CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile
Deer Creek Lending
Consumers have filed complaints with the CFPB against this company, a record that maps out how disputes over credit, billing and collections tend to unfold.
Data updated 2026-08-14
- 18
- Total complaints
- Below average
- 18
- Last 12 months
- 100%
- Timely response
- Top decile
- 10
- States affected
The verdict
Deer Creek Lending ranks #3004 of 3,843 financial companies by CFPB complaint volume. For answering complaints on time it stands at the 86th percentile in the 100+ complaint peer group.
- Payday loan, title l…
- most-complained product
- CA
- state with the most complaints
Raw complaint volume, not a rate: larger institutions naturally draw more CFPB complaints because they serve more customers, and a complaint is a consumer-filed record, not a proven finding of wrongdoing.
Based on this company's own CFPB response record -- timely response, dispute rate, and relief rate, each benchmarked against every tracked company with 10+ complaints. Not a measure of product quality, pricing, or company size.
Deer Creek Lending vs. all companies by on-time response rate
Every company with 100+ CFPB complaints on file (1,335 total)
100% Top 14% higher than 86% of 1,335 companies
companies with 100+ CFPB complaints, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database · 2026-08-14
Reading this profile
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Complaints by Product
Top Issues
Complaints by Year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026year in progress | 12 |
Complaints by State (Top 15)
Company Responses
What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Deer Creek Lending
The CFPB Consumer Complaint Database shows a geographically concentrated complaint footprint for Deer Creek Lending, with consumers across the country filing against it. The single largest complaint category is "Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan," which consistently leads the product-level breakdown and signals where consumer friction is most acute. Within that category, the most frequently cited specific issue is "Charged fees or interest you didn't expect" - a useful starting point for anyone trying to understand what goes wrong most often in the company's consumer interactions.
The timely-response measure counts forwarded complaints answered inside the Bureau's 15-day window. This company's rate is at or above the industry benchmark, which suggests its intake and escalation processes are functioning as designed. Relief means the case closed with monetary or non-monetary help for the consumer. Both rates sit in the score card above.
How to read complaint counts
Complaint counts alone do not tell the full story: larger institutions with more customers will naturally generate more complaints in absolute terms. The more informative signals are the direction of the yearly trend shown above, the state-level concentration, and the ratio of monetary-relief closures to closed-without-relief outcomes. Together, these fields provide context for reading the published CFPB record; they do not establish wrongdoing or resolve an individual dispute.
Educational data summary, not financial or legal advice. Individual complaint outcomes vary. Consumers should consult a qualified attorney or financial advisor for guidance on a specific dispute.
Also handles Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan
Other companies with the same primary CFPB product category on file.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CFPB complaints does Deer Creek Lending have?
18 complaints have been filed against Deer Creek Lending with the CFPB overall - 18 of them in the past year.
Does Deer Creek Lending respond to complaints on time?
Deer Creek Lending's CFPB timely-response rate is 100%. That puts it among the more responsive companies in the CFPB dataset.
What product generates the most complaints for Deer Creek Lending?
"Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan" draws more CFPB complaints against Deer Creek Lending than any other product - see the full breakdown above.
What is the most common complaint issue with Deer Creek Lending?
Consumers most often cite "Charged fees or interest you didn't expect" when complaining about Deer Creek Lending; the full issue list with counts is above.
How do I file a complaint against Deer Creek Lending?
You can file a complaint against Deer Creek Lending directly with the CFPB at consumerfinance.gov/complaint. The CFPB will forward your complaint to the company and work to get you a response, typically within 15 days.
In how many states have consumers complained about Deer Creek Lending?
Deer Creek Lending has drawn CFPB complaints from 10 states and territories. That figure covers the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and smaller CFPB-tracked jurisdictions (Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, military postal codes), so it can run higher than the 52 states/territories with a dedicated page on this site.