CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Friendly Finance Corporation

What 51 consumer complaints filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reveal about how this company handles credit, billing and collection disputes.

Data updated 2026-08-14

51
Total complaints
Mid-range
4
Last 12 months
90.2%
Timely response
Bottom quartile
16
States affected

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The verdict

Among 3,843 financial companies tracked by CFPB complaint volume, Friendly Finance Corporation sits at #1807, with 51 complaints logged. It posts a 90.2% on-time response rate, the 19th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

#1807
of 3,843 companies by volume
90.2%
on time (19th pctile)
Consumer Loan
most-complained product
16
states with complaints
F
PlainCredit Trust Score
35/100
Friendly Finance Corporation · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

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.

Timely Response D 90.2%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate F 38.9%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate C- 2.0%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Friendly Finance Corporation vs. all companies by on-time response rate

Every company with 100+ CFPB complaints on file (1,335 total)

90.2% Among the lowest higher than 19% of 1,335 companies

companies with 100+ CFPB complaints, bucketed by value

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Source Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database · 2026-08-14

Friendly Finance Corporation timely response rate 90.2%
Industry benchmark

Percent of CFPB complaints answered within the regulator's expected window. Industry benchmark sits at 95%.

Reading this profile

Complaints by Product

Consumer Loan - Vehicle loan 14
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan 13
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 7
Debt collection - Auto debt 7
Debt collection - Auto 4
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 4
Debt collection - I do not know 1
Debt collection - Credit card debt 1

Top Issues

1.Managing the loan or lease 11
2.Incorrect information on your report 9
3.Problems when you are unable to pay 8
4.Communication tactics 5
5.Struggling to pay your loan 4
6.Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 3
7.Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem 2
8.Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes 1
9.Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly 1
10.Taking/threatening an illegal action 1

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2014 3
2015 7
2016 8
2018 7
2019 4
2020 2
2021 4
2022 3
2023 6
2024 1
2025 6

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Maryland 12
Ohio 10
Georgia 6
Virginia 5
Michigan 4
District of Columbia 2
Florida 2
Indiana 2
Louisiana 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 1
Pennsylvania 1
Illinois 1
Missouri 1
Kansas 1

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 50
Closed with non-monetary relief 1

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Friendly Finance Corporation

51 complaints against Friendly Finance Corporation appear in the CFPB record, including 4 from the trailing year. The 16 states and territories represented put this footprint in multi-regional territory. The single largest complaint category is "Consumer 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 "Managing the loan or lease" - a useful starting point for anyone trying to understand what goes wrong most often in the company's consumer interactions.

CFPB-forwarded complaints against Friendly Finance Corporation draw a 90.2% reply rate inside the Bureau's 15-day window. That sits below the 95% industry benchmark and tends to correlate with higher consumer dispute rates downstream. Consumers formally disputed the company's response at a 38.9% rate among resolved cases, a signal of how often the initial resolution failed to satisfy the complainant. Resolved complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief for the consumer at a 2% rate.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many CFPB complaints does Friendly Finance Corporation have?

51 complaints have been filed against Friendly Finance Corporation with the CFPB overall - 4 of them in the past year.

Does Friendly Finance Corporation respond to complaints on time?

CFPB complaints against Friendly Finance Corporation draw a 90.2% timely-response rate inside the expected window.

What product generates the most complaints for Friendly Finance Corporation?

Among all products tied to Friendly Finance Corporation, "Consumer Loan" accounts for the largest share of complaints (full breakdown above).

What is the most common complaint issue with Friendly Finance Corporation?

The most common issue reported by consumers about Friendly Finance Corporation is "Managing the loan or lease." All complaint issues are listed above with their counts.

How do I file a complaint against Friendly Finance Corporation?

You can file a complaint against Friendly Finance Corporation 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 Friendly Finance Corporation?

Consumers in 16 states and territories have filed complaints about Friendly Finance Corporation with the CFPB. This count includes the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and smaller CFPB-tracked jurisdictions such as Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and military postal codes (APO/FPO), which is why it can exceed the 52 states and territories that have a dedicated state page on this site.

Nationwide companies with similar complaint volume or dispute rates

Two CFPB peer sets for Friendly Finance Corporation: nearest financial companies by total complaint volume and by the share of complaints consumers mark as disputed. These are cross-firm neighborhoods, not the product-category list below.

Similar dispute rates

Nearest companies by share of complaints marked disputed (38.9% here).

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Data through March 2026