CFPB · Single-product concentration
Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc.
407 CFPB complaints · 83% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc.: 83% of 407 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 100% · relief 0.2%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- +500% filings 2014 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company advanced-collection-bureau-inc
0.2% relief · 100% timely · 407 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: NCB Management Services Inc. (0.2% relief)
Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc. closes 0.2% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Most of Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc.'s 407 filings include narrative text
43.7% carry a written consumer narrative, this ledger is unusually text-rich for a CFPB company page. Counts still add to the company's total filings; narrative presence is not a severity finding.
CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.
Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc. complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 338 83.0% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting, 45 11.1% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting 24 5.9% – 0% relief
How Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc.'s 407 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 338 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 45 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 24 |
Concentrated filing states for Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc.
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- FL
- 57.7% of this company's filings
Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc. rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 30
- +500% vs 2014
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| FL | 235 |
| TX | 28 |
| GA | 22 |
| PA | 19 |
| OK | 18 |
| SC | 15 |
| LA | 9 |
| AL | 5 |
| OH | 4 |
| NC | 4 |
| MS | 4 |
| IL | 4 |
| VA | 4 |
| NV | 4 |
| NY | 3 |
| IN | 3 |
| DE | 3 |
| NM | 3 |
| NJ | 2 |
| MD | 2 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 119 |
| Written notification about debt | 72 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 37 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 37 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 37 |
| False statements or representation | 32 |
| Communication tactics | 20 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 17 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 14 |
| Improper use of your report | 12 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 4 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 3 |
| Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services | 2 |
| Improper contact or sharing of info | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 100% |
| 2015 | 26 | 100% |
| 2016 | 22 | 100% |
| 2017 | 42 | 100% |
| 2018 | 38 | 100% |
| 2019 | 20 | 100% |
| 2020 | 38 | 100% |
| 2021 | 42 | 100% |
| 2022 | 32 | 100% |
| 2023 | 32 | 100% |
| 2024 | 28 | 100% |
| 2025 | 52 | 100% |
| 2026 | 30 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc. filings cluster in one product
Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc.'s 407 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 32 states show a filing. 43.7% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2014 through 2026-06-08.
Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc. answers 100% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 99.5% with a written explanation. 0.2% 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 Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc..
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc.: 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: 407.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 100%.
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 Advanced Collection Bureau, Inc. (100% timely; 0.2% relief). methodology.
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