CFPB · Single-product concentration

LJ Ross Associates

2.5K CFPB complaints · 78.3% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.

2.5K CFPB complaints

LJ Ross Associates: 78.3% of 2.5K CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 99.7% · relief 0.4%. Allegations, not findings.

  • Single-product concentration
  • +12000% filings 2013 to 2026

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company lj-ross-associates

0.4% relief · 99.7% timely · 2.5K filings · Debt collection

Nearest relief peer: Bull City Financial Solutions, Inc (0.4% relief)

LJ Ross Associates (this)0.4%VW Credit21.9%CCF Intermediate Holdings LLC0%Lockhart, Morris & MontgomeryInc.0%Tcf National Bank33.8%
Closed-with-relief % among LJ Ross Associates and nearest filing-volume peers

LJ Ross Associates closes 0.4% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

Response Quality Score

LJ Ross Associates scores strongest on timely response (99/100 percentile-benchmarked) and weakest on relief provided (2/100), blended into one 0–100 composite against the CFPB-wide distribution among companies with 10+ complaints. See methodology for the benchmark and weights.

55 /100 grade C

Relief provided

2 / 100 percentile-benchmarked

0.4% of complaints closed with relief to the consumer

Timely response

99 / 100 percentile-benchmarked

99.7% of complaints answered inside the CFPB 15-day window

Closed with explanation

97 / 100 percentile-benchmarked

98.4% of complaints closed with an explanation to the consumer

How 2.5K complaints split on narrative text

CFPB records optionally include a consumer narrative. These two counts add to this company's total filings, volume of text present, not a finding about severity.

Subscribe (RSS)
Timely response rate 99.7%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 0.4%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

LJ Ross Associates complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 2.5K

LJ Ross Associates complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 2.5K total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Debt collection: 1,972 complaints (78.3%), resolution 0.4% Debt collection 78.3% Credit reporting: 389 complaints (15.5%), resolution 0.0% Credit reporting 15.5% Credit reporting,: 147 complaints (5.8%), resolution 0.7% Debt or: 5 complaints (0.2%), resolution 0.0% Credit card: 2 complaints (0.1%), resolution 50.0% Checking or: 1 complaints (0.0%), resolution 0.0% Vehicle loan: 1 complaints (0.0%), resolution 0.0%
  • Debt collection 2K 78.3% – 0% relief
  • Credit reporting 389 15.5% – 0% relief
  • Credit reporting, 147 5.8% – 1% relief
  • Debt or 5 0.2% – 0% relief
  • Credit card 2 0.1% – 50% relief
  • Checking or 1 0.0% – 0% relief
  • Vehicle loan 1 0.0% – 0% relief

How LJ Ross Associates's 2.5K complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Debt collection 2.0K
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports 389
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports 147
Debt or credit management 5
Credit card or prepaid card 2
Checking or savings account 1
Vehicle loan or lease 1
Consumer Loan 1
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan 1

Nationwide filing states for LJ Ross Associates

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Nationwide footprint
Leading state
MI
17.2% of this company's filings
MI433IL352FL242MD180WI140PA134TX123NY116

LJ Ross Associates rising annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Rising vs first year
2026
484
+12000% vs 2013
0200400600800 20132015201720192021202320252026 484

Volume vs. relief

Where LJ Ross Associates sits on volume vs. relief

Among the 342 companies large enough to be indexed on PlainComplaint, LJ Ross Associates files more complaint volume than 45% of them, and closes complaints with relief more often than 29% of them, placing it in the quadrant for lower volume, below-average relief. Complaint volume and relief rate are independent figures: a high-volume company can still resolve most complaints, and a low-volume one can resolve few.

LJ Ross Associates vs. a 29-company national peer sample, volume percentile vs. relief-rate percentile. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Volume percentile (X) and Relief percentile (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High volume, high reliefLow volume, high reliefHigh volume, low reliefLow volume, low relief 020406080 050100150 Volume percentile Relief percentile
LJ Ross Associates vs. a 29-company national peer sample, volume percentile vs. relief-rate percentile.

Total complaints: 2,519 · Closed with relief: 0.4%

Top States

State Complaints
MI 433
IL 352
FL 242
MD 180
WI 140
PA 134
TX 123
NY 116
OH 91
VA 86
GA 70
NJ 62
CA 61
NV 38
TN 34
NC 33
CT 30
DC 24
MO 24
IN 23

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed 998
Written notification about debt 381
Incorrect information on your report 286
False statements or representation 222
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 193
Improper use of your report 131
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem 74
Communication tactics 67
Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 44
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 44
Disclosure verification of debt 26
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly 18
Electronic communications 17
Improper contact or sharing of info 6
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services 3
Unauthorized withdrawals or charges 2
Getting a credit card 1
Didn't provide services promised 1
Problem with a lender or other company charging your account 1
Getting a loan or lease 1

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2013 4 100%
2014 10 100%
2015 26 92.3%
2016 39 100%
2017 61 100%
2018 55 100%
2019 71 100%
2020 130 100%
2021 158 100%
2022 142 100%
2023 222 100%
2024 368 100%
2025 749 100%
2026 484 98.8%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

LJ Ross Associates filings cluster in one product

LJ Ross Associates's 2,519 logged complaints reach a nationwide footprint - 47 states have at least one filing. Only 38.5% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2013 through 2026-06-25.

LJ Ross Associates answers 99.7% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 98.4% with a written explanation. 0.4% 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 LJ Ross Associates.

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for LJ Ross 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.

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 LJ Ross Associates (#187 of 342; 99.7% timely; 0.4% relief). methodology.

Retrieved and formatted by PlainComplaint · vintage June 2026 · Single-product concentration