Total complaints
137
Filed since 2016
137 consumer complaints recorded in the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, with breakdowns by product, state, and complaint year.
137 consumer complaints filed with the CFPB
This profile shows Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's complaint history from CFPB public records. 137 consumers have filed complaints since 2016. The company has a 99.3% timely response rate and has provided relief in 1.5% of cases.
Total complaints
137
Filed since 2016
Timely response
99.3%
CFPB-tracked response window
Relief rate
1.5%
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief
CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.
Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
How Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's 137 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Student loan | 57 |
| Debt collection | 35 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 28 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 16 |
| Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan | 1 |
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| NJ | 26 |
| PA | 19 |
| NY | 13 |
| CT | 11 |
| MD | 10 |
| MA | 9 |
| IL | 6 |
| FL | 6 |
| NV | 4 |
| NC | 4 |
| TN | 4 |
| TX | 3 |
| IN | 3 |
| LA | 3 |
| GA | 3 |
| MS | 3 |
| OH | 2 |
| MI | 2 |
| CA | 1 |
| KY | 1 |
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Incorrect information on your report | 29 |
| Dealing with your lender or servicer | 21 |
| Struggling to repay your loan | 13 |
| Improper use of your report | 13 |
| Dealing with my lender or servicer | 9 |
| Written notification about debt | 9 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 9 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 7 |
| Communication tactics | 5 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 5 |
| False statements or representation | 3 |
| Can't repay my loan | 3 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 2 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 2 |
| Struggling to pay your loan | 1 |
| Getting a loan | 1 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 1 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 1 |
| Issue where my lender is my school | 1 |
| Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes | 1 |
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 100% |
| 2017 | 16 | 100% |
| 2018 | 14 | 100% |
| 2019 | 7 | 100% |
| 2020 | 4 | 100% |
| 2021 | 29 | 100% |
| 2022 | 17 | 94.1% |
| 2023 | 16 | 100% |
| 2024 | 13 | 100% |
| 2025 | 11 | 100% |
| 2026 | 3 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has accumulated 137 consumer complaints in the CFPB public database, with filings active across 24 U.S. states. Of those submissions, 60 include a consumer narrative — the verbatim description of the reported problem that the CFPB collects alongside each filing. The earliest complaint on file dates back to 2016, and the most recent logged activity is 2026-03-26, giving this record a multi-year window of observable consumer sentiment.
Looking at response behavior, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation reports a 99.3% timely-response rate and has closed 98.5% of cases with a written explanation to the consumer. 1.5% of complaints were closed with monetary or non-monetary relief — an outcome signal that tracks how often consumers walked away with some form of remediation. A further 1.5% of responses were formally disputed by the consumer after the company replied, a useful marker of resolution quality independent of sheer volume. The most-reported product category for this record is "Student loan", and the single most common underlying issue is "Incorrect information on your report".
Complaint volume is heavily influenced by company size, customer base, and market footprint — larger financial institutions routinely carry more filings purely because they serve more consumers. A complaint is a consumer-reported allegation, not proven wrongdoing, and a timely or relief-flagged closure does not by itself confirm fault. Use this page as one input among many when evaluating Lincoln Educational Services Corporation: cross-check against the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database directly, review your own contract terms, and consult a licensed professional for financial, legal, or regulatory advice. This page is informational only.
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Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has received 137 consumer complaints filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has a 99.3% timely response rate to CFPB complaints.
The most common issue reported against Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is "Incorrect information on your report" in the "Student loan" product category.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.