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

The most common issue consumers report about The CBE Group, Inc. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not yours". This is based on 3,842 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against The CBE Group, Inc. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against The CBE Group, Inc. have been stable. The company received 1,007 complaints in the last 12 months.

What is The CBE Group, Inc.'s reputation grade?

The CBE Group, Inc. has a reputation grade of D (score: 53.6/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does The CBE Group, Inc. respond to consumer complaints?

The CBE Group, Inc. has a 100% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 16% of cases.

In how many states does The CBE Group, Inc. operate?

The CBE Group, Inc. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 52 states, with the most complaints from California (454 complaints).

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

The CBE Group, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 52 states, reputation grade D.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

1,572
Written notification about debt

505
Communication tactics

491
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

400
False statements or representation

355
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

290

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record the-cbe-group-inc The CBE Group, Inc.

Grade D · 3,842 CFPB filings · 100% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #46 · compose #3637

VOL 3,842
GRADE D
12MO 1,007
STATES 52
TIMELY 100%
DISPUTE 16%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #46
COMPOSE #3,637

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Sequium Asset Solutions, LLC (3,830 complaints)

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

The CBE Group, Inc.'s 3,842 CFPB complaints sit next to Sequium Asset Solutions, 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 CBE Group, Inc. spreads filings across 52 states - California leads at only 11.8%

Despite a broad state map, The CBE Group, Inc. still sits volume #46 against composite #3,637 - the two RankMaps diverge by 3,591 places. Corpus placement method.

Most-even geography: Lead state under 15%; California still leads at 11.8% across 52 states
Seasonal peak: 2025-12 12.5%; 8–15% band · 312 filings
Divergent corpus ranks: #46 volume; #3,637 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 3,591 places worse than volume

How does The CBE Group, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does The CBE Group, 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 CBE Group, Inc. National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

1,007

1,228

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

100%

99%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

16%

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	1,572
Written notification about debt	505
Communication tactics	491
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	400
False statements or representation	355
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	290
Disclosure verification of debt	94
Improper contact or sharing of info	51
Electronic communications	38
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly	34

Where do complaints against The CBE Group, Inc. come from?

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

California

454
Texas

446
Florida

347
Ohio

239
Georgia

207
New York

189
North Carolina

188
Illinois

173

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for The CBE Group, 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: 3,842.

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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