What is the most common complaint against The Stark Collection Agency, Inc.?

The most common issue consumers report about The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed", specifically "Debt is not yours". This is based on 183 complaints filed with the CFPB.

Are complaints against The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. increasing or decreasing?

Complaints against The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. are rising. The company received 64 complaints in the last 12 months, indicating an upward trend in consumer issues.

What is The Stark Collection Agency, Inc.'s reputation grade?

The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. has a reputation grade of F (score: 43.9/100), PlainCollector's composite letter grade blending complaint volume, response timeliness, dispute rate, and complaint trend.

Does The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. respond to consumer complaints?

The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. has a 79% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. Consumers disputed the company's response in 41% of cases.

In how many states does The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. operate?

The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. has received CFPB complaints from consumers in 28 states, with the most complaints from Wisconsin (53 complaints).

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

The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 28 states, reputation grade F.

Compiled by PlainCollector

Attempts to collect debt not owed

68
Written notification about debt

44
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

28
False statements or representation

24
Communication tactics

7
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

5

Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record the-stark-collection-agency-inc The Stark Collection Agency, Inc.

Grade F · 183 CFPB filings · 79% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed · vol #581 · compose #4791

VOL 183
GRADE F
12MO 64
STATES 28
TIMELY 79%
DISPUTE 41%
ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
RANK #581
COMPOSE #4,791

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: ARC Management Group, LLC (183 complaints)

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

The Stark Collection Agency, Inc.'s 183 CFPB complaints sit next to ARC Management Group, 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 →

Steady monthly series

Wisconsin is the plurality state for The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. (29.0%)

Volume rank #581 and composite rank #4,791 diverge by 4,210 places on PlainCollector's CFPB-derived corpus maps. Corpus placement method.

Plurality state: Wisconsin 29.0%; Mid-band (15–30%) · 28 states with ≥1 filing
Even monthly load: Peak under 8%; Highest month 2021-04 at 7.4% (2 filings)
Divergent corpus ranks: #581 volume; #4,791 composite; Cleanest-composite ladder is 4,210 places worse than volume

How does The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does The Stark Collection Agency, 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 Stark Collection A… National average

Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better

268

Timely-response ratehigher is better

79%

98%

91%

Consumer-dispute ratelower is better

41%

17%

19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Complaint Trend (24 months)

2021-04 2025-07

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue	Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed	68
Written notification about debt	44
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action	28
False statements or representation	24
Communication tactics	7
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed	5
Disclosure verification of debt	3
Improper contact or sharing of info	2
Electronic communications	2

Where do complaints against The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. come from?

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

Wisconsin

53
Texas

19
Iowa

16
Illinois

13
Minnesota

12
Tennessee

11
Georgia

7
Missouri

6

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for The Stark Collection Agency, 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: 183.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 78.61635220125787%.

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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