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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 85 complaints

CB1, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 21 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about CB1, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record cb1-inc CB1, Inc.

Grade D · 85 CFPB filings · 98% timely · lead issue: Written notification about debt

  • VOL 85
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 13
  • STATES 21
  • TIMELY 98%
  • DISPUTE 29%
  • ISSUE Written notification about…
  • RANK #896
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Account Services Collections, Inc (85 complaints)

Account Services Collections, IncAccount Services Collections…85Ballybunion Enterprises, IncBallybunion Enterprises, Inc85Credit Bureau of Carbon CountyCredit Bureau of Carbon Coun…85Miller, Stark, Klein and AssociatesMiller, Stark, Klein and Ass…85CB1, Inc. (this)CB1, Inc. (this)85
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

CB1, Inc.'s 85 CFPB complaints sit next to Account Services 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 85 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for CB1, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
54.8/100
CB1, 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 F
85
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
29%
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

69.4% of CB1, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in Montana

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

Dominant state
Montana 69.4%
59 of 85 filings · 21 states touched
Seasonal peak
2016-09 11.7%
8–15% band · 7 filings
Corpus ranks
#896 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does CB1, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does CB1, 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
CB1, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
13
6
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
98%
88%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
29%
28%
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 CB1, Inc. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 10 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 (%) CB1, Inc. vs. 9 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate CB1, Inc.Ballybunion Enterprises, IncCredit Bureau of Carbon CountyAccount Services Collections, IncMiller, Stark, Klein and AssociatesNAM National Arbitration and MediationTCF NATIONAL BANKUnique Management Services, IncTodd, Bremer & Lawson, Inc.ACS Education Services
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

CB1, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

CB1, 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)

85 Top 17% higher than 83% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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. CB1, 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 ↓
2016-08 2022-12

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Written notification about debt
25
Attempts to collect debt not owed
19
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
12
False statements or representation
8
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
7
Communication tactics
7
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
3
Disclosure verification of debt
2
Taking/threatening an illegal action
2

Where do complaints against CB1, Inc. come from?

CB1, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against CB1, Inc.

Across 21 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 CB1, 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: 85.

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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