CFPB · Single-product concentration
Southern Credit Recovery, Inc.
135 CFPB complaints · 87.4% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Southern Credit Recovery, Inc.: 87.4% of 135 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 88.1% · relief 0.7%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- 0% filings 2013 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company southern-credit-recovery-inc
0.7% relief · 88.1% timely · 135 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Ad Astra Recovery Services Inc (0.7% relief)
Southern Credit Recovery, Inc. closes 0.7% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Response Quality Score
Southern Credit Recovery, Inc. scores strongest on closed with explanation (97/100 percentile-benchmarked) and weakest on relief provided (3/100), 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
3 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
0.7% of complaints closed with relief to the consumer
Timely response
79 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
88.1% of complaints answered inside the CFPB 15-day window
Closed with explanation
97 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
98.5% of complaints closed with an explanation to the consumer
Most of Southern Credit Recovery, Inc.'s 135 filings include narrative text
40% 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.
Southern Credit Recovery, Inc. complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 118 87.4% – 1% relief
- Credit reporting, 16 11.9% – 0% relief
- Student loan 1 0.7% – 0% relief
How Southern Credit Recovery, Inc.'s 135 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 118 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 16 |
| Student loan | 1 |
Concentrated filing states for Southern Credit Recovery, Inc.
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- LA
- 90.4% of this company's filings
Southern Credit Recovery, Inc. complaints by year
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 1
- 0% vs 2013
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| LA | 122 |
| TX | 4 |
| VA | 3 |
| GA | 2 |
| MS | 2 |
| CA | 1 |
| FL | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 44 |
| Written notification about debt | 21 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 12 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 12 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 11 |
| Communication tactics | 9 |
| False statements or representation | 8 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 7 |
| Improper contact or sharing of info | 2 |
| Taking/threatening an illegal action | 2 |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 2 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 2 |
| Dealing with my lender or servicer | 1 |
| Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services | 1 |
| Improper use of your report | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 100% |
| 2014 | 8 | 100% |
| 2015 | 8 | 87.5% |
| 2016 | 17 | 82.4% |
| 2017 | 20 | 95% |
| 2018 | 15 | 93.3% |
| 2019 | 10 | 80% |
| 2020 | 15 | 80% |
| 2021 | 20 | 85% |
| 2022 | 8 | 100% |
| 2023 | 9 | 77.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 100% |
| 2025 | 2 | 100% |
| 2026 | 1 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Southern Credit Recovery, Inc. filings cluster in one product
Southern Credit Recovery, Inc.'s 135 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 7 states show a filing. 40% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2013 through 2026-06-24.
Southern Credit Recovery, Inc. answers 88.1% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 98.5% with a written explanation. 0.7% 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 Southern Credit Recovery, Inc..
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Southern Credit Recovery, 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.
Similar filing volume
Nearest companies by total CFPB complaints. This record: 135.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 88.1%.
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 Southern Credit Recovery, Inc. (88.1% timely; 0.7% relief). methodology.
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