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Who in Rhode Island was complaining inAugust 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 Rhode Island sent the CFPB 1,400 complaints in August 2026, down 8% on the month before (1,521) and up 14% on the same month a year earlier (1,233).
That is 0.2% of the 647,573 complaints received nationally in the month, or 126 per 100,000 residents against 190 nationally.
| Measure | Rhode Island | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Complaints, Aug 2026 | 1,400 | 647,573 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 126 | 190 |
| The month before | 1,521 | — |
| Same month a year earlier | 1,233 | — |
By product
- Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports1,270 · 90.7%
- Debt collection53 · 3.8%
- Credit card26 · 1.9%
- Checking or savings account15 · 1.1%
- Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan10 · 0.7%
- All other categories26 · 1.9%
| Product (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 1,270 | 90.7% |
| Debt collection | 53 | 3.8% |
| Credit card | 26 | 1.9% |
| Checking or savings account | 15 | 1.1% |
| Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan | 10 | 0.7% |
| Student loan | 8 | 0.6% |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 7 | 0.5% |
| Vehicle loan or lease | 5 | 0.4% |
| Prepaid card | 3 | 0.2% |
| Mortgage | 3 | 0.2% |
Companies with the most complaints from Rhode Island in the month, with their size
| Company (as named by the CFPB) | Complaints, Aug 2026 | Share | Company size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experian Information Solutions Inc. | 453 | 32.4% | no public measure |
| TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. | 453 | 32.4% | no public measure |
| EQUIFAX, INC. | 354 | 25.3% | no public measure |
| BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 15 | 1.1% | $2.65tn assets |
| CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | 7 | 0.5% | $233bn assets |
| CITIBANK, N.A. | 7 | 0.5% | $1.98tn assets |
| ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC. | 6 | 0.4% | no public measure |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 6 | 0.4% | $662bn assets |
| Resurgent Capital Services L.P. | 6 | 0.4% | no public measure |
| MOHELA | 6 | 0.4% | no public measure |
| Paypal Holdings, Inc | 5 | 0.4% | no public measure |
| CL Holdings LLC | 5 | 0.4% | no public measure |
| All other companies, including those not listed by name | 77 | 5.5% | — |
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. 4 of the 12 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 Rhode Island in August 2026?
1,400, which is 0.2% of the national total for the month. A year earlier: 1,233.
What were they about?
“Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” (1,270), “Debt collection” (53), “Credit card” (26), “Checking or savings account” (15).
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.