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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 4,346 complaints

Harris & Harris, Ltd. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 52 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Harris & Harris, Ltd.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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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 #179

  • VOL 4,346
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 2,360
  • STATES 52
  • TIMELY 100%
  • DISPUTE 15%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #41
  • COMPOSE #179

Volume peers

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

Navy Federal Credit UnionNavy Federal Credit Union4,236TrueAccord Corp.TrueAccord Corp.4,343Harris & Harris, Ltd. (this)Harris & Harris, Ltd. (this)4,346Afni Inc.Afni Inc.4,370Affirm Holdings, IncAffirm Holdings, Inc4,401
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 →

How the 4,346 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Harris & Harris, Ltd., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
54.3/100
Harris & Harris, Ltd.

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
4,346
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
100%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
15%
Share of company responses the consumer disputed as inadequate; lower is better.
Recent trend D
Rising
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

Steady monthly series

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

Figures below come from this collector's company_states / company_monthly rows and corpus RankMaps. 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)
Corpus ranks
#41 volume
#179 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

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.

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 Harris & Harris, Ltd. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 10 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 97.5%98%98.5%99%99.5%100%100.5% 10%15%20%25% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Harris & Harris, Ltd. vs. 9 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Harris & Harris, Ltd.TrueAccord Corp.AFNI INC.NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONAldous & Associates, PLLCDiversified Consultants, Inc.Amsher Collection Services, Inc.NCB Management Services Inc.Navient Solutions, LLC.CAVALRY INVESTMENTS, LLC
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Harris & Harris, Ltd.'s complaint volume in context

Harris & Harris, Ltd. 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)

4,346 Top 1% higher than 99% 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. Harris & Harris, Ltd. 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Rising ↑
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.

Top states by complaints against Harris & Harris, Ltd.

Across 52 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 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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