CFPB · Single-product concentration
Investment Retrievers, Inc.
223 CFPB complaints · 78% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Investment Retrievers, Inc.: 78% of 223 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 95.1% · relief 0.4%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- +1000% filings 2013 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company investment-retrievers-inc
0.4% relief · 95.1% timely · 223 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: LJ Ross Associates (0.4% relief)
Investment Retrievers, Inc. closes 0.4% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Response Quality Score
Investment Retrievers, Inc. scores strongest on closed with explanation (98/100 percentile-benchmarked) and weakest on relief provided (2/100), 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
2 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
0.4% of complaints closed with relief to the consumer
Timely response
91 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
95.1% of complaints answered inside the CFPB 15-day window
Closed with explanation
98 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
99.1% of complaints closed with an explanation to the consumer
How 223 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.
Investment Retrievers, Inc. complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 174 78.4% – 1% relief
- Credit reporting 25 11.3% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting, 17 7.7% – 0% relief
- Credit card 3 1.4% – 0% relief
- Vehicle loan 1 0.5% – 0% relief
- Consumer Loan 1 0.5% – 0% relief
- Student loan 1 0.5% – 0% relief
How Investment Retrievers, Inc.'s 223 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 174 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 25 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 17 |
| Credit card | 3 |
| Vehicle loan or lease | 1 |
| Consumer Loan | 1 |
| Student loan | 1 |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 1 |
Where Investment Retrievers, Inc. complaints are filed
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- CA
- 36.8% of this company's filings
Investment Retrievers, Inc. rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 22
- +1000% vs 2013
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| CA | 82 |
| TX | 64 |
| FL | 20 |
| LA | 8 |
| GA | 7 |
| NV | 7 |
| IL | 6 |
| MD | 4 |
| NJ | 3 |
| SC | 3 |
| VA | 3 |
| NY | 3 |
| AL | 3 |
| CO | 2 |
| WA | 1 |
| IA | 1 |
| PA | 1 |
| DC | 1 |
| OK | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 45 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 39 |
| False statements or representation | 22 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 18 |
| Written notification about debt | 18 |
| Improper use of your report | 15 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 14 |
| Communication tactics | 12 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 9 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 5 |
| Improper contact or sharing of info | 5 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 5 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 4 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 4 |
| Delinquent account | 2 |
| Repossession | 1 |
| Electronic communications | 1 |
| Problems when you are unable to pay | 1 |
| Getting a loan | 1 |
| Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 100% |
| 2014 | 8 | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 18 | 100% |
| 2016 | 12 | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 15 | 100% |
| 2018 | 22 | 100% |
| 2019 | 4 | 100% |
| 2020 | 4 | 100% |
| 2021 | 17 | 88.2% |
| 2022 | 19 | 89.5% |
| 2023 | 19 | 89.5% |
| 2024 | 19 | 89.5% |
| 2025 | 42 | 100% |
| 2026 | 22 | 95.5% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Investment Retrievers, Inc. filings cluster in one product
Investment Retrievers, Inc.'s 223 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 21 states show a filing. Only 35.4% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2013 through 2026-06-24.
Investment Retrievers, Inc. answers 95.1% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 99.1% with a written explanation. 0.4% 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 Investment Retrievers, Inc..
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Investment Retrievers, 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: 223.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 95.1%.
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 Investment Retrievers, Inc. (95.1% timely; 0.4% relief). methodology.
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