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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 260 complaints

Forster & Garbus LLP - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 13 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Forster & Garbus LLP

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record forster-garbus-llp Forster & Garbus LLP

Grade D · 260 CFPB filings · 98% timely · lead issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action · vol #439 · compose #242

  • VOL 260
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 13
  • TIMELY 98%
  • DISPUTE 23%
  • ISSUE Took or threatened to take…
  • RANK #439
  • COMPOSE #242

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Marauder Corporation (261 complaints)

Capstone Credit & Collection, LLC.Capstone Credit & Collection…259Forster & Garbus LLP (this)Forster & Garbus LLP (this)260Marauder CorporationMarauder Corporation2611st Franklin Financial Corporation1st Franklin Financial Corpo…262Credit Bureau Collection Services, Inc.Credit Bureau Collection Ser…262
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Forster & Garbus LLP's 260 CFPB complaints sit next to Marauder Corporation 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 260 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Forster & Garbus LLP, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
53.3/100
Forster & Garbus LLP

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
260
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
98%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate B
23%
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.

State-heavy filing map

90.0% of Forster & Garbus LLP's CFPB filings land in New York

Concentration is computed from this collector's company_states rows only, not a national baseline. Corpus placement method.

Dominant state
New York 90.0%
234 of 260 filings · 13 states touched
Seasonal peak
2020-04 14.4%
8–15% band · 69 filings
Corpus ranks
#439 volume
#242 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

How does Forster & Garbus LLP compare to its peers?

How does Forster & Garbus LLP compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Forster & Garbus LLP National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
153
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
98%
6%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
23%
19%
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 Forster & Garbus LLP a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 11 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%10%20%30% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Forster & Garbus LLP vs. 10 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Forster & Garbus LLPMarauder CorporationCapstone Credit & Collection, LLC.KEYCORPCredit Bureau Collection Services, Inc.1st Franklin Financial CorporationDuvera Billing Services, LLCSuttell, Hammer & White, P.SMobiloans, LLCMaury Cobb, Attorney at Law, LLCAccount Resolution Corporation
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Forster & Garbus LLP's complaint volume in context

Forster & Garbus LLP 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)

260 Top 8% higher than 92% 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%). Below this entry. 80–100: 112 collectors (2%). Below this entry. 100–120: 63 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 120–140: 67 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 140–160: 53 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Below this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). This entry sits in this band. Forster & Garbus LLP 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2019-06 2022-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
53
Attempts to collect debt not owed
35
False statements or representation
35
Written notification about debt
34
Taking/threatening an illegal action
25
Disclosure verification of debt
23
Communication tactics
22
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
20
Improper contact or sharing of info
7
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
6

Where do complaints against Forster & Garbus LLP come from?

Forster & Garbus LLP's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Forster & Garbus LLP

Across 13 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 Forster & Garbus LLP: 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: 260.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 97.70114942528735%.

4 peers

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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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