Continental Credit Control
171 consumer complaints recorded in the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, with breakdowns by product, state, and complaint year.
Data updated June 2026
CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.
Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Continental Credit Control complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 156 91.2% – 5% relief
- Credit reporting, 14 8.2% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting 1 0.6% – 0% relief
How Continental Credit Control's 171 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 156 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 14 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 1 |
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| CA | 153 |
| TX | 4 |
| OK | 2 |
| MN | 2 |
| FL | 2 |
| AK | 1 |
| NV | 1 |
| TN | 1 |
| MA | 1 |
| IL | 1 |
| AR | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 55 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 25 |
| Written notification about debt | 22 |
| False statements or representation | 21 |
| Communication tactics | 11 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 11 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 10 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 7 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 3 |
| Electronic communications | 2 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 2 |
| Improper use of your report | 2 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 100% |
| 2014 | 7 | 100% |
| 2015 | 11 | 81.8% |
| 2016 | 15 | 100% |
| 2017 | 14 | 100% |
| 2018 | 32 | 100% |
| 2019 | 8 | 100% |
| 2020 | 16 | 100% |
| 2021 | 24 | 100% |
| 2022 | 9 | 100% |
| 2023 | 7 | 100% |
| 2024 | 11 | 100% |
| 2025 | 12 | 100% |
| 2026 | 4 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
What the CFPB Record Shows About Continental Credit Control
Continental Credit Control's 171 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 11 states show a filing on record. 50.9% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, the verbatim complaint description the CFPB publishes alongside the numbers - an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2013 through 2026-06-16.
Continental Credit Control answers 98.8% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 95.3% with a written explanation. 4.7% 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 Continental Credit Control.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many CFPB complaints does Continental Credit Control have?
171, per the CFPB's public complaint count for this company (see the full breakdown above).
Does Continental Credit Control respond to complaints on time?
98.8% of the time, measured against the CFPB's 15-calendar-day response window.
What is the most common complaint about Continental Credit Control?
"Attempts to collect debt not owed", filed under the "Debt collection" category - see the issues and products tables above for the full ranking.
Every figure on PlainComplaint is rendered directly from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, no number is typed in by an editor. Company figures are computed directly from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.