Fifth Third Financial — CFPB Complaint Data

Updated 2026-10-13

Data source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. This company’s rollup was computed October 13, 2026. View the live CFPB record.

Source coverage through: September 9, 2026. Last successful pipeline run: October 13, 2026 UTC. Coverage is 33 days behind today.

This snapshot is materially stale; do not treat absolute counts or rankings as current. Confirm the latest record directly in theCFPB database before relying on a total or ranking.

Use this record as context before you pay, respond, or file a complaint: it shows what consumers reported and whether the company responded, but it does not prove wrongdoing or tell you whether your individual debt is valid.

A CFPB complaint means a consumer submitted a complaint against Fifth Third Financial and the company was given a chance to respond — it isn't a lawsuit, a fine, or a verified finding that the company did something wrong. Raw complaint counts also aren't adjusted for company size: a large national company will show more complaints than a small one even if it handles a lower share of its accounts poorly.

18% of Fifth Third Financial's complaints on record are about "took or threatened to take negative or legal action" — the single most common issue category.

Total complaints (ingested)
101
Trailing 12 months
101
Timely response rate
100%
101 of 101 complaints with a timely-response field. Not whether the complaint was resolved.

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Top complaint issues

The specific problems people reported, most common first.

  • Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — what to do18
  • Charged fees or interest you didn't expect17
  • Getting the loan14
  • Problem with additional add-on products or services12
  • Problem when making payments9

Complaint trend (monthly)

Complaints against Fifth Third Financial fell 20% over the last 3 months compared to the 3 months before that.

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State distribution

Where complaints against Fifth Third Financial are coming from.

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