What is the most common complaint against M. Richard Epps, P.C.?

The most common issue consumers report about M. Richard Epps, P.C. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Impersonated attorney, law enforcement, or government official". This is based on 14 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against M. Richard Epps, P.C. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against M. Richard Epps, P.C. are falling. The company received 2 complaints in the last 12 months, showing improvement over prior periods.

What is M. Richard Epps, P.C.'s reputation grade?

M. Richard Epps, P.C. has a reputation grade of B (score: 63.8/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does M. Richard Epps, P.C. respond to consumer complaints?

M. Richard Epps, P.C. has a 100% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 33% of cases.

In how many states does M. Richard Epps, P.C. operate?

M. Richard Epps, P.C. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 4 states, with the most complaints from Virginia (10 complaints).

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

M. Richard Epps, P.C. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 4 states, reputation grade B.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

3
Written notification about debt

3
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

2
False statements or representation

2
Communication tactics

1
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

1

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record m-richard-epps-pc M. Richard Epps, P.C.

Grade B · 14 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #2208 · compose #1904

VOL 14
GRADE B
12MO 2
STATES 4
TIMELY 100%
DISPUTE 33%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #2,208
COMPOSE #1,904

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: 4 Star Resolution LLC (Closed) (14 complaints)

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

M. Richard Epps, P.C.'s 14 CFPB complaints sit next to 4 Star Resolution LLC (Closed) 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

71.4% of M. Richard Epps, P.C.'s CFPB filings land in Virginia

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

Dominant state: Virginia 71.4%; 10 of 14 filings · 4 states touched
Spike month: 2025-12 33.3%; 2 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Corpus ranks: #2,208 volume; #1,904 composite; Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 5,278 scored collectors

How does M. Richard Epps, P.C. compare to its peers?

How does M. Richard Epps, P.C. compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count

M. Richard Epps, P.C. National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

100%

42%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

33%

20%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2022-03 2025-12

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	3
Written notification about debt	3
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	2
False statements or representation	2
Communication tactics	1
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	1
Disclosure verification of debt	1
Taking/threatening an illegal action	1

Where do complaints against M. Richard Epps, P.C. come from?

M. Richard Epps, P.C.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Virginia

10
Illinois

1
Maryland

1
North Carolina

1

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for M. Richard Epps, P.C.: 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: 14.

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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