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90-day complaint acceleration (published CFPB complaints nationwide)

What does 90-day complaint acceleration (published CFPB complaints nationwide) show?

90-day complaint acceleration (published CFPB complaints nationwide) is a source-faithful PIER20 calculation from CFPB data. Scope: Complaints published in the nationwide CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, compared over exact 90-day windows ending at complete month boundaries. It follows the published eligibility, denominator, missing-value, revision and coverage rules in the Phase 1 computation contract.
90-day complaint acceleration (published CFPB complaints nationwide)monthly
%-6.4041.088.3136183Percentile025507510050.425th
Latest
50.45
1Y change
−49.8 pp
vs median
−17.4 pp
Percentile
25th
Best reading
183.06
90-day complaint acceleration (published CFPB complaints nationwide)
Data through July 2026
-50.00.0050.0100.0150.0200.0Aug 2021Aug 2022Aug 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025Jul 2026
PIER20 calculation: 90-day complaint acceleration (published CFPB complaints nationwide)
90-day complaint acceleration (published CFPB complaints nationwide): summary statistics (Max range)
SeriesFirstLatestMinMax
PIER20 calculation: 90-day complaint acceleration (published CFPB complaints nationwide)12.9950.45-6.40183.06
Source
CFPB
Series id
CFPB-02
Frequency
monthly
Data through
July 2026
Refreshed
12 Aug 2026
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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

Formula
100 × (count([current_start,current_end)) / count([prior_start,prior_end)) − 1)

100 × (count([current_start,current_end)) / count([prior_start,prior_end)) − 1). Scope: Complaints published in the nationwide CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, compared over exact 90-day windows ending at complete month boundaries. 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 50.45%. That is down 49.8 pp over the past year and below its long-run median of 67.83%.

Frequently asked questions

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What is the current 90-day complaint acceleration (published CFPB complaints nationwide)?

As of July 2026, the latest reading is 50.45%. That is down 49.8 pp over the past year and below its long-run median of 67.83%.

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: 90-day complaint acceleration (published CFPB complaints nationwide), sourced from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

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