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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 222 complaints

Meade & Associates, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 21 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Meade & Associates, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record meade-associates-inc Meade & Associates, Inc.

Grade D · 222 CFPB filings · 88% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #487 · compose #378

  • VOL 222
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 10
  • STATES 21
  • TIMELY 88%
  • DISPUTE 20%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #487
  • COMPOSE #378

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Alchro Inc. (223 complaints)

Allied International Credit Corp., (US)Allied International Credit …220Klima, Peters & Daly, P.A.Klima, Peters & Daly, P.A.221Meade & Associates, Inc. (this)Meade & Associates, Inc. (th…222Alchro Inc.Alchro Inc.223Check Into Cash Inc.Check Into Cash Inc.223
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Meade & Associates, Inc.'s 222 CFPB complaints sit next to Alchro Inc. 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 222 complaints break down

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

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
50.8/100
Meade & Associates, 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
222
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
88%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
20%
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.

State-heavy filing map

66.2% of Meade & Associates, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in Ohio

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

Dominant state
Ohio 66.2%
147 of 222 filings · 21 states touched
Seasonal peak
2022-08 12.5%
8–15% band · 5 filings
Corpus ranks
#487 volume
#378 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

How does Meade & Associates, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Meade & Associates, 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
Meade & Associates, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
10
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
88%
100%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
20%
14%
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 Meade & Associates, Inc. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 10 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 40%60%80%100%120% 0%10%20%30%40%50% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Meade & Associates, Inc. vs. 9 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Meade & Associates, Inc.CHECK INTO CASH INC.Klima, Peters & Daly, P.A.ALCHRO INC.Allied International Credit Corp., (US)Nationwide Credit CorporationSUN LOAN COMPANY INC.LEXISNEXISCooling & Winter LLCNorth American Credit Services
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Meade & Associates, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Meade & Associates, 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)

222 Top 9% higher than 91% 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. Meade & Associates, 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 ↓
2018-01 2023-04

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
59
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
44
Written notification about debt
30
Disclosure verification of debt
30
Communication tactics
21
False statements or representation
17
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
10
Improper contact or sharing of info
6
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
3
Taking/threatening an illegal action
2

Where do complaints against Meade & Associates, Inc. come from?

Meade & Associates, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Meade & Associates, Inc.

Across 21 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 Meade & Associates, 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: 222.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 87.67123287671232%.

4 peers

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Data sourced from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCollector

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