State complaint profile
Debt collection complaints in Alabama
21,381 CFPB complaints filed against 1,136 debt collectors active in Alabama.
- Complaints
- 21,381
- Collectors
- 1,136
- Top collector
- CL Holdings LLC
This data comes from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and reflects consumer complaints, not proven violations.
Alabama at a glance
Alabama consumers have filed 21,381 CFPB debt-collection complaints against 1,136 collectors.
- 21,381
- CFPB complaints filed
- 1,136
- collectors active here
- #1
- most-complained: CL Holdings LLC
State-of-residence is the consumer's address at filing, not the collector's. A complaint is a consumer filing, not a proven violation.
Insights: Debt Collection in Alabama
Alabama filings are dispersed: the top three collectors hold only 0% of 21,381 complaints.
This is a dense end-of-ladder state. National debt buyers and the three credit bureaus usually dominate the chart above; use the state mix to see whether one buyer or bureau is over-indexed relative to volume peers before reading the national grade curve.
The collector with the most complaints from Alabama residents in this extract is CL Holdings LLC (0% of filings sit in the top three names). A complaint is a consumer filing, not a proven violation.
Active Debt Collectors - Page 18
Sorted by most complaintsExpress Collections, Inc.
FFEDChex Recovery, LLC
FFirst Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
BFirst National Bank of Pennsylvania
BFresno Credit Bureau
CFay Servicing, LLC
DFidelity Properties Inc.
DFinance of America Holdings LLC
AFinancial Corporation of America
DFirsel Law Group, Ltd.
CFirst Associates Loan Servicing LLC
CFirst Capital Recovery Inc.
BFirst Credit Corporation
CFlagstar Bank, N.A.
CForest Recovery Services LLC
DFort Payne Finance Co. Inc.
AFranklin Credit Management Corporation
BFranklin Financial Corporation
DFrederick J. Hanna & Associates, P.C. (closed)
DFull Circle Financial Services, LLC
BFuture Judgement Solutions
FGaba LAW Corporation
FGEM Financial
BGeneral Business Recoveries, Inc.
FGlobal Solution BIZ LLC.
FGuardian Capital Management Hawaii, LLC
CGulf Coast Collection Bureau, Inc.
DGalaxy Capital Acquisitions, LLC
DGarrison Investment Group
BGlass Mountain Capital, LLC
DGlobal Consulting Agency LLC
CGlobal Credit & Collection Corporation
DGlobal Portfolio Recovery, LLC
FGlobal Processing Services, LLC
FGlobal Recovery Group
FGrand Canyon Title, Agency, Inc.
FGravamen Asset Management Group LLC
FGreat American Finance Co
CGreen Trust Cash, LLC
BGrisham Cummins, LLC
BGulf Coast Financial Associates, Inc.
AH. Kent Hollins, Attorney at Law, P.A
CHancock Whitney Bank
BHarris, Klein Associaties, Inc.
CHF Holdings
DHarpeth Financial Services, LLC
CHarvest Strategy Group, Inc.
AHatfield Portfolio Group LLC.
DHauge Associates, Inc.
CHawes Klein LLC
FIf a collector is contacting you in Alabama
High-volume states still start with the federal record, then verify any state-law question with an official source.
- Start with the densest Alabama names on the chart, then open each national record before you respond or pay. Browse rankings
- Demand written debt validation within 30 days of first contact - high-volume states see the same FDCPA clock. Validation letter
- File with the CFPB first (public record + 15-day company reply), then check official Alabama AG channels if needed. Your rights
Complaint volume reflects consumer filings, not collector misconduct or a legal conclusion. This is not legal advice.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with Alabama
- CL Holdings LLC Leads Alabama complaint volume in this extract
- Tennessee complaint profile Nearest volume peer (21,990 complaints)
- Louisiana complaint profile Nearest volume peer (22,643 complaints)
- States by complaint volume Alabama sits in the dense end of the state ladder
- Debt validation letter High filing volume - written validation is the usual first step
- Compare collectors side-by-side Check response rates for the agencies contacting Alabama residents
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.
Filing a Complaint as a Alabama Resident
Alabama's dense filing book means the CFPB channel at consumerfinance.gov/complaint is usually the fastest public-record path (15-day company reply). Parallel options: the Alabama attorney general's consumer division and the state banking-and-finance regulator that may license collectors here. Open the CFPB complaint form.
| Publisher | PlainCollector |
| Sources | the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database |