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Who in Alabama was complaining inNovember 2024?
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 in Alabama sent the CFPB 5,704 complaints in November 2024, down 4% on the month before (5,970) and up 216% on the same month a year earlier (1,803).
That is 2% of the 287,077 complaints received nationally in the month, or 110 per 100,000 residents against 84.0 nationally.
| Measure | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Complaints, Nov 2024 | 5,704 | 287,077 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 110 | 84.0 |
| The month before | 5,970 | — |
| Same month a year earlier | 1,803 | — |
By product
- Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports5,233 · 91.7%
- Debt collection258 · 4.5%
- Checking or savings account71 · 1.2%
- Credit card60 · 1.1%
- Mortgage20 · 0.4%
- All other categories62 · 1.1%
| Product (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 5,233 | 91.7% |
| Debt collection | 258 | 4.5% |
| Checking or savings account | 71 | 1.2% |
| Credit card | 60 | 1.1% |
| Mortgage | 20 | 0.4% |
| Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan | 15 | 0.3% |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 14 | 0.2% |
| Vehicle loan or lease | 14 | 0.2% |
| Student loan | 12 | 0.2% |
| Prepaid card | 6 | 0.1% |
| Debt or credit management | 1 | <0.1% |
Companies with the most complaints from Alabama in the month, with their size
| Company (as named by the CFPB) | Complaints, Nov 2024 | Share | Company size |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. | 1,842 | 32.3% | no public measure |
| Experian Information Solutions Inc. | 1,610 | 28.2% | no public measure |
| EQUIFAX, INC. | 1,532 | 26.9% | no public measure |
| NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 47 | 0.8% | $204bn assets |
| Resurgent Capital Services L.P. | 39 | 0.7% | no public measure |
| CL Holdings LLC | 29 | 0.5% | no public measure |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC | 26 | 0.5% | no public measure |
| CBC Companies, Inc. | 24 | 0.4% | no public measure |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 19 | 0.3% | $662bn assets |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 19 | 0.3% | $1.92tn assets |
| LEXISNEXIS | 18 | 0.3% | no public measure |
| ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC. | 15 | 0.3% | no public measure |
| DISCOVER BANK | 12 | 0.2% | no public measure |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | 12 | 0.2% | $214bn assets |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 10 | 0.2% | $4.09tn assets |
| All other companies, including those not listed by name | 450 | 7.9% | — |
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. 5 of the 15 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.
Questions and answers
How many CFPB complaints came from Alabama in November 2024?
5,704, which is 2% of the national total for the month. A year earlier: 1,803.
What were they about?
“Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” (5,233), “Debt collection” (258), “Checking or savings account” (71), “Credit card” (60).
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 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. 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.