CFPB · Single-product concentration

Meridian ARG Inc.

44 CFPB complaints · 97.7% in "Debt collection" · top issue Took or threatened to take negative or legal action.

44 CFPB complaints

Meridian ARG Inc.: 97.7% of 44 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 29.5% · relief 0%. Allegations, not findings.

  • Single-product concentration
  • +88.9% filings 2016 to 2018

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company meridian-arg-inc

0% relief · 29.5% timely · 44 filings · Debt collection

Nearest relief peer: Transworld Systems Inc (0% relief)

Meridian ARG Inc. (this)0%Credit Bureau of Carbon Coun…3%Credit Service Company0%Independent Bank Corp.15%American Capital Enterprises…1%
Closed-with-relief % among Meridian ARG Inc. and nearest filing-volume peers

Meridian ARG Inc. closes 0% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

Most of Meridian ARG Inc.'s 44 filings include narrative text

65.9% 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.

Subscribe (RSS)
Timely response rate 29.5%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 0.0%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Meridian ARG Inc. complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 44

Meridian ARG Inc. complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 44 total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Debt collection: 43 complaints (97.7%), resolution 0.0% Debt collection 97.7% Payday loan: 1 complaints (2.3%), resolution 0.0%
  • Debt collection 43 97.7% 0% relief
  • Payday loan 1 2.3% 0% relief

How Meridian ARG Inc.'s 44 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Debt collection 43
Payday loan 1

Where Meridian ARG Inc. complaints are filed

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Concentrated footprint
Leading state
NY
11.4% of this company's filings
NY5FL5AZ5TX4CA4GA3MO3NH2

Meridian ARG Inc. rising annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Rising vs first year
2018
17
+88.9% vs 2016
8101214161820 201620172018 17

Top States

State Complaints
NY 5
FL 5
AZ 5
TX 4
CA 4
GA 3
MO 3
NH 2
PA 2
SC 1
WI 1
WA 1
RI 1
KS 1
MD 1
CT 1
OK 1
IA 1
AR 1
NC 1

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 21
Communication tactics 8
Taking/threatening an illegal action 4
False statements or representation 3
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 2
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly 2
Attempts to collect debt not owed 2
Improper contact or sharing of info 1
Can't contact lender 1

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2016 9 55.6%
2017 18 44.4%
2018 17 0%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Meridian ARG Inc. filings cluster in one product

Meridian ARG Inc.'s 44 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 20 states show a filing. 65.9% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2016 through 2018-10-31.

Meridian ARG Inc. answers 29.5% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 50% 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 "Took or threatened to take negative or legal action."

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 Meridian ARG Inc..

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Meridian ARG 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.

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 Meridian ARG Inc. (29.5% timely; 0% relief). methodology.

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