CFPB · Single-product concentration

CSO Financial

68 CFPB complaints · 83.8% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.

68 CFPB complaints

CSO Financial: 83.8% of 68 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 97.1% · relief 14.7%. Allegations, not findings.

  • Single-product concentration
  • +166.7% filings 2013 to 2026

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company cso-financial

14.7% relief · 97.1% timely · 68 filings · Debt collection

Nearest relief peer: National Commercial Services, Inc (14.7% relief)

CSO Financial (this)14.7%Credit Bureau of Carbon Coun…3%Credit Service Company0%Independent Bank Corp.15%American Capital Enterprises…1%
Closed-with-relief % among CSO Financial and nearest filing-volume peers

CSO Financial closes 14.7% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

Most of CSO Financial's 68 filings include narrative text

45.6% 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 97.1%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 14.7%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

CSO Financial complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 68

CSO Financial complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 68 total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Debt collection: 57 complaints (83.8%), resolution 14.0% Debt collection 83.8% Credit reporting: 5 complaints (7.4%), resolution 0.0% Credit reporting 7.4% Credit reporting,: 4 complaints (5.9%), resolution 50.0% Credit card: 1 complaints (1.5%), resolution 0.0% Vehicle loan: 1 complaints (1.5%), resolution 0.0%
  • Debt collection 57 83.8% 14% relief
  • Credit reporting 5 7.4% 0% relief
  • Credit reporting, 4 5.9% 50% relief
  • Credit card 1 1.5% 0% relief
  • Vehicle loan 1 1.5% 0% relief

How CSO Financial's 68 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Debt collection 57
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports 5
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports 4
Credit card 1
Vehicle loan or lease 1

Concentrated filing states for CSO Financial

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Concentrated footprint
Leading state
OR
69.1% of this company's filings
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CSO Financial rising annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Rising vs first year
2026
8
+166.7% vs 2013
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Top States

State Complaints
OR 47
CA 6
WA 5
TX 3
FL 1
AZ 1
NJ 1
AL 1
NV 1

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed 12
Communication tactics 9
Incorrect information on your report 8
Written notification about debt 8
Disclosure verification of debt 8
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 7
False statements or representation 7
Taking/threatening an illegal action 2
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 2
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly 1
Improper use of your report 1
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem 1
Improper contact or sharing of info 1
Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 1

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2013 3 100%
2014 2 100%
2015 6 100%
2016 6 100%
2017 3 100%
2018 3 100%
2019 5 100%
2020 7 100%
2021 4 100%
2022 9 88.9%
2023 5 80%
2024 4 100%
2025 3 100%
2026 8 100%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

CSO Financial filings cluster in one product

CSO Financial's 68 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 9 states show a filing. 45.6% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2013 through 2026-05-09.

CSO Financial answers 97.1% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 80.9% with a written explanation. 14.7% 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 CSO Financial.

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for CSO Financial: 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 CSO Financial (97.1% timely; 14.7% relief). methodology.

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