CFPB · Single-product concentration

State Collection Service, Inc.

768 CFPB complaints · 92.3% in "Debt collection" · top issue Attempts to collect debt not owed.

768 CFPB complaints

State Collection Service, Inc.: 92.3% of 768 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 99.7% · relief 3.1%. Allegations, not findings.

  • Single-product concentration
  • +180% filings 2013 to 2026

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company state-collection-service-inc

3.1% relief · 99.7% timely · 768 filings · Debt collection

Nearest relief peer: URS Holding, LLC (3.1% relief)

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Closed-with-relief % among State Collection Service, Inc. and nearest filing-volume peers

State Collection Service, Inc. closes 3.1% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

Response Quality Score

State Collection Service, Inc. scores strongest on timely response (99/100 percentile-benchmarked) and weakest on relief provided (14/100), blended into one 0–100 composite against the CFPB-wide distribution among companies with 10+ complaints. See methodology for the benchmark and weights.

60 /100 grade C

Relief provided

14 / 100 percentile-benchmarked

3.1% of complaints closed with relief to the consumer

Timely response

99 / 100 percentile-benchmarked

99.7% of complaints answered inside the CFPB 15-day window

Closed with explanation

94 / 100 percentile-benchmarked

96.6% of complaints closed with an explanation to the consumer

Most of State Collection Service, Inc.'s 768 filings include narrative text

41% 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 99.7%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 3.1%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

State Collection Service, Inc. complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 768

State Collection Service, Inc. complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 768 total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Debt collection: 709 complaints (92.3%), resolution 3.2% Debt collection 92.3% Credit reporting,: 40 complaints (5.2%), resolution 2.5% Credit reporting: 13 complaints (1.7%), resolution 0.0% Credit reporting: 3 complaints (0.4%), resolution 0.0% Credit card: 2 complaints (0.3%), resolution 0.0% Consumer Loan: 1 complaints (0.1%), resolution 0.0%
  • Debt collection 709 92.3% – 3% relief
  • Credit reporting, 40 5.2% – 3% relief
  • Credit reporting 13 1.7% – 0% relief
  • Credit reporting 3 0.4% – 0% relief
  • Credit card 2 0.3% – 0% relief
  • Consumer Loan 1 0.1% – 0% relief

How State Collection Service, Inc.'s 768 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Debt collection 709
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports 40
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports 13
Credit reporting 3
Credit card 2
Consumer Loan 1

Nationwide filing states for State Collection Service, Inc.

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Nationwide footprint
Leading state
WI
21.4% of this company's filings
WI164IL95WA71MD54CA42FL40PA36TX31

State Collection Service, Inc. rising annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Rising vs first year
2026
28
+180% vs 2013
020406080100 20132015201720192021202320252026 28

Top States

State Complaints
WI 164
IL 95
WA 71
MD 54
CA 42
FL 40
PA 36
TX 31
GA 26
NY 22
MN 20
SC 18
DE 17
KS 15
AZ 11
OH 10
MO 9
NC 8
VA 8
ND 6

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed 214
Written notification about debt 152
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 89
Communication tactics 83
False statements or representation 77
Disclosure verification of debt 44
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 29
Incorrect information on your report 29
Electronic communications 10
Improper use of your report 8
Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 8
Improper contact or sharing of info 7
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem 4
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly 4
Incorrect information on credit report 3
Other features, terms, or problems 2
Problems when you are unable to pay 1
Identity theft protection or other monitoring services 1
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services 1
Unable to get your credit report or credit score 1

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2013 10 100%
2014 43 100%
2015 43 97.7%
2016 63 100%
2017 77 100%
2018 73 100%
2019 61 100%
2020 44 100%
2021 90 98.9%
2022 66 100%
2023 63 100%
2024 54 100%
2025 53 100%
2026 28 100%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

State Collection Service, Inc. filings cluster in one product

State Collection Service, Inc.'s 768 logged complaints reach a nationwide footprint - 44 states have at least one filing. 41% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2013 through 2026-06-25.

State Collection Service, Inc. answers 99.7% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 96.6% with a written explanation. 3.1% 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 "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 State Collection Service, Inc..

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for State Collection Service, 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 State Collection Service, Inc. (99.7% timely; 3.1% relief). methodology.

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