What is the most common complaint against Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC?

The most common issue consumers report about Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC is "Took or threatened to take negative or legal action", specifically "Didn't receive enough information to verify debt". This is based on 281 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC have been stable. The company received 69 complaints in the last 12 months.

What is Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC's reputation grade?

Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC has a reputation grade of D (score: 51.1/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC respond to consumer complaints?

Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC has a 99% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 35% of cases.

In how many states does Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC operate?

Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 16 states, with the most complaints from Ohio (106 complaints).

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

Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 16 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

81
False statements or representation

49
Written notification about debt

46
Attempts to collect debt not owed

43
Communication tactics

25
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

20

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record javitch-block-rathbone-llc Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC

Grade D · 281 CFPB filings · 99% timely · lead issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action · vol #417 · compose #4031

VOL 281
GRADE D
12MO 69
STATES 16
TIMELY 99%
DISPUTE 35%
ISSUE Took or threatened to take…
RANK #417
COMPOSE #4,031

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Credit Service International Corp (281 complaints)

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

Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC's 281 CFPB complaints sit next to Credit Service International 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 →

State-heavy filing map

37.7% of Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC's CFPB filings land in Ohio

High volume does not equal a clean composite: Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC is volume #417 but composite #4,031, while Ohio dominates the geography. Corpus placement method.

Dominant state: Ohio 37.7%; 106 of 281 filings · 16 states touched
Seasonal peak: 2020-11 9.4%; 8–15% band · 3 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #417 volume; #4,031 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 3,614 places worse than volume

How does Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC compare to its peers?

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

Javitch, Block & Rathb… National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

141

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

99%

97%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

35%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2018-05 2025-05

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	81
False statements or representation	49
Written notification about debt	46
Attempts to collect debt not owed	43
Communication tactics	25
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	20
Taking/threatening an illegal action	9
Disclosure verification of debt	3
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly	3
Improper contact or sharing of info	2

Where do complaints against Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC come from?

Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Ohio

106
Texas

82
Tennessee

36
Indiana

22
Kentucky

16
West Virginia

4
California

2
Georgia

2

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLC: 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: 281.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 99.25925925925925%.

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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