CFPB · Slower timely-response band

Community Choice Financial, Inc.

1.2K CFPB complaints · 93.4% timely (slow band) · top issue Communication tactics.

1.2K CFPB complaints

Community Choice Financial, Inc. answers 93.4% on time (lower third) across 1.2K filings. Relief 2.6% · top product Debt collection. Allegations, not findings.

  • Volume rank #304 of 342
  • Slower timely-response band
  • -86% filings 2013 to 2022

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company community-choice-financial-inc

2.6% relief · 93.4% timely · 1.2K filings · Debt collection

Nearest relief peer: CURO Intermediate Holdings (2.6% relief)

Community Choice Financial, …2.6%First Data Corporation11%Stellar Recovery, Inc.0.1%Paramount Recovery Systems, …3.9%Carvana Group, LLC0.3%
Closed-with-relief % among Community Choice Financial, Inc. and nearest filing-volume peers

Community Choice Financial, Inc. closes 2.6% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

Most of Community Choice Financial, Inc.'s 1.2K filings include narrative text

41.3% 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 93.4%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 2.6%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Community Choice Financial, Inc. complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 1.2K

Community Choice Financial, Inc. complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 1.2K total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Debt collection: 559 complaints (47.1%), resolution 3.2% Debt collection 47.1% Payday loan: 248 complaints (20.9%), resolution 4.4% Payday loan 20.9% Payday loan,: 222 complaints (18.7%), resolution 0.0% Payday loan, 18.7% Credit reporting,: 68 complaints (5.7%), resolution 0.0% Consumer Loan: 60 complaints (5.1%), resolution 1.7% Money transfer,: 26 complaints (2.2%), resolution 0.0% Bank account: 5 complaints (0.4%), resolution 20.0%
  • Debt collection 559 47.1% 3% relief
  • Payday loan 248 20.9% 4% relief
  • Payday loan, 222 18.7% 0% relief
  • Credit reporting, 68 5.7% 0% relief
  • Consumer Loan 60 5.1% 2% relief
  • Money transfer, 26 2.2% 0% relief
  • Bank account 5 0.4% 20% relief

Lighter-volume mix: how Community Choice Financial, Inc.'s 1.2K complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution badge = % closed with relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Debt collection 559
Payday loan 248
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan 222
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports 68
Consumer Loan 60
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service 26
Bank account or service 5
Credit card or prepaid card 5
Credit reporting 4
Other financial service 3
Checking or savings account 2
Money transfers 1

Nationwide filing states for Community Choice Financial, Inc.

Top states by attributed volume, lighter-filing company

Nationwide footprint
Leading state
CA
23.7% of this company's filings
CA285OH171TX144TN59AL54VA49SC43MO43

Community Choice Financial, Inc. falling annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Falling vs first year
2022
8
-86% vs 2013
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Top States

State Complaints
CA 285
OH 171
TX 144
TN 59
AL 54
VA 49
SC 43
MO 43
WI 33
FL 33
AZ 27
LA 21
IN 18
UT 18
MI 18
GA 17
NV 14
NM 13
DE 12
KS 11

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Communication tactics 208
Attempts to collect debt not owed 79
Charged fees or interest I didn't expect 64
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 64
Can't contact lender 56
Struggling to pay your loan 52
Improper contact or sharing of info 50
Incorrect information on your report 45
Charged fees or interest you didn't expect 43
Can't stop charges to bank account 41
Received a loan I didn't apply for 40
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 38
Taking/threatening an illegal action 36
False statements or representation 34
Written notification about debt 28
Charged bank acct wrong day or amt 28
Improper use of your report 27
Problems when you are unable to pay 25
Managing the loan or lease 23
Payment to acct not credited 20

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2013 57 98.2%
2014 225 98.2%
2015 202 98%
2016 126 99.2%
2017 162 72.2%
2018 140 97.9%
2019 136 84.6%
2020 83 100%
2021 64 100%
2022 8 100%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Community Choice Financial, Inc. in the slower-timely third

Community Choice Financial, Inc.'s 1,203 logged complaints reach a nationwide footprint - 42 states have at least one filing. 41.3% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2013 through 2022-01-22. Timely response 93.4% sits in the lower third of the corpus.

Community Choice Financial, Inc. answers 93.4% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window (timely band: slow) and closes 2.6% with relief; 95.6% close with a written explanation. Consumers disputed 0% of responses after the company replied. Top product "Debt collection" · top issue "Communication tactics."

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 Community Choice Financial, Inc..

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Community Choice Financial, 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.

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 Community Choice Financial, Inc. (#304 of 342; 93.4% timely; 2.6% relief). methodology.

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