CFPB · Single-product concentration

Seattle Service Bureau, Inc

357 CFPB complaints · 94.4% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.

357 CFPB complaints

Seattle Service Bureau, Inc: 94.4% of 357 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 88.8% · relief 2.8%. Allegations, not findings.

  • Single-product concentration
  • +880% filings 2013 to 2026

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company seattle-service-bureau-inc

2.8% relief · 88.8% timely · 357 filings · Debt collection

Nearest relief peer: Glasser and Glasser, PLC (2.8% relief)

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Closed-with-relief % among Seattle Service Bureau, Inc and nearest filing-volume peers

Seattle Service Bureau, Inc closes 2.8% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

Most of Seattle Service Bureau, Inc's 357 filings include narrative text

48.7% 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.

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Timely response rate 88.8%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 2.8%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Seattle Service Bureau, Inc complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 357

Seattle Service Bureau, Inc complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 357 total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Debt collection: 337 complaints (94.4%), resolution 2.7% Debt collection 94.4% Credit reporting,: 13 complaints (3.6%), resolution 7.7% Credit reporting: 4 complaints (1.1%), resolution 0.0% Credit reporting: 1 complaints (0.3%), resolution 0.0% Consumer Loan: 1 complaints (0.3%), resolution 0.0% Payday loan,: 1 complaints (0.3%), resolution 0.0%
  • Debt collection 337 94.4% 3% relief
  • Credit reporting, 13 3.6% 8% relief
  • Credit reporting 4 1.1% 0% relief
  • Credit reporting 1 0.3% 0% relief
  • Consumer Loan 1 0.3% 0% relief
  • Payday loan, 1 0.3% 0% relief

How Seattle Service Bureau, Inc's 357 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Debt collection 337
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports 13
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports 4
Credit reporting 1
Consumer Loan 1
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan 1

Nationwide filing states for Seattle Service Bureau, Inc

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Nationwide footprint
Leading state
CA
11.2% of this company's filings
CA40IL33WA30TX30FL24GA15TN12MI12

Seattle Service Bureau, Inc rising annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Rising vs first year
2026
49
+880% vs 2013
0204060 20132015201720192021202320252026 49

Top States

State Complaints
CA 40
IL 33
WA 30
TX 30
FL 24
GA 15
TN 12
MI 12
OR 11
NY 11
CO 10
VA 9
OH 9
MD 9
MO 8
NV 8
SC 8
AZ 7
NE 7
LA 6

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed 94
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 60
Communication tactics 49
Written notification about debt 35
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 33
False statements or representation 26
Incorrect information on your report 15
Disclosure verification of debt 13
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly 11
Improper contact or sharing of info 8
Taking/threatening an illegal action 7
Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 2
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem 1
Electronic communications 1
Incorrect information on credit report 1
Managing the loan or lease 1

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2013 5 100%
2014 11 100%
2015 26 92.3%
2016 19 89.5%
2017 28 50%
2018 14 14.3%
2019 19 73.7%
2020 22 90.9%
2021 32 96.9%
2022 17 100%
2023 30 100%
2024 32 100%
2025 53 96.2%
2026 49 100%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Seattle Service Bureau, Inc filings cluster in one product

Seattle Service Bureau, Inc's 357 logged complaints reach a nationwide footprint - 41 states have at least one filing. 48.7% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2013 through 2026-06-22.

Seattle Service Bureau, Inc answers 88.8% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 87.7% with a written explanation. 2.8% 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 "Attempts to 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 Seattle Service Bureau, Inc.

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Seattle Service Bureau, 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 Seattle Service Bureau, Inc (88.8% timely; 2.8% relief). methodology.

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