What is the most common complaint against First Data Corporation?

The most common issue consumers report about First Data Corporation is "Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not mine". This is based on 502 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against First Data Corporation increasing or decreasing?

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

What is First Data Corporation's reputation grade?

First Data Corporation has a reputation grade of D (score: 52.5/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does First Data Corporation respond to consumer complaints?

First Data Corporation has a 91% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 12% of cases.

In how many states does First Data Corporation operate?

First Data Corporation has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 47 states, with the most complaints from California (80 complaints).

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

First Data Corporation - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 47 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

206
Attempts to collect debt not owed

142
False statements or representation

41
Communication tactics

35
Disclosure verification of debt

32
Written notification about debt

20

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record first-data-corporation First Data Corporation

Grade D · 502 CFPB filings · 91% timely · lead issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed · vol #272 · compose #3801

VOL 502
GRADE D
12MO 0
STATES 47
TIMELY 91%
DISPUTE 12%
ISSUE Cont'd attempts collect de…
RANK #272
COMPOSE #3,801

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Prince Parker & Associates (502 complaints)

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

First Data Corporation's 502 CFPB complaints sit next to Prince Parker & Associates 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

California is the plurality state for First Data Corporation (15.9%)

Volume rank #272 and composite rank #3,801 diverge by 3,529 places on PlainCollector's CFPB-derived corpus maps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state: California 15.9%; Mid-band (15–30%) · 47 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak: 2024-09 8.1%; 8–15% band · 6 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #272 volume; #3,801 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 3,529 places worse than volume

How does First Data Corporation compare to its peers?

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

First Data Corporation National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

100

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

91%

88%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

12%

20%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2024-03 2026-02

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	206
Attempts to collect debt not owed	142
False statements or representation	41
Communication tactics	35
Disclosure verification of debt	32
Written notification about debt	20
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	12
Improper contact or sharing of info	9
Taking/threatening an illegal action	5

Where do complaints against First Data Corporation come from?

First Data Corporation's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

California

80
Texas

56
Florida

35
Georgia

19
Ohio

18
New York

17
North Carolina

17
Maryland

16

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for First Data Corporation: 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: 502.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 90.83665338645417%.

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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