CFPB · Heavy issue volume
Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes
52.3K CFPB complaints (heavy-volume third) · 494 companies · top product Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports.
"Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes" is in the heavy-volume third with 52.3K CFPB complaints (ranks #21 of 178) across 494 companies. Top product Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports. Allegations, not findings.
- Volume rank #21 of 178
- Equifax, Inc. 26.2% of filings
- Data updated June 2026
- Heavy issue volume
Companies filing under "Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes"
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
"Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes" in the heavy-volume third
"Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes" appears across 494 distinct companies in the CFPB public record, a wide respondent spread for this allegation label. Volume lands in the heaviest third of indexed issue categories (#21 of 178). No single company exceeds 26.2% of these filings.
The most common product category where "Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes" is raised is "Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports". Use company profiles to see relief and timely-response rates on the firms named most often. Consumer wording drives the label, not a regulatory finding. See methodology for how CFPB complaint routing works.
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Data sourced from official public datasets for "Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes" (#21 of 178; 494 companies). methodology.
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