What is the most common complaint against Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc.?

The most common issue consumers report about Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. is "Written notification about debt", specifically "Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged". This is based on 15 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. are falling. The company received 0 complaints in the last 12 months, showing improvement over prior periods.

What is Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc.'s reputation grade?

Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. has a reputation grade of B (score: 71.8/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. respond to consumer complaints?

Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. has a 100% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 0% of cases.

In how many states does Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. operate?

Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 5 states, with the most complaints from Massachusetts (11 complaints).

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

Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 5 states, reputation grade B.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Written notification about debt

4
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

3
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

3
Disclosure verification of debt

2
Attempts to collect debt not owed

1
False statements or representation

1

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record credit-bureau-associates-northeast-inc Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc.

Grade B · 15 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Written notification about debt · vol #2124 · compose #1118

VOL 15
GRADE B
12MO 0
STATES 5
TIMELY 100%
DISPUTE 0%
ISSUE Written notification about…
RANK #2,124
COMPOSE #1,118

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Accounts Advocate Agency (15 complaints)

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

Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc.'s 15 CFPB complaints sit next to Accounts Advocate Agency 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 →

State-heavy filing map

73.3% of Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in Massachusetts

High volume does not equal a clean composite: Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. is volume #2,124 but composite #1,118, while Massachusetts dominates the geography. Corpus placement method.

Dominant state: Massachusetts 73.3%; 11 of 15 filings · 5 states touched
Seasonal peak: 2015-05 9.4%; 8–15% band · 3 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #2,124 volume; #1,118 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 1,006 places better than volume

How does Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does CREDIT BUREAU ASSOCIATES-NORTHEAST, 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

CREDIT BUREAU ASSOCIAT… National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

100%

87%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2015-01 2021-09

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Written notification about debt	4
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	3
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	3
Disclosure verification of debt	2
Attempts to collect debt not owed	1
False statements or representation	1
Communication tactics	1

Where do complaints against Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc. come from?

Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Massachusetts

11
Georgia

1
New York

1
Rhode Island

1
Texas

1

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Credit Bureau Associates-Northeast, 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: 15.

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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