Who is complaining aboutGREAT LAKES?
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Complaints, last 12 months
0
0 in the 12 months before · 1,574 since 2012
For its size
No public size denominator
This company could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files, so its count cannot be scaled here. Read the count with the company's customer base in mind.
The CFPB complaint database holds 1,574 complaints about GREAT LAKES, received between 25 Mar 2012 and 18 Dec 2019. None arrived in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026.
GREAT LAKES could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files, so its complaint count cannot be set against its size here. A company with more customers can be expected to receive more complaints than one with fewer.
75.3% of the complaints on file fall under the CFPB product category “Student loan”, followed by “Debt collection” at 11.9%. The issue selected most often was “Dealing with your lender or servicer” (28.1%).
How the company's responses were recorded across all years: 99.4% closed with an explanation, 0.4% closed with non-monetary relief, 0.1% closed with monetary relief. 99% of responses were marked timely; the median among the 18 companies whose complaints mainly concern “Student loan” is 100%.
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.
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
| Measure | GREAT LAKES | Peer median (18 companies) | All complaints nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responses marked timely | 99% | 100% | 99.6% |
| Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief | 0.6% | 0% | 31.5% |
Peers are the 18 companies on this site whose largest complaint category is Student loan 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. Response shares for this company cover all years because it received fewer than 20 complaints in the last 12 months.
Complaints by month
No complaints about this company were received in the last 24 months; the latest on file is dated 18 Dec 2019.
What the complaints are about
Products and issues are the categories the consumer selects on the CFPB form, shown with the CFPB's wording, since 2011.
- Student loan1,186 · 75.3%
- Debt collection187 · 11.9%
- Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports185 · 11.8%
- Consumer Loan3 · 0.2%
- Credit reporting3 · 0.2%
- All other categories10 · 0.6%
| Issue (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dealing with your lender or servicer | 442 | 28.1% |
| Dealing with my lender or servicer | 365 | 23.2% |
| Struggling to repay your loan | 166 | 10.5% |
| Incorrect information on your report | 158 | 10% |
| Can't repay my loan | 132 | 8.4% |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 62 | 3.9% |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 46 | 2.9% |
| Written notification about debt | 32 | 2% |
| False statements or representation | 28 | 1.8% |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 22 | 1.4% |
| Other CFPB issue categories | 121 | 7.7% |
Student loan
1,186 complaints since 2011 (75.3% of this company's total). That is 0.9% of all complaints in the category nationally.
Issues
| Issue | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dealing with your lender or servicer | 442 | 37.3% |
| Dealing with my lender or servicer | 365 | 30.8% |
| Struggling to repay your loan | 166 | 14% |
| Can't repay my loan | 132 | 11.1% |
| Incorrect information on your report | 42 | 3.5% |
| Other CFPB issue categories | 39 | 3.3% |
Sub-products
| Sub-product | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal student loan servicing | 993 | 83.7% |
| Non-federal student loan | 113 | 9.5% |
| Private student loan | 80 | 6.7% |
Debt collection
187 complaints since 2011 (11.9% of this company's total). That is under 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally.
Issues
| Issue | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 46 | 24.6% |
| Written notification about debt | 32 | 17.1% |
| False statements or representation | 28 | 15% |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 22 | 11.8% |
| Communication tactics | 19 | 10.2% |
| Other CFPB issue categories | 40 | 21.4% |
Sub-products
| Sub-product | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal student loan debt | 80 | 42.8% |
| Federal student loan | 39 | 20.9% |
| Private student loan debt | 19 | 10.2% |
| I do not know | 18 | 9.6% |
| Non-federal student loan | 16 | 8.6% |
| Other or no sub-product recorded | 15 | 8% |
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
185 complaints since 2011 (11.8% of this company's total). That is under 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally.
Issues
Sub-products
| Sub-product | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Credit reporting | 184 | 99.5% |
| Other personal consumer report | 1 | 0.5% |
How the company responded
The CFPB records one closing category for each complaint, chosen by the company. Shares are of all complaints since 2011.
- Closed with explanation1,564 · 99.4%
- Closed with non-monetary relief6 · 0.4%
- Closed with monetary relief2 · 0.1%
- Closed with relief1 · 0.1%
- All other categories1 · 0.1%
The current CFPB export carries no consumer-disputed field, so no disputed rate is shown. The CFPB stopped collecting that field in April 2017.
The company's optional public response
Companies may choose one public response category from a CFPB list. These are the company's own selections.
| Company public response (CFPB category) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law | 1,419 | 90.2% |
| No public response category recorded | 131 | 8.3% |
| Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error | 11 | 0.7% |
| Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding | 9 | 0.6% |
| Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company | 2 | 0.1% |
| Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response | 2 | 0.1% |
Where the complaints come from
| State (as reported by the consumer) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 169 | 10.7% |
| Florida | 117 | 7.4% |
| Texas | 103 | 6.5% |
| New York | 98 | 6.2% |
| Ohio | 79 | 5% |
| Illinois | 70 | 4.4% |
| Michigan | 63 | 4% |
| Georgia | 62 | 3.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 58 | 3.7% |
| Virginia | 53 | 3.4% |
| North Carolina | 45 | 2.9% |
| New Jersey | 44 | 2.8% |
Top 12 of 51 states with at least one complaint since 2011. State counts follow population and where the company does business.
Other companies in the same category
Companies whose complaints mainly concern Student loan, nearest in complaint volume. Listed for navigation, in no order of merit.
Questions and answers
How many complaints has the CFPB received about GREAT LAKES?
0 in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026 (0 in the 12 months before that) and 1,574 since 2012. 0 arrived in the last 30 days and 0 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?
GREAT LAKES could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files, so its complaint count cannot be set against its size here. 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?
75.3% of complaints on file are filed under “Student loan”. The issues selected most often were “Dealing with your lender or servicer” (28.1%), “Dealing with my lender or servicer” (23.2%), “Struggling to repay your loan” (10.5%). These are the categories the consumer picks on the CFPB form; the text of complaints is not used on this site.
How does GREAT LAKES respond to complaints?
99.4% were closed with an explanation, 0.4% with non-monetary relief and 0.1% with monetary relief; 99% of responses were timely (peer median 100%).
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. 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.