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

CFPB complaint data Grade F 159 complaints

Lewis, McDonnell & Associates - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 29 states, reputation grade F.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Lewis, McDonnell & Associates

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record lewis-mcdonnell-associates Lewis, McDonnell & Associates

Grade F · 159 CFPB filings · 66% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

  • VOL 159
  • GRADE F
  • 12MO 9
  • STATES 29
  • TIMELY 66%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #636
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Debt Co LLC (159 complaints)

Debt Co LLCDebt Co LLC159Heartland Payment Systems IncHeartland Payment Systems Inc159Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.Pinnacle Financial Partners,…159Lewis, McDonnell & Associates (this)Lewis, McDonnell & Associate…159A & O Recovery Solutions, LLCA & O Recovery Solutions, LLC160
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Lewis, McDonnell & Associates's 159 CFPB complaints sit next to Debt Co 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 159 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Lewis, McDonnell & Associates, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

F
Composite reputation score
36.5/100
Lewis, McDonnell & Associates

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
159
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response B
66%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate N/A
N/A
No dispute rate reported.
Recent trend B
Falling
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

Filing geometry

Texas is the plurality state for Lewis, McDonnell & Associates (24.5%)

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

Plurality state
Texas 24.5%
Mid-band (15–30%) · 29 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak
2017-10 9.7%
8–15% band · 3 filings
Corpus ranks
#636 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Lewis, McDonnell & Associates compare to its peers?

How does Lewis, McDonnell & Associates compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Lewis, McDonnell & Associates National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
9
16
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
66%
94%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
17%
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 Lewis, McDonnell & Associates a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 8 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 0%50%100%150% 0%10%20%30%40%50% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Lewis, McDonnell & Associates vs. 8 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INCArnold Scott Harris, P.C.Collection Professionals, Inc.COLLECTION SERVICES OF ATHENS, INC.A & O Recovery Solutions, LLCLOBEL FINANCIAL CORPORATIONLaw Offices of Robert J. Colclough, IIICOLLECTIONS USA, INC.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Lewis, McDonnell & Associates's complaint volume in context

Lewis, McDonnell & Associates 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)

159 Top 12% higher than 88% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). Above this entry. Lewis, McDonnell & Associates 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2017-07 2021-09

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
63
Written notification about debt
28
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
28
False statements or representation
27
Communication tactics
8
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
5

Where do complaints against Lewis, McDonnell & Associates come from?

Lewis, McDonnell & Associates's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Lewis, McDonnell & Associates

Across 29 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 Lewis, McDonnell & Associates: 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: 159.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 66.01307189542483%.

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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