Credit card -- Fees or interest -- Complaint #8118138
Complaint Overview
Complaint ID: 8118138
Company: Synchrony Financial
Product: Credit card
Sub-Product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Fees or interest
Sub-Issue: Problem with fees
State: Texas
ZIP Code: 75189
Date Received: 2024-01-06T12:00:00-05:00
Date Sent to Company: 2024-01-06T12:00:00-05:00
Company Response: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Submitted Via: Web
Consumer Narrative
I've had a Paypal account for a long time, including a credit card and credit line. During this time, my account has been linked to XXXX XXXX for payments. For some reason, these accounts became un-linked several months back. I attempted numerous times through the Paypal website to link the accounts again, and kept getting an error message. I contacted XXXX XXXX, who told me they showed no attempts from Paypal to re-connect the account, and the issue was on Paypal 's end. So I reached out to Paypal, many, many times, via e-mail, their chat option, and by phone. Their customer service agents were unhelpful and usually told me some combination of a ) they couldn't help me, and b ) I needed to go to their website to link the accounts ( which wasn't working ). There were also multiple times where I couldn't get ahold of anybody, and times where their agent would tell me they were transferring me ... and then the line would just disconnect. Nightmare experience, and in the meantime, I was racking up a huge amount of late fees, penalties, hits to my credit, etc., and their collections dept. started blowing up my phone trying to collect ( even though I was trying very actively to pay! ) Finally today, after months of this, I got ahold of a very friendly and helpful lady at Paypal, who quickly identified a simple issue in their system and fixed it in about 10 seconds. It was basically along the lines of " oh I see here, you're not connected to XXXX XXXX in our system. There you go, I've fixed it. '' I have no idea why none of her colleagues could do this during the previous phone calls, although I could guess. Many of the agents I'd spoken to were unfriendly, and didn't appear trained or empowered to hep resolve my issue. So of course my next question was, how do I get the late fees and such taken off, since this was clearly a Paypal issue? Multiple transfers and phone calls later, I get ahold of a Paypal supervisor, who again was unhelpful, and not empowered to help in any way. What a nightmare experience!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Complaint #8118138 about?
Complaint #8118138 was filed against Synchrony Financial regarding Credit card specifically about Fees or interest. It was received by the CFPB on 2024-01-06T12:00:00-05:00.
How did Synchrony Financial respond to this complaint?
The company responded with: "Closed with explanation". The response was timely.
What is the risk level of this complaint?
See the risk assessment section for details on this complaint's risk profile.
How do I file a similar complaint?
You can file a complaint with the CFPB at consumerfinance.gov/complaint. Select the appropriate product category (Credit card) and describe your issue in detail.
Can I see other complaints against Synchrony Financial?
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Disclaimer
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