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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 3,842 complaints

The CBE Group, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 52 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about The CBE Group, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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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 #224

  • VOL 3,842
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 1,007
  • STATES 52
  • TIMELY 100%
  • DISPUTE 16%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #46
  • COMPOSE #224

Volume peers

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

Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc.Commonwealth Financial Syste…3,568Sequium Asset Solutions, LLCSequium Asset Solutions, LLC3,830The CBE Group, Inc. (this)The CBE Group, Inc. (this)3,842Navient Solutions, LLC.Navient Solutions, LLC.4,055Amsher Collection Services, Inc.Amsher Collection Services, …4,104
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 →

How the 3,842 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for The CBE Group, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
53.6/100
The CBE Group, Inc.

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
3,842
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
16%
Share of company responses the consumer disputed as inadequate; lower is better.
Recent trend C
Stable
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

Distributed filing map

The CBE Group, Inc. spreads filings across 52 states - California leads at only 11.8%

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 11.8% across 52 states
Seasonal peak
2025-12 12.5%
8–15% band · 312 filings
Corpus ranks
#46 volume
#224 composite
Among 5,420 volume-ranked / 536 scored collectors with 200+ complaints

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%
0%
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 The CBE Group, Inc. 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 92%94%96%98%100%102% 5%10%15%20%25%30%35% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) The CBE Group, Inc. vs. 9 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate The CBE Group, Inc.Navient Solutions, LLC.Amsher Collection Services, Inc.Commonwealth Financial Systems, Inc.NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONTrueAccord Corp.Harris & Harris, Ltd.Ability Recovery Services, LLCHCFS Healthcare Financial Services of TeamHealthAFNI INC.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

The CBE Group, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

The CBE Group, Inc. 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)

3,842 Top 1% higher than 99% 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. The CBE Group, Inc. 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Stable →
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.

Top states by complaints against The CBE Group, Inc.

Across 52 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 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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