What is the most common complaint against Harris & Harris, Ltd.?

The most common issue consumers report about Harris & Harris, Ltd. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not yours". This is based on 4,346 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against Harris & Harris, Ltd. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against Harris & Harris, Ltd. are rising. The company received 2,360 complaints in the last 12 months, indicating an upward trend in consumer issues.

What is Harris & Harris, Ltd.'s reputation grade?

Harris & Harris, Ltd. has a reputation grade of D (score: 54.3/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does Harris & Harris, Ltd. respond to consumer complaints?

Harris & Harris, Ltd. has a 100% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 15% of cases.

In how many states does Harris & Harris, Ltd. operate?

Harris & Harris, Ltd. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 52 states, with the most complaints from Texas (654 complaints).

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

Harris & Harris, Ltd. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 52 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

1,792
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

648
Written notification about debt

609
Communication tactics

462
False statements or representation

451
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

139

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record harris-harris-ltd Harris & Harris, Ltd.

Grade D · 4,346 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #41 · compose #3492

VOL 4,346
GRADE D
12MO 2,360
STATES 52
TIMELY 100%
DISPUTE 15%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #41
COMPOSE #3,492

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: TrueAccord Corp. (4,343 complaints)

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

Harris & Harris, Ltd.'s 4,346 CFPB complaints sit next to TrueAccord Corp. 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 →

Steady monthly series

Texas is the plurality state for Harris & Harris, Ltd. (15.0%)

Volume rank #41 and composite rank #3,492 diverge by 3,451 places on PlainCollector's CFPB-derived corpus maps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state: Texas 15.0%; Mid-band (15–30%) · 52 states with ≥1 filing
Even monthly load: Peak under 8%; Highest month 2025-12 at 6.1% (141 filings)
Divergent corpus ranks: #41 volume; #3,492 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 3,451 places worse than volume

How does Harris & Harris, Ltd. compare to its peers?

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

Harris & Harris, Ltd. National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

2,360

2,358

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

100%

99%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

15%

11%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2024-04 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	1,792
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	648
Written notification about debt	609
Communication tactics	462
False statements or representation	451
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	139
Electronic communications	135
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly	50
Disclosure verification of debt	34
Improper contact or sharing of info	18

Where do complaints against Harris & Harris, Ltd. come from?

Harris & Harris, Ltd.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Texas

654
Illinois

410
Florida

389
California

321
Georgia

270
Arizona

164
Pennsylvania

151
Indiana

148

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Harris & Harris, Ltd.: 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: 4,346.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 99.85951109862322%.

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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