CFPB · Single-product concentration
Encircle Collections, Inc.
10 CFPB complaints · 90% in "Debt collection" · top issue Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed.
Encircle Collections, Inc.: 90% of 10 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 80% · relief 10%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- -33.3% filings 2015 to 2018
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company encircle-collections-inc
10% relief · 80% timely · 10 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Komyatte & Casbon, P.C. (10% relief)
Encircle Collections, Inc. closes 10% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
How 10 complaints split on narrative text
CFPB records optionally include a consumer narrative. These two counts add to this company's total filings, volume of text present, not a finding about severity.
CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.
Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Encircle Collections, Inc. complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 9 90.0% – 11% relief
- Credit reporting, 1 10.0% – 0% relief
How Encircle Collections, Inc.'s 10 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 9 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 1 |
Where Encircle Collections, Inc. complaints are filed
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- GA
- 20% of this company's filings
Encircle Collections, Inc. falling annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2018
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2015
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| GA | 2 |
| MD | 2 |
| OH | 2 |
| MS | 1 |
| TX | 1 |
| PA | 1 |
| WV | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 3 |
| Communication tactics | 2 |
| False statements or representation | 1 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 1 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 1 |
| Written notification about debt | 1 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 100% |
| 2016 | 1 | 100% |
| 2017 | 4 | 100% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Encircle Collections, Inc. filings cluster in one product
Encircle Collections, Inc.'s 10 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 7 states show a filing. Only 30% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2015 through 2018-06-06.
Encircle Collections, Inc. answers 80% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 90% with a written explanation. 10% 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 Encircle Collections, Inc..
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Encircle Collections, 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.
Similar filing volume
Nearest companies by total CFPB complaints. This record: 10.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 80%.
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 Encircle Collections, Inc. (80% timely; 10% relief). methodology.
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