What is the most common complaint against Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C.?

The most common issue consumers report about Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not yours". This is based on 127 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. are falling. The company received 17 complaints in the last 12 months, showing improvement over prior periods.

What is Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C.'s reputation grade?

Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. has a reputation grade of D (score: 52.8/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. respond to consumer complaints?

Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. has a 98% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 33% of cases.

In how many states does Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. operate?

Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 12 states, with the most complaints from New Jersey (94 complaints).

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

Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 12 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

34
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

21
Written notification about debt

16
False statements or representation

16
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

13
Disclosure verification of debt

12

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record fein-such-kahn-shepard-pc Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C.

Grade D · 127 CFPB filings · 98% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #730 · compose #3753

VOL 127
GRADE D
12MO 17
STATES 12
TIMELY 98%
DISPUTE 33%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #730
COMPOSE #3,753

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Cornerstone Holdings, Inc. (127 complaints)

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

Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C.'s 127 CFPB complaints sit next to Cornerstone Holdings, 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 →

State-heavy filing map

74.0% of Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C.'s CFPB filings land in New Jersey

High volume does not equal a clean composite: Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. is volume #730 but composite #3,753, while New Jersey dominates the geography. Corpus placement method.

Dominant state: New Jersey 74.0%; 94 of 127 filings · 12 states touched
Spike month: 2016-08 33.3%; 8 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Divergent corpus ranks: #730 volume; #3,753 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 3,023 places worse than volume

How does Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. compare to its peers?

How does Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count

Fein, Such, Kahn & She… National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

98%

100%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

33%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2016-05 2024-07

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	34
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	21
Written notification about debt	16
False statements or representation	16
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	13
Disclosure verification of debt	12
Taking/threatening an illegal action	9
Communication tactics	5
Improper contact or sharing of info	1

Where do complaints against Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. come from?

Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

New Jersey

94
New York

17
California

2
Florida

2
Massachusetts

2
Texas

2
Georgia

1
Illinois

1

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C.: 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: 127.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 97.52066115702479%.

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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