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

CFPB complaint data Grade F 67 complaints

Data Search NY, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 22 states, reputation grade F.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Data Search NY, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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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 67
  • GRADE F
  • 12MO 9
  • STATES 22
  • TIMELY 95%
  • DISPUTE 75%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #1,022
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Armcon Corp (67 complaints)

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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 →

How the 67 complaints break down

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

Reputation score breakdown

F
Composite reputation score
43.2/100
Data Search NY, 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
67
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
95%
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.

Filing geometry

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

Figures below come from this collector's company_states / company_monthly rows and corpus RankMaps. 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
Corpus ranks
#1,022 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

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
9
3
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
95%
95%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
75%
14%
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 Data Search NY, 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 20%40%60%80%100%120% 0%20%40%60%80% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Data Search NY, Inc. vs. 9 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Data Search NY, Inc.Clear Recovery, Inc.Armcon CorpGenesis Credit Management, LLCMerchants Acceptance CorpNorthwood Asset Management GroupZENCO COLLECTION, LLCSkopos Financial, LLCSKO Brenner American, Inc.Northwest Collectors Inc.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Data Search NY, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Data Search NY, 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)

67 Top 19% higher than 81% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Data Search NY, 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 ↓
2013-11 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.

Top states by complaints against Data Search NY, Inc.

Across 22 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 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.

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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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