What is the most common complaint against Escallate, LLC?

The most common issue consumers report about Escallate, LLC is "Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not mine". This is based on 112 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against Escallate, LLC increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against Escallate, LLC are falling. The company received 0 complaints in the last 12 months, showing improvement over prior periods.

What is Escallate, LLC's reputation grade?

Escallate, LLC has a reputation grade of D (score: 55.1/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does Escallate, LLC respond to consumer complaints?

Escallate, LLC has a 100% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 28% of cases.

In how many states does Escallate, LLC operate?

Escallate, LLC has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 20 states, with the most complaints from New York (18 complaints).

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

Escallate, LLC - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 20 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

41
Disclosure verification of debt

33
Communication tactics

18
False statements or representation

10
Attempts to collect debt not owed

4
Improper contact or sharing of info

4

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record escallate-llc Escallate, LLC

Grade D · 112 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed · vol #774 · compose #3320

VOL 112
GRADE D
12MO 0
STATES 20
TIMELY 100%
DISPUTE 28%
ISSUE Cont'd attempts collect de…
RANK #774
COMPOSE #3,320

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Mid-Atlantic Finance Co., Inc. (112 complaints)

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

Escallate, LLC's 112 CFPB complaints sit next to Mid-Atlantic Finance Co., Inc. 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

New York is the plurality state for Escallate, LLC (16.1%)

Volume rank #774 and composite rank #3,320 diverge by 2,546 places on PlainCollector's CFPB-derived corpus maps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state: New York 16.1%; Mid-band (15–30%) · 20 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak: 2025-12 9.1%; 8–15% band · 7 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #774 volume; #3,320 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 2,546 places worse than volume

How does Escallate, LLC compare to its peers?

How does ESCALLATE, LLC compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count

ESCALLATE, LLC National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

100%

99%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

28%

33%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2024-04 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	41
Disclosure verification of debt	33
Communication tactics	18
False statements or representation	10
Attempts to collect debt not owed	4
Improper contact or sharing of info	4
Written notification about debt	1
Taking/threatening an illegal action	1

Where do complaints against Escallate, LLC come from?

Escallate, LLC's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

New York

18
Ohio

16
North Carolina

13
Illinois

11
Nevada

7
Pennsylvania

7
South Carolina

6
Texas

5

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Escallate, LLC: 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: 112.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 100%.

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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