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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 74 complaints

Debt Collectors International, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 21 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Debt Collectors International, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record debt-collectors-international-inc Debt Collectors International, Inc.

Grade D · 74 CFPB filings · 93% timely · lead issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

  • VOL 74
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 28
  • STATES 21
  • TIMELY 93%
  • ISSUE Took or threatened to take…
  • RANK #968
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Brennan & Clark, Ltd., LLC (74 complaints)

Brennan & Clark, Ltd., LLCBrennan & Clark, Ltd., LLC74Mercury Financial Intermediate LLCMercury Financial Intermedia…74Midwest Credit & Collection, Inc.Midwest Credit & Collection,…74Omnipoint CapitalOmnipoint Capital74Debt Collectors International, Inc. (this)Debt Collectors Internationa…74
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Debt Collectors International, Inc.'s 74 CFPB complaints sit next to Brennan & Clark, Ltd., LLC 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 74 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Debt Collectors International, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
49.4/100
Debt Collectors International, 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
74
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
93%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate N/A
N/A
No dispute rate reported.
Recent trend D
Rising
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

Distributed filing map

Debt Collectors International, Inc. spreads filings across 21 states - Texas leads at only 13.5%

Peak share is this collector's company_monthly maximum divided by its own stored monthly total. Corpus placement method.

Most-even geography
Lead state under 15%
Texas still leads at 13.5% across 21 states
Spike month
2022-05 50.0%
1 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Corpus ranks
#968 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Debt Collectors International, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Debt Collectors International, 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
Debt Collectors International, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
28
5
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
93%
71%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
15%
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 Debt Collectors International, Inc. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 7 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 0%50%100%150% 0%50%100%150% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Debt Collectors International, Inc. vs. 7 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Brennan & Clark, Ltd., LLCMidwest Credit & Collection, Inc.PCR GroupProfessional Collection Service Inc (GA)Valley Collection Service, LLCWalwick, IncIllinois Collection Service, Inc.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Debt Collectors International, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Debt Collectors International, 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)

74 Top 18% higher than 82% 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. Debt Collectors International, Inc. 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Rising ↑
2022-05 2022-06

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
19
Attempts to collect debt not owed
18
Communication tactics
12
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
11
False statements or representation
9
Written notification about debt
5

Where do complaints against Debt Collectors International, Inc. come from?

Debt Collectors International, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Debt Collectors International, 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 Debt Collectors International, 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: 74.

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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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