Heavy-volume state profile
Michigan: heavy complaint volume
312,391 lifetime complaints put Michigan in the heaviest third by raw volume; use the per-capita band when comparing to smaller states.
Data updated 2026-08-14
- 312,391
- Total complaints
- 3112.3
- Per 100K residents
- Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
- Top product
- Transunion Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
- Most complaints
The verdict
Michigan residents have filed 312,391 CFPB complaints - 3112.3 per 100,000 people, a mid-pack complaint rate (#20 of 52). Transunion Intermediate Holdings, Inc. draws the most complaints in the state. Nearest per-capita peers: Arizona and Tennessee.
- #20
- of 52 states by complaints per 100K
- 3112
- complaints per 100,000 residents
- Credit reporting o…
- most-complained product
Michigan vs all states by CFPB complaints per 100K
Where this state's per-capita complaint rate sits among every state and territory in the CFPB file (lower is better for residents)
3,112 Around the middle lower rate than 37% of 52 states
States and territories, banded by CFPB complaints per 100,000 residents
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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · 2026-08-14
Most-complained companies in Michigan
Absolute complaint volume for companies residents name most, a different cut from the per-capita state band above.
Top Companies in Michigan
Nearest per-capita peers: Arizona; Tennessee; Arkansas.
Rising year-over-year volume
Michigan in the heavy-volume third
312,391 lifetime CFPB complaints put Michigan in the heaviest third by raw volume; prefer the 3112.3/100K rate when comparing to smaller states. The most-complained product category is "Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports." Transunion Intermediate Holdings, Inc. draws the most complaints from Michigan residents in the top-companies table above. Nearest per-capita peers: Arizona and Tennessee.
Year-over-year, complaint volume from Michigan rose from 63,662 in 2024 to 118,366 in 2025 - a change of +86%. 27,669 complaints have been logged for 2026 so far in this extract, a partial year that should not be compared directly to a full prior year. That is a meaningful full-year shift; complaint-flow volatility alone can also explain swings this size.
Educational data summary, not financial or legal advice. Population figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Population: U.S. Census Bureau estimates
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