CFPB · Single-product concentration
Lawson Hamilton & Associates
21 CFPB complaints · 85.7% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Lawson Hamilton & Associates: 85.7% of 21 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 100% · relief 0%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- +100% filings 2020 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company lawson-hamilton-associates
0% relief · 100% timely · 21 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Transworld Systems Inc (0% relief)
Lawson Hamilton & Associates closes 0% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Most of Lawson Hamilton & Associates's 21 filings include narrative text
61.9% 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.
Lawson Hamilton & Associates complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 18 85.7% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting, 3 14.3% – 0% relief
How Lawson Hamilton & Associates's 21 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 18 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 3 |
Concentrated filing states for Lawson Hamilton & Associates
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- CA
- 47.6% of this company's filings
Lawson Hamilton & Associates rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 2
- +100% vs 2020
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| CA | 10 |
| GA | 2 |
| FL | 2 |
| MO | 2 |
| MI | 1 |
| TX | 1 |
| ME | 1 |
| AL | 1 |
| IL | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 11 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 4 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 2 |
| False statements or representation | 2 |
| Written notification about debt | 1 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 100% |
| 2021 | 3 | 100% |
| 2022 | 5 | 100% |
| 2023 | 2 | 100% |
| 2024 | 2 | 100% |
| 2025 | 6 | 100% |
| 2026 | 2 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Lawson Hamilton & Associates filings cluster in one product
Lawson Hamilton & Associates's 21 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 9 states show a filing. 61.9% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2020 through 2026-01-22.
Lawson Hamilton & Associates answers 100% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 100% with a written explanation. 0% 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 Lawson Hamilton & Associates.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Lawson Hamilton & Associates: 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: 21.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 100%.
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 Lawson Hamilton & Associates (100% timely; 0% relief). methodology.
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