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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 2,336 complaints

Penn Credit Corporation - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 50 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Penn Credit Corporation

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record penn-credit-corporation Penn Credit Corporation

Grade D · 2,336 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #75 · compose #237

  • VOL 2,336
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 394
  • STATES 50
  • TIMELY 100%
  • DISPUTE 16%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #75
  • COMPOSE #237

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (2,333 complaints)

Credit Corp Solutions Inc.Credit Corp Solutions Inc.2,289Servicer under contract with Federal Student AidServicer under contract with…2,290Santander Holdings USA, Inc.Santander Holdings USA, Inc.2,333Penn Credit Corporation (this)Penn Credit Corporation (thi…2,336Westlake Services, LLCWestlake Services, LLC2,388
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Penn Credit Corporation's 2,336 CFPB complaints sit next to Santander Holdings USA, 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 2,336 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Penn Credit Corporation, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
53.4/100
Penn Credit Corporation

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
2,336
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 A
16%
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.

Filing geometry

Florida is the plurality state for Penn Credit Corporation (16.8%)

Figures below come from this collector's company_states / company_monthly rows and corpus RankMaps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state
Florida 16.8%
Mid-band (15–30%) · 50 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak
2025-03 11.0%
8–15% band · 16 filings
Corpus ranks
#75 volume
#237 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

How does Penn Credit Corporation compare to its peers?

How does Penn Credit Corporation compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Penn Credit Corporation National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
394
1,197
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
100%
100%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
16%
0%
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 Penn Credit Corporation a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 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 75%80%85%90%95%100%105% 0%10%20%30%40%50% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Penn Credit Corporation vs. 8 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Penn Credit CorporationCredit Corp Solutions Inc.Westlake Services, LLCRent Recovery SolutionsMRS BPO, LLCWAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC.Medical Data Systems, Inc.CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATIONReceivables Performance Management, LLC
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Penn Credit Corporation's complaint volume in context

Penn Credit Corporation 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)

2,336 Top 1% higher than 99% 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. Penn Credit Corporation 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2023-10 2025-10

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
967
Written notification about debt
400
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
275
Communication tactics
231
False statements or representation
183
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
134
Disclosure verification of debt
68
Improper contact or sharing of info
32
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
25
Electronic communications
16

Where do complaints against Penn Credit Corporation come from?

Penn Credit Corporation's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Penn Credit Corporation

Across 50 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 Penn Credit Corporation: 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: 2,336.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 99.86351228389445%.

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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