CFPB · Single-product concentration

Stephen L. Bruce, P.C.

35 CFPB complaints · 97.1% in "Debt collection" · top issue Took or threatened to take negative or legal action.

35 CFPB complaints

Stephen L. Bruce, P.C.: 97.1% of 35 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 94.3% · relief 5.7%. Allegations, not findings.

  • Single-product concentration
  • +100% filings 2014 to 2026

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company stephen-l-bruce-p-c

5.7% relief · 94.3% timely · 35 filings · Debt collection

Nearest relief peer: ARS National Services, Inc. (5.7% relief)

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Closed-with-relief % among Stephen L. Bruce, P.C. and nearest filing-volume peers

Stephen L. Bruce, P.C. closes 5.7% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

Most of Stephen L. Bruce, P.C.'s 35 filings include narrative text

42.9% 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 94.3%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 5.7%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Stephen L. Bruce, P.C. complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 35

Stephen L. Bruce, P.C. complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 35 total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Debt collection: 34 complaints (97.1%), resolution 5.9% Debt collection 97.1% Credit reporting: 1 complaints (2.9%), resolution 0.0%
  • Debt collection 34 97.1% 6% relief
  • Credit reporting 1 2.9% 0% relief

How Stephen L. Bruce, P.C.'s 35 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Debt collection 34
Credit reporting 1

Concentrated filing states for Stephen L. Bruce, P.C.

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Concentrated footprint
Leading state
OK
54.3% of this company's filings
OK19LA9AR5NY1CO1

Stephen L. Bruce, P.C. rising annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Rising vs first year
2026
4
+100% vs 2014
0246810 201420152017201820192020202120222023202420252026 4

Top States

State Complaints
OK 19
LA 9
AR 5
NY 1
CO 1

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 12
False statements or representation 9
Attempts to collect debt not owed 6
Written notification about debt 5
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 1
Communication tactics 1
Improper use of my credit report 1

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2014 2 0%
2015 3 100%
2017 3 100%
2018 1 100%
2019 1 100%
2020 1 100%
2021 3 100%
2022 9 100%
2023 2 100%
2024 1 100%
2025 5 100%
2026 4 100%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Stephen L. Bruce, P.C. filings cluster in one product

Stephen L. Bruce, P.C.'s 35 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 5 states show a filing. 42.9% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2014 through 2026-04-15.

Stephen L. Bruce, P.C. answers 94.3% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 94.3% with a written explanation. 5.7% 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 "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 Stephen L. Bruce, P.C..

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Stephen L. Bruce, P.C.: 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 Stephen L. Bruce, P.C. (94.3% timely; 5.7% relief). methodology.

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