Who was complaining inOctober 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.
The CFPB complaint database holds 1 complaint received in October 2026, counted through 1 Oct 2026; the month is not yet complete.
“Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” was the largest category with 1 complaints (100%). Responses recorded for the month: 0% closed with an explanation, 0% closed with non-monetary relief, 0% closed with monetary relief, and 100% still in progress when the file was published.
By product
- Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports1 · 100%
| Product (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share | Same month a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 1 | 100% | 469,194 |
Companies with the most complaints in the month, with their size
| Company (as named by the CFPB) | Complaints, Oct 2026 | Share | Company size |
|---|---|---|---|
| All other companies, including those not listed by name | 1 | 100% | — |
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. 0 of the 0 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.
How companies responded
- In progress1 · 100%
By state
| State | Complaints | Per 100,000 residents | Month report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0.00 | — |
The 20 states with the most complaints in the month. Counts follow population.
Questions and answers
How many complaints did the CFPB receive in October 2026?
1, counted through 1 Oct 2026 with the month still open. The same month a year earlier: 519,786.
Which product categories drew the most complaints?
“Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” (1).
Can the month still change?
Yes. A complaint appears in the public file once the company responds or after 15 days, and the CFPB updates the file daily, so counts for recent months rise for a few weeks and response categories move from “In progress” to a closing category.
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.