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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 798 complaints

Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 35 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record helvey-associates-inc-warsaw-in-branch Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch

Grade D · 798 CFPB filings · 99% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #182 · compose #221

  • VOL 798
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 209
  • STATES 35
  • TIMELY 99%
  • DISPUTE 19%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #182
  • COMPOSE #221

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. (800 complaints)

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A.Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co.…791Continental Finance Company, LLCContinental Finance Company,…795Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch (this)Helvey & Associates, Inc., W…798McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, I…800Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.Select Portfolio Servicing, …806
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch's 798 CFPB complaints sit next to McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, 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 →

How the 798 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
53.6/100
Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch

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
798
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
99%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
19%
Share of company responses the consumer disputed as inadequate; lower is better.
Recent trend C
Stable
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

Filing geometry

North Carolina is the plurality state for Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch (28.3%)

Figures below come from this collector's company_states / company_monthly rows and corpus RankMaps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state
North Carolina 28.3%
Mid-band (15–30%) · 35 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak
2025-12 12.9%
8–15% band · 4 filings
Corpus ranks
#182 volume
#221 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

How does Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch compare to its peers?

How does Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
209
107
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
99%
100%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
19%
12%
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 Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch 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 75%80%85%90%95%100%105% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch vs. 10 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN BranchMcCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.Continental Finance Company, LLCWeltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A.SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.Southwest Recovery Services, Inc.JH Portfolio Debt Equities, LLCLinebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLPCollection Bureau of America Ltd.HYUNDAI CAPITAL AMERICAArmy and Air Force Exchange Service
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch's complaint volume in context

Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch 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)

798 Top 3% higher than 97% 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. Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Stable →
2021-06 2025-12

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
431
Written notification about debt
180
False statements or representation
71
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
63
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
22
Disclosure verification of debt
16
Communication tactics
11
Electronic communications
2
Improper contact or sharing of info
1
Taking/threatening an illegal action
1

Where do complaints against Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch come from?

Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch

Across 35 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 Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch: 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: 798.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 99.22178988326849%.

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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