CFPB · Single-product concentration
Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC
12 CFPB complaints · 91.7% in "Debt collection" · top issue Took or threatened to take negative or legal action.
Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC: 91.7% of 12 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 16.7% · relief 0%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- +66.7% filings 2015 to 2025
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company samuel-whitaker-associates-llc
0% relief · 16.7% timely · 12 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Transworld Systems Inc (0% relief)
Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC closes 0% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Most of Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC's 12 filings include narrative text
66.7% 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.
Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 11 91.7% – 0% relief
- Payday loan 1 8.3% – 0% relief
How Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC's 12 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 11 |
| Payday loan | 1 |
Where Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC complaints are filed
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- OH
- 16.7% of this company's filings
Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2025
- 5
- +66.7% vs 2015
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| OH | 2 |
| TX | 2 |
| WA | 1 |
| NM | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
| ME | 1 |
| PA | 1 |
| CA | 1 |
| KY | 1 |
| MD | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 4 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 2 |
| Communication tactics | 2 |
| False statements or representation | 1 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 1 |
| Received a loan I didn't apply for | 1 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC filings cluster in one product
Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC's 12 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 10 states show a filing. 66.7% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2015 through 2025-07-31.
Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC answers 16.7% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 16.7% 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 Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC: 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: 12.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 16.7%.
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 Samuel Whitaker & Associates LLC (16.7% timely; 0% relief). methodology.
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