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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 800 complaints

McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 49 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record mccarthy-burgess-wolff-inc McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.

Grade D · 800 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #181 · compose #130

  • VOL 800
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 107
  • STATES 49
  • TIMELY 100%
  • DISPUTE 12%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #181
  • COMPOSE #130

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch (798 complaints)

Continental Finance Company, LLCContinental Finance Company,…795Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN BranchHelvey & Associates, Inc., W…798McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. (this)McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, I…800Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.Select Portfolio Servicing, …806Southwest Recovery Services, Inc.Southwest Recovery Services,…807
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.'s 800 CFPB complaints sit next to Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN Branch 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 800 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
55.0/100
McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, 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
800
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 A
12%
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.

Filing geometry

California is the plurality state for McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. (15.3%)

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

Plurality state
California 15.3%
Mid-band (15–30%) · 49 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak
2026-01 8.7%
8–15% band · 51 filings
Corpus ranks
#181 volume
#130 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

How does McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, 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
McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
107
209
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
100%
99%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
12%
19%
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 McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, 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 75%80%85%90%95%100%105% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. vs. 10 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.Helvey & Associates, Inc., Warsaw, IN BranchContinental Finance Company, LLCSELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.Southwest Recovery Services, Inc.Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A.JH Portfolio Debt Equities, LLCLinebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLPCollection Bureau of America Ltd.HYUNDAI CAPITAL AMERICAArmy and Air Force Exchange Service
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, 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)

800 Top 3% higher than 97% 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. McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, 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 ↓
2024-04 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
349
False statements or representation
100
Communication tactics
97
Written notification about debt
91
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
83
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
29
Disclosure verification of debt
23
Electronic communications
11
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
8
Improper contact or sharing of info
8

Where do complaints against McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. come from?

McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.

Across 49 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 McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, 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: 800.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 99.8699609882965%.

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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