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Where To Complain About A Bank Or A Credit Problem

AGENCY

OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulates national banks, federal branches of foreign banks ("National" or initials "N.A." in the name of the bank). The OCC also accepts most credit card complaints.  OCC accepts complaints online, by fax or mail. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Website: www.helpwithmybank.gov      
To fill out an online complaint form click the link below:  
www.helpwithmybank.gov/complaints/complaint.pdf

Mailing Address: 

Comptroller of the Currency
Customer Assistance Group

1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450  
Houston , TX 77010                                                                        

Fax: 713-336-4301

For general information contact the OCC customer assistance line at 800-613-6743 or send an e-mail requesting information to: customer.assistance@occ.treas.gov


AGENCY

FRB: The Federal Reserve Board regulates Reserve System member banks (except if OCC applies)   FRB accepts complaints online, by fax, mail or e-mail

CONTACT INFORMATION

Website: http://www.federalreserveconsumerhelp.gov/?District=13.                                                                         
To fill out an online complaint form click link below:
http://www.federalreserveconsumerhelp.gov/ComplaintForm.pdf                                                    

Mailing Address:
Federal Reserve Consumer Help
PO Box 1200  Minneapolis, MN 55480                                          

Fax: 877-888-2520                                                                                    

E-mail: ConsumerHelp@FederalReserve.gov                        

For general information contact the FRB Consumer Help line at 888-851-1920 (TTY: 877-766-8533)
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST


AGENCY  

OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision regulates savings associations and federally chartered savings banks "Federal" or "F.S.B." in the name). OTS accepts complaints by fax or mail. Complaints must be sent to the proper regional office.  The OTS website provides mailing addresses and telephone numbers to OTS regional offices.

CONTACT INFORMATION  
                                                                                                                    
Website: www.ots.gov/resultsort.cfm?catNumber=35&dl=25&edit=0 
Click the above link to locate mailing addresses and fax numbers for your region or state.

For general information contact the Office of Thrift Supervision at 800-842-6929 or send an e-mail.  

E-mail: customer.complaint@ots.treas.gov 

AGENCY
                                                                                                                                                               
       
NCUA: National Credit Union Administration regulates f
ederal credit unions (words "federal credit union" in the name) NCUA accepts complaints by mail, fax or e-mail.  Complaints must be sent to the proper regional office. 

CONTACT INFORMATION   
                                                                                                                               
    
Website: Federal Credit Union Complaint Center:
                                                                       
Click the above link to locate mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers for your region or state.                                                                                   

For general information contact the NCUA consumer complaint line at 800-755-1030

If your credit union is state charted click here: http://www.nascus.org/state-regulators.htm


AGENCY

                                                                                                                                                                 
FDIC:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regulates State-chartered banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System. FDIC accepts complaints online, by fax, telephone, mail or e-mail.

CONTACT INFORMAION              
                                                                                                                                            
Website: http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/index.html                                                                                                  
To fill out an online complaint form click here: https://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp                           

Mailing Address:                                                                                                                                           
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation- Consumer Response Center
2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 100
Kansas City , MO 64108-2638

Fax: 703-812-1020 
Phone: 877- 275 - 3342                                                             

 To e-mail your complaint click on the link below to locate your  region or state. www.fdic.gov/about/contact/ask/contactinformation.html#ConsumerResponseCenter

 
AGENCY          
                                                                                                                                                   
FTC: Federal Trade Commission
accepts complaints about credit reporting agencies. The FTC also accepts complaints about non-bank creditors.  The FTC accepts complaints online, by fax, telephone, mail or e-mail

CONTACT INFORMATION  
                                                                                                                       
Website: FTC Consumer Complaint Form                                                                                                             
Click the link above to access the FTC online complaint form.  

Mail
ing Address:   
 Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Response Center --FCRA                                                                                                                                             

Washington , DC 20580                                                                     

Phone: 877-FTC-HELP or 877-382-4357                                                                                  

For other FTC contact information, including e-mail addresses, click here http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/contact.shtm

 

For a list of state banking departments, click here.

See http://www.naag.org/ag/full_ag_table.php for a list of state Attorneys General



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