CFPB · Single-product concentration

Collection Bureau of America Ltd.

891 CFPB complaints · 86.6% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.

891 CFPB complaints

Collection Bureau of America Ltd.: 86.6% of 891 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 81% · relief 2.1%. Allegations, not findings.

  • Single-product concentration
  • +323.5% filings 2013 to 2026

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company collection-bureau-of-america-ltd

2.1% relief · 81% timely · 891 filings · Debt collection

Nearest relief peer: R & B Corporation of Virginia (2.1% relief)

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Closed-with-relief % among Collection Bureau of America Ltd. and nearest filing-volume peers

Collection Bureau of America Ltd. closes 2.1% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

Most of Collection Bureau of America Ltd.'s 891 filings include narrative text

40.5% 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.

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Timely response rate 81.0%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 2.1%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Collection Bureau of America Ltd. complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 891

Collection Bureau of America Ltd. complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 891 total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Debt collection: 772 complaints (86.6%), resolution 2.3% Debt collection 86.6% Credit reporting,: 67 complaints (7.5%), resolution 1.5% Credit reporting, 7.5% Credit reporting: 46 complaints (5.2%), resolution 0.0% Credit reporting: 5 complaints (0.6%), resolution 0.0% Payday loan,: 1 complaints (0.1%), resolution 0.0%
  • Debt collection 772 86.6% 2% relief
  • Credit reporting, 67 7.5% 2% relief
  • Credit reporting 46 5.2% 0% relief
  • Credit reporting 5 0.6% 0% relief
  • Payday loan, 1 0.1% 0% relief

How Collection Bureau of America Ltd.'s 891 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Debt collection 772
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports 67
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports 46
Credit reporting 5
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan 1

Concentrated filing states for Collection Bureau of America Ltd.

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Nationwide footprint
Leading state
CA
42.4% of this company's filings
CA378TX77FL53GA44AZ37NY28IL18WA17

Collection Bureau of America Ltd. rising annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Rising vs first year
2026
72
+323.5% vs 2013
050100150200 20132015201720192021202320252026 72

Top States

State Complaints
CA 378
TX 77
FL 53
GA 44
AZ 37
NY 28
IL 18
WA 17
NV 17
PA 15
MD 15
NC 15
TN 15
OH 13
NJ 11
SC 11
MO 9
OR 9
LA 9
CO 8

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed 309
Written notification about debt 135
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 101
False statements or representation 81
Incorrect information on your report 69
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 47
Communication tactics 44
Disclosure verification of debt 41
Improper use of your report 19
Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 17
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly 5
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem 5
Incorrect information on credit report 5
Improper contact or sharing of info 5
Electronic communications 3
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services 2
Taking/threatening an illegal action 1
Problem when making payments 1
Fraud or scam 1

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2013 17 100%
2014 55 100%
2015 43 97.7%
2016 51 88.2%
2017 84 22.6%
2018 56 23.2%
2019 60 41.7%
2020 69 100%
2021 71 83.1%
2022 51 96.1%
2023 55 98.2%
2024 63 96.8%
2025 144 99.3%
2026 72 98.6%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Collection Bureau of America Ltd. filings cluster in one product

Collection Bureau of America Ltd.'s 891 logged complaints reach a nationwide footprint - 44 states have at least one filing. 40.5% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2013 through 2026-06-24.

Collection Bureau of America Ltd. answers 81% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 90.8% with a written explanation. 2.1% 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 Collection Bureau of America Ltd..

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Collection Bureau of America Ltd.: 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.

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 Collection Bureau of America Ltd. (81% timely; 2.1% relief). methodology.

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