Who Is Complaining?

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

72% of Montana 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.

Montana consumers filed 2,061 complaints under “Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, up 64% on the 1,259 of the 12 months before. That is 180 per 100,000 residents, below the national 1,846.

The category makes up 72% of the state's complaints, against 90.8% nationally. 33.2% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (32.8% nationally) and 99.5% of responses were timely.

604complaints, last 90 days+18% vs prior 90 days
2,061complaints, last 365 daysup 64% vs prior 365 days
180per 100,000 residentsUS 1,846
3,876complaints, all years

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

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

Company (as named by the CFPB)Complaints from MT, 12 monthsShareCompany size
TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.71734.8%no public measure
EQUIFAX, INC.63630.9%no public measure
Experian Information Solutions Inc.53025.7%no public measure
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION130.6%$662bn assets
Early Warning Services, LLC130.6%no public measure
CBC Companies, Inc.100.5%no public measure
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY90.4%$1.92tn assets
LEXISNEXIS80.4%no public measure
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY70.3%$214bn assets
CITIBANK, N.A.60.3%$1.98tn assets
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.60.3%$4.09tn assets
Servicer under contract with Federal Student Aid50.2%no public measure
All other companies, including those not listed by name1014.9%—

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. 5 of the 12 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 report1,24360.3%
Improper use of your report39119%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem37818.3%
Unable to get your credit report or credit score150.7%
Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes140.7%
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services110.5%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing issue80.4%
Identity theft protection or other monitoring services1<0.1%

How companies responded

MeasureMontana, this productUnited States, this product
Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months1801,846
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief33.2%32.8%
Responses marked timely99.5%99.9%

Trend

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports complaints from Montana in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 233. The hatched month is incomplete.

Other products in Montana

Debt collection · 263Credit card · 156Checking or savings account · 119Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service · 75Mortgage · 54Vehicle loan or lease · 52

Questions and answers

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

2,061 in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, 1,259 in the 12 months before and 3,876 since 2011.

Is that high for the population?

180 per 100,000 residents in Montana against 1,846 nationally.

Which issues come up most?

“Incorrect information on your report” (60.3%), “Improper use of your report” (19%), “Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem” (18.3%), “Unable to get your credit report or credit score” (0.7%).

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.