CFPB · Single-product concentration
Advance Bureau of Collections
111 CFPB complaints · 85.6% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Advance Bureau of Collections: 85.6% of 111 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 97.3% · relief 3.6%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- +150% filings 2013 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company advance-bureau-of-collections
3.6% relief · 97.3% timely · 111 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Silverman Theologou, LLP (3.6% relief)
Advance Bureau of Collections closes 3.6% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
How 111 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.
CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.
Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Advance Bureau of Collections complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 95 85.6% – 4% relief
- Credit reporting 10 9.0% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting, 6 5.4% – 0% relief
How Advance Bureau of Collections's 111 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 95 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 10 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 6 |
Concentrated filing states for Advance Bureau of Collections
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- GA
- 83.8% of this company's filings
Advance Bureau of Collections rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 10
- +150% vs 2013
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| GA | 93 |
| FL | 8 |
| LA | 3 |
| SC | 3 |
| AL | 1 |
| TX | 1 |
| MN | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 46 |
| False statements or representation | 12 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 11 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 7 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 6 |
| Written notification about debt | 5 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 5 |
| Improper use of your report | 4 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 4 |
| Improper contact or sharing of info | 4 |
| Communication tactics | 4 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 2 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | 100% |
| 2014 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2015 | 4 | 100% |
| 2016 | 5 | 100% |
| 2017 | 11 | 100% |
| 2018 | 3 | 100% |
| 2019 | 3 | 100% |
| 2020 | 9 | 88.9% |
| 2021 | 12 | 100% |
| 2022 | 5 | 100% |
| 2023 | 5 | 100% |
| 2024 | 12 | 100% |
| 2025 | 25 | 96% |
| 2026 | 10 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Advance Bureau of Collections filings cluster in one product
Advance Bureau of Collections's 111 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 7 states show a filing. Only 37.8% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2013 through 2026-06-23.
Advance Bureau of Collections answers 97.3% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 92.8% with a written explanation. 3.6% end in monetary or non-monetary relief for the consumer. Consumers disputed just 0% of responses after the company replied. "Debt collection" draws the most filings, most often for "Attempts to collect debt not owed."
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 Advance Bureau of Collections.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Advance Bureau of Collections: 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.
Similar filing volume
Nearest companies by total CFPB complaints. This record: 111.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 97.3%.
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 Advance Bureau of Collections (97.3% timely; 3.6% relief). methodology.
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