What is the most common complaint against I.q. Data International, Inc.?

The most common issue consumers report about I.q. Data International, Inc. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Attempted to collect wrong amount". This is based on 1,572 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against I.q. Data International, Inc. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against I.q. Data International, Inc. are falling. The company received 0 complaints in the last 12 months, showing improvement over prior periods.

What is I.q. Data International, Inc.'s reputation grade?

I.q. Data International, Inc. has a reputation grade of D (score: 52.6/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does I.q. Data International, Inc. respond to consumer complaints?

I.q. Data International, Inc. has a 100% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 20% of cases.

In how many states does I.q. Data International, Inc. operate?

I.q. Data International, Inc. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 50 states, with the most complaints from Texas (298 complaints).

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

I.q. Data International, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 50 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

357
Communication tactics

241
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

235
False statements or representation

226
Written notification about debt

196
Disclosure verification of debt

145

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record iq-data-international-inc I.q. Data International, Inc.

Grade D · 1,572 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #116 · compose #3782

VOL 1,572
GRADE D
12MO 0
STATES 50
TIMELY 100%
DISPUTE 20%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #116
COMPOSE #3,782

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Ad Astra Recovery Services Inc (1,557 complaints)

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

I.q. Data International, Inc.'s 1,572 CFPB complaints sit next to Ad Astra Recovery Services 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 →

Filing geometry

Texas is the plurality state for I.q. Data International, Inc. (19.0%)

Volume rank #116 and composite rank #3,782 diverge by 3,666 places on PlainCollector's CFPB-derived corpus maps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state: Texas 19.0%; Mid-band (15–30%) · 50 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak: 2015-10 12.0%; 8–15% band · 3 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #116 volume; #3,782 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 3,666 places worse than volume

How does I.q. Data International, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does I.Q. DATA INTERNATIONAL, INC. compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count

I.Q. DATA INTERNATIONA… National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

100%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

20%

30%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2015-01 2021-09

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	357
Communication tactics	241
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	235
False statements or representation	226
Written notification about debt	196
Disclosure verification of debt	145
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	115
Improper contact or sharing of info	22
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly	18
Taking/threatening an illegal action	17

Where do complaints against I.q. Data International, Inc. come from?

I.q. Data International, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Texas

298
California

243
Washington

136
Florida

132
Georgia

106
Nevada

75
Arizona

67
Colorado

57

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for I.q. Data International, Inc.: 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: 1,572.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 100%.

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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