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

CFPB complaint data Grade B 89 complaints

Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 14 states, reputation grade B.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record schoolsfirst-federal-credit-union Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union

Grade B · 89 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

  • VOL 89
  • GRADE B
  • 12MO 50
  • STATES 14
  • TIMELY 100%
  • DISPUTE 0%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #874
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Action Collection Agencies, Inc. (89 complaints)

Action Collection Agencies, Inc.Action Collection Agencies, …89Aldridge Pite, LLPAldridge Pite, LLP89Bank of the WestBank of the West89Lamont, Hanley & Associates, Inc.Lamont, Hanley & Associates,…89Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union (this)Schoolsfirst Federal Credit …89
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union's 89 CFPB complaints sit next to Action Collection Agencies, 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 89 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

B
Composite reputation score
64.0/100
Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union

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
89
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
0%
Share of company responses the consumer disputed as inadequate; lower is better.
Recent trend D
Rising
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

State-heavy filing map

83.1% of Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union's CFPB filings land in California

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

Dominant state
California 83.1%
74 of 89 filings · 14 states touched
Seasonal peak
2024-11 10.5%
8–15% band · 9 filings
Corpus ranks
#874 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union compare to its peers?

How does SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
50
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
100%
87%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
4%
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 Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union 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 60%70%80%90%100%110% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union vs. 10 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Schoolsfirst Federal Credit UnionProfessional Claims Bureau, Inc.Pacific Credit Exchange CorporationNational Recoveries, Inc.Moss Law Firm, P.C.Lamont, Hanley & Associates, Inc.BANK OF THE WESTAldridge Pite, LLPAction Collection Agencies, Inc.CONRAD CREDIT CORPORATIONDelray Capital, LLC
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union's complaint volume in context

Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union 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)

89 Top 16% higher than 84% 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. Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Rising ↑
2023-12 2026-02

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
34
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
28
Written notification about debt
12
False statements or representation
11
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
1
Disclosure verification of debt
1
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
1
Electronic communications
1

Where do complaints against Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union come from?

Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union

Across 14 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 Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union: 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: 89.

4 peers

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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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