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

CFPB complaint data Grade F 43 complaints

Meridian ARG Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 20 states, reputation grade F.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Meridian ARG Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record meridian-arg-inc Meridian ARG Inc.

Grade F · 43 CFPB filings · 30% timely · lead issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

  • VOL 43
  • GRADE F
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 20
  • TIMELY 30%
  • DISPUTE 10%
  • ISSUE Took or threatened to take…
  • RANK #1,304
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Access Credit Management, Inc. (43 complaints)

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

Meridian ARG Inc.'s 43 CFPB complaints sit next to Access Credit Management, 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 43 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Meridian ARG Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

F
Composite reputation score
38.6/100
Meridian ARG 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 D
43
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response D
30%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
10%
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

Meridian ARG Inc. spreads filings across 20 states - Arizona leads at only 11.6%

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%
Arizona still leads at 11.6% across 20 states
Seasonal peak
2014-03 11.1%
8–15% band · 4 filings
Corpus ranks
#1,304 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Meridian ARG Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Meridian ARG 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
Meridian ARG Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
8
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
30%
100%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
10%
33%
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 Meridian ARG Inc. 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 0%20%40%60%80%100%120% 0%50%100%150% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Meridian ARG Inc. vs. 7 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Meridian ARG Inc.Lincoln Educational Services CorporationMid-Atlantic Consumer ServicesL.B.Gray LLC A Debt Collection AgencyModlin Slinsky, P.A.Interstate Recovery Service, Inc.Schrier, Tolin and Wagman, LLCH. Kent Hollins, Attorney at Law, P.A
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Meridian ARG Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Meridian ARG 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)

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Meridian ARG 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 ↓
2013-08 2021-07

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
21
Communication tactics
8
Taking/threatening an illegal action
4
False statements or representation
3
Attempts to collect debt not owed
2
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
2
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
2
Improper contact or sharing of info
1

Where do complaints against Meridian ARG Inc. come from?

Meridian ARG Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Meridian ARG Inc.

Across 20 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 Meridian ARG 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: 43.

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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