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United Debt Counselors, LLC

38 CFPB complaints · 11 states · top issue Fraud or scam.

38 CFPB complaints

United Debt Counselors, LLC has 38 consumer complaints in the CFPB public database. Timely response is 92.1%; 34.2% closed with relief; top product Debt collection. Allegations, not regulatory findings.

  • Mid-pack CFPB posture
  • -85.7% filings 2017 to 2026

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company united-debt-counselors-llc

34.2% relief · 92.1% timely · 38 filings · Debt collection

Nearest relief peer: Diversified Consultants, Inc. (34.3% relief)

United Debt Counselors, LLC …34.2%Credit Bureau of Carbon Coun…3%Credit Service Company0%Independent Bank Corp.15%American Capital Enterprises…1%
Closed-with-relief % among United Debt Counselors, LLC and nearest filing-volume peers

United Debt Counselors, LLC closes 34.2% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

How 38 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.

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Timely response rate 92.1%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 34.2%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

United Debt Counselors, LLC complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 38

United Debt Counselors, LLC complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 38 total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Debt collection: 18 complaints (47.4%), resolution 11.1% Debt collection 47.4% Money transfer,: 11 complaints (28.9%), resolution 63.6% Money transfer, 28.9% Credit reporting,: 4 complaints (10.5%), resolution 50.0% Credit reporting, 10.5% Other financial: 3 complaints (7.9%), resolution 66.7% Other financial 7.9% Credit card: 1 complaints (2.6%), resolution 0.0% Checking or: 1 complaints (2.6%), resolution 0.0%
  • Debt collection 18 47.4% 11% relief
  • Money transfer, 11 28.9% 64% relief
  • Credit reporting, 4 10.5% 50% relief
  • Other financial 3 7.9% 67% relief
  • Credit card 1 2.6% 0% relief
  • Checking or 1 2.6% 0% relief

How United Debt Counselors, LLC's 38 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Debt collection 18
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service 11
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports 4
Other financial service 3
Credit card or prepaid card 1
Checking or savings account 1

Where United Debt Counselors, LLC complaints are filed

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Concentrated footprint
Leading state
NY
26.3% of this company's filings
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United Debt Counselors, LLC falling annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Falling vs first year
2026
1
-85.7% vs 2017
05101520 20172018201920202021202220232026 1

Top States

State Complaints
NY 10
CA 6
TX 4
AZ 3
FL 3
VA 3
MI 2
SC 1
LA 1
AL 1
GA 1

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Fraud or scam 10
False statements or representation 7
Communication tactics 4
Confusing or misleading advertising or marketing 4
Attempts to collect debt not owed 3
Written notification about debt 2
Disclosure verification of debt 1
Advertising and marketing 1
Other features, terms, or problems 1
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 1
Managing an account 1
Problem with customer service 1
Confusing or missing disclosures 1
Unexpected or other fees 1

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2017 7 100%
2018 3 100%
2019 16 87.5%
2020 6 100%
2021 1 100%
2022 3 100%
2023 1 100%
2026 1 0%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

What the CFPB record shows about United Debt Counselors, LLC

United Debt Counselors, LLC's 38 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 11 states show a filing. Only 34.2% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, so most of this record is coded categories rather than verbatim complaint text. Records run from 2017 through 2026-01-30.

United Debt Counselors, LLC answers 92.1% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 63.2% with a written explanation. 34.2% 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 "Fraud or scam."

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 United Debt Counselors, LLC.

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for United Debt Counselors, LLC: 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 United Debt Counselors, LLC (92.1% timely; 34.2% relief). methodology.

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