Vehicle loans and leases
Exeter Finance: what servicemembers report to the CFPB
CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, complaints tagged servicemember, received 2023 to 2025. Read October 28, 2026. Open the same query on consumerfinance.gov.
- Servicemember complaints
- 361
- Closed with money back
- 0%
- 2023 to 2025
- 74 to 195
Servicemembers filed 7.3% of Exeter Finance's 4,919 complaints in the window, against 2.5% across the directory. The complaints are mostly about vehicle loan or lease, and the single most common issue is "Incorrect information on your report". 0% of servicemember complaints closed with money back, against 2% across all 349 companies in this directory. The yearly count rose from 74 in 2023 to 195 in 2025.
What the complaints are about
By product
| Vehicle loan or lease | 154 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 145 |
| Debt collection | 33 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 27 |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 1 |
By issue
| Incorrect information on your report | 86 |
| Improper use of your report | 74 |
| Managing the loan or lease | 57 |
| Repossession | 26 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 24 |
| 2023: 74 | 2024: 92 | 2025: 195 |
Which accounts, specifically
| Credit reporting | 173 |
| Loan | 153 |
| Auto debt | 26 |
| Lease | 8 |
| I do not know | 7 |
What went wrong, specifically
| Reporting company used your report improperly | 41 |
| Credit inquiries on your report that you don't recognize | 33 |
| Account status incorrect | 28 |
| Information belongs to someone else | 27 |
| Billing problem | 26 |
Busiest month: July 2025, with 25 servicemember complaints. Most were submitted by web.
Most complaints came from GA (66), TX (54), FL (30) , then CA, NC, IL.
How Exeter Finance answered
| Closed with explanation | 361 | 100% |
Exeter Finance responded within the CFPB's 15-day window on 100% of servicemember complaints (directory-wide: 99%). A complaint closed "with explanation" means the company answered in writing and changed nothing; "monetary relief" means money moved.
In servicemembers' own words
Narratives the CFPB publishes with the consumer's consent. Personal details are removed by the CFPB before publication. Each links to the original complaint.
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Vehicle loan or lease; Repossession. NC, 2024-08-28. Outcome: Closed with explanation. Complaint 9943007
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Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports; Improper use of your report. CA, 2024-08-25. Outcome: Closed with explanation. Complaint 9924619
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Vehicle loan or lease; Getting a loan or lease. GA, 2024-08-23. Outcome: Closed with explanation. Complaint 9904079
If this is your problem at Exeter Finance
For a pre-service debt above 6%: the written request and the refund estimate; for repossession, foreclosure, a default judgment or eviction, the court-protection guides and the Department of Justice; for a loan or card taken during service, the Military Lending Act. A CFPB complaint is the dated record that follows, and it is the data on this page. This site's verified guide to the company's own military policies: Exeter Finance SCRA: 6% Rate, No Late Fees, and DMDC Screening.
Compare with vehicle loans and leases peers
- Bridgecrest Acceptance 366 servicemember complaints; 0% with money back
- GM Financial 305 servicemember complaints; 0% with money back
- Hyundai Capital America 288 servicemember complaints; 0% with money back
- Toyota Financial Services 275 servicemember complaints; 4% with money back
- Credit Acceptance 501 servicemember complaints; 8% with money back
Next in the directory by volume: Ocwen Financial, Fifth Third, Citizens.
Frequently asked questions
How many complaints did servicemembers file against Exeter Finance?
361 complaints tagged servicemember were received by the CFPB about Exeter Finance, LLC. between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2025 (database read October 28, 2026). The tag covers active duty, Guard, Reserve, veterans, retirees, and their spouses and dependents. The yearly count rose from 74 in 2023 to 195 in 2025.
What do servicemembers complain about most at Exeter Finance?
Vehicle loan or lease accounts for 154 of the 361 complaints, and the most common issue is "Incorrect information on your report" (86). Next: "Improper use of your report" (74).
Does Exeter Finance give money back when a servicemember complains?
0% of servicemember complaints closed with money back, against 2% across all 349 companies in this directory. 0 closed with non-monetary relief and 361 closed with an explanation only. Exeter Finance answered 100% of these complaints within the CFPB's 15-day window.
Tools for this topic
- SCRA refund calculator What a lender owes back for charging over 6%.
- Savings calculator What the 6% cap saves you per month and per year.
- Letter generator A rate-cap or lease letter that cites the statute.
CFPB counts for complaints tagged "Servicemember" received 2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31, read October 28, 2026; names are the CFPB's; percentages only at 100+ complaints; a complaint is not a finding of wrongdoing. Method and the full directory.
Heads up: SCRA Saver publishes general information, not legal or financial advice. Laws change and every situation differs. Confirm details with your installation legal assistance office (free for service members) or a licensed professional.