Who was complaining inAugust 2014?
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.
The CFPB complaint database holds 13,169 complaints received in August 2014, down 2% on the month before (13,402) and up 38% on the same month a year earlier (9,564).
“Mortgage” was the largest category with 3,596 complaints (27.3%). Responses recorded for the month: 78% closed with an explanation, 13.2% closed with non-monetary relief, 6.1% closed with monetary relief.
By product
- Mortgage3,596 · 27.3%
- Debt collection3,221 · 24.5%
- Credit reporting2,668 · 20.3%
- Credit card1,229 · 9.3%
- Bank account or service1,180 · 9%
- All other categories1,275 · 9.7%
| Product (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share | Same month a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3,596 | 27.3% | 4,036 |
| Debt collection | 3,221 | 24.5% | 1,494 |
| Credit reporting | 2,668 | 20.3% | 1,253 |
| Credit card | 1,229 | 9.3% | 1,076 |
| Bank account or service | 1,180 | 9% | 1,119 |
| Consumer Loan | 605 | 4.6% | 271 |
| Student loan | 342 | 2.6% | 260 |
| Payday loan | 162 | 1.2% | 0 |
| Money transfers | 94 | 0.7% | 55 |
| Prepaid card | 49 | 0.4% | 0 |
| Other financial service | 22 | 0.2% | 0 |
| Virtual currency | 1 | <0.1% | 0 |
Companies with the most complaints in the month, with their size
| Company (as named by the CFPB) | Complaints, Aug 2014 | Share | Company size |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIFAX, INC. | 937 | 7.1% | no public measure |
| Experian Information Solutions Inc. | 898 | 6.8% | no public measure |
| BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 856 | 6.5% | $2.65tn assets |
| TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. | 754 | 5.7% | no public measure |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 753 | 5.7% | $1.92tn assets |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 625 | 4.7% | $4.09tn assets |
| Ocwen Financial Corporation | 515 | 3.9% | no public measure |
| CITIBANK, N.A. | 488 | 3.7% | $1.98tn assets |
| NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC | 323 | 2.5% | 152,781 HMDA records |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 303 | 2.3% | $662bn assets |
| SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL | 236 | 1.8% | $115bn assets |
| U.S. BANCORP | 212 | 1.6% | $706bn assets |
| ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC. | 206 | 1.6% | no public measure |
| Ditech Financial LLC | 196 | 1.5% | no public measure |
| Navient Solutions, LLC. | 190 | 1.4% | no public measure |
| HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. | 153 | 1.2% | $173bn assets |
| PNC Bank N.A. | 142 | 1.1% | $610bn assets |
| SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC. | 113 | 0.9% | no public measure |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | 111 | 0.8% | $214bn assets |
| EXPERT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC. | 110 | 0.8% | no public measure |
| All other companies, including those not listed by name | 5,048 | 38.3% | — |
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. 11 of the 20 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
- Closed with explanation10,269 · 78%
- Closed with non-monetary relief1,742 · 13.2%
- Closed with monetary relief807 · 6.1%
- Closed333 · 2.5%
- All other categories18 · 0.1%
By state
| State | Complaints | Per 100,000 residents | Month report |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,843 | 4.70 | — |
| Florida | 1,328 | 5.70 | — |
| Texas | 1,181 | 3.70 | — |
| New York | 810 | 4.00 | — |
| Georgia | 588 | 5.20 | — |
| New Jersey | 564 | 5.90 | — |
| Illinois | 499 | 3.90 | — |
| Virginia | 432 | 4.90 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 427 | 3.30 | — |
| Maryland | 420 | 6.70 | — |
| Ohio | 416 | 3.50 | — |
| North Carolina | 330 | 2.90 | — |
| Michigan | 315 | 3.10 | — |
| Arizona | 268 | 3.50 | — |
| Washington | 254 | 3.20 | — |
| Massachusetts | 241 | 3.40 | — |
| Colorado | 230 | 3.80 | — |
| Tennessee | 229 | 3.10 | — |
| Missouri | 191 | 3.00 | — |
| Nevada | 174 | 5.30 | — |
The 20 states with the most complaints in the month. Counts follow population.
Questions and answers
How many complaints did the CFPB receive in August 2014?
13,169. The same month a year earlier: 9,564.
Which product categories drew the most complaints?
“Mortgage” (3,596), “Debt collection” (3,221), “Credit reporting” (2,668), “Credit card” (1,229).
Can the month still change?
Yes. A complaint appears in the public file once the company responds or after 15 days, and the CFPB updates the file daily, so counts for recent months rise for a few weeks and response categories move from “In progress” to a closing category.
Does the CFPB verify complaints?
The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it.
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.