CFPB · Single-product concentration
Lien Enforcement Inc
141 CFPB complaints · 96.5% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Lien Enforcement Inc: 96.5% of 141 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 90.8% · relief 17%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- +160% filings 2013 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company lien-enforcement-inc
17% relief · 90.8% timely · 141 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd. (17% relief)
Lien Enforcement Inc closes 17% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Response Quality Score
Lien Enforcement Inc scores strongest on timely response (84/100 percentile-benchmarked) and weakest on closed with explanation (69/100), 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
79 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
17% of complaints closed with relief to the consumer
Timely response
84 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
90.8% of complaints answered inside the CFPB 15-day window
Closed with explanation
69 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
83% of complaints closed with an explanation to the consumer
Most of Lien Enforcement Inc's 141 filings include narrative text
49.6% 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.
Lien Enforcement Inc complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 136 96.5% – 18% relief
- Vehicle loan 4 2.8% – 0% relief
- Payday loan 1 0.7% – 0% relief
How Lien Enforcement Inc's 141 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 136 |
| Vehicle loan or lease | 4 |
| Payday loan | 1 |
Concentrated filing states for Lien Enforcement Inc
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- CA
- 85.8% of this company's filings
Lien Enforcement Inc rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 13
- +160% vs 2013
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| CA | 121 |
| TX | 8 |
| ID | 1 |
| NV | 1 |
| NC | 1 |
| KY | 1 |
| FL | 1 |
| AZ | 1 |
| GA | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 57 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 23 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 21 |
| Written notification about debt | 14 |
| Communication tactics | 9 |
| False statements or representation | 6 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 4 |
| Managing the loan or lease | 2 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 1 |
| Repossession | 1 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 1 |
| Charged fees or interest I didn't expect | 1 |
| Problems at the end of the loan or lease | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 100% |
| 2014 | 5 | 100% |
| 2015 | 5 | 100% |
| 2016 | 11 | 54.5% |
| 2017 | 5 | 100% |
| 2018 | 10 | 100% |
| 2019 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 2020 | 3 | 100% |
| 2021 | 14 | 85.7% |
| 2022 | 12 | 100% |
| 2023 | 22 | 90.9% |
| 2024 | 11 | 90.9% |
| 2025 | 19 | 100% |
| 2026 | 13 | 92.3% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Lien Enforcement Inc filings cluster in one product
Lien Enforcement Inc's 141 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 9 states show a filing. 49.6% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2013 through 2026-06-09.
Lien Enforcement Inc answers 90.8% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 83% with a written explanation. 17% 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 Lien Enforcement Inc.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Lien Enforcement 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: 141.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 90.8%.
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 Lien Enforcement Inc (90.8% timely; 17% relief). methodology.
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