CFPB · Single-product concentration

Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law

45 CFPB complaints · 84.4% in "Debt collection" · top issue Improper contact or sharing of info.

45 CFPB complaints

Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law: 84.4% of 45 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 35.6% · relief 11.1%. Allegations, not findings.

  • Single-product concentration
  • -91.7% filings 2014 to 2020

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company russell-w-richardson-attorney-at-law

11.1% relief · 35.6% timely · 45 filings · Debt collection

Nearest relief peer: Holloway Credit Solutions (11.1% relief)

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Closed-with-relief % among Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law and nearest filing-volume peers

Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law closes 11.1% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

How 45 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.

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Timely response rate 35.6%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 11.1%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 45

Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 45 total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Debt collection: 38 complaints (84.4%), resolution 10.5% Debt collection 84.4% Consumer Loan: 3 complaints (6.7%), resolution 0.0% Consumer Loan 6.7% Payday loan: 2 complaints (4.4%), resolution 0.0% Bank account: 1 complaints (2.2%), resolution 0.0% Student loan: 1 complaints (2.2%), resolution 100.0%
  • Debt collection 38 84.4% 11% relief
  • Consumer Loan 3 6.7% 0% relief
  • Payday loan 2 4.4% 0% relief
  • Bank account 1 2.2% 0% relief
  • Student loan 1 2.2% 100% relief

How Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law's 45 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Debt collection 38
Consumer Loan 3
Payday loan 2
Bank account or service 1
Student loan 1

Where Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law complaints are filed

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Concentrated footprint
Leading state
CA
20% of this company's filings
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Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law falling annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Falling vs first year
2020
1
-91.7% vs 2014
05101520 20142015201620172020 1

Top States

State Complaints
CA 9
OH 5
TX 4
IN 3
GA 3
FL 2
MO 2
MD 2
IL 2
TN 2
KS 1
MN 1
WI 1
LA 1
UT 1
NC 1
VA 1
MI 1
NV 1
NM 1

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Improper contact or sharing of info 12
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 9
Taking/threatening an illegal action 7
Communication tactics 5
False statements or representation 5
Charged fees or interest I didn't expect 2
Problems when you are unable to pay 2
Account opening, closing, or management 1
Managing the loan or lease 1
Dealing with your lender or servicer 1

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2014 12 50%
2015 15 40%
2016 16 18.8%
2017 1 0%
2020 1 100%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law filings cluster in one product

Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law's 45 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 21 states show a filing. Only 24.4% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2014 through 2020-05-22.

Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law answers 35.6% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 37.8% with a written explanation. 11.1% 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 "Improper contact or sharing of info."

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 Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law.

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law: 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 Russell W Richardson, Attorney at Law (35.6% timely; 11.1% relief). methodology.

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