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The US government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) collects complaints against financial companies.
In 2019, the CFPB received 1354 complaints against USAA. USAA ranked Number 23 among all financial companies for the most complaints.
Date of Complaint: September 9, 2019
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: NC
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account
Issue: Closing an account
Sub-Issue: Company closed your account
Full Complaint:
on or about XX/XX/2019 I opened a checking account with USAA bank account ending XXXX and issued a ATM card ending XXXX. I was unable to activate the ATM card or use the checking account in anyway. I used a electronic check to open the account in the amount of XXXX from my checking account with XXXX XXXX which paid check on XX/XX/19. USAA tried to connect the two accounts which I refused twice and then I was later told that my new account with USAA was blocked and I had no access to it or my deposit. I was told that USAA no longer wanted to do business with me and account was under review. I told USAA I felt the same way and thought that they were crooks and not a bank only wishing to sell be there insurance products and control my funds thru a central location and fleece my funds with there products and services. I told them I wanted funds returned and their scam account closed. I was promised a refund within two weeks which never happened and still haven`t received my funds over 40 days later or information when I would receive my money. I`ve been robbed by USAA for not being stupid and had to change my account info on my XXXX XXXX to protect myself.
Complaint Tags: Older American, Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error
Date of Complaint: September 6, 2019
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: IL
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account
Issue: Closing an account
Sub-Issue: Fees charged for closing account
Full Complaint:
I have been trying to close my bank account since XX/XX/XXXX and it was finally closed XX/XX/XXXX, the transcripts for the agents I spoke t speak for themselves, I was charged fees had fees removed then put back on, agents I spoke with including senior analyst lied and committed a fraud with information that changed depending on who I spoke with, I finally has to file multiple harassment claims against USAA and notified the VA about their shady practices.
Complaint Tags: Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: September 6, 2019
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: FL
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-Issue: Banking errors
Full Complaint:
I had set up a transfer of funds from my account at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX into my checking account at USAA Bank. The transfer was done through XXXX on XXXX XX/XX/2019 via electronic Check Transfer in the amount of {0.00}. The money was in fact sent by XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and received by USAA Bank on XXXX XX/XX/2019 with the Check Clearing and the funds debited from my XXXX account on the XXXX of XXXX. ( See Canceled Check ). My USAA account was never credited with the transferred funds. I called USAA Bank 4 times. XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX, XXXX and XXXX. They first claimed the check never arrived. I had previously received and uploaded a copy of the cancelled check to the USAA Web site. USAA told me they couldn’t see the uploaded Check. The 2nd time I called they claimed the transaction was rejected and they check was never cashed. I Emailed XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX that night who responded and verified the bill pay transaction. XXXX confirmed to me the check was sent/transferred and cashed by USAA. The 3rd time I called USAA once again were back telling me they never received the check transfer on the XXXX of XXXX. The 4th and last time I called I had previously asked for and received assistance from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX. I was actually on the Phone with a representative from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX when I called USAA Bank. The USAA Customer Service Supervisor said they were able to see the check but could not validate it was cashed. Argued with the XXXX XXXX representative on the Phone and refused / would not credit my USAA Checking account. USAA stated they would have to call me back within 3 business Days while they further looked into the matter. USAA never contacted me by mail nor called me nor have they credited my checking account as of today, XXXX XXXX, a full 30 days after the check transfer was received and cashed.
Complaint Tags: Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with non-monetary relief
Public Response:
Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error
Date of Complaint: September 10, 2019
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: GA
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company’s investigation into an existing problem
Sub-Issue: Problem with personal statement of dispute
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: September 8, 2019
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: NY
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-Issue: Deposits and withdrawals
Full Complaint:
USAA Federal Savings Bank repeatedly credits debits first on the date that a direct deposit arrives. The bank credits the larger debits first, draining available funds, returns other debits causing fees, then credits the direct deposit to collect their fees.
USAA has done this several times. I have contacted them, and I was told there was nothing that could be done. This is an unfair practice done simply to squeeze fees out of the consumer. There was a pending direct deposit the same day for more than enough to cover any debit, so there was no reason to return any debit, let alone stack up fees.
USAA has done this most recently to me on XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX. It has also happened to my spouse. While we have set up overdraft protection and in some cases the debits were covered and not returned, USAA returned a debit for {.00} on XX/XX/XXXX, when a transfer of {.00} was made that same day. I know other veterans that use USAA have had this issue as well. Please investigate this unfair practice.
Complaint Tags: Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: September 9, 2019
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: VA
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Checking account
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-Issue: Funds not handled or disbursed as instructed
Full Complaint:
On XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, I contacted my bank, USAA, to update my mortgage payment for a new escrow estimate. As a condition to assisting me, the representative required I provide my employment status, industry, and name of employer. It is unclear to me why any of these questions should be a condition of service, though the representative claims it is now required by government regulation.
Complaint Tags: Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: September 10, 2019
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: CA
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
Sub-Product: Credit reporting
Issue: Improper use of your report
Sub-Issue: Credit inquiries on your report that you don’t recognize
Full Complaint:
I am active duty sailor in the military I have contacted XXXX XXXX XXXX and USAA XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX , XX/XX/XXXX XX/XX/XXXX I have spoken to ther credit card department, auto loan department and the XXXX XXXX XXXX banking on several occasions requesting proof of my signature for over 20 inquires for XXXX XXXX XXXX for USAA listed on all three of my credit reports . I get transferred and one is able to assist me to let me know why my credit is being pulled . I have only authorized XXXX XXXX to pull my credit on 2 occasions XX/XX/XXXX credit increase and XX/XX/XXXX auto loan . I have authorized Usaa to pull my credit for auto loan XX/XX/XXXX I have placed a fraud alert and requested I be contacting via phone (celluar number) before my credit is pulled . I have contacted XXXX XXXX and XXXX to have these inquiries remove each time I have called I was told to contact the merchant (XXXX XXXX)(USAA)I hired a credit repair company to send letters to both the merchant and credit agencies I have gotten no where out of XXXX fromXXXX XXXX . I’m mostly away out on deployments so I’m not sure why I’m getting these inquires monthly .
Complaint Tags: Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: September 6, 2019
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: FL
Product: Vehicle loan or lease
Sub-Product: Loan
Issue: Managing the loan or lease
Sub-Issue: Billing problem
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: September 6, 2019
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: MD
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-Product: Savings account
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-Issue: Deposits and withdrawals
Full Complaint:
On XX/XX/XXXX, our USAA account was hacked, an outside account was added to our profile, and someone transferred {000.00} from our savings into this unknown account. USAA was notified immediately of the fraud. A police report was filed, as was an FBI report. USAA has refused to make our account whole again and is holding us liable. They have not and will not provide the specific details that led to this conclusion. They are no longer willing to discuss my case, and have recommended I get a lawyer.
Complaint Tags: Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Date of Complaint: September 5, 2019
Company Official Name: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
State: TX
Product: Mortgage
Sub-Product: VA mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process
Full Complaint:
We set up homeowner ‘s insurance through USAA on our new home in XX/XX/XXXX via phone with a representative. After calling back multiple times, speaking with multiple representatives due to the premium seeming high, we finally set it up because we trusted USAA. USAA appointed an inspector to come out and look at the house in XX/XX/XXXX to ensure we had the appropriate coverages. We were never notified of the outcome of the inspection. Fast forward to XX/XX/XXXX, upon refinancing our home, it was brought to our attention our insurance premium seemed very high. We went to another insurance agency for a quote, with the same coverages, and were quoted a significantly lower rate — – because the dwelling coverage on our USAA policy was literally double what it needed to be. When I called USAA to cancel our policy, the representative informed me of the same- that our dwelling coverage was way too high, and that she could get us a lower rate than what we’d been paying. She also informed us a letter had been sent out informing us that our dwelling coverage should have been lower per the USAA appointed inspection report and that this letter was emailed to us on XX/XX/XXXX. I looked through all of our emails and documents on USAA.COM, but this letter she spoke of was absolutely nowhere to be found. Therefore, I requested a refund for what we had been overpaying for 15 months, as we were never notified or provided the opportunity to lower our coverage based upon the inspector recommendation/findings. The representative stated she would forward the request to her manager and get back to me the next day. Unfortunately, the representative got back to me and essentially stated that we would not be receiving a refund because it was our fault the premium was made too high in the first place and maintained that the letter was sent out to my husband ‘s email, even though there is no record of this letter anywhere else. We were never informed of the findings of the USAA appointed inspection and therefore it was unbeknown to us that we even had an option to lower our premium. After being USAA members for 11+ years, we have never experienced anything like this from USAA- it is so disappointing. The lack of integrity, unwillingness, and unreasonability has heavily tainted our views of USAA and we intend to take our business elsewhere.
Complaint Tags: Servicemember
Response Type: Closed with explanation
Public Response:
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
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