What is the most common complaint against Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates?

The most common issue consumers report about Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt was paid". This is based on 6 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates are falling. The company received 0 complaints in the last 12 months, showing improvement over prior periods.

What is Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates's reputation grade?

Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates has a reputation grade of F (score: 43.2/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates respond to consumer complaints?

Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates has a 50% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 67% of cases.

In how many states does Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates operate?

Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 6 states, with the most complaints from California (1 complaints).

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

Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 6 states, reputation grade F.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

2
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

1
Communication tactics

1
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

1
Taking/threatening an illegal action

1

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record braufmann-leighmann-associates Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates

Grade F · 6 CFPB filings · 50% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #2921 · compose #4810

VOL 6
GRADE F
12MO 0
STATES 6
TIMELY 50%
DISPUTE 67%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #2,921
COMPOSE #4,810

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: 1 Stop Money Centers, LLC (6 complaints)

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

Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates's 6 CFPB complaints sit next to 1 Stop Money Centers, LLC 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 →

Spiky monthly series

California is the plurality state for Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates (16.7%)

The 2024-08 spike coincides with a 1,889-place gap between volume rank #2,921 and composite #4,810. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state: California 16.7%; Mid-band (15–30%) · 6 states with ≥1 filing
Spike month: 2024-08 100.0%; 1 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Divergent corpus ranks: #2,921 volume; #4,810 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 1,889 places worse than volume

How does Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates compare to its peers?

How does BRAUFMANN, LEIGHMANN & 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

BRAUFMANN, LEIGHMANN &… National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

50%

83%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

67%

100%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2024-08 2024-08

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	2
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	1
Communication tactics	1
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	1
Taking/threatening an illegal action	1

Where do complaints against Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates come from?

Braufmann, Leighmann & Associates's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

California

1
Georgia

1
Illinois

1
Iowa

1
Pennsylvania

1
Texas

1

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Braufmann, Leighmann & 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: 6.

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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