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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 565 complaints

Blitt and Gaines, P.C. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 18 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Blitt and Gaines, P.C.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record blitt-and-gaines-pc Blitt and Gaines, P.C.

Grade D · 565 CFPB filings · 98% timely · lead issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action · vol #244 · compose #312

  • VOL 565
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 109
  • STATES 18
  • TIMELY 98%
  • DISPUTE 25%
  • ISSUE Took or threatened to take…
  • RANK #244
  • COMPOSE #312

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley, Inc. (564 complaints)

Community Choice Financial, Inc.Community Choice Financial, …559RS Clark and Associates, Inc.RS Clark and Associates, Inc.560American Credit Acceptance, LLCAmerican Credit Acceptance, …561Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley, Inc.Collection Bureau of the Hud…564Blitt and Gaines, P.C. (this)Blitt and Gaines, P.C. (this)565
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Blitt and Gaines, P.C.'s 565 CFPB complaints sit next to Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley, 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 565 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Blitt and Gaines, P.C., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
52.2/100
Blitt and Gaines, 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
565
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
98%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate B
25%
Share of company responses the consumer disputed as inadequate; lower is better.
Recent trend C
Stable
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

State-heavy filing map

60.0% of Blitt and Gaines, 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 60.0%
339 of 565 filings · 18 states touched
Spike month
2015-08 17.6%
3 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Corpus ranks
#244 volume
#312 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

How does Blitt and Gaines, P.C. compare to its peers?

How does Blitt and Gaines, 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
Blitt and Gaines, P.C. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
109
97
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
98%
100%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
25%
13%
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 Blitt and Gaines, P.C. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 11 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 80%85%90%95%100%105% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Blitt and Gaines, P.C. vs. 10 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Blitt and Gaines, P.C.Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley, Inc.American Credit Acceptance, LLCRS Clark and Associates, Inc.COMMUNITY CHOICE FINANCIAL, INC.CarMax, Inc.EdFinancial ServicesLaw Office of Michael J. Scott, PCMonarch Recovery Holdings, Inc.OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORPORATIONThaxton Investment Corporation
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Blitt and Gaines, P.C.'s complaint volume in context

Blitt and Gaines, 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)

565 Top 5% higher than 95% 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%). Below this entry. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). This entry sits in this band. Blitt and Gaines, 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)

Stable →
2015-01 2019-07

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
146
Attempts to collect debt not owed
142
Written notification about debt
93
False statements or representation
90
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
24
Communication tactics
18
Disclosure verification of debt
17
Taking/threatening an illegal action
17
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
12
Improper contact or sharing of info
4

Where do complaints against Blitt and Gaines, P.C. come from?

Blitt and Gaines, P.C.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Blitt and Gaines, P.C.

Across 18 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 Blitt and Gaines, 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: 565.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 98.49906191369607%.

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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