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

CFPB complaint data Grade C 65 complaints

Midwest Service Bureau, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 8 states, reputation grade C.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record midwest-service-bureau-inc Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.

Grade C · 65 CFPB filings · 97% timely · lead issue: Communication tactics

  • VOL 65
  • GRADE C
  • 12MO 10
  • STATES 8
  • TIMELY 97%
  • DISPUTE 11%
  • ISSUE Communication tactics
  • RANK #1,042
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: FCI Lender Services Inc. (65 complaints)

FCI Lender Services Inc.FCI Lender Services Inc.65Lazega & Johanson LLCLazega & Johanson LLC65Statewide Credit Services Corp.Statewide Credit Services Co…65Stevens Business Service, Inc.Stevens Business Service, In…65Midwest Service Bureau, Inc. (this)Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.…65
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.'s 65 CFPB complaints sit next to FCI Lender Services 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 65 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Midwest Service Bureau, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

C
Composite reputation score
60.1/100
Midwest Service Bureau, 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
65
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
97%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate A
11%
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

69.2% of Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in Kansas

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

Dominant state
Kansas 69.2%
45 of 65 filings · 8 states touched
Seasonal peak
2024-06 9.6%
8–15% band · 5 filings
Corpus ranks
#1,042 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Midwest Service Bureau, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Midwest Service Bureau, 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
Midwest Service Bureau, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
10
4
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
97%
100%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
11%
28%
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 Midwest Service Bureau, 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 0%20%40%60%80%100%120% 0%20%40%60%80% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Midwest Service Bureau, Inc. vs. 10 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.Lazega & Johanson LLCStatewide Credit Services Corp.FCI Lender Services Inc.Stevens Business Service, Inc.The Affiliated Group, IncResurgence Legal Group, PCResults Unlimited, Inc.DYNAMIC RECOVERY SERVICES, INC.Premier Portfolio GroupGlobal Asset Management Group, Inc.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Midwest Service Bureau, 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)

65 Top 19% higher than 81% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Midwest Service Bureau, 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 ↓
2023-11 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Communication tactics
22
Written notification about debt
11
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
11
Attempts to collect debt not owed
7
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
7
Improper contact or sharing of info
3
False statements or representation
2
Disclosure verification of debt
2

Where do complaints against Midwest Service Bureau, Inc. come from?

Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.

Across 8 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 Midwest Service Bureau, 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: 65.

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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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