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Who in Arkansas is complaining aboutCredit reporting or other personal consumer reports?

91.9% of Arkansas complaintsUS share 90.8%

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.

Arkansas consumers filed 49,809 complaints under “Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, up 91% on the 26,097 of the 12 months before. That is 1,599 per 100,000 residents, close to the national 1,844.

The category makes up 91.9% of the state's complaints, against 90.8% nationally. 33% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (32.9% nationally) and 99.9% of responses were timely.

12,051complaints, last 90 days-6% vs prior 90 days
49,809complaints, last 365 daysup 91% vs prior 365 days
1,599per 100,000 residentsUS 1,844
84,887complaints, all years

Companies with the most Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports complaints from Arkansas, with their size

Ordered by complaints from Arkansas consumers in the last 12 months. Size is the company's national figure.

Company (as named by the CFPB)Complaints from AR, 12 monthsShareCompany size
TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.17,94636%no public measure
EQUIFAX, INC.15,88131.9%no public measure
Experian Information Solutions Inc.14,36328.8%no public measure
LEXISNEXIS2640.5%no public measure
CBC Companies, Inc.1420.3%no public measure
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION670.1%$662bn assets
Resurgent Capital Services L.P.540.1%no public measure
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FNIS)430.1%no public measure
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC300.1%no public measure
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.300.1%no public measure
CL Holdings LLC270.1%no public measure
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION260.1%no public measure
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL260.1%$115bn assets
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.250.1%$21bn assets
Early Warning Services, LLC24<0.1%no public measure
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY22<0.1%$1.92tn assets
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION20<0.1%$2.65tn assets
ALLY FINANCIAL INC.20<0.1%$188bn assets
CITIBANK, N.A.20<0.1%$1.98tn assets
SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA, INC.19<0.1%$104bn assets
All other companies, including those not listed by name7601.5%—

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. 8 of the 20 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.

Issues

Issue (CFPB label)ComplaintsShare
Incorrect information on your report29,77459.8%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem12,36524.8%
Improper use of your report7,08314.2%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing issue3070.6%
Unable to get your credit report or credit score1710.3%
Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes690.1%
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services360.1%
Identity theft protection or other monitoring services4<0.1%

How companies responded

MeasureArkansas, this productUnited States, this product
Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months1,5991,844
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief33%32.9%
Responses marked timely99.9%99.9%

Trend

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports complaints from Arkansas in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 5,420. The hatched month is incomplete.

Other products in Arkansas

Debt collection · 2,232Credit card · 547Checking or savings account · 533Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service · 310Mortgage · 216Vehicle loan or lease · 207Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan · 134Student loan · 106

Questions and answers

How many Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports complaints come from Arkansas?

49,809 in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 26,097 in the 12 months before and 84,887 since 2011.

Is that high for the population?

1,599 per 100,000 residents in Arkansas against 1,844 nationally.

Which issues come up most?

“Incorrect information on your report” (59.8%), “Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem” (24.8%), “Improper use of your report” (14.2%), “Problem with a company's investigation into an existing issue” (0.6%).

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 30 Sep 2026, complaints received through 30 Sep 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.