What is the most common complaint against Data Search NY, Inc.?

The most common issue consumers report about Data Search NY, Inc. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Didn't receive notice of right to dispute". This is based on 67 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against Data Search NY, Inc. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against Data Search NY, Inc. are falling. The company received 9 complaints in the last 12 months, showing improvement over prior periods.

What is Data Search NY, Inc.'s reputation grade?

Data Search NY, Inc. has a reputation grade of F (score: 43.2/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does Data Search NY, Inc. respond to consumer complaints?

Data Search NY, Inc. has a 95% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 75% of cases.

In how many states does Data Search NY, Inc. operate?

Data Search NY, Inc. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 22 states, with the most complaints from Texas (11 complaints).

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

Data Search NY, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 22 states, reputation grade F.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

22
Written notification about debt

19
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

7
False statements or representation

6
Disclosure verification of debt

4
Communication tactics

3

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record data-search-ny-inc Data Search NY, Inc.

Grade F · 67 CFPB filings · 95% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #1022 · compose #4811

VOL 67
GRADE F
12MO 9
STATES 22
TIMELY 95%
DISPUTE 75%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #1,022
COMPOSE #4,811

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Armcon Corp (67 complaints)

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

Data Search NY, Inc.'s 67 CFPB complaints sit next to Armcon Corp 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 →

Filing geometry

Texas is the plurality state for Data Search NY, Inc. (16.4%)

Volume rank #1,022 and composite rank #4,811 diverge by 3,789 places on PlainCollector's CFPB-derived corpus maps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state: Texas 16.4%; Mid-band (15–30%) · 22 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak: 2013-11 9.3%; 8–15% band · 4 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #1,022 volume; #4,811 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 3,789 places worse than volume

How does Data Search NY, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Data Search NY, 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

Data Search NY, Inc. National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

95%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

75%

14%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2013-11 2022-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	22
Written notification about debt	19
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	7
False statements or representation	6
Disclosure verification of debt	4
Communication tactics	3
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly	3
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	2
Improper contact or sharing of info	1

Where do complaints against Data Search NY, Inc. come from?

Data Search NY, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Texas

11
Illinois

9
Virginia

7
Florida

6
Maryland

6
Missouri

4
California

3
New York

3

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Data Search NY, 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: 67.

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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