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

CFPB complaint data Grade F 18 complaints

Bristlecone, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 11 states, reputation grade F.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Bristlecone, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record bristlecone-inc Bristlecone, Inc.

Grade F · 18 CFPB filings · 6% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

  • VOL 18
  • GRADE F
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 11
  • TIMELY 6%
  • DISPUTE 0%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #1,969
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Ameris Bancorp (18 complaints)

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

Bristlecone, Inc.'s 18 CFPB complaints sit next to Ameris Bancorp 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 18 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Bristlecone, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

F
Composite reputation score
37.1/100
Bristlecone, Inc.

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
18
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response F
6%
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.

Filing geometry

California is the plurality state for Bristlecone, Inc. (16.7%)

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

Plurality state
California 16.7%
Mid-band (15–30%) · 11 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak
2019-05 13.6%
8–15% band · 3 filings
Corpus ranks
#1,969 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Bristlecone, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Bristlecone, Inc. compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Bristlecone, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
6%
94%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
6%
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 Bristlecone, Inc. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 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%20%40%60% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Bristlecone, Inc. vs. 8 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Bristlecone, Inc.Blueshore RecoveryBerndt & Associates, P.C.Check City Partnership, LLCCo-Operative Adjustment Bureau, Inc.BOK FINANCIAL CORPConsumer Asset Management (Texas)BCB Investments LLCCreditech, Inc.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Bristlecone, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Bristlecone, Inc. 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)

18 64th percentile higher than 64% 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. Bristlecone, Inc. 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2019-03 2023-07

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
7
False statements or representation
4
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
2
Communication tactics
2
Written notification about debt
1
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
1
Electronic communications
1

Where do complaints against Bristlecone, Inc. come from?

Bristlecone, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Bristlecone, Inc.

Across 11 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 Bristlecone, Inc.: 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: 18.

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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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