CFPB · Single-product concentration
Forster & Garbus LLP
285 CFPB complaints · 91.2% in "Debt collection" · top issue Took or threatened to take negative or legal action.
Forster & Garbus LLP: 91.2% of 285 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 97.2% · relief 2.5%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- +40% filings 2013 to 2024
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company forster-garbus-llp
2.5% relief · 97.2% timely · 285 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Creditors Bureau Associates (2.5% relief)
Forster & Garbus LLP closes 2.5% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Most of Forster & Garbus LLP's 285 filings include narrative text
42.1% 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.
CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.
Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Forster & Garbus LLP complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 260 92.2% – 3% relief
- Student loan 12 4.3% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting, 4 1.4% – 0% relief
- Credit card 2 0.7% – 0% relief
- Consumer Loan 2 0.7% – 0% relief
- Vehicle loan 1 0.4% – 0% relief
- Debt or 1 0.4% – 0% relief
How Forster & Garbus LLP's 285 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 260 |
| Student loan | 12 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 4 |
| Credit card | 2 |
| Consumer Loan | 2 |
| Vehicle loan or lease | 1 |
| Debt or credit management | 1 |
| Bank account or service | 1 |
| Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan | 1 |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 1 |
Concentrated filing states for Forster & Garbus LLP
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- NY
- 89.1% of this company's filings
Forster & Garbus LLP rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2024
- 14
- +40% vs 2013
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| NY | 254 |
| NJ | 9 |
| FL | 3 |
| SC | 2 |
| CT | 2 |
| NC | 2 |
| TX | 2 |
| NM | 2 |
| PA | 1 |
| WA | 1 |
| CA | 1 |
| VA | 1 |
| NV | 1 |
| DC | 1 |
| MI | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 53 |
| False statements or representation | 35 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 35 |
| Written notification about debt | 34 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 25 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 23 |
| Communication tactics | 22 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 20 |
| Improper contact or sharing of info | 7 |
| Dealing with your lender or servicer | 6 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 6 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 3 |
| Dealing with my lender or servicer | 3 |
| Managing the loan or lease | 2 |
| Can't repay my loan | 2 |
| Repossession | 1 |
| Unauthorized withdrawals or charges | 1 |
| Payoff process | 1 |
| Account opening, closing, or management | 1 |
| Credit card protection / Debt protection | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10 | 100% |
| 2014 | 33 | 100% |
| 2015 | 37 | 100% |
| 2016 | 25 | 96% |
| 2017 | 22 | 100% |
| 2018 | 28 | 96.4% |
| 2019 | 27 | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 18 | 88.9% |
| 2021 | 12 | 100% |
| 2022 | 17 | 100% |
| 2023 | 42 | 97.6% |
| 2024 | 14 | 92.9% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Forster & Garbus LLP filings cluster in one product
Forster & Garbus LLP's 285 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 15 states show a filing. 42.1% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2013 through 2024-03-26.
Forster & Garbus LLP answers 97.2% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 97.2% with a written explanation. 2.5% 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 "Took or threatened to take negative or legal action."
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 Forster & Garbus LLP.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Forster & Garbus LLP: 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: 285.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 97.2%.
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 Forster & Garbus LLP (97.2% timely; 2.5% relief). methodology.
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