CFPB · Single-product concentration
Berndt & Associates, P.C.
19 CFPB complaints · 94.7% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Berndt & Associates, P.C.: 94.7% of 19 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 100% · relief 5.3%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- 0% filings 2016 to 2021
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company berndt-associates-p-c
5.3% relief · 100% timely · 19 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Mountain Land Collections, Inc. (5.3% relief)
Berndt & Associates, P.C. closes 5.3% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Most of Berndt & Associates, P.C.'s 19 filings include narrative text
52.6% 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.
Berndt & Associates, P.C. complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 18 94.7% – 6% relief
- Credit card 1 5.3% – 0% relief
How Berndt & Associates, P.C.'s 19 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 18 |
| Credit card or prepaid card | 1 |
Concentrated filing states for Berndt & Associates, P.C.
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- MI
- 89.5% of this company's filings
Berndt & Associates, P.C. complaints by year
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2021
- 2
- 0% vs 2016
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| MI | 17 |
| KY | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 6 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 5 |
| False statements or representation | 3 |
| Written notification about debt | 2 |
| Communication tactics | 1 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 1 |
| Fees or interest | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 100% |
| 2017 | 2 | 100% |
| 2018 | 5 | 100% |
| 2019 | 3 | 100% |
| 2020 | 5 | 100% |
| 2021 | 2 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Berndt & Associates, P.C. filings cluster in one product
Berndt & Associates, P.C.'s 19 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 2 states show a filing. 52.6% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2016 through 2021-04-21.
Berndt & Associates, P.C. answers 100% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 89.5% with a written explanation. 5.3% 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 Berndt & Associates, P.C..
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Berndt & Associates, P.C.: 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: 19.
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 Berndt & Associates, P.C. (100% timely; 5.3% relief). methodology.
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