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

CFPB complaint data Grade B 10 complaints

Western Collection Bureau, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 6 states, reputation grade B.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Western Collection Bureau, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record western-collection-bureau-inc Western Collection Bureau, Inc.

Grade B · 10 CFPB filings · 90% timely · lead issue: Communication tactics

  • VOL 10
  • GRADE B
  • 12MO 0
  • STATES 6
  • TIMELY 90%
  • DISPUTE 0%
  • ISSUE Communication tactics
  • RANK #2,551
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: 208 Capital Holdings LLC (10 complaints)

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

Western Collection Bureau, Inc.'s 10 CFPB complaints sit next to 208 Capital Holdings 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 10 complaints break down

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

Reputation score breakdown

B
Composite reputation score
70.9/100
Western 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 C
10
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
90%
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

30.0% of Western Collection Bureau, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in Oregon

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

Dominant state
Oregon 30.0%
3 of 10 filings · 6 states touched
Spike month
2020-12 25.0%
5 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Corpus ranks
#2,551 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Western Collection Bureau, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Western 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
Western Collection Bureau, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
0
5
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
90%
86%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
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 Western Collection Bureau, Inc. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 6 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 40%60%80%100%120% 0%50%100%150% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Western Collection Bureau, Inc. vs. 5 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Western Collection Bureau, Inc.Wright & Lerch Attorneys At LawZeller & Associates, LLCUnited Portfolio Corp.Tiburon Financial, LLCThe Law Firm of Krisor & Associates
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Western Collection Bureau, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Western 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)

10 53rd percentile higher than 53% 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. Western 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 ↓
2019-11 2021-02

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Communication tactics
4
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
2
Improper contact or sharing of info
2
False statements or representation
1
Disclosure verification of debt
1

Where do complaints against Western Collection Bureau, Inc. come from?

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

Top states by complaints against Western Collection Bureau, Inc.

Across 6 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 Western 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: 10.

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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