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

CFPB complaint data Grade C 85 complaints

Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 32 states, reputation grade C.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record miller-stark-klein-and-associates Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates

Grade C · 85 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

  • VOL 85
  • GRADE C
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 32
  • TIMELY 100%
  • DISPUTE 28%
  • ISSUE Took or threatened to take…
  • RANK #898
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Account Services Collections, Inc (85 complaints)

Account Services Collections, IncAccount Services Collections…85Ballybunion Enterprises, IncBallybunion Enterprises, Inc85CB1, Inc.CB1, Inc.85Credit Bureau of Carbon CountyCredit Bureau of Carbon Coun…85Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates (this)Miller, Stark, Klein and Ass…85
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates's 85 CFPB complaints sit next to Account Services Collections, 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 85 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

C
Composite reputation score
56.1/100
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates

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
85
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 B
28%
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

Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates spreads filings across 32 states - Georgia leads at only 10.6%

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%
Georgia still leads at 10.6% across 32 states
Seasonal peak
2025-09 12.5%
8–15% band · 4 filings
Corpus ranks
#898 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates compare to its peers?

How does Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
100%
91%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
28%
21%
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 Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates 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 0%50%100%150% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates vs. 9 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Miller, Stark, Klein and AssociatesCredit Bureau of Carbon CountyNAM National Arbitration and MediationCB1, Inc.TCF NATIONAL BANKBallybunion Enterprises, IncAccount Services Collections, IncACS Education ServicesALEXANDER-ROSE ASSOC, INC.AUTOMOTIVE CREDIT CORPORATION
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates's complaint volume in context

Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates 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)

85 Top 17% higher than 83% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2019-11 2025-12

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
20
Attempts to collect debt not owed
16
Communication tactics
16
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
12
False statements or representation
5
Disclosure verification of debt
5
Taking/threatening an illegal action
5
Written notification about debt
3
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
3

Where do complaints against Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates come from?

Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates

Across 32 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 Miller, Stark, Klein and Associates: 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: 85.

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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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