CFPB · Single-product concentration
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates
88 CFPB complaints · 96.6% in "Debt collection" · top issue Took or threatened to take negative or legal action.
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates: 96.6% of 88 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 100% · relief 4.5%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- -89.5% filings 2016 to 2020
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company miller-stark-klein-and-associates
4.5% relief · 100% timely · 88 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: I.C. System, Inc. (4.5% relief)
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates closes 4.5% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Response Quality Score
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates scores strongest on timely response (100/100 percentile-benchmarked) and weakest on relief provided (21/100), 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
21 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
4.5% of complaints closed with relief to the consumer
Timely response
100 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
100% of complaints answered inside the CFPB 15-day window
Closed with explanation
92 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
95.5% of complaints closed with an explanation to the consumer
Most of Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates's 88 filings include narrative text
67% 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.
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 85 96.6% – 5% relief
- Consumer Loan 2 2.3% – 0% relief
- Bank account 1 1.1% – 0% relief
How Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates's 88 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 85 |
| Consumer Loan | 2 |
| Bank account or service | 1 |
Where Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates complaints are filed
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- GA
- 10.2% of this company's filings
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates falling annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2020
- 2
- -89.5% vs 2016
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| GA | 9 |
| CA | 9 |
| TX | 8 |
| NY | 7 |
| OH | 7 |
| FL | 6 |
| MI | 5 |
| AZ | 5 |
| IL | 3 |
| IN | 2 |
| WA | 2 |
| ID | 2 |
| OR | 2 |
| DC | 1 |
| NV | 1 |
| MA | 1 |
| SC | 1 |
| MO | 1 |
| MD | 1 |
| AL | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 20 |
| Communication tactics | 16 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 16 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 12 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 5 |
| False statements or representation | 5 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 5 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 3 |
| Written notification about debt | 3 |
| Problems when you are unable to pay | 2 |
| Problems caused by my funds being low | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19 | 100% |
| 2017 | 30 | 100% |
| 2018 | 25 | 100% |
| 2019 | 12 | 100% |
| 2020 | 2 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates filings cluster in one product
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates's 88 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 32 states show a filing. 67% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2016 through 2020-03-02.
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates answers 100% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 95.5% with a written explanation. 4.5% 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 Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Miller, Stark, Klein and 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: 88.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 100%.
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 Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates (100% timely; 4.5% relief). methodology.
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