CFPB · Single-product concentration
The Shindler Law Firm
16 CFPB complaints · 100% in "Debt collection" · top issue Took or threatened to take negative or legal action.
The Shindler Law Firm: 100% of 16 CFPB complaints sit in "Debt collection". Timely 62.5% · relief 0%. Allegations, not findings.
- Single-product concentration
- -50% filings 2015 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company the-shindler-law-firm
0% relief · 62.5% timely · 16 filings · Debt collection
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: Transworld Systems Inc (0% relief)
The Shindler Law Firm closes 0% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Response Quality Score
The Shindler Law Firm scores strongest on closed with explanation (77/100 percentile-benchmarked) and weakest on relief provided (0/100), 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
0 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
0% of complaints closed with relief to the consumer
Timely response
34 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
62.5% of complaints answered inside the CFPB 15-day window
Closed with explanation
77 / 100 percentile-benchmarked
87.5% of complaints closed with an explanation to the consumer
How 16 complaints split on narrative text
CFPB records optionally include a consumer narrative. These two counts add to this company's total filings, volume of text present, not a finding about severity.
CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.
Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
The Shindler Law Firm complaint mix by product
- Debt collection 16 100.0% – 0% relief
How The Shindler Law Firm's 16 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Debt collection | 16 |
Concentrated filing states for The Shindler Law Firm
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- IL
- 75% of this company's filings
The Shindler Law Firm falling annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 1
- -50% vs 2015
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| IL | 12 |
| IN | 2 |
| LA | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 7 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 4 |
| False statements or representation | 2 |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 2 |
| Disclosure verification of debt | 1 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 100% |
| 2019 | 2 | 50% |
| 2020 | 1 | 100% |
| 2021 | 2 | 50% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 100% |
| 2024 | 1 | 100% |
| 2025 | 3 | 100% |
| 2026 | 1 | 100% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
The Shindler Law Firm filings cluster in one product
The Shindler Law Firm's 16 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 4 states show a filing. Only 37.5% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2015 through 2026-04-16.
The Shindler Law Firm answers 62.5% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 87.5% with a written explanation. 0% 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 The Shindler Law Firm.
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for The Shindler Law Firm: 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: 16.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 62.5%.
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 The Shindler Law Firm (62.5% timely; 0% relief). methodology.
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