CFPB · Single-product concentration
Southern Service Systems, Inc.
17 CFPB complaints · 94.1% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.
Southern Service Systems, Inc.: 94.1% of 17 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 88.2% · relief 11.8%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- -75% filings 2015 to 2021
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company southern-service-systems-inc
11.8% relief · 88.2% timely · 17 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Vision Financial Corp. (11.9% relief)
Southern Service Systems, Inc. closes 11.8% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Response Quality Score
Southern Service Systems, Inc. scores strongest on timely response (79/100 percentile-benchmarked) and weakest on closed with explanation (46/100), 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
55 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
11.8% of complaints closed with relief to the consumer
Timely response
79 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
88.2% of complaints answered inside the CFPB 15-day window
Closed with explanation
46 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
70.6% of complaints closed with an explanation to the consumer
Most of Southern Service Systems, Inc.'s 17 filings include narrative text
47.1% 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 Service Systems, Inc. complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 16 94.1% – 13% relief
- Checking or 1 5.9% – 0% relief
How Southern Service Systems, Inc.'s 17 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 16 |
| Checking or savings account | 1 |
Concentrated filing states for Southern Service Systems, Inc.
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- AR
- 76.5% of this company's filings
Southern Service Systems, Inc. falling annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2021
- 1
- -75% vs 2015
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| AR | 13 |
| CO | 1 |
| WA | 1 |
| LA | 1 |
| MO | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 5 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 4 |
| Communication tactics | 3 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 2 |
| Written notification about debt | 2 |
| Managing an account | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 100% |
| 2016 | 2 | 100% |
| 2017 | 4 | 100% |
| 2018 | 4 | 100% |
| 2019 | 1 | 100% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Southern Service Systems, Inc. filings cluster in one product
Southern Service Systems, Inc.'s 17 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 5 states show a filing. 47.1% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2015 through 2021-11-12.
Southern Service Systems, Inc. answers 88.2% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 70.6% with a written explanation. 11.8% 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 Southern Service Systems, Inc..
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Southern Service Systems, 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: 17.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 88.2%.
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 Service Systems, Inc. (88.2% timely; 11.8% relief). methodology.
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