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

CFPB complaint data Grade D 139 complaints

Vengroff Williams, Inc - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 32 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Vengroff Williams, Inc

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record vengroff-williams-inc Vengroff Williams, Inc

Grade D · 139 CFPB filings · 99% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

  • VOL 139
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 13
  • STATES 32
  • TIMELY 99%
  • DISPUTE 24%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #691
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Merchants Credit Corporation (139 complaints)

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

Vengroff Williams, Inc's 139 CFPB complaints sit next to Merchants Credit Corporation 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 139 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Vengroff Williams, Inc, not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
55.2/100
Vengroff Williams, 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
139
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
99%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate B
24%
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.

Distributed filing map

Vengroff Williams, Inc spreads filings across 32 states - California leads at only 13.7%

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 13.7% across 32 states
Seasonal peak
2023-12 13.3%
8–15% band · 6 filings
Corpus ranks
#691 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Vengroff Williams, Inc compare to its peers?

How does Vengroff Williams, 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
Vengroff Williams, Inc National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
13
1
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
99%
57%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
24%
25%
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 Vengroff Williams, Inc a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 8 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 50%60%70%80%90%100%110% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Vengroff Williams, Inc vs. 7 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Vengroff Williams, IncUniversal Recovery CorporationOverton, Russell, Doerr and Donovan, LLPNations Recovery CenterMerchants Credit CorporationMed-1 Solutions, LLCVeros Credit, LLCHEAD MERCANTILE CO., INC.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Vengroff Williams, Inc's complaint volume in context

Vengroff Williams, 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)

139 Top 13% higher than 87% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Vengroff Williams, 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 ↓
2023-01 2025-10

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
60
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
21
Written notification about debt
17
False statements or representation
15
Communication tactics
13
Disclosure verification of debt
6
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
3
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
3
Taking/threatening an illegal action
1

Where do complaints against Vengroff Williams, Inc come from?

Vengroff Williams, Inc's own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Vengroff Williams, Inc

Across 32 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 Vengroff Williams, 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: 139.

4 peers

Similar timely response rate

Nearest collectors by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 99.27536231884058%.

4 peers

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Data sourced from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCollector

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