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

CFPB complaint data Grade C 53 complaints

Butler and Associates, PA - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 8 states, reputation grade C.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Butler and Associates, PA

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record butler-and-associates-pa Butler and Associates, PA

Grade C · 53 CFPB filings · 78% timely · lead issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

  • VOL 53
  • GRADE C
  • 12MO 9
  • STATES 8
  • TIMELY 78%
  • DISPUTE 0%
  • ISSUE Took or threatened to take…
  • RANK #1,152
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Advantage Collection Professionals, Inc. (53 complaints)

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

Butler and Associates, PA's 53 CFPB complaints sit next to Advantage Collection Professionals, 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 53 complaints break down

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

Reputation score breakdown

C
Composite reputation score
57.1/100
Butler and Associates, PA

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
53
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

73.6% of Butler and Associates, PA's CFPB filings land in Kansas

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

Dominant state
Kansas 73.6%
39 of 53 filings · 8 states touched
Even monthly load
Peak under 8%
Highest month 2016-01 at 7.7% (2 filings)
Corpus ranks
#1,152 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Butler and Associates, PA compare to its peers?

How does Butler and Associates, PA compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Butler and Associates, PA National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
9
5
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
78%
6%
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 Butler and Associates, PA 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%50%100%150% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Butler and Associates, PA vs. 7 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Butler and Associates, PABureau of Accounts ControlCASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.Assured Financial PartnersAdvantage Collection Professionals, Inc.AUDIT SYSTEMS,INCConsolidated Management Group, LLCNational Arbitration Forum
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Butler and Associates, PA's complaint volume in context

Butler and Associates, PA 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)

53 Top 21% higher than 79% 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. Butler and Associates, PA 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2014-12 2020-06

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
17
False statements or representation
12
Attempts to collect debt not owed
11
Written notification about debt
7
Communication tactics
4
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
2

Where do complaints against Butler and Associates, PA come from?

Butler and Associates, PA's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Butler and Associates, PA

Across 8 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 Butler and Associates, PA: 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: 53.

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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