Mouwiya/cfpb-consumer-complaints
CFPB Consumer Complaint Database This dataset is an analytics-ready Parquet version of the public Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Complaint Database. Source Original source: Consumer Financial Protection BureauCSV download: https://files.consumerfinance.gov/ccdb/complaints.csv.zipJSON download: https://files.consumerfinance.gov/ccdb/complaints.json.zipSearch interface: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/consumer-complaints/search/Field… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/Mouwiya/cfpb-consumer-complaints.
CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
This dataset is an analytics-ready Parquet version of the public Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Complaint Database.
Source
Original source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CSV download: https://files.consumerfinance.gov/ccdb/complaints.csv.zip JSON download: https://files.consumerfinance.gov/ccdb/complaints.json.zip Search interface: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/consumer-complaints/search/ Field reference: https://cfpb.github.io/api/ccdb/fields.html
Processing
The original CFPB CSV ZIP file was downloaded and converted into compressed Parquet files.
Processing steps:
- Loaded the CSV in chunks.
- Normalized column names to lowercase snake_case.
- Parsed date fields where possible.
- Exported data as Zstandard-compressed Parquet.
Intended Uses
- Complaint trend analysis
- Financial product analytics
- Company response analysis
- NLP over complaint narratives
- RAG and agent-based analytics
- Public policy and consumer protection research
Limitations
This dataset should not be treated as a representative sample of all consumers or all financial market activity. Complaint volume may reflect many factors, including company size, consumer awareness, product adoption, and reporting patterns.
Citation
Please cite the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Complaint Database as the original source.