What is the most common complaint against The Bureaus, Inc.?

The most common issue consumers report about The Bureaus, Inc. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not yours". This is based on 1,613 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against The Bureaus, Inc. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against The Bureaus, Inc. have been stable. The company received 432 complaints in the last 12 months.

What is The Bureaus, Inc.'s reputation grade?

The Bureaus, Inc. has a reputation grade of D (score: 52.1/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does The Bureaus, Inc. respond to consumer complaints?

The Bureaus, Inc. has a 99% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 23% of cases.

In how many states does The Bureaus, Inc. operate?

The Bureaus, Inc. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 49 states, with the most complaints from Texas (215 complaints).

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

The Bureaus, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 49 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

741
Written notification about debt

381
False statements or representation

181
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

178
Communication tactics

55
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

34

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record the-bureaus-inc The Bureaus, Inc.

Grade D · 1,613 CFPB filings · 99% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #115 · compose #3863

VOL 1,613
GRADE D
12MO 432
STATES 49
TIMELY 99%
DISPUTE 23%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #115
COMPOSE #3,863

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Receivables Management Partners, LLC (1,621 complaints)

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

The Bureaus, Inc.'s 1,613 CFPB complaints sit next to Receivables Management Partners, LLC 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 →

Distributed filing map

The Bureaus, Inc. spreads filings across 49 states - Texas leads at only 13.3%

Despite a broad state map, The Bureaus, Inc. still sits volume #115 against composite #3,863 - the two RankMaps diverge by 3,748 places. Corpus placement method.

Most-even geography: Lead state under 15%; Texas still leads at 13.3% across 49 states
Seasonal peak: 2026-01 10.4%; 8–15% band · 13 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #115 volume; #3,863 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 3,748 places worse than volume

How does The Bureaus, Inc. compare to its peers?

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

The Bureaus, Inc. National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

432

145

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

99%

94%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

23%

24%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2024-04 2026-03

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	741
Written notification about debt	381
False statements or representation	181
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	178
Communication tactics	55
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	34
Disclosure verification of debt	27
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly	8
Electronic communications	4
Taking/threatening an illegal action	4

Where do complaints against The Bureaus, Inc. come from?

The Bureaus, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Texas

215
Florida

194
California

153
New York

132
Georgia

115
Pennsylvania

93
Illinois

73
New Jersey

68

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for The Bureaus, Inc.: 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: 1,613.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 99.40318302387267%.

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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