Original research

Research & data analysis

Original data research from the PlainCollector editorial team. Every number here is pulled directly from our live database; nothing is hardcoded.

What does the CFPB complaint data reveal?

These analyses rank debt collectors and states across more than a million federal complaints, by total volume, by recent 12-month activity, and by geographic concentration. Each is rebuilt from the live database on every request, so the figures always match the underlying CFPB records.

Top 10 US States by Debt-Collection CFPB Complaint Volume

PlainCollector aggregates CFPB consumer-complaint records by the state of the consumer who filed the complaint, surfacing the geographic concentration of debt-collection complaints across the United States.