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Who in New York is complaining aboutChecking or savings account?

1.9% of New York complaintsUS share 1.2%

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.

New York consumers filed 6,723 complaints under “Checking or savings account” in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, up 13% on the 5,932 of the 12 months before. That is 33.6 per 100,000 residents, above the national 25.0.

The category makes up 1.9% of the state's complaints, against 1.2% nationally. 20.1% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (18% nationally) and 99.4% of responses were timely.

1,545complaints, last 90 days-13% vs prior 90 days
6,723complaints, last 365 daysup 13% vs prior 365 days
33.6per 100,000 residentsUS 25.0
32,471complaints, all years

Companies with the most Checking or savings account complaints from New York, with their size

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

Company (as named by the CFPB)Complaints from NY, 12 monthsShareCompany size
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.1,28819.2%$4.09tn assets
CITIBANK, N.A.76311.3%$1.98tn assets
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION6309.4%$2.65tn assets
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION5678.4%$662bn assets
Chime Financial Inc4376.5%no public measure
TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY4086.1%$375bn assets
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY3274.9%$1.92tn assets
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.2193.3%$233bn assets
Block, Inc.1982.9%no public measure
M&T BANK CORPORATION1472.2%$220bn assets
KEYCORP1251.9%$189bn assets
Paypal Holdings, Inc1071.6%no public measure
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.1061.6%$57bn assets
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION931.4%$204bn assets
SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA, INC.861.3%$104bn assets
ALLY FINANCIAL INC.681%$188bn assets
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA681%$759bn assets
FinCo Services Inc DBA Current580.9%no public measure
FourLeaf Federal Credit Union540.8%$14bn assets
U.S. BANCORP480.7%$706bn assets
All other companies, including those not listed by name92613.8%—

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. 16 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
Managing an account3,86157.4%
Closing an account1,02115.2%
Problem with a lender or other company charging your account85612.7%
Opening an account5888.7%
Problem caused by your funds being low3485.2%
Incorrect information on your report190.3%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem180.3%
Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes40.1%
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services3<0.1%
Improper use of your report3<0.1%
Other CFPB issue categories2<0.1%

How companies responded

MeasureNew York, this productUnited States, this product
Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months33.625.0
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief20.1%18%
Responses marked timely99.4%99.3%

Trend

Checking or savings account complaints from New York in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 1,142. The hatched month is incomplete.

Other products in New York

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports · 316,557Debt collection · 11,646Credit card · 7,449Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service · 2,529Mortgage · 1,376Student loan · 1,182Vehicle loan or lease · 1,136Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan · 732

Questions and answers

How many Checking or savings account complaints come from New York?

6,723 in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 5,932 in the 12 months before and 32,471 since 2011.

Is that high for the population?

33.6 per 100,000 residents in New York against 25.0 nationally.

Which issues come up most?

“Managing an account” (57.4%), “Closing an account” (15.2%), “Problem with a lender or other company charging your account” (12.7%), “Opening an account” (8.7%).

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 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.