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

CFPB complaint data Grade C 730 complaints

Jon Barry and Associates, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 37 states, reputation grade C.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Jon Barry and Associates, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record jon-barry-and-associates-inc Jon Barry and Associates, Inc.

Grade C · 730 CFPB filings · 99% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #195 · compose #84

  • VOL 730
  • GRADE C
  • 12MO 66
  • STATES 37
  • TIMELY 99%
  • DISPUTE 9%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #195
  • COMPOSE #84

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: CCF Intermediate Holdings LLC (735 complaints)

MohelaMohela721Security Finance CorpSecurity Finance Corp723Jon Barry and Associates, Inc. (this)Jon Barry and Associates, In…730CCF Intermediate Holdings LLCCCF Intermediate Holdings LLC735The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & AssociatesThe Law Offices of Mitchell …736
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Jon Barry and Associates, Inc.'s 730 CFPB complaints sit next to CCF Intermediate Holdings LLC 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 730 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Jon Barry and Associates, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

C
Composite reputation score
55.9/100
Jon Barry and Associates, Inc.

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
730
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
9%
Share of company responses the consumer disputed as inadequate; lower is better.
Recent trend B
Falling
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

State-heavy filing map

38.2% of Jon Barry and Associates, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in North Carolina

Concentration is computed from this collector's company_states rows only, not a national baseline. Corpus placement method.

Dominant state
North Carolina 38.2%
279 of 730 filings · 37 states touched
Spike month
2018-02 16.7%
7 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Corpus ranks
#195 volume
#84 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

How does Jon Barry and Associates, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Jon Barry and Associates, 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
Jon Barry and Associates, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
66
212
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
99%
100%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
9%
0%
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 Jon Barry and Associates, Inc. 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 70%80%90%100%110% 0%10%20%30%40%50% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Jon Barry and Associates, Inc. vs. 9 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Jon Barry and Associates, Inc.The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & AssociatesSECURITY FINANCE CORPMOHELAMARINER FINANCE, LLCChoice Recovery, Inc.State Collection Service, Inc.Allied Collection Services, Inc. (Nevada)Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc., Elmsford, NY BranchCarter-Young, Inc.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Jon Barry and Associates, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Jon Barry and Associates, Inc. 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)

730 Top 4% higher than 96% 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. Jon Barry and Associates, Inc. 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2018-02 2026-02

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
244
Written notification about debt
177
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
80
Communication tactics
75
False statements or representation
58
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
52
Disclosure verification of debt
23
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
11
Electronic communications
6
Improper contact or sharing of info
3

Where do complaints against Jon Barry and Associates, Inc. come from?

Jon Barry and Associates, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Jon Barry and Associates, Inc.

Across 37 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 Jon Barry and Associates, 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: 730.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 99.442119944212%.

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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