Consumer gripes filed with the CFPB increased 15.5% from the first to the second quarter, according to a new analysis. Complaints about credit reports accounted for more than three-fourths of the total. (Includes two data charts.)

Complaints filed with the CFPB saw sharp sequential increases across all categories in the first quarter. However, gripes related to mortgages, debt collection and money transfers declined on an annual basis. (Includes two data charts.)

After three quarters of steady declines, the number of mortgage-related complaints received by the CFPB rose again in the first quarter of 2022. Mr. Cooper Group was the most frequent target of customer ire. (Includestwo data charts.)

The bureau is keeping an eye out for companies that don’t provide meaningful responses to consumer complaints.

The “discussion draft” from Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, seeks to establish a federal valuation agency, which would take over The Appraisal Foundation’s role in setting valuation standards and appraiser criteria.

Consumer complaints filed with the CFPB topped 500,000 in 2021, hitting a record high. Most of the complaints were against the three national credit reporting agencies. (Includes two data charts.)

Mortgage-related gripes filed with the CFPB declined in the fourth quarter, but complaints regarding loan modifications were up double digits. (Includes two data charts.)

The three national credit reporting agencies’ poor response to consumer complaints raises serious questions about their intentions, the CFPB said in a new report.

The agencies outlined lease termination, eviction and foreclosure protections as key issues tied to military families.

Mortgage-related gripes to the CFPB declined by 14% in the third quarter. Loan mods showed the weakest improvement, with complaints down 5%. (Includes two data charts.)