This data comes from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and reflects consumer complaints, not proven violations.

CFPB complaint data Grade D 947 complaints

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 35 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record adler-wallach-associates-inc Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.

Grade D · 947 CFPB filings · 94% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #162 · compose #351

  • VOL 947
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 84
  • STATES 35
  • TIMELY 94%
  • DISPUTE 18%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #162
  • COMPOSE #351

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Paramount Recovery Systems, L.P. (948 complaints)

First National Collection Bureau, Inc.First National Collection Bu…940Pressler & Pressler, LLPPressler & Pressler, LLP946Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. (this)Adler Wallach & Associates, …947Paramount Recovery Systems, L.P.Paramount Recovery Systems, …948Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLPKimball, Tirey & St. John LLP950
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.'s 947 CFPB complaints sit next to Paramount Recovery Systems, L.P. on the volume neighbourhood; peer NAMES stay, and disposition VALUES are this collector's. Grades compare collectors to each other - a complaint is a filing, not a proven violation. How to read a complaint count →

How the 947 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
51.3/100
Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.

Blends complaint volume, timely-response rate, dispute rate, and recent trend from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database into one comparable 0-100 score. Not an official CFPB rating and not a finding of wrongdoing — see methodology for the exact formula.

Complaint volume F
947
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
94%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
18%
Share of company responses the consumer disputed as inadequate; lower is better.
Recent trend B
Falling
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

State-heavy filing map

65.9% of Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in California

Concentration is computed from this collector's company_states rows only, not a national baseline. Corpus placement method.

Dominant state
California 65.9%
624 of 947 filings · 35 states touched
Seasonal peak
2025-12 8.7%
8–15% band · 224 filings
Corpus ranks
#162 volume
#351 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

How does Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
84
3
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
94%
97%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
18%
24%
19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Response speed vs. dispute rate, among similar-volume collectors

Timely response and dispute rate track only weakly together nationally (r=0.22 among collectors with 5+ complaints): answering promptly does not reliably buy Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 11 entities by Timely response rate (%) (X) and Dispute rate (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Responsive but disputedSlow & disputedResponsive & trustedSlow but undisputed 75%80%85%90%95%100%105% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. vs. 10 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.Paramount Recovery Systems, L.P.Pressler & Pressler, LLPKimball, Tirey & St. John LLPFirst National Collection Bureau, Inc.URS Holding, LLCAES/PHEAAZWICKER & ASSOCIATESFirst Federal Credit Control, Inc.Professional Recovery ManagementCredit Protection Association, L.P.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. vs all collectors by complaint volume

Where this collector's total CFPB complaint count sits among every tracked debt collector (volume, not a quality ranking)

947 Top 3% higher than 97% of 5,420 collectors

0–20: 3,504 collectors (65%). Below this entry. 20–40: 565 collectors (10%). Below this entry. 40–60: 260 collectors (5%). Below this entry. 60–80: 163 collectors (3%). Below this entry. 80–100: 112 collectors (2%). Below this entry. 100–120: 63 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 120–140: 67 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 140–160: 53 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). This entry sits in this band. Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2024-04 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
422
Written notification about debt
193
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
91
False statements or representation
87
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
80
Disclosure verification of debt
42
Communication tactics
18
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
5
Improper contact or sharing of info
5
Electronic communications
3

Where do complaints against Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. come from?

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.

Across 35 states with at least one filing

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.: nearest all-time CFPB complaint volume and nearest CFPB timely-response rate among collectors with at least 100 logged complaints. State breakdowns above stay geographic; these neighborhoods vary by metric.

Similar filing volume

Nearest collectors by total CFPB complaints. This record: 947.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 93.98907103825137%.

4 peers

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Data sourced from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCollector

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