Who Is Complaining?

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

80.8% of Minnesota 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.

Minnesota consumers filed 22,196 complaints under “Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, up 29% on the 17,209 of the 12 months before. That is 381 per 100,000 residents, below the national 1,844.

The category makes up 80.8% of the state's complaints, against 90.8% nationally. 31.5% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (32.9% nationally) and 99.9% of responses were timely.

5,467complaints, last 90 days-10% vs prior 90 days
22,196complaints, last 365 daysup 29% vs prior 365 days
381per 100,000 residentsUS 1,844
48,866complaints, all years

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

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

Company (as named by the CFPB)Complaints from MN, 12 monthsShareCompany size
TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.7,82935.3%no public measure
EQUIFAX, INC.6,79830.6%no public measure
Experian Information Solutions Inc.6,38028.7%no public measure
LEXISNEXIS1160.5%no public measure
CBC Companies, Inc.1100.5%no public measure
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION690.3%$662bn assets
Resurgent Capital Services L.P.390.2%no public measure
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY390.2%$1.92tn assets
CL Holdings LLC330.1%no public measure
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FNIS)320.1%no public measure
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL290.1%$115bn assets
CITIBANK, N.A.260.1%$1.98tn assets
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.250.1%$4.09tn assets
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC240.1%no public measure
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.210.1%no public measure
Affirm Holdings, Inc190.1%no public measure
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION180.1%no public measure
Nelnet, Inc.180.1%no public measure
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY180.1%$214bn assets
Early Warning Services, LLC160.1%no public measure
All other companies, including those not listed by name5372.4%—

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. 6 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 report12,08954.5%
Improper use of your report5,27823.8%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem4,53820.4%
Unable to get your credit report or credit score1140.5%
Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes780.4%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing issue500.2%
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services400.2%
Identity theft protection or other monitoring services9<0.1%

How companies responded

MeasureMinnesota, this productUnited States, this product
Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months3811,844
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief31.5%32.9%
Responses marked timely99.9%99.9%

Trend

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports complaints from Minnesota in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 2,159. The hatched month is incomplete.

Other products in Minnesota

Debt collection · 2,010Credit card · 928Checking or savings account · 883Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service · 419Mortgage · 376Student loan · 252Vehicle loan or lease · 175Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan · 135

Questions and answers

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

22,196 in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 17,209 in the 12 months before and 48,866 since 2011.

Is that high for the population?

381 per 100,000 residents in Minnesota against 1,844 nationally.

Which issues come up most?

“Incorrect information on your report” (54.5%), “Improper use of your report” (23.8%), “Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem” (20.4%), “Unable to get your credit report or credit score” (0.5%).

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.