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Who in North Carolina was complaining inFebruary 2025?
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 North Carolina sent the CFPB 11,465 complaints in February 2025, down 33% on the month before (17,020) and up 132% on the same month a year earlier (4,942).
That is 3.4% of the 335,236 complaints received nationally in the month, or 102 per 100,000 residents against 98.1 nationally.
| Measure | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Complaints, Feb 2025 | 11,465 | 335,236 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 102 | 98.1 |
| The month before | 17,020 | — |
| Same month a year earlier | 4,942 | — |
By product
- Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports10,076 · 87.9%
- Debt collection586 · 5.1%
- Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service232 · 2%
- Checking or savings account196 · 1.7%
- Credit card180 · 1.6%
- All other categories195 · 1.7%
| Product (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 10,076 | 87.9% |
| Debt collection | 586 | 5.1% |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 232 | 2% |
| Checking or savings account | 196 | 1.7% |
| Credit card | 180 | 1.6% |
| Mortgage | 53 | 0.5% |
| Student loan | 53 | 0.5% |
| Vehicle loan or lease | 35 | 0.3% |
| Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan | 23 | 0.2% |
| Prepaid card | 16 | 0.1% |
| Debt or credit management | 15 | 0.1% |
Companies with the most complaints from North Carolina in the month, with their size
| Company (as named by the CFPB) | Complaints, Feb 2025 | Share | Company size |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIFAX, INC. | 3,304 | 28.8% | no public measure |
| TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. | 3,145 | 27.4% | no public measure |
| Experian Information Solutions Inc. | 2,946 | 25.7% | no public measure |
| CBC Companies, Inc. | 207 | 1.8% | no public measure |
| Block, Inc. | 185 | 1.6% | no public measure |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 83 | 0.7% | $662bn assets |
| NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 78 | 0.7% | $204bn assets |
| Resurgent Capital Services L.P. | 57 | 0.5% | no public measure |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 51 | 0.4% | $1.92tn assets |
| STATE EMPLOYEES’ CREDIT UNION | 42 | 0.4% | no public measure |
| CITIBANK, N.A. | 42 | 0.4% | $1.98tn assets |
| SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL | 42 | 0.4% | $115bn assets |
| MOHELA | 40 | 0.3% | no public measure |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 35 | 0.3% | $4.09tn assets |
| Early Warning Services, LLC | 33 | 0.3% | no public measure |
| All other companies, including those not listed by name | 1,175 | 10.2% | — |
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. 6 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 North Carolina in February 2025?
11,465, which is 3.4% of the national total for the month. A year earlier: 4,942.
What were they about?
“Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” (10,076), “Debt collection” (586), “Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service” (232), “Checking or savings account” (196).
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.