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

CFPB complaint data Grade C 106 complaints

Credit Counsel, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 21 states, reputation grade C.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Credit Counsel, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record credit-counsel-inc Credit Counsel, Inc.

Grade C · 106 CFPB filings · 96% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

  • VOL 106
  • GRADE C
  • 12MO 28
  • STATES 21
  • TIMELY 96%
  • DISPUTE 0%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #796
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: C/C Financial (106 complaints)

C/C FinancialC/C Financial106Denefits LLCDenefits LLC106Mnet Financial IncMnet Financial Inc106Ridge & Valley Realty, Inc.Ridge & Valley Realty, Inc.106Credit Counsel, Inc. (this)Credit Counsel, Inc. (this)106
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Credit Counsel, Inc.'s 106 CFPB complaints sit next to C/C Financial 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 106 complaints break down

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

Reputation score breakdown

C
Composite reputation score
61.5/100
Credit Counsel, 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
106
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
96%
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 C
Stable
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

State-heavy filing map

51.9% of Credit Counsel, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in Florida

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

Dominant state
Florida 51.9%
55 of 106 filings · 21 states touched
Seasonal peak
2025-04 9.6%
8–15% band · 5 filings
Corpus ranks
#796 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Credit Counsel, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Credit Counsel, 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 Counsel, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
28
25
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
96%
97%
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 Credit Counsel, 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 40%60%80%100%120% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Credit Counsel, Inc. vs. 8 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Credit Counsel, Inc.Mnet Financial IncRidge & Valley Realty, Inc.Credit International CorporationCollection Service of NevadaClear Debt Solutions, LLCWeinberg Mediation Group LLCTormey Bewley CorporationTIDEWATER FINANCE COMPANY, INC.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Credit Counsel, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Credit Counsel, 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)

106 Top 15% higher than 85% 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%). Below this entry. 100–120: 63 collectors (1%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Credit Counsel, Inc. 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Stable →
2023-08 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
43
Communication tactics
18
False statements or representation
14
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
11
Written notification about debt
6
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
6
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
4
Disclosure verification of debt
3
Electronic communications
1

Where do complaints against Credit Counsel, Inc. come from?

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

Top states by complaints against Credit Counsel, 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 Credit Counsel, 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: 106.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 95.95959595959596%.

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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