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

CFPB complaint data Grade C 79 complaints

American Credit Bureau, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 16 states, reputation grade C.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about American Credit Bureau, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record american-credit-bureau-inc American Credit Bureau, Inc.

Grade C · 79 CFPB filings · 97% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

  • VOL 79
  • GRADE C
  • 12MO 11
  • STATES 16
  • TIMELY 97%
  • DISPUTE 5%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #929
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: CBC Companies, Inc. (79 complaints)

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

American Credit Bureau, Inc.'s 79 CFPB complaints sit next to CBC Companies, Inc. 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 79 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for American Credit Bureau, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

C
Composite reputation score
61.1/100
American Credit Bureau, 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
79
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
97%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
5%
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

43.0% of American Credit Bureau, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in Florida

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

Dominant state
Florida 43.0%
34 of 79 filings · 16 states touched
Seasonal peak
2018-02 11.5%
8–15% band · 3 filings
Corpus ranks
#929 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does American Credit Bureau, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does American Credit Bureau, 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
American Credit Bureau, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
11
33
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
97%
100%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
5%
0%
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 American Credit Bureau, Inc. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 8 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 40%60%80%100%120% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) American Credit Bureau, Inc. vs. 7 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate American Credit Bureau, Inc.CREDIT WORLD SERVICES, INC.Credit Consulting Services, Inc.National Management Recovery Corp. (NMRC)Sortis Financial, Inc.SANTANDER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONQC HOLDINGS INCLaw Offices Howard Lee Schiff, P.C.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

American Credit Bureau, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

American Credit Bureau, 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)

79 Top 17% higher than 83% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 80–100: 112 collectors (2%). Above this entry. 100–120: 63 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 120–140: 67 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 140–160: 53 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). Above this entry. American Credit Bureau, 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 ↓
2017-10 2025-11

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
29
Written notification about debt
18
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
13
False statements or representation
9
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
3
Disclosure verification of debt
3
Communication tactics
1
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
1
Improper contact or sharing of info
1
Taking/threatening an illegal action
1

Where do complaints against American Credit Bureau, Inc. come from?

American Credit Bureau, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against American Credit Bureau, Inc.

Across 16 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 American Credit Bureau, 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: 79.

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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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