Who was complaining inFebruary 2017?
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 18,078 complaints received in February 2017, down 14% on the month before (20,988) and up 28% on the same month a year earlier (14,131).
“Credit reporting” was the largest category with 4,144 complaints (22.9%). Responses recorded for the month: 80.7% closed with an explanation, 10.9% closed with non-monetary relief, 5.6% closed with monetary relief.
By product
- Credit reporting4,144 · 22.9%
- Debt collection3,931 · 21.7%
- Mortgage2,920 · 16.2%
- Student loan2,190 · 12.1%
- Credit card1,829 · 10.1%
- All other categories3,064 · 16.9%
| Product (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share | Same month a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credit reporting | 4,144 | 22.9% | 3,039 |
| Debt collection | 3,931 | 21.7% | 3,215 |
| Mortgage | 2,920 | 16.2% | 3,438 |
| Student loan | 2,190 | 12.1% | 376 |
| Credit card | 1,829 | 10.1% | 1,563 |
| Bank account or service | 1,791 | 9.9% | 1,388 |
| Consumer Loan | 896 | 5% | 760 |
| Prepaid card | 122 | 0.7% | 76 |
| Payday loan | 122 | 0.7% | 102 |
| Money transfers | 103 | 0.6% | 139 |
| Other financial service | 29 | 0.2% | 35 |
| Virtual currency | 1 | <0.1% | 0 |
Companies with the most complaints in the month, with their size
| Company (as named by the CFPB) | Complaints, Feb 2017 | Share | Company size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navient Solutions, LLC. | 1,582 | 8.8% | no public measure |
| TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. | 1,252 | 6.9% | no public measure |
| EQUIFAX, INC. | 1,251 | 6.9% | no public measure |
| Experian Information Solutions Inc. | 1,140 | 6.3% | no public measure |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 801 | 4.4% | $1.92tn assets |
| BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 775 | 4.3% | $2.65tn assets |
| CITIBANK, N.A. | 673 | 3.7% | $1.98tn assets |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 628 | 3.5% | $4.09tn assets |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 395 | 2.2% | $662bn assets |
| SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL | 324 | 1.8% | $115bn assets |
| AES/PHEAA | 224 | 1.2% | no public measure |
| U.S. BANCORP | 222 | 1.2% | $706bn assets |
| NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC | 212 | 1.2% | 152,781 HMDA records |
| Ocwen Financial Corporation | 210 | 1.2% | no public measure |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | 194 | 1.1% | $214bn assets |
| Ditech Financial LLC | 178 | 1% | no public measure |
| DISCOVER BANK | 177 | 1% | no public measure |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC | 164 | 0.9% | no public measure |
| Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | 161 | 0.9% | $21bn assets |
| ERC | 161 | 0.9% | no public measure |
| All other companies, including those not listed by name | 7,354 | 40.7% | — |
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. 10 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 explanation14,593 · 80.7%
- Closed with non-monetary relief1,973 · 10.9%
- Closed with monetary relief1,006 · 5.6%
- Closed422 · 2.3%
- All other categories84 · 0.5%
By state
| State | Complaints | Per 100,000 residents | Month report |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2,290 | 5.80 | — |
| Texas | 1,615 | 5.10 | — |
| Florida | 1,567 | 6.70 | — |
| New York | 1,065 | 5.30 | — |
| Georgia | 1,019 | 9.00 | — |
| Illinois | 730 | 5.70 | — |
| New Jersey | 695 | 7.30 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 651 | 5.00 | — |
| Maryland | 562 | 9.00 | — |
| Virginia | 549 | 6.20 | — |
| Ohio | 543 | 4.60 | — |
| Washington | 542 | 6.80 | — |
| North Carolina | 536 | 4.80 | — |
| Michigan | 447 | 4.40 | — |
| Arizona | 440 | 5.80 | — |
| Tennessee | 356 | 4.90 | — |
| Massachusetts | 335 | 4.70 | — |
| South Carolina | 318 | 5.70 | — |
| Missouri | 282 | 4.50 | — |
| Colorado | 270 | 4.50 | — |
The 20 states with the most complaints in the month. Counts follow population.
Questions and answers
How many complaints did the CFPB receive in February 2017?
18,078. The same month a year earlier: 14,131.
Which product categories drew the most complaints?
“Credit reporting” (4,144), “Debt collection” (3,931), “Mortgage” (2,920), “Student loan” (2,190).
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.