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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 445 complaints

Squaretwo Financial Corporation - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 46 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Squaretwo Financial Corporation

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record squaretwo-financial-corporation Squaretwo Financial Corporation

Grade D · 445 CFPB filings · 98% timely · lead issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed · vol #303 · compose #272

  • VOL 445
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 46
  • TIMELY 98%
  • DISPUTE 22%
  • ISSUE Cont'd attempts collect de…
  • RANK #303
  • COMPOSE #272

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Patient Accounting Service Center (448 complaints)

Kinum, Inc., Indianapolis, IN BranchKinum, Inc., Indianapolis, I…441Oliphant United, Inc.Oliphant United, Inc.441Squaretwo Financial Corporation (this)Squaretwo Financial Corporat…445Patient Accounting Service CenterPatient Accounting Service C…448Atlantic Recovery Solutions LLCAtlantic Recovery Solutions …450
CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Squaretwo Financial Corporation's 445 CFPB complaints sit next to Patient Accounting Service Center 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 445 complaints break down

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

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
52.9/100
Squaretwo Financial 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
445
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
98%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate B
22%
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

Squaretwo Financial Corporation spreads filings across 46 states - California leads at only 14.2%

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%
California still leads at 14.2% across 46 states
Even monthly load
Peak under 8%
Highest month 2026-02 at 7.9% (82 filings)
Corpus ranks
#303 volume
#272 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

How does Squaretwo Financial Corporation compare to its peers?

How does SQUARETWO FINANCIAL 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
SQUARETWO FINANCIAL CORPORATION National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
99
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
98%
90%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
22%
17%
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 Squaretwo Financial 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 20%40%60%80%100%120% 5%10%15%20%25%30% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Squaretwo Financial Corporation vs. 8 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Squaretwo Financial CorporationPatient Accounting Service CenterKinum, Inc., Indianapolis, IN BranchAtlantic Recovery Solutions LLCNATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCPlatinum Holdings Group, LLCAmerAssist A/R Solutions, Inc.CASHCALL, INC.Williams, Rush & Associates, LLC
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Squaretwo Financial Corporation's complaint volume in context

Squaretwo Financial 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)

445 Top 6% higher than 94% 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. Squaretwo Financial 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 ↓
2024-04 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
172
Disclosure verification of debt
118
Taking/threatening an illegal action
47
False statements or representation
36
Communication tactics
30
Improper contact or sharing of info
27
Attempts to collect debt not owed
7
Written notification about debt
5
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
2
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
1

Where do complaints against Squaretwo Financial Corporation come from?

Squaretwo Financial Corporation's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Squaretwo Financial Corporation

Across 46 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 Squaretwo Financial 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: 445.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 98.20224719101124%.

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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