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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 251 complaints

Kansas Counselors, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 22 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Kansas Counselors, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record kansas-counselors-inc Kansas Counselors, Inc.

Grade D · 251 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #449 · compose #263

  • VOL 251
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 37
  • STATES 22
  • TIMELY 100%
  • DISPUTE 28%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #449
  • COMPOSE #263

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: BC Services, Inc. (251 complaints)

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

Kansas Counselors, Inc.'s 251 CFPB complaints sit next to BC 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 →

How the 251 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Kansas Counselors, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
53.0/100
Kansas Counselors, 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
251
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 B
28%
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

53.8% of Kansas Counselors, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in Missouri

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

Dominant state
Missouri 53.8%
135 of 251 filings · 22 states touched
Seasonal peak
2024-04 8.5%
8–15% band · 5 filings
Corpus ranks
#449 volume
#263 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

How does Kansas Counselors, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Kansas Counselors, 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
Kansas Counselors, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
37
40
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
100%
98%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
28%
28%
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 Kansas Counselors, Inc. 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 80%85%90%95%100%105% 0%10%20%30%40%50% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Kansas Counselors, Inc. vs. 10 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Kansas Counselors, Inc.Financial Management Solutions, LLCBC SERVICES, INC.Credit Central Holdings, LLCP.S.C., IncWilber and Associates, P.C.Cottonwood Financial Ltd.Harley Davidson Financial Services IncCollection Consultants of CaliforniaCollection Bureau of Fort Walton Beach, IncGOLD KEY CREDIT, INC.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Kansas Counselors, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Kansas Counselors, 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)

251 Top 8% higher than 92% 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. Kansas Counselors, 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 ↓
2024-02 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
95
Written notification about debt
57
Disclosure verification of debt
24
False statements or representation
21
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
15
Communication tactics
15
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
15
Improper contact or sharing of info
5
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
4

Where do complaints against Kansas Counselors, Inc. come from?

Kansas Counselors, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Kansas Counselors, Inc.

Across 22 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 Kansas Counselors, 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: 251.

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

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