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

CFPB complaint data Grade B 25 complaints

M&S Recovery Solutions - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 18 states, reputation grade B.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about M&S Recovery Solutions

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record m-s-recovery-solutions M&S Recovery Solutions

Grade B · 25 CFPB filings · 92% timely · lead issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

  • VOL 25
  • GRADE B
  • 12MO 1
  • STATES 18
  • TIMELY 92%
  • DISPUTE 8%
  • ISSUE Cont'd attempts collect de…
  • RANK #1,712
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Absolute Credit LLC (25 complaints)

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

M&S Recovery Solutions's 25 CFPB complaints sit next to Absolute Credit 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 25 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for M&S Recovery Solutions, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

B
Composite reputation score
63.8/100
M&S Recovery Solutions

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 D
25
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
92%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
8%
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.

Distributed filing map

M&S Recovery Solutions spreads filings across 18 states - New Jersey leads at only 12.0%

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

Most-even geography
Lead state under 15%
New Jersey still leads at 12.0% across 18 states
Seasonal peak
2016-09 8.3%
8–15% band · 3 filings
Corpus ranks
#1,712 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does M&S Recovery Solutions compare to its peers?

How does M&S Recovery Solutions 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&S Recovery Solutions National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
1
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
92%
84%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
8%
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 M&S Recovery Solutions 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 50%60%70%80%90%100%110% 0%20%40%60% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) M&S Recovery Solutions vs. 7 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate M&S Recovery SolutionsM.L. Zager P.C.McCarthy & Holthus, LLPHIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY (HESAA)Northern Alliance Management, LLCRGL Associates, Inc.Fradkin & Weber PARed Cedar Services, Inc
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

M&S Recovery Solutions's complaint volume in context

M&S Recovery Solutions 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)

25 68th percentile higher than 68% of 5,420 collectors

0–20: 3,504 collectors (65%). Below this entry. 20–40: 565 collectors (10%). This entry sits in this band. 40–60: 260 collectors (5%). Above this entry. 60–80: 163 collectors (3%). Above this entry. 80–100: 112 collectors (2%). Above this entry. 100–120: 63 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 120–140: 67 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 140–160: 53 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). Above this entry. M&S Recovery Solutions 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2015-07 2019-05

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
9
Communication tactics
5
Improper contact or sharing of info
5
Taking/threatening an illegal action
4
False statements or representation
1
Disclosure verification of debt
1

Where do complaints against M&S Recovery Solutions come from?

M&S Recovery Solutions's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against M&S Recovery Solutions

Across 18 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 M&S Recovery Solutions: 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: 25.

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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