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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 8 complaints

CBS Collections, Inc - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 3 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about CBS Collections, Inc

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record cbs-collections-inc CBS Collections, Inc

Grade D · 8 CFPB filings · 88% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

  • VOL 8
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 3
  • TIMELY 88%
  • DISPUTE 75%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #2,677
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: A+ Loans, Inc. (8 complaints)

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

CBS Collections, Inc's 8 CFPB complaints sit next to A+ Loans, 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 8 complaints break down

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

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
52.5/100
CBS Collections, 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 C
8
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
88%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate D
75%
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

62.5% of CBS Collections, Inc's CFPB filings land in Washington

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

Dominant state
Washington 62.5%
5 of 8 filings · 3 states touched
Even monthly load
Peak under 8%
Highest month 2013-09 at 5.9% (1 filings)
Corpus ranks
#2,677 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does CBS Collections, Inc compare to its peers?

How does CBS Collections, 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
CBS Collections, Inc National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
2
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
88%
25%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
75%
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 CBS Collections, Inc a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 6 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 20%40%60%80%100%120% 0%20%40%60%80% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) CBS Collections, Inc vs. 5 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate CBS Collections, IncBaxter Bailey & AssociatesAutomotive Management Services, Inc.Accudata Credit Systems LLCAccount Information Management CorporationCREDIT BUREAU OF FARMINGTON, INC
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

CBS Collections, Inc's complaint volume in context

CBS Collections, 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)

8 51st percentile higher than 51% 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. CBS Collections, 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 ↓
2013-09 2024-06

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
2
False statements or representation
2
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
2
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
1
Disclosure verification of debt
1

Where do complaints against CBS Collections, Inc come from?

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

Top states by complaints against CBS Collections, Inc

Across 3 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 CBS Collections, 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: 8.

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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