What is the most common complaint against McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.?

The most common issue consumers report about McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not yours". This is based on 800 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. are falling. The company received 107 complaints in the last 12 months, showing improvement over prior periods.

What is McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.'s reputation grade?

McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. has a reputation grade of D (score: 55.0/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. respond to consumer complaints?

McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. has a 100% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 12% of cases.

In how many states does McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. operate?

McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 49 states, with the most complaints from California (122 complaints).

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

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

CFPB complaint profile across 49 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

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

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 #3339

VOL 800
GRADE D
12MO 107
STATES 49
TIMELY 100%
DISPUTE 12%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #181
COMPOSE #3,339

Volume peers

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

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 →

Filing geometry

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

Volume rank #181 and composite rank #3,339 diverge by 3,158 places on PlainCollector's CFPB-derived corpus maps. 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
Divergent corpus ranks: #181 volume; #3,339 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 3,158 places worse than volume

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 & Wo… 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%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

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.

California

122
Florida

71
Texas

58
New York

56
Pennsylvania

42
Arizona

30
Virginia

30
Georgia

29

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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