Total complaints
208
Filed since 2020
208 consumer complaints recorded in the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, with breakdowns by product, state, and complaint year.
208 consumer complaints filed with the CFPB
This profile shows Sunlight Financial LLC's complaint history from CFPB public records. 208 consumers have filed complaints since 2020. The company has a 93.3% timely response rate and has provided relief in 0.5% of cases.
Total complaints
208
Filed since 2020
Timely response
93.3%
CFPB-tracked response window
Relief rate
0.5%
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief
CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.
Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
How Sunlight Financial LLC's 208 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan | 73 |
| Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan | 50 |
| Debt collection | 30 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 29 |
| Mortgage | 11 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 6 |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 3 |
| Checking or savings account | 3 |
| Debt or credit management | 2 |
| Credit card | 1 |
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| CA | 35 |
| FL | 22 |
| NC | 14 |
| TX | 14 |
| VA | 14 |
| PA | 13 |
| NY | 8 |
| MI | 7 |
| NJ | 7 |
| IN | 6 |
| NV | 6 |
| AZ | 6 |
| IA | 6 |
| OH | 5 |
| GA | 5 |
| UT | 5 |
| IL | 4 |
| MA | 4 |
| SC | 4 |
| MS | 3 |
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Charged fees or interest you didn't expect | 31 |
| Problem with additional add-on products or services | 26 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 18 |
| Struggling to pay your loan | 17 |
| Getting the loan | 16 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 15 |
| Problem when making payments | 12 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 11 |
| Problem with the payoff process at the end of the loan | 9 |
| Improper use of your report | 7 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 6 |
| False statements or representation | 5 |
| Trouble during payment process | 4 |
| Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage | 4 |
| Fraud or scam | 3 |
| Written notification about debt | 3 |
| Getting a line of credit | 2 |
| Can't contact lender or servicer | 2 |
| Closing on a mortgage | 2 |
| Confusing or misleading advertising or marketing | 2 |
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 100% |
| 2021 | 6 | 100% |
| 2022 | 32 | 100% |
| 2023 | 38 | 100% |
| 2024 | 43 | 88.4% |
| 2025 | 54 | 96.3% |
| 2026 | 31 | 77.4% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Sunlight Financial LLC has accumulated 208 consumer complaints in the CFPB public database, with filings active across 34 U.S. states. Of those submissions, 85 include a consumer narrative — the verbatim description of the reported problem that the CFPB collects alongside each filing. The earliest complaint on file dates back to 2020, and the most recent logged activity is 2026-03-29, giving this record a multi-year window of observable consumer sentiment.
Looking at response behavior, Sunlight Financial LLC reports a 93.3% timely-response rate and has closed 94.7% of cases with a written explanation to the consumer. 0.5% of complaints were closed with monetary or non-monetary relief — an outcome signal that tracks how often consumers walked away with some form of remediation. A further 0% of responses were formally disputed by the consumer after the company replied, a useful marker of resolution quality independent of sheer volume. The most-reported product category for this record is "Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan", and the single most common underlying issue is "Charged fees or interest you didn't expect".
Complaint volume is heavily influenced by company size, customer base, and market footprint — larger financial institutions routinely carry more filings purely because they serve more consumers. A complaint is a consumer-reported allegation, not proven wrongdoing, and a timely or relief-flagged closure does not by itself confirm fault. Use this page as one input among many when evaluating Sunlight Financial LLC: cross-check against the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database directly, review your own contract terms, and consult a licensed professional for financial, legal, or regulatory advice. This page is informational only.
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Sunlight Financial LLC has received 208 consumer complaints filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Sunlight Financial LLC has a 93.3% timely response rate to CFPB complaints.
The most common issue reported against Sunlight Financial LLC is "Charged fees or interest you didn't expect" in the "Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan" product category.
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