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Wafd Bank

304 CFPB complaints · 21 states · top issue Managing an account.

304 CFPB complaints

Wafd Bank has 304 consumer complaints in the CFPB public database. Timely response is 97.4%; 7.9% closed with relief; top product Checking or savings account. Allegations, not regulatory findings.

  • Mid-pack CFPB posture
  • +1700% filings 2011 to 2026

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company wafd-bank

7.9% relief · 97.4% timely · 304 filings · Checking or savings account

Nearest relief peer: Chime Financial Inc (7.9% relief)

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Closed-with-relief % among Wafd Bank and nearest filing-volume peers

Wafd Bank closes 7.9% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

How 304 complaints split on narrative text

CFPB records optionally include a consumer narrative. These two counts add to this company's total filings, volume of text present, not a finding about severity.

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Timely response rate 97.4%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 7.9%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Wafd Bank complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 304

Wafd Bank complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 304 total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Checking or: 122 complaints (41.6%), resolution 9.0% Checking or 41.6% Mortgage: 107 complaints (36.5%), resolution 8.4% Mortgage 36.5% Bank account: 45 complaints (15.4%), resolution 8.9% Bank account 15.4% Money transfer,: 7 complaints (2.4%), resolution 0.0% Credit reporting,: 5 complaints (1.7%), resolution 0.0% Debt collection: 4 complaints (1.4%), resolution 0.0% Credit card: 3 complaints (1.0%), resolution 0.0%
  • Checking or 122 41.6% 9% relief
  • Mortgage 107 36.5% 8% relief
  • Bank account 45 15.4% 9% relief
  • Money transfer, 7 2.4% 0% relief
  • Credit reporting, 5 1.7% 0% relief
  • Debt collection 4 1.4% 0% relief
  • Credit card 3 1.0% 0% relief

How Wafd Bank's 304 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Checking or savings account 122
Mortgage 107
Bank account or service 45
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service 7
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports 5
Debt collection 4
Credit card 3
Credit card or prepaid card 3
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan 2
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports 2
Debt or credit management 1
Prepaid card 1
Consumer Loan 1
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan 1

Where Wafd Bank complaints are filed

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Concentrated footprint
Leading state
WA
31.9% of this company's filings
WA97OR44AZ39NM26CA24ID17NV15TX8

Wafd Bank rising annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Rising vs first year
2026
18
+1700% vs 2011
010203040 201120132015201720192021202320252026 18

Top States

State Complaints
WA 97
OR 44
AZ 39
NM 26
CA 24
ID 17
NV 15
TX 8
UT 5
CO 4
OK 3
GA 3
FL 3
IL 3
LA 2
NE 1
MN 1
IA 1
NY 1
MO 1

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Managing an account 84
Trouble during payment process 24
Closing an account 21
Account opening, closing, or management 21
Loan modification,collection,foreclosure 21
Loan servicing, payments, escrow account 18
Deposits and withdrawals 16
Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage 12
Closing on a mortgage 8
Problem with a lender or other company charging your account 8
Application, originator, mortgage broker 8
Opening an account 6
Struggling to pay mortgage 6
Settlement process and costs 6
Incorrect information on your report 5
Problem with a purchase shown on your statement 4
Making/receiving payments, sending money 4
Using a debit or ATM card 4
Credit decision / Underwriting 4
Fraud or scam 3

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2011 1 0%
2012 4 75%
2013 22 95.5%
2014 21 100%
2015 24 100%
2016 26 100%
2017 16 100%
2018 22 100%
2019 19 94.7%
2020 15 100%
2021 18 100%
2022 20 100%
2023 24 83.3%
2024 25 100%
2025 29 100%
2026 18 100%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

What the CFPB record shows about Wafd Bank

Wafd Bank's 304 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 21 states show a filing. Only 36.2% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2011 through 2026-05-29.

Wafd Bank answers 97.4% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 91.8% with a written explanation. 7.9% end in monetary or non-monetary relief for the consumer. Consumers disputed just 0% of responses after the company replied. "Checking or savings account" draws the most filings, most often for "Managing an account."

A complaint is a consumer-reported allegation, not proven wrongdoing. See the disclaimer below for how volume relates to company size, and cross-check against the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database directly before drawing conclusions about Wafd Bank.

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Wafd Bank: nearest filing volume and nearest CFPB timely-response rate among companies with at least 100 logged complaints. State breakdowns above stay geographic; these neighborhoods vary by metric.

Disclaimer: This data is from CFPB public records. PlainComplaint does not provide financial advice. A complaint does not indicate that a company has violated any law or regulation. Complaint volumes are influenced by company size, customer base, and market presence. Use this data as one of many inputs when evaluating a company.

Data sourced from official public datasets for Wafd Bank (97.4% timely; 7.9% relief). methodology.

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