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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 2 complaints

The Collection Bureau Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 2 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about The Collection Bureau Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record the-collection-bureau-inc The Collection Bureau Inc.

Grade D · 2 CFPB filings · 0% timely · lead issue: False statements or representation

  • VOL 2
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 2
  • TIMELY 0%
  • DISPUTE 0%
  • ISSUE False statements or repres…
  • RANK #4,366
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: 1 Auto Finance, Inc. (2 complaints)

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

The Collection Bureau Inc.'s 2 CFPB complaints sit next to 1 Auto Finance, 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 2 complaints break down

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

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
51.5/100
The Collection Bureau 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 A
2
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response F
0%
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 B
Falling
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

State-heavy filing map

50.0% of The Collection Bureau Inc.'s CFPB filings land in Florida

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

Dominant state
Florida 50.0%
1 of 2 filings · 2 states touched
Spike month
2016-05 33.3%
1 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Corpus ranks
#4,366 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does The Collection Bureau Inc. compare to its peers?

How does The Collection Bureau 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 Collection Bureau Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
0%
50%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
100%
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 Collection Bureau Inc. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 4 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 0%20%40%60% 0%50%100%150% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) The Collection Bureau Inc. vs. 3 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate The Collection Bureau Inc.The CKB Firm, P.C.The Cooper Mediation Firm LLCTal Lewis Incorporated
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

The Collection Bureau Inc.'s complaint volume in context

The Collection Bureau 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)

2 Bottom 19% higher than 19% of 5,420 collectors

0–20: 3,504 collectors (65%). This entry sits in this band. 20–40: 565 collectors (10%). Above this entry. 40–60: 260 collectors (5%). Above this entry. 60–80: 163 collectors (3%). Above this entry. 80–100: 112 collectors (2%). Above this entry. 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. The Collection Bureau Inc. 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Falling ↓
2016-05 2019-07

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
False statements or representation
1
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
1

Where do complaints against The Collection Bureau Inc. come from?

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

Top states by complaints against The Collection Bureau Inc.

Across 2 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 Collection Bureau 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: 2.

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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