 7 years. My name on the check was XXXX and I had gone through a divorce in XXXX but had not changed my name on the account. The information tired to that account should’ve matched my present account and there was never a lapse. I’ve been a constant member of USAA for over 17 years. I will attach a copy of the ” Receipts and Disbursements Ledger from the XXXX XXXX who closed the sale, a copy of the Outgoing Wire Request Form and a copy of the Voided Check with my name and account number. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me. Please help me get my money.

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: August 11, 2019

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: CO

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:
I opened a credit card with USAA, as well as a checking account for me and my then-minor son. We used them responsibly. We never had an overdraft, never a late payment, never a NSF, never a issue of chargebacks, nor any other banking issue. We received letters in XXXX that USAA decided to close our accounts, and the decision was final as well as they would not ex-lain why this was happening. It was very inconvenient to have to quickly update auto-pays, move money, open new accounts. It was especially frustrating because we had no negative history with the company, since the relationship began 5 years ago. My credit score is XXXX, my sons is XXXX. I think it has to do with XXXX but I am unable to prove that since the company will not release any info.

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: August 12, 2019

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: GA

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

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: August 12, 2019

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 when making payments
Sub-Issue: Problem during payment process

Complaint Tags: Older American, 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: August 9, 2019

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: CA

Product: Mortgage
Sub-Product: Conventional home mortgage

Issue: Closing on a mortgage

Full Complaint:
USAA MORTGAGE Approved our refinance loan of {0000.00} and sent our ” Final Disclosure ” on XX/XX/XXXX for an XX/XX/XXXX Consummation Date.

We’ve already paid all property taxes and insurance through XX/XX/XXXX.

On XX/XX/XXXX, at the time of signing- the Notary placed NEW ” Final Disclosure ” on top of our Loan Documents changing the terms of the XX/XX/XXXX ” Final Disclosure ” and forcing our hand in accepting the inclusion of escrowed insurance and tax payments.

According to CFPB, it’s against the law to give this less than 3 days notice before signing. We were coerced and this will negatively affect our finances moving forward, putting us at higher risk while also causing us to lose the benefit of controlling our own monies and using our credit to our best interest.

USAA could not give any clear answers as to why they did this at the last minute as we were in the process for almost 2 months, nor would they offer any reconciliation.

USAA then spent our valuable time having us continue to email and call them to re-hash the scenario to different representatives, also putting us on hold at 20-30 minute increments and eventually offered ” hope ” that the servicer could adjust off the escrow. When we asked if having escrow taken off has ever happened, they said ” No. ” We will lose the ability to make interest on the monthly payments to escrow and we will lose the ability to pay-down the principal during the year because of USAA ‘s incompetence with this matter.

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: August 11, 2019

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: VA

Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-Product: General-purpose credit card or charge card

Issue: Problem when making payments
Sub-Issue: Problem during payment process

Full Complaint:
I made a purchase using my USAA Cash Rewards Credit Card of {0.00} on XX/XX/2019. I had a promotional balance of {00.00} with an APR of 0 % at the time of the purchase. On XX/XX/2019 I made a payment of {0.00}. This payment was applied to the promotional balance, and only {.00} was applied to the purchase, with the remainder being subject to a 15.15 % APR. This appears to be in violation of Section 104 of the CARD Act of 2009. The payment should have been applied fully to the amount subject to the higher interest rate, and then to the balance with the 0 % interest rate. The company responded that payment allocation can not be changed, and that the balance will continue to accrue interest.

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: August 9, 2019

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: KY

Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account

Issue: Managing an account
Sub-Issue: Funds not handled or disbursed as instructed

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: August 9, 2019

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: AL

Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-Product: Credit reporting

Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Sub-Issue: Old information reappears or never goes away

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: August 9, 2019

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

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: August 10, 2019

Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

State: TX

Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-Product: General-purpose credit card or charge card

Issue: Problem when making payments
Sub-Issue: Problem during payment process

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with explanation

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


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