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Who in Maine was complaining inSeptember 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 Maine sent the CFPB 295 complaints in September 2026, down 21% on the month before (372) and up 54% on the same month a year earlier (191).
That is 0% of the 608,484 complaints received nationally in the month, or 20.8 per 100,000 residents against 178 nationally.
| Measure | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Complaints, Sep 2026 | 295 | 608,484 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 20.8 | 178 |
| The month before | 372 | — |
| Same month a year earlier | 191 | — |
By product
- Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports245 · 83.1%
- Debt collection12 · 4.1%
- Credit card10 · 3.4%
- Mortgage9 · 3.1%
- Checking or savings account6 · 2%
- All other categories13 · 4.4%
| Product (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 245 | 83.1% |
| Debt collection | 12 | 4.1% |
| Credit card | 10 | 3.4% |
| Mortgage | 9 | 3.1% |
| Checking or savings account | 6 | 2% |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 4 | 1.4% |
| Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan | 4 | 1.4% |
| Student loan | 3 | 1% |
| Vehicle loan or lease | 2 | 0.7% |
Companies with the most complaints from Maine in the month, with their size
| Company (as named by the CFPB) | Complaints, Sep 2026 | Share | Company size |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. | 118 | 40% | no public measure |
| Experian Information Solutions Inc. | 60 | 20.3% | no public measure |
| EQUIFAX, INC. | 57 | 19.3% | no public measure |
| Chime Financial Inc | 6 | 2% | no public measure |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 5 | 1.7% | $662bn assets |
| All other companies, including those not listed by name | 49 | 16.6% | — |
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 5 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 Maine in September 2026?
295, which is 0% of the national total for the month. A year earlier: 191.
What were they about?
“Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” (245), “Debt collection” (12), “Credit card” (10), “Mortgage” (9).
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.