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

CFPB complaint data Grade B 9 complaints

Bluestein Hirsch and Associates - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 5 states, reputation grade B.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Bluestein Hirsch and Associates

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record bluestein-hirsch-and-associates Bluestein Hirsch and Associates

Grade B · 9 CFPB filings · 78% timely · lead issue: Taking/threatening an illegal action

  • VOL 9
  • GRADE B
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 5
  • TIMELY 78%
  • DISPUTE 0%
  • ISSUE Taking/threatening an ille…
  • RANK #2,569
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: 1st Results Billings & Collections, Inc. (9 complaints)

1st Results Billings & Collections, Inc.1st Results Billings & Colle…92233 Paradise Road LLC2233 Paradise Road LLC9A-1 Premium Acceptance, Inc.A-1 Premium Acceptance, Inc.9Account Control BureauAccount Control Bureau9Bluestein Hirsch and Associates (this)Bluestein Hirsch and Associa…9
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Bluestein Hirsch and Associates's 9 CFPB complaints sit next to 1st Results Billings & Collections, 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 9 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Bluestein Hirsch and Associates, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

B
Composite reputation score
67.3/100
Bluestein Hirsch and Associates

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 C
9
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response B
78%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
0%
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

33.3% of Bluestein Hirsch and Associates's CFPB filings land in New Jersey

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

Dominant state
New Jersey 33.3%
3 of 9 filings · 5 states touched
Spike month
2024-02 33.3%
1 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Corpus ranks
#2,569 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Bluestein Hirsch and Associates compare to its peers?

How does Bluestein Hirsch and Associates compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Bluestein Hirsch and Associates National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
1
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
78%
100%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
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 Bluestein Hirsch and Associates a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 5 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%50%100%150% 0%5%10%15% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Bluestein Hirsch and Associates vs. 4 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Bluestein Hirsch and AssociatesBecker and Klein, LLCBusiness Law Group, P.A.BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATIONCFS2 Inc.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Bluestein Hirsch and Associates's complaint volume in context

Bluestein Hirsch and Associates 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)

9 53rd percentile higher than 53% of 5,420 collectors

0–20: 3,504 collectors (65%). This entry sits in this band. 20–40: 565 collectors (10%). Above this entry. 40–60: 260 collectors (5%). Above this entry. 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. Bluestein Hirsch and Associates 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2024-02 2024-05

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Taking/threatening an illegal action
3
Communication tactics
2
Improper contact or sharing of info
2
False statements or representation
1
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
1

Where do complaints against Bluestein Hirsch and Associates come from?

Bluestein Hirsch and Associates's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Bluestein Hirsch and Associates

Across 5 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 Bluestein Hirsch and Associates: 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: 9.

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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