Who Is Complaining?

Issues › Credit card

Who is complaining aboutOther features, terms, or problems?

CFPB issue label0.2% of all complaints

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.

Consumers chose the issue “Other features, terms, or problems” on 10,415 complaints in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, up 31% on the 7,950 of the 12 months before. That is 0.2% of all complaints received.

100% of them were filed under the product “Credit card”, where the issue makes up 11.3% of that product's complaints.

Company responses on this issue: 70.2% closed with an explanation, 11% closed with non-monetary relief, 14.5% closed with monetary relief, and 3.8% still in progress when the file was published. 98.6% were timely.

2,526complaints, last 90 days-8% vs prior 90 days
10,415complaints, last 365 daysup 31% vs prior 365 days
48,539complaints, all yearssince 2017
26.5%closed with reliefall issues 31.6%

Which products

Product (CFPB label)ComplaintsShare
Credit card10,415100%

Sub-issues

Sub-issue (CFPB label)ComplaintsShare
Other problem4,66444.8%
Problem with rewards from credit card2,90127.9%
Problem with customer service1,11310.7%
Problem with balance transfer7036.7%
Privacy issues5084.9%
Add-on products and services2692.6%
Problem with cash advances1151.1%
Credit card company forcing arbitration1111.1%
Problem with convenience check310.3%

Which companies, with their size

Ordered by the number of complaints carrying this issue in the last 12 months.

Company (as named by the CFPB)Complaints, 12 monthsShareCompany sizePer $1bn assets
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION1,68116.1%$662bn assets2.54
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.1,42013.6%$4.09tn assets0.35
CITIBANK, N.A.1,38213.3%$1.98tn assets0.70
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY9439.1%$214bn assets4.41
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL7577.3%$115bn assets6.57
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION6246%$2.65tn assets0.24
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY4794.6%$1.92tn assets0.25
BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE3743.6%$43bn assets8.61
U.S. BANCORP3663.5%$706bn assets0.52
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.2402.3%$21bn assets11.3
TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY1401.3%$375bn assets0.37
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA1391.3%$759bn assets0.18
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION1381.3%$204bn assets0.68
Bilt Technologies, Inc.1231.2%no public measure—
DISCOVER BANK1181.1%no public measure—
CLGF Holdco 1, LLC930.9%no public measure—
Chime Financial Inc800.8%no public measure—
Block, Inc.780.7%no public measure—
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION720.7%$106bn assets0.68
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC.710.7%no public measure—
Atlanticus Services Corporation610.6%no public measure—
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA580.6%$34bn assets1.70
Paypal Holdings, Inc510.5%no public measure—
Imprint Payments, Inc.430.4%no public measure—
PNC Bank N.A.400.4%$610bn assets0.07
All other companies, including those not listed by name8448.1%——

CFPB: “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. 16 of the 25 companies in this table have a public size measure. “No public measure” means the company could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files, not that it is small.

How companies responded

MeasureThis issueAll issues
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief26.5%31.6%
Closed with monetary relief15.1%0.5%
Responses marked timely98.6%99.6%

Trend

Complaints with the issue “Other features, terms, or problems” in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 997. The hatched month is incomplete.
Complaints per calendar year. The CFPB revised its issue list in 2017 and again later, so many labels start or stop part-way through the record. The final year is part-way through.

Questions and answers

What does the CFPB issue “Other features, terms, or problems” mean?

It is one of the options a consumer selects on the CFPB complaint form to describe the problem. The label is the consumer's choice and is not checked by the Bureau. Sub-issues recorded under it include “Other problem”, “Problem with rewards from credit card”, “Problem with customer service”.

How many complaints carry this issue?

10,415 in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 and 48,539 since 2017.

Which products does it apply to?

“Credit card” (100%).

Does the CFPB verify complaints?

The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it. Counts on this page show what consumers reported, not what was found.

Provenance

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database, bulk file downloaded 30 Sep 2026, complaints received through 30 Sep 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. 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. Search the CFPB database · Methodology · Report an error.