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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 45 complaints

Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 22 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record bank-of-new-york-mellon-corporation-the Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the

Grade D · 45 CFPB filings · 96% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

  • VOL 45
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 5
  • STATES 22
  • TIMELY 96%
  • DISPUTE 50%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #1,264
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Account Brokers Inc. (45 complaints)

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

Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the's 45 CFPB complaints sit next to Account Brokers 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 45 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
51.5/100
Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the

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 D
45
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
96%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate C
50%
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.

Steady monthly series

California is the plurality state for Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the (15.6%)

Figures below come from this collector's company_states / company_monthly rows and corpus RankMaps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state
California 15.6%
Mid-band (15–30%) · 22 states with ≥1 filing
Even monthly load
Peak under 8%
Highest month 2016-03 at 7.1% (2 filings)
Corpus ranks
#1,264 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the compare to its peers?

How does BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION, THE compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION, THE National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
5
29
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
96%
94%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
50%
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 Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the 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 0%20%40%60%80%100%120% 0%20%40%60% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the vs. 7 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, theCIR, Law OfficesArmor Systems CorporationHewitt-CapitalAccount Brokers Inc.Lotane & Associates, P.A.Northeast Collection BureauProfessional Recovery Consultants, Inc.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the's complaint volume in context

Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the 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)

45 Top 23% higher than 77% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 60–80: 163 collectors (3%). Above this entry. 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. Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2015-07 2024-08

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
27
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
10
False statements or representation
4
Communication tactics
2
Written notification about debt
1
Taking/threatening an illegal action
1

Where do complaints against Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the come from?

Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the

Across 22 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 Bank of NEW York Mellon Corporation, the: 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: 45.

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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