CFPB · Single-product concentration
Northeast Collection Bureau
47 CFPB complaints · 95.7% in "Debt collection" · top issue Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed.
Northeast Collection Bureau: 95.7% of 47 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 17% · relief 0%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- -90% filings 2014 to 2023
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company northeast-collection-bureau
0% relief · 17% timely · 47 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Transworld Systems Inc (0% relief)
Northeast Collection Bureau closes 0% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Response Quality Score
Northeast Collection Bureau scores 0/100 on relief provided, blended into one composite against the CFPB-wide distribution among companies with 10+ complaints. See methodology for the benchmark and weights.
Relief provided
0 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
0% of complaints closed with relief to the consumer
Timely response
0 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
17% of complaints answered inside the CFPB 15-day window
Closed with explanation
0 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
36.2% of complaints closed with an explanation to the consumer
Most of Northeast Collection Bureau's 47 filings include narrative text
44.7% 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.
Northeast Collection Bureau complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 45 95.7% – 0% relief
- Other financial 1 2.1% – 0% relief
- Bank account 1 2.1% – 0% relief
How Northeast Collection Bureau's 47 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 45 |
| Other financial service | 1 |
| Bank account or service | 1 |
Where Northeast Collection Bureau complaints are filed
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- GA
- 19.1% of this company's filings
Northeast Collection Bureau falling annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2023
- 1
- -90% vs 2014
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| GA | 9 |
| CA | 6 |
| NY | 5 |
| AZ | 4 |
| MI | 3 |
| MD | 2 |
| FL | 2 |
| ND | 2 |
| VA | 2 |
| MA | 1 |
| TX | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
| DC | 1 |
| MN | 1 |
| MO | 1 |
| ID | 1 |
| NJ | 1 |
| LA | 1 |
| PA | 1 |
| IL | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 17 |
| Communication tactics | 8 |
| Improper contact or sharing of info | 7 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 6 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 2 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 2 |
| Fraud or scam | 1 |
| False statements or representation | 1 |
| Account opening, closing, or management | 1 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 1 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 | 0% |
| 2015 | 22 | 9.1% |
| 2016 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 2017 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Northeast Collection Bureau filings cluster in one product
Northeast Collection Bureau's 47 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 21 states show a filing. 44.7% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2014 through 2023-03-28.
Northeast Collection Bureau answers 17% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 36.2% 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 "Cont'd attempts 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 Northeast Collection Bureau.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Northeast Collection Bureau: 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: 47.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 17%.
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 Northeast Collection Bureau (17% timely; 0% relief). methodology.
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