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

CFPB complaint data Grade F 527 complaints

Rausch Sturm LLP - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 38 states, reputation grade F.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Rausch Sturm LLP

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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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 #454

  • VOL 527
  • GRADE F
  • 12MO 184
  • STATES 38
  • TIMELY 100%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #261
  • COMPOSE #454

Volume peers

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

Frost-Arnett CompanyFrost-Arnett Company525Gurstel Law Firm, P.C.Gurstel Law Firm, P.C.526Rausch Sturm LLP (this)Rausch Sturm LLP (this)527Real Time Group, Inc.Real Time Group, Inc.530Performant Financial CorporationPerformant Financial Corpora…531
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 →

How the 527 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Rausch Sturm LLP, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

F
Composite reputation score
47.1/100
Rausch Sturm LLP

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
527
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 N/A
N/A
No dispute rate reported.
Recent trend D
Rising
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

Filing geometry

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

Figures below come from this collector's company_states / company_monthly rows and corpus RankMaps. 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
Corpus ranks
#261 volume
#454 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

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%
100%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
18%
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 Rausch Sturm LLP 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 80%85%90%95%100%105% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Rausch Sturm LLP vs. 10 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Gurstel Law Firm, P.C.Frost-Arnett CompanyReal Time Group, Inc.Performant Financial CorporationCreditors Bureau AssociatesAsset Recovery Solutions, LLCMandarich Law Group, LLPSCA Collections, Inc.Focus Holding CompanyNationwide Recovery Systems, Ltd
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Rausch Sturm LLP's complaint volume in context

Rausch Sturm LLP 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)

527 Top 5% higher than 95% 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. Rausch Sturm LLP 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Rising ↑
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.

Top states by complaints against Rausch Sturm LLP

Across 38 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 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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