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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 158 complaints

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

CFPB complaint profile across 28 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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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 158
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 7
  • STATES 28
  • TIMELY 99%
  • DISPUTE 22%
  • ISSUE Cont'd attempts collect de…
  • RANK #638
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

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

Collection Services of Athens, Inc.Collection Services of Athen…158Law Offices of Robert J. Colclough, IIILaw Offices of Robert J. Col…158Lobel Financial CorporationLobel Financial Corporation158Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. (this)Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. (t…158Debt Co LLCDebt Co LLC159
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 →

How the 158 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Arnold Scott Harris, P.C., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
55.2/100
Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.

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
158
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
99%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate B
22%
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

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

Concentration is computed from this collector's company_states rows only, not a national baseline. 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
Corpus ranks
#638 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

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.C. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
7
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
99%
82%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
22%
29%
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 Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. 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 60%70%80%90%100%110% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. vs. 7 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.COLLECTION SERVICES OF ATHENS, INC.LOBEL FINANCIAL CORPORATIONLaw Offices of Robert J. Colclough, IIIHEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INCDRB-40, LLCWestern-Shamrock CorporationYSA ARM LLC DBA Oxygen XL
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.'s complaint volume in context

Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. 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)

158 Top 12% higher than 88% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). Above this entry. Arnold Scott Harris, P.C. 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
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.

Top states by complaints against Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.

Across 28 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 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

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