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Who in South Dakota was complaining inMay 2026?
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 South Dakota sent the CFPB 215 complaints in May 2026, up 17% on the month before (184) and up 97% on the same month a year earlier (109).
That is 0% of the 619,960 complaints received nationally in the month, or 23.0 per 100,000 residents against 181 nationally.
| Measure | South Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Complaints, May 2026 | 215 | 619,960 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 23.0 | 181 |
| The month before | 184 | — |
| Same month a year earlier | 109 | — |
By product
- Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports162 · 75.3%
- Debt collection22 · 10.2%
- Checking or savings account11 · 5.1%
- Credit card8 · 3.7%
- Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service6 · 2.8%
- All other categories6 · 2.8%
| Product (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 162 | 75.3% |
| Debt collection | 22 | 10.2% |
| Checking or savings account | 11 | 5.1% |
| Credit card | 8 | 3.7% |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 6 | 2.8% |
| Prepaid card | 2 | 0.9% |
| Mortgage | 2 | 0.9% |
| Vehicle loan or lease | 1 | 0.5% |
| Student loan | 1 | 0.5% |
Companies with the most complaints from South Dakota in the month, with their size
| Company (as named by the CFPB) | Complaints, May 2026 | Share | Company size |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. | 56 | 26% | no public measure |
| EQUIFAX, INC. | 52 | 24.2% | no public measure |
| Experian Information Solutions Inc. | 47 | 21.9% | no public measure |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 6 | 2.8% | $1.92tn assets |
| All other companies, including those not listed by name | 54 | 25.1% | — |
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. 1 of the 4 companies in this table has 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 South Dakota in May 2026?
215, which is 0% of the national total for the month. A year earlier: 109.
What were they about?
“Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” (162), “Debt collection” (22), “Checking or savings account” (11), “Credit card” (8).
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.