CFPB · Single-product concentration
Cawley & Bergmann, LLP
199 CFPB complaints · 94% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Cawley & Bergmann, LLP: 94% of 199 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 92.5% · relief 0%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- -47.6% filings 2014 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company cawley-bergmann-llp
0% relief · 92.5% timely · 199 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Transworld Systems Inc (0% relief)
Cawley & Bergmann, LLP closes 0% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
How 199 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.
Cawley & Bergmann, LLP complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 187 94.0% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting 5 2.5% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting, 3 1.5% – 0% relief
- Credit card 1 0.5% – 0% relief
- Debt or 1 0.5% – 0% relief
- Payday loan, 1 0.5% – 0% relief
- Money transfer, 1 0.5% – 0% relief
How Cawley & Bergmann, LLP's 199 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 187 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 5 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 3 |
| Credit card | 1 |
| Debt or credit management | 1 |
| Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan | 1 |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 1 |
Where Cawley & Bergmann, LLP complaints are filed
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- CA
- 14.1% of this company's filings
Cawley & Bergmann, LLP falling annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 11
- -47.6% vs 2014
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| CA | 28 |
| TX | 20 |
| NC | 15 |
| NY | 13 |
| FL | 11 |
| GA | 10 |
| NJ | 9 |
| OH | 8 |
| VA | 7 |
| AL | 6 |
| IL | 6 |
| AZ | 6 |
| PA | 5 |
| TN | 4 |
| MN | 4 |
| SC | 4 |
| MI | 4 |
| HI | 3 |
| CT | 3 |
| NM | 3 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 47 |
| Communication tactics | 43 |
| False statements or representation | 24 |
| Written notification about debt | 22 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 20 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 15 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 5 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 4 |
| Improper contact or sharing of info | 4 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 3 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 3 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 2 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 2 |
| Problem with a purchase shown on your statement | 1 |
| Electronic communications | 1 |
| Problem with customer service | 1 |
| Struggling to pay your loan | 1 |
| Confusing or misleading advertising or marketing | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21 | 81% |
| 2015 | 14 | 100% |
| 2016 | 2 | 100% |
| 2017 | 5 | 100% |
| 2018 | 7 | 100% |
| 2019 | 11 | 100% |
| 2020 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 2021 | 9 | 66.7% |
| 2022 | 17 | 100% |
| 2023 | 33 | 90.9% |
| 2024 | 23 | 100% |
| 2025 | 32 | 100% |
| 2026 | 11 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Cawley & Bergmann, LLP filings cluster in one product
Cawley & Bergmann, LLP's 199 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 36 states show a filing. Only 33.7% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2014 through 2026-06-04.
Cawley & Bergmann, LLP answers 92.5% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 99.5% with a written explanation. 0% 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 Cawley & Bergmann, LLP.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Cawley & Bergmann, LLP: 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: 199.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 92.5%.
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 Cawley & Bergmann, LLP (92.5% timely; 0% relief). methodology.
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