CFPB · Single-product concentration
Kelsting Group, Inc.
250 CFPB complaints · 78.8% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Kelsting Group, Inc.: 78.8% of 250 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 93.6% · relief 19.2%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- +157.1% filings 2013 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company kelsting-group-inc
19.2% relief · 93.6% timely · 250 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: FMA Alliance, Ltd. (19.1% relief)
Kelsting Group, Inc. closes 19.2% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Most of Kelsting Group, Inc.'s 250 filings include narrative text
46% 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.
Kelsting Group, Inc. complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 197 78.8% – 20% relief
- Credit reporting, 29 11.6% – 24% relief
- Credit reporting 18 7.2% – 6% relief
- Credit reporting 3 1.2% – 0% relief
- Vehicle loan 1 0.4% – 0% relief
- Checking or 1 0.4% – 100% relief
- Payday loan, 1 0.4% – 0% relief
How Kelsting Group, Inc.'s 250 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 197 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 29 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 18 |
| Credit reporting | 3 |
| Vehicle loan or lease | 1 |
| Checking or savings account | 1 |
| Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan | 1 |
Concentrated filing states for Kelsting Group, Inc.
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- CA
- 92.8% of this company's filings
Kelsting Group, Inc. rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 18
- +157.1% vs 2013
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| CA | 232 |
| GA | 3 |
| NV | 3 |
| OK | 2 |
| MI | 2 |
| ID | 1 |
| IL | 1 |
| IN | 1 |
| KS | 1 |
| WA | 1 |
| AZ | 1 |
| FL | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 76 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 40 |
| False statements or representation | 31 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 31 |
| Written notification about debt | 23 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 15 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 10 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 8 |
| Improper use of your report | 4 |
| Incorrect information on credit report | 3 |
| Communication tactics | 2 |
| Getting a loan or lease | 1 |
| Problem caused by your funds being low | 1 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 1 |
| Electronic communications | 1 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 1 |
| Vehicle was repossessed or sold the vehicle | 1 |
| Fraud or scam | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | 100% |
| 2014 | 16 | 100% |
| 2015 | 18 | 94.4% |
| 2016 | 19 | 100% |
| 2017 | 32 | 96.9% |
| 2018 | 14 | 100% |
| 2019 | 13 | 92.3% |
| 2020 | 11 | 100% |
| 2021 | 21 | 100% |
| 2022 | 13 | 92.3% |
| 2023 | 18 | 100% |
| 2024 | 20 | 95% |
| 2025 | 30 | 83.3% |
| 2026 | 18 | 66.7% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Kelsting Group, Inc. filings cluster in one product
Kelsting Group, Inc.'s 250 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 12 states show a filing. 46% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2013 through 2026-06-22.
Kelsting Group, Inc. answers 93.6% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 79.2% with a written explanation. 19.2% 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 Kelsting Group, Inc..
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Kelsting Group, 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: 250.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 93.6%.
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 Kelsting Group, Inc. (93.6% timely; 19.2% relief). methodology.
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