Debt Recovery Specialists
5 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.
Debt Recovery Specialists complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 5 100.0% – 100% relief
How Debt Recovery Specialists's 5 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 5 |
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| WA | 5 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 2 |
| False statements or representation | 2 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 100% |
| 2015 | 2 | 100% |
| 2016 | 2 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
What the CFPB Record Shows About Debt Recovery Specialists
Debt Recovery Specialists's 5 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 1 state shows a filing on record. Only 20% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than the verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2014 through 2016-08-02.
Debt Recovery Specialists answers 100% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 0% with a written explanation. 100% 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 "Cont'd attempts 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 Debt Recovery Specialists.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many CFPB complaints does Debt Recovery Specialists have?
5, per the CFPB's public complaint count for this company (see the full breakdown above).
Does Debt Recovery Specialists respond to complaints on time?
100% of the time, measured against the CFPB's 15-calendar-day response window.
What is the most common complaint about Debt Recovery Specialists?
"Cont'd attempts 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.