Who Is Complaining?

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Who in Virginia is complaining aboutCredit card?

2.3% of Virginia complaintsUS share 1.3%

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.

Virginia consumers filed 2,698 complaints under “Credit card” in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, down 16% on the 3,222 of the 12 months before. That is 30.4 per 100,000 residents, close to the national 27.0.

The category makes up 2.3% of the state's complaints, against 1.3% nationally. 30% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (26.9% nationally) and 99% of responses were timely.

547complaints, last 90 days-10% vs prior 90 days
2,698complaints, last 365 daysdown 16% vs prior 365 days
30.4per 100,000 residentsUS 27.0
11,169complaints, all years

Companies with the most Credit card complaints from Virginia, with their size

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

Company (as named by the CFPB)Complaints from VA, 12 monthsShareCompany size
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION33812.5%$662bn assets
CITIBANK, N.A.33612.5%$1.98tn assets
EQUIFAX, INC.1997.4%no public measure
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL1947.2%$115bn assets
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.1836.8%$4.09tn assets
Experian Information Solutions Inc.1756.5%no public measure
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION1485.5%$2.65tn assets
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY1455.4%$214bn assets
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY1023.8%$1.92tn assets
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.933.4%$21bn assets
TRANSUNION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.883.3%no public measure
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION782.9%$204bn assets
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA652.4%$759bn assets
BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE542%$43bn assets
U.S. BANCORP411.5%$706bn assets
TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY361.3%$375bn assets
DISCOVER BANK361.3%no public measure
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION331.2%$106bn assets
CLGF Holdco 1, LLC271%no public measure
Atlanticus Services Corporation240.9%no public measure
All other companies, including those not listed by name30311.2%—

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)ComplaintsShare
Problem with a purchase shown on your statement81030%
Incorrect information on your report51819.2%
Other features, terms, or problems35013%
Fees or interest2368.7%
Getting a credit card2198.1%
Closing your account1385.1%
Problem when making payments1264.7%
Advertising and marketing, including promotional offers1244.6%
Trouble using your card722.7%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem582.1%
Other CFPB issue categories471.7%

How companies responded

MeasureVirginia, this productUnited States, this product
Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months30.427.0
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief30%26.9%
Responses marked timely99%98.8%

Trend

Credit card complaints from Virginia in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 454. The hatched month is incomplete.

Other products in Virginia

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports · 102,867Debt collection · 6,294Checking or savings account · 2,120Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service · 988Mortgage · 987Vehicle loan or lease · 652Student loan · 574Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan · 489

Questions and answers

How many Credit card complaints come from Virginia?

2,698 in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, 3,222 in the 12 months before and 11,169 since 2011.

Is that high for the population?

30.4 per 100,000 residents in Virginia against 27.0 nationally.

Which issues come up most?

“Problem with a purchase shown on your statement” (30%), “Incorrect information on your report” (19.2%), “Other features, terms, or problems” (13%), “Fees or interest” (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 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.