Who Is Complaining?

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

67.1% of Vermont 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.

Vermont consumers filed 769 complaints under “Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, about level with the 759 of the 12 months before. That is 119 per 100,000 residents, below the national 1,844.

The category makes up 67.1% of the state's complaints, against 90.8% nationally. 32% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (32.9% nationally) and 100% of responses were timely.

199complaints, last 90 days-9% vs prior 90 days
769complaints, last 365 days+1% vs prior 365 days
119per 100,000 residentsUS 1,844
1,827complaints, all years

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

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

Company (as named by the CFPB)Complaints from VT, 12 monthsShareCompany size
TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.26734.7%no public measure
Experian Information Solutions Inc.23630.7%no public measure
EQUIFAX, INC.21427.8%no public measure
All other companies, including those not listed by name526.8%—

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. 0 of the 3 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 report39050.7%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem21327.7%
Improper use of your report15420%
Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes81%
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services40.5%

How companies responded

MeasureVermont, this productUnited States, this product
Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months1191,844
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief32%32.9%
Responses marked timely100%99.9%

Trend

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports complaints from Vermont in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 93. The hatched month is incomplete.

Other products in Vermont

Credit card · 104Debt collection · 76

Questions and answers

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

769 in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 759 in the 12 months before and 1,827 since 2011.

Is that high for the population?

119 per 100,000 residents in Vermont against 1,844 nationally.

Which issues come up most?

“Incorrect information on your report” (50.7%), “Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem” (27.7%), “Improper use of your report” (20%), “Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes” (1%).

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.