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International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC
12 CFPB complaints · 8 states · top issue Took or threatened to take negative or legal action.
International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC has 12 consumer complaints in the CFPB public database. Timely response is 16.7%; 8.3% closed with relief; top product Debt collection. Allegations, not regulatory findings.
- Mid-pack CFPB posture
- +900% filings 2017 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company international-debt-buying-consultants-llc
8.3% relief · 16.7% timely · 12 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Western-Shamrock Corporation (8.3% relief)
International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC closes 8.3% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Response Quality Score
International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC scores strongest on relief provided (39/100 percentile-benchmarked) and weakest on timely response (0/100), blended into one 0–100 composite against the CFPB-wide distribution among companies with 10+ complaints. See methodology for the benchmark and weights.
Relief provided
39 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
8.3% of complaints closed with relief to the consumer
Timely response
0 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
16.7% of complaints answered inside the CFPB 15-day window
Closed with explanation
0 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
8.3% of complaints closed with an explanation to the consumer
How 12 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.
International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 8 66.7% – 13% relief
- Credit reporting 4 33.3% – 0% relief
How International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC's 12 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 8 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 4 |
Where International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC complaints are filed
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- NC
- 16.7% of this company's filings
International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 10
- +900% vs 2017
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| NC | 2 |
| CA | 2 |
| NJ | 2 |
| GA | 2 |
| TX | 1 |
| NY | 1 |
| FL | 1 |
| WY | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 5 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 3 |
| False statements or representation | 1 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 1 |
| Improper use of your report | 1 |
| Written notification about debt | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 100% |
| 2019 | 1 | 100% |
| 2026 | 10 | 0% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
What the CFPB record shows about International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC
International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC's 12 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 8 states show a filing. Only 25% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2017 through 2026-05-25.
International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC answers 16.7% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 8.3% with a written explanation. 8.3% 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 International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC: 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: 12.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 16.7%.
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 International Debt Buying Consultants, LLC (16.7% timely; 8.3% relief). methodology.
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