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CFPB complaint counts · Oct 19, 2023 – Oct 19, 2026

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company complaints

Consumers filed 632 complaints about FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC. with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the past three years, 273 of them in the last 12 months. The most common product was "Checking or savings account" (64%), and the most common issue was "Managing an account". The company responded on time to 100.0% of complaints, and 6.3% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints (3 yrs)
632
Per $1B deposits
3.6median 8.5
Timely response
100.0%
Closed with relief
6.3%

The CFPB publishes complaints after the company responds or after 15 days, whichever comes first. It does not verify every fact in a complaint, and counts reflect customer volume as much as service quality. Narratives are not shown. See First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company's financial scorecard.

By product

ProductComplaintsShare
Checking or savings account40363.8%
Mortgage518.1%
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service457.1%
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports447.0%
Vehicle loan or lease345.4%
Credit card264.1%
Debt collection223.5%
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan50.8%
Debt or credit management10.2%
Prepaid card10.2%

Top issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Managing an account22735.9%
Closing an account568.9%
Opening an account497.8%
Problem caused by your funds being low355.5%
Trouble during payment process345.4%
Problem with a lender or other company charging your account335.2%
Fraud or scam254.0%
Incorrect information on your report223.5%
Managing the loan or lease152.4%
Improper use of your report142.2%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem142.2%
Attempts to collect debt not owed132.1%

How complaints were closed

Company responseComplaintsShare
Closed with explanation59093.4%
Closed with monetary relief406.3%
In progress20.3%

Top states

StateComplaintsShare
NC10416.5%
CA10316.3%
SC8213.0%
FL436.8%
GA355.5%
TX284.4%
NY223.5%
VA223.5%
PA172.7%
WI162.5%

How they were submitted

ChannelComplaintsShare
Web54085.4%
Referral6610.4%
Phone233.6%
Postal mail30.5%

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