Who Is Complaining?

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

87.8% of Connecticut 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.

Connecticut consumers filed 38,078 complaints under “Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, up 36% on the 27,959 of the 12 months before. That is 1,032 per 100,000 residents, below the national 1,844.

The category makes up 87.8% of the state's complaints, against 90.8% nationally. 33.1% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (32.9% nationally) and 99.9% of responses were timely.

9,930complaints, last 90 days-5% vs prior 90 days
38,078complaints, last 365 daysup 36% vs prior 365 days
1,032per 100,000 residentsUS 1,844
81,027complaints, all years

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

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

Company (as named by the CFPB)Complaints from CT, 12 monthsShareCompany size
TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.13,44935.3%no public measure
EQUIFAX, INC.11,59930.5%no public measure
Experian Information Solutions Inc.11,55530.3%no public measure
CBC Companies, Inc.1000.3%no public measure
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION970.3%$662bn assets
LEXISNEXIS920.2%no public measure
CITIBANK, N.A.670.2%$1.98tn assets
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION460.1%$2.65tn assets
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FNIS)460.1%no public measure
Resurgent Capital Services L.P.440.1%no public measure
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL340.1%$115bn assets
CL Holdings LLC310.1%no public measure
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.310.1%$4.09tn assets
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY280.1%$214bn assets
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.270.1%$21bn assets
MOHELA250.1%no public measure
Affirm Holdings, Inc240.1%no public measure
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC240.1%no public measure
Early Warning Services, LLC230.1%no public measure
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY220.1%$1.92tn assets
All other companies, including those not listed by name7141.9%—

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 report22,06457.9%
Improper use of your report8,62522.7%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem7,10018.6%
Unable to get your credit report or credit score1270.3%
Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes960.3%
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services320.1%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing issue240.1%
Identity theft protection or other monitoring services10<0.1%

How companies responded

MeasureConnecticut, this productUnited States, this product
Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months1,0321,844
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief33.1%32.9%
Responses marked timely99.9%99.9%

Trend

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports complaints from Connecticut in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 3,679. The hatched month is incomplete.

Other products in Connecticut

Debt collection · 1,977Credit card · 979Checking or savings account · 921Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service · 362Mortgage · 358Vehicle loan or lease · 244Student loan · 243Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan · 126

Questions and answers

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

38,078 in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 27,959 in the 12 months before and 81,027 since 2011.

Is that high for the population?

1,032 per 100,000 residents in Connecticut against 1,844 nationally.

Which issues come up most?

“Incorrect information on your report” (57.9%), “Improper use of your report” (22.7%), “Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem” (18.6%), “Unable to get your credit report or credit score” (0.3%).

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.