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Who in South Carolina is complaining aboutChecking or savings account?
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.
South Carolina consumers filed 1,282 complaints under “Checking or savings account” in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, down 16% on the 1,518 of the 12 months before. That is 23.0 per 100,000 residents, close to the national 25.0.
The category makes up 0.7% of the state's complaints, against 1.2% nationally. 16.3% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (18% nationally) and 99.2% of responses were timely.
Companies with the most Checking or savings account complaints from South Carolina, with their size
Ordered by complaints from South Carolina consumers in the last 12 months. Size is the company's national figure.
| Company (as named by the CFPB) | Complaints from SC, 12 months | Share | Company size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chime Financial Inc | 191 | 14.9% | no public measure |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 178 | 13.9% | $1.92tn assets |
| BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 122 | 9.5% | $2.65tn assets |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 92 | 7.2% | $548bn assets |
| NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 82 | 6.4% | $204bn assets |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 69 | 5.4% | $4.09tn assets |
| Block, Inc. | 65 | 5.1% | no public measure |
| UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION | 41 | 3.2% | $106bn assets |
| SOFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 38 | 3% | $57bn assets |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 33 | 2.6% | $662bn assets |
| TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY | 30 | 2.3% | $375bn assets |
| FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 28 | 2.2% | $299bn assets |
| Paypal Holdings, Inc | 21 | 1.6% | no public measure |
| FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC. | 20 | 1.6% | no public measure |
| PNC Bank N.A. | 19 | 1.5% | $610bn assets |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 18 | 1.4% | $160bn assets |
| SOUTHSTATE BANK CORPORATION | 16 | 1.2% | $69bn assets |
| FinCo Services Inc DBA Current | 15 | 1.2% | no public measure |
| CITIBANK, N.A. | 14 | 1.1% | $1.98tn assets |
| Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FNIS) | 14 | 1.1% | no public measure |
| All other companies, including those not listed by name | 176 | 13.7% | — |
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. 14 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) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Managing an account | 749 | 58.4% |
| Problem with a lender or other company charging your account | 176 | 13.7% |
| Closing an account | 168 | 13.1% |
| Opening an account | 90 | 7% |
| Problem caused by your funds being low | 87 | 6.8% |
| Incorrect information on your report | 6 | 0.5% |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 5 | 0.4% |
| Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes | 1 | 0.1% |
How companies responded
- Closed with explanation1,030 · 80.3%
- Closed with monetary relief133 · 10.4%
- Closed with non-monetary relief68 · 5.3%
- In progress49 · 3.8%
- All other categories2 · 0.2%
| Measure | South Carolina, this product | United States, this product |
|---|---|---|
| Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months | 23.0 | 25.0 |
| Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief | 16.3% | 18% |
| Responses marked timely | 99.2% | 99.3% |
Trend
Other products in South Carolina
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports · 165,598Debt collection · 12,337Credit card · 1,205Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service · 640Mortgage · 632Vehicle loan or lease · 443Student loan · 384Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan · 382
Questions and answers
How many Checking or savings account complaints come from South Carolina?
1,282 in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 1,518 in the 12 months before and 5,783 since 2011.
Is that high for the population?
23.0 per 100,000 residents in South Carolina against 25.0 nationally.
Which issues come up most?
“Managing an account” (58.4%), “Problem with a lender or other company charging your account” (13.7%), “Closing an account” (13.1%), “Opening an account” (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.