Who Is Complaining?

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Who in West Virginia is complaining aboutChecking or savings account?

4.1% of West Virginia 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.

West Virginia consumers filed 264 complaints under “Checking or savings account” in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, up 25% on the 211 of the 12 months before. That is 14.9 per 100,000 residents, below the national 25.0.

The category makes up 4.1% of the state's complaints, against 1.2% nationally. 19.1% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (18% nationally) and 99.2% of responses were timely.

71complaints, last 90 days-5% vs prior 90 days
264complaints, last 365 daysup 25% vs prior 365 days
14.9per 100,000 residentsUS 25.0
1,106complaints, all years

Companies with the most Checking or savings account complaints from West Virginia, with their size

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

Company (as named by the CFPB)Complaints from WV, 12 monthsShareCompany size
HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, THE3412.9%$283bn assets
Chime Financial Inc3312.5%no public measure
Block, Inc.3212.1%no public measure
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION3011.4%$548bn assets
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.218%$4.09tn assets
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION155.7%$662bn assets
PNC Bank N.A.124.5%$610bn assets
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.124.5%$57bn assets
Paypal Holdings, Inc124.5%no public measure
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION83%$2.65tn assets
FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION62.3%$299bn assets
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION62.3%$106bn assets
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY51.9%$1.92tn assets
All other companies, including those not listed by name3814.4%—

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. 10 of the 13 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 account16261.4%
Problem with a lender or other company charging your account4617.4%
Closing an account2710.2%
Opening an account166.1%
Problem caused by your funds being low134.9%

How companies responded

MeasureWest Virginia, this productUnited States, this product
Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months14.925.0
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief19.1%18%
Responses marked timely99.2%99.3%

Trend

Checking or savings account complaints from West Virginia in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 40. The hatched month is incomplete.

Other products in West Virginia

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports · 4,928Debt collection · 493Credit card · 340Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service · 134Mortgage · 80Vehicle loan or lease · 74Student loan · 65

Questions and answers

How many Checking or savings account complaints come from West Virginia?

264 in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, 211 in the 12 months before and 1,106 since 2011.

Is that high for the population?

14.9 per 100,000 residents in West Virginia against 25.0 nationally.

Which issues come up most?

“Managing an account” (61.4%), “Problem with a lender or other company charging your account” (17.4%), “Closing an account” (10.2%), “Opening an account” (6.1%).

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 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.