As of 2021, the large majority, 62 percent, of the bank account and service complaints reported to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the United States concerned problems in managing an account. Problems in closing an account followed, accounting for 14 percent of complaints received about bank accounts by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2021.
Distribution of checking or savings complaints reported to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the United States in 2021
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Statistics on Personal savings in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Monthly personal savings as a share of disposable income in the U.S. 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Mean and median amount of personal savings in the U.S. 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Personal savings in the U.S. 1960-2021
- Basic Statistic Savings and other checkable deposits in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Amount of money saved in savings accounts in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Savings and investments held by employees in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Gross savings as share of GDP in the U.S. 1970-2020
Household savings
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- Basic Statistic Household savings in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Time and savings deposits of households and nonprofit organizations U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of families that saved in the U.S. 2001-2019, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of families that saved in the U.S. 2004-2019, by work status
- Premium Statistic Share of families with savings bonds in the U.S. 2007-2019, by age of family head
- Premium Statistic Financial instruments owned by children in the U.S. 2022
College savings
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- Premium Statistic Share of households saving for college in the U.S. 2020, by age of head of household
- Basic Statistic Total Education tax savings for college students U.S. 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Assets of section 529 savings plan in the U.S. 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic 529 college savings average account balance in the U.S. 2016-2021
Retirement savings
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- Premium Statistic Adults with any retirement savings in the U.S. 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Opinion of Americans on state of their retirement savings 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Drivers for starting to save for retirement in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Household retirement savings in the U.S. 2020-2021, by amount
- Premium Statistic Value of assets invested in IRAs in the U.S. 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Probability of outliving their savings in the U.S. 2020-2022
Saving practices
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- Basic Statistic Reasons why families saved in the U.S. 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Goals in New Year's financial resolution in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Factors that are holding back Americans from saving for a down payment 2021
- Premium Statistic Factors that prevent the Americans from saving for a down payment 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Emergency bill: savings, credit card, borrow vs personal loan U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Bank account and service complaints reported CFPB in the U.S. 2021
Impact of the economy on savings
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- Premium Statistic Adults who spent money from their savings due to inflation in the U.S. 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Main reasons why people could not save more in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of people who have delayed financial milestones in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of people who avoided expenditures in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Actions people have found most effective to save money worldwide 2022
Further related statistics
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- Consumer complaints regarding retail banking services as of July 22, 2013, by type
- Number of consumer complaints on retail banking services as of July 22, 2013, by type
- Channels used for advice on bank accounts and services in the U.S. 2016
- Most common features included in packaged current accounts United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Channels used to perform routine transactions in the U.S. 2016, by generation
- Main account types and services by F van Lanschot Bankiers customers Netherlands 2017
- Important factors U.S. banking customers considered when choosing a bank 2017
- Main account types and services by Knab bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Main account types and services by ABN AMRO bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Main account types and services by ING Bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Main account types and services by Bunq bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Types of accounts owned in the U.S. 2016, by generation
- Main account types and services by ASN Bank bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Main account types and services by SNS Bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Main account types and services by Argenta bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
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Statistics
- Consumer complaints regarding retail banking services as of July 22, 2013, by type
- Number of consumer complaints on retail banking services as of July 22, 2013, by type
- Channels used for advice on bank accounts and services in the U.S. 2016
- Most common features included in packaged current accounts United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Channels used to perform routine transactions in the U.S. 2016, by generation
- Main account types and services by F van Lanschot Bankiers customers Netherlands 2017
- Important factors U.S. banking customers considered when choosing a bank 2017
- Main account types and services by Knab bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Main account types and services by ABN AMRO bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Main account types and services by ING Bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Main account types and services by Bunq bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Types of accounts owned in the U.S. 2016, by generation
- Main account types and services by ASN Bank bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Main account types and services by SNS Bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
- Main account types and services by Argenta bank customers in the Netherlands 2017
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (March 31, 2022). Distribution of checking or savings complaints reported to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287268/cfpb-bank-account-and-service-complaints-by-type/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "Distribution of checking or savings complaints reported to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the United States in 2021." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287268/cfpb-bank-account-and-service-complaints-by-type/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (2022). Distribution of checking or savings complaints reported to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287268/cfpb-bank-account-and-service-complaints-by-type/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "Distribution of Checking or Savings Complaints Reported to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287268/cfpb-bank-account-and-service-complaints-by-type/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Distribution of checking or savings complaints reported to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287268/cfpb-bank-account-and-service-complaints-by-type/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Distribution of checking or savings complaints reported to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the United States in 2021 [Graph], Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/287268/cfpb-bank-account-and-service-complaints-by-type/