What is the most common complaint against Rausch Sturm LLP?

The most common issue consumers report about Rausch Sturm LLP is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not yours". This is based on 527 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against Rausch Sturm LLP increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against Rausch Sturm LLP are rising. The company received 184 complaints in the last 12 months, indicating an upward trend in consumer issues.

What is Rausch Sturm LLP's reputation grade?

Rausch Sturm LLP has a reputation grade of F (score: 47.1/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does Rausch Sturm LLP respond to consumer complaints?

Rausch Sturm LLP has a 100% timely response rate to CFPB complaints.

In how many states does Rausch Sturm LLP operate?

Rausch Sturm LLP has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 38 states, with the most complaints from Texas (127 complaints).

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

Rausch Sturm LLP - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 38 states, reputation grade F.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

142
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

127
Written notification about debt

100
False statements or representation

89
Communication tactics

45
Electronic communications

15

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record rausch-sturm-llp Rausch Sturm LLP

Grade F · 527 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #261 · compose #4401

VOL 527
GRADE F
12MO 184
STATES 38
TIMELY 100%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #261
COMPOSE #4,401

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Gurstel Law Firm, P.C. (526 complaints)

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

Rausch Sturm LLP's 527 CFPB complaints sit next to Gurstel Law Firm, P.C. 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 →

Filing geometry

Texas is the plurality state for Rausch Sturm LLP (24.1%)

Volume rank #261 and composite rank #4,401 diverge by 4,140 places on PlainCollector's CFPB-derived corpus maps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state: Texas 24.1%; Mid-band (15–30%) · 38 states with ≥1 filing
Seasonal peak: 2025-12 14.3%; 8–15% band · 11 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #261 volume; #4,401 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 4,140 places worse than volume

How does Rausch Sturm LLP compare to its peers?

How does Rausch Sturm LLP compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count

Rausch Sturm LLP National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

184

125

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

100%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

18%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2023-09 2026-02

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	142
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	127
Written notification about debt	100
False statements or representation	89
Communication tactics	45
Electronic communications	15
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly	9

Where do complaints against Rausch Sturm LLP come from?

Rausch Sturm LLP's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Texas

127
Florida

73
Oklahoma

36
Wisconsin

26
Massachusetts

24
Colorado

23
California

22
Minnesota

19

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Rausch Sturm LLP: 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: 527.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 100%.

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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