What is the most common complaint against Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.?

The most common issue consumers report about Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. is "Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not mine". This is based on 158 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. are falling. The company received 7 complaints in the last 12 months, showing improvement over prior periods.

What is Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.'s reputation grade?

Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. has a reputation grade of D (score: 55.2/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. respond to consumer complaints?

Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. has a 99% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 22% of cases.

In how many states does Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. operate?

Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 28 states, with the most complaints from Illinois (90 complaints).

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

Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 28 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

59
Attempts to collect debt not owed

25
Communication tactics

23
Disclosure verification of debt

19
False statements or representation

11
Written notification about debt

8

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record arnold-scott-harris-pc Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.

Grade D · 158 CFPB filings · 99% timely · lead issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed · vol #638 · compose #3293

VOL 158
GRADE D
12MO 7
STATES 28
TIMELY 99%
DISPUTE 22%
ISSUE Cont'd attempts collect de…
RANK #638
COMPOSE #3,293

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Collection Services of Athens, Inc. (158 complaints)

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

Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.'s 158 CFPB complaints sit next to Collection Services of Athens, 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 →

State-heavy filing map

57.0% of Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.'s CFPB filings land in Illinois

High volume does not equal a clean composite: Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. is volume #638 but composite #3,293, while Illinois dominates the geography. Corpus placement method.

Dominant state: Illinois 57.0%; 90 of 158 filings · 28 states touched
Seasonal peak: 2025-01 8.8%; 8–15% band · 9 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #638 volume; #3,293 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 2,655 places worse than volume

How does Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. compare to its peers?

How does Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count

Arnold Scott Harris, P… National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

99%

82%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

22%

29%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2024-04 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	59
Attempts to collect debt not owed	25
Communication tactics	23
Disclosure verification of debt	19
False statements or representation	11
Written notification about debt	8
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	6
Taking/threatening an illegal action	4
Improper contact or sharing of info	2
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly	1

Where do complaints against Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. come from?

Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Illinois

90
Kansas

7
Wisconsin

7
Missouri

5
Virginia

4
Arizona

3
California

3
Georgia

3

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.: 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: 158.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 98.71794871794873%.

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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