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Who is complaining aboutComerica?

CFPB complaints since 2011Mainly Prepaid cardLatest on file 29 Aug 2026

When looking at complaint volume about a company or product, consider company size and/or market share. For example, companies with more customers may have more complaints than companies with fewer customers. The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it.Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database. A complaint is a consumer's account of a problem; it is not a finding against the company.

Complaints, last 12 months

1,327

1,126 in the 12 months before · 8,603 since 2011 · under 0.1% of all complaints the CFPB received

For its size

No public size denominator

Comerica is not listed as an active institution in the FDIC file this build used, so no size figure is shown.

The CFPB complaint database records 1,327 complaints about Comerica in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, up 18% on the 1,126 of the 12 months before, and 8,603 in all since 2011.

Comerica is not listed as an active institution in the FDIC file this build used, so no size figure is shown. A company with more customers can be expected to receive more complaints than one with fewer.

65.2% of the complaints in that period fall under the CFPB product category “Prepaid card”, followed by “Checking or savings account” at 26.8%. The issue selected most often was “Trouble using the card” (24.8%).

How the company's responses were recorded over the 12 months: 32.5% closed with an explanation, 34.1% closed with non-monetary relief, 33.4% closed with monetary relief. 100% of responses were marked timely; the median among the 7 companies whose complaints mainly concern “Prepaid card” is 98.8%.

Among those 7 peer companies the median received 398 complaints in the same 12 months. A complaint is a consumer's account and is not a finding against the company; the CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it.

0complaints, last 30 days91 in the 30 days before
219complaints, last 90 daysdown 44% vs prior 90 days
1,327complaints, last 365 daysup 18% vs prior 365 days
100%responses marked timelyin the last 12 months

Windows end on 1 Oct 2026, the last date in the CFPB file. The latest two to three weeks are incomplete because a complaint is published only after the company responds or 15 days pass.

Compared with peer companies

MeasureComericaPeer median (7 companies)All complaints nationally
Complaints, last 12 months1,3273986,945,592
Change on the 12 months before18%13%44%
Responses marked timely100%98.8%99.6%
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief67.5%0%31.5%

Peers are the 7 companies on this site whose largest complaint category is Prepaid card and that received at least 20 complaints in the last 12 months. Peer companies differ widely in size; a per-size row appears only when at least five peers share this company's size measure, and its median is taken over those peers alone.

Complaints by month

Complaints about Comerica received by the CFPB in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 154. The hatched month is incomplete.
Complaints received per calendar year since the company first appears in the database. The final year is part-way through.

What the complaints are about

Products and issues are the categories the consumer selects on the CFPB form, shown with the CFPB's wording, in the last 12 months.

Issue (CFPB label)ComplaintsShare
Trouble using the card32924.8%
Managing an account28321.3%
Problem with a purchase or transfer26820.2%
Problem getting a card or closing an account19114.4%
Unexpected or other fees745.6%
Problem with a lender or other company charging your account372.8%
Problem with a purchase shown on your statement251.9%
Problem caused by your funds being low151.1%
Closing an account141.1%
Trouble using your card131%
Other CFPB issue categories785.9%

Prepaid card

865 complaints in the last 12 months (65.2% of this company's total); 736 in the 12 months before. That is 14.2% of all complaints in the category nationally. 71.1% of closed complaints ended with relief; 100% of responses were timely.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Trouble using the card32938%
Problem with a purchase or transfer26831%
Problem getting a card or closing an account19122.1%
Unexpected or other fees748.6%
Problem with overdraft30.3%

Sub-products

Sub-productComplaintsShare
Government benefit card85598.8%
General-purpose prepaid card80.9%
Payroll card20.2%

Checking or savings account

356 complaints in the last 12 months (26.8% of this company's total); 285 in the 12 months before. That is 0.4% of all complaints in the category nationally. 63.2% of closed complaints ended with relief; 100% of responses were timely.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Managing an account28379.5%
Problem with a lender or other company charging your account3710.4%
Problem caused by your funds being low154.2%
Closing an account143.9%
Opening an account51.4%
Other CFPB issue categories20.6%

Sub-products

Sub-productComplaintsShare
Checking account30485.4%
Other banking product or service4211.8%
Savings account82.2%
CD (Certificate of Deposit)20.6%

Credit card

55 complaints in the last 12 months (4.1% of this company's total); 51 in the 12 months before. That is 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally. 65.5% of closed complaints ended with relief; 100% of responses were timely.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Problem with a purchase shown on your statement2545.5%
Trouble using your card1323.6%
Other features, terms, or problems814.5%
Getting a credit card47.3%
Problem when making payments23.6%
Other CFPB issue categories35.5%

Sub-products

Sub-productComplaintsShare
General-purpose credit card or charge card55100%

Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service

30 complaints in the last 12 months (2.3% of this company's total); 30 in the 12 months before. That is 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally. 46.7% of closed complaints ended with relief; 100% of responses were timely.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Other transaction problem930%
Fraud or scam930%
Money was not available when promised310%
Problem with customer service310%
Unauthorized transactions or other transaction problem310%
Other CFPB issue categories310%

Sub-products

Sub-productComplaintsShare
Domestic (US) money transfer1653.3%
Mobile or digital wallet516.7%
Virtual currency310%
Money order, traveler's check or cashier's check310%
Check cashing service26.7%
Other or no sub-product recorded13.3%

How the company responded

The CFPB records one closing category for each complaint, chosen by the company. Shares are of all complaints in the last 12 months.

67.5%of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary reliefnational 31.5%
33.4%closed with monetary reliefnational 0.5%
100%responses marked timelynational 99.6%

The current CFPB export carries no consumer-disputed field, so no disputed rate is shown. The CFPB stopped collecting that field in April 2017.

Where the complaints come from

State (as reported by the consumer)ComplaintsShare
California21716.4%
New York1088.1%
Texas1068%
Michigan654.9%
Florida634.7%
Georgia483.6%
Illinois403%
Pennsylvania403%
Arizona372.8%
Missouri352.6%
North Carolina352.6%
Ohio342.6%

Top 12 of 48 states with at least one complaint in the last 12 months. State counts follow population and where the company does business.

Other companies in the same category

Companies whose complaints mainly concern Prepaid card, nearest in complaint volume. Listed for navigation, in no order of merit.

Netspend Corporation750 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureIncomm Holdings Inc.633 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureConduent Incorporated398 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureBlackhawk Network Holdings Inc.256 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureADP Inc.214 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureNewport Intermediate Inc.119 complaints in 12 months · no public size measure

Questions and answers

How many complaints has the CFPB received about Comerica?

1,327 in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026 (1,126 in the 12 months before that) and 8,603 since 2011. 0 arrived in the last 30 days and 219 in the last 90 days; the most recent weeks are incomplete because a complaint is published only once the company responds or after 15 days.

How does that compare for its size?

Comerica is not listed as an active institution in the FDIC file this build used, so no size figure is shown. A company with more customers can be expected to receive more complaints than one with fewer. The CFPB's own caution: “When looking at complaint volume about a company or product, consider company size and/or market share. For example, companies with more customers may have more complaints than companies with fewer customers.”

What are people complaining about?

65.2% of complaints in the last 12 months are filed under “Prepaid card”. The issues selected most often were “Trouble using the card” (24.8%), “Managing an account” (21.3%), “Problem with a purchase or transfer” (20.2%). These are the categories the consumer picks on the CFPB form; the text of complaints is not used on this site.

How does Comerica respond to complaints?

32.5% were closed with an explanation, 34.1% with non-monetary relief and 33.4% with monetary relief; 100% of responses were timely (peer median 98.8%).

Does the CFPB verify complaints?

The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it. The Bureau publishes a complaint after the company responds, confirming a commercial relationship with the consumer, or after 15 days, whichever comes first. A complaint on file is not a finding that the company did anything wrong.

Where do these figures come from?

From the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database bulk file, counted through 1 Oct 2026, using only the coded fields (company, product, issue, state, dates, company response). Company size comes from FDIC, NCUA or HMDA public files where the company appears in one. Company names are shown as the CFPB publishes them.

Provenance

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database, bulk file downloaded 1 Oct 2026, complaints received through 1 Oct 2026. Only coded fields are used (company, product, sub-product, issue, state, dates, company response, timeliness); complaint narratives are never read, stored or shown. Complaints are published once the company responds or after 15 days, so the most recent two to three weeks are incomplete. The company name is shown as the CFPB publishes it. No size measure: the company could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files. Comerica is not listed as an active institution in the FDIC file this build used, so no size figure is shown. Companies can respond to the CFPB about any complaint; errors in this site's processing are fixed at the next daily build. Size measures: FDIC BankFind (report date 30 Jun 2026), NCUA call reports (30 Jun 2026), HMDA transmittal sheet (2025), Census Bureau population estimates (2025). All are US government works. See this company's complaints at the CFPB · Methodology · Report an error.