What is the most common complaint against AMCOL Systems, Inc.?

The most common issue consumers report about AMCOL Systems, Inc. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not yours". This is based on 634 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against AMCOL Systems, Inc. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against AMCOL Systems, Inc. are falling. The company received 40 complaints in the last 12 months, showing improvement over prior periods.

What is AMCOL Systems, Inc.'s reputation grade?

AMCOL Systems, Inc. has a reputation grade of D (score: 49.3/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does AMCOL Systems, Inc. respond to consumer complaints?

AMCOL Systems, Inc. has a 86% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 17% of cases.

In how many states does AMCOL Systems, Inc. operate?

AMCOL Systems, Inc. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 36 states, with the most complaints from Texas (168 complaints).

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

AMCOL Systems, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 36 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

205
Written notification about debt

131
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

92
False statements or representation

59
Disclosure verification of debt

48
Communication tactics

42

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record amcol-systems-inc AMCOL Systems, Inc.

Grade D · 634 CFPB filings · 86% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #221 · compose #4203

VOL 634
GRADE D
12MO 40
STATES 36
TIMELY 86%
DISPUTE 17%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #221
COMPOSE #4,203

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Capital Management Services, LP (632 complaints)

CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

AMCOL Systems, Inc.'s 634 CFPB complaints sit next to Capital Management Services, LP 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 →

Filing geometry

Texas is the plurality state for AMCOL Systems, Inc. (26.5%)

Volume rank #221 and composite rank #4,203 diverge by 3,982 places on PlainCollector's CFPB-derived corpus maps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state: Texas 26.5%; Mid-band (15–30%) · 36 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak: 2025-07 9.8%; 8–15% band · 17 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #221 volume; #4,203 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 3,982 places worse than volume

How does AMCOL Systems, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does AMCOL Systems, 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

AMCOL Systems, Inc. National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

86%

99%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

17%

14%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2024-04 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	205
Written notification about debt	131
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	92
False statements or representation	59
Disclosure verification of debt	48
Communication tactics	42
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	35
Improper contact or sharing of info	12
Taking/threatening an illegal action	4
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly	3

Where do complaints against AMCOL Systems, Inc. come from?

AMCOL Systems, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Texas

168
North Carolina

57
South Carolina

56
Michigan

48
Ohio

27
Florida

24
Arizona

23
Virginia

18

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for AMCOL Systems, 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: 634.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 86.00953895071542%.

4 peers

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

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Consumer Complaint Database, 1,139,236 debt collection complaints are represented in the current PlainCollector snapshot. See our methodology for how PlainCollector computes each company's reputation grade from this data.

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