CFPB · Single-product concentration
Cohen & Associates
18 CFPB complaints · 94.4% in "Debt collection" · top issue False statements or representation.
Cohen & Associates: 94.4% of 18 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 0% · relief 5.6%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- -75% filings 2014 to 2022
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company cohen-associates
5.6% relief · 0% timely · 18 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Aqua Finance, Inc. (5.6% relief)
Cohen & Associates closes 5.6% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Most of Cohen & Associates's 18 filings include narrative text
44.4% 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.
Cohen & Associates complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 17 94.4% – 6% relief
- Payday loan, 1 5.6% – 0% relief
How Cohen & Associates's 18 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 17 |
| Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan | 1 |
Where Cohen & Associates complaints are filed
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- CA
- 22.2% of this company's filings
Cohen & Associates falling annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2022
- 1
- -75% vs 2014
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| CA | 4 |
| MA | 3 |
| NY | 2 |
| PA | 2 |
| IL | 2 |
| NC | 2 |
| OH | 1 |
| LA | 1 |
| GA | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| False statements or representation | 7 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 5 |
| Communication tactics | 1 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 1 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 1 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 1 |
| Written notification about debt | 1 |
| Charged fees or interest you didn't expect | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Cohen & Associates filings cluster in one product
Cohen & Associates's 18 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 9 states show a filing. 44.4% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2014 through 2022-04-07.
Cohen & Associates answers 0% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 11.1% with a written explanation. 5.6% 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 "False statements or representation."
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 Cohen & Associates.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Cohen & Associates: 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: 18.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 0%.
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 Cohen & Associates (0% timely; 5.6% relief). methodology.
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