CFPB · Single-product concentration
Lewis, McDonnell & Associates
193 CFPB complaints · 82.4% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Lewis, McDonnell & Associates: 82.4% of 193 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 62.7% · relief 0%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- +800% filings 2017 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company lewis-mcdonnell-associates
0% relief · 62.7% timely · 193 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Transworld Systems Inc (0% relief)
Lewis, McDonnell & Associates closes 0% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Most of Lewis, McDonnell & Associates's 193 filings include narrative text
52.8% 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.
Lewis, McDonnell & Associates complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 159 82.4% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting, 24 12.4% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting 9 4.7% – 0% relief
- Credit card 1 0.5% – 0% relief
How Lewis, McDonnell & Associates's 193 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 159 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 24 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 9 |
| Credit card or prepaid card | 1 |
Where Lewis, McDonnell & Associates complaints are filed
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- TX
- 24.9% of this company's filings
Lewis, McDonnell & Associates rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 9
- +800% vs 2017
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| TX | 48 |
| CA | 27 |
| FL | 24 |
| GA | 14 |
| NY | 11 |
| MD | 8 |
| PA | 6 |
| MA | 5 |
| LA | 5 |
| IL | 4 |
| NC | 4 |
| MO | 4 |
| MS | 4 |
| OH | 4 |
| KY | 3 |
| CT | 2 |
| SC | 2 |
| NV | 2 |
| IN | 2 |
| AZ | 2 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 63 |
| Written notification about debt | 28 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 28 |
| False statements or representation | 27 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 19 |
| Communication tactics | 8 |
| Improper use of your report | 6 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 6 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 5 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 2 |
| Problem getting a card or closing an account | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0% |
| 2020 | 13 | 92.3% |
| 2021 | 41 | 100% |
| 2022 | 41 | 75.6% |
| 2023 | 55 | 52.7% |
| 2024 | 15 | 53.3% |
| 2025 | 13 | 0% |
| 2026 | 9 | 0% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Lewis, McDonnell & Associates filings cluster in one product
Lewis, McDonnell & Associates's 193 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 29 states show a filing. 52.8% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2017 through 2026-05-12.
Lewis, McDonnell & Associates answers 62.7% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 95.3% 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 Lewis, McDonnell & Associates.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Lewis, McDonnell & 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: 193.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 62.7%.
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 Lewis, McDonnell & Associates (62.7% timely; 0% relief). methodology.
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