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Complaint volume (published CFPB complaints nationwide)

What does Complaint volume (published CFPB complaints nationwide) show?

Complaint volume (published CFPB complaints nationwide) is a source-faithful PIER20 calculation from CFPB data. Scope: All complaints published in the nationwide CFPB Consumer Complaint Database for each complete received-date month. It follows the published eligibility, denominator, missing-value, revision and coverage rules in the Phase 1 computation contract.
Complaint volume (published CFPB complaints nationwide)monthly
complaints26467195113363760532406701052Percentile0255075100701052100th
Latest
701052.00
1Y change
+48.2%
vs median
+365.8%
Percentile
100th
High in available history
701052.00
Complaint volume (published CFPB complaints nationwide)
Data through July 2026
-200,0000.00200,000400,000600,000800,000Aug 2021Aug 2022Aug 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025Jul 2026
PIER20 calculation: Complaint volume (published CFPB complaints nationwide)
Complaint volume (published CFPB complaints nationwide): summary statistics (Max range)
SeriesFirstLatestMinMax
PIER20 calculation: Complaint volume (published CFPB complaints nationwide)26467.00701052.0026467.00701052.00
Source
CFPB
Series id
CFPB-01
Frequency
monthly
Data through
July 2026
Refreshed
12 Aug 2026
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Complaints are consumer-submitted reports, not verified findings or a representative sample.

Published complaints are not verified findings or a representative statistical sample; interpret volume with exposure or market-share context; recent periods omit complaints still awaiting publication.

How this is calculated

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provider exact monthly complaint count

provider exact monthly complaint count. Scope: All complaints published in the nationwide CFPB Consumer Complaint Database for each complete received-date month. Source: CFPB. Complaints are consumer-submitted reports, not verified findings or a representative sample; compare volume with market exposure. Source period, last checked, dataset vintage, units, revision status, coverage and formula version are recorded in the derived artifact.

As of July 2026, the latest reading is 701052.00 complaints. That is up 48.2% over the past year and above its long-run median of 150489.50 complaints.

Frequently asked questions

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What is the current complaint volume (published CFPB complaints nationwide)?

As of July 2026, the latest reading is 701052.00 complaints. That is up 48.2% over the past year and above its long-run median of 150489.50 complaints.

How often is this benchmark updated?

This benchmark is built on monthly data. The page is refreshed when the source publishes new observations; the freshness block below the chart shows the exact data-through date and when PIER20 last fetched the file.

What data sources does this chart use?

The chart is built from PIER20 calculation: Complaint volume (published CFPB complaints nationwide), sourced from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

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