State complaint profile

Debt collection complaints in California

112,020 CFPB complaints filed against 2,387 debt collectors active in California.

Complaints
112,020
Collectors
2,387
Top collector
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

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

California at a glance

California consumers have filed 112,020 CFPB debt-collection complaints against 2,387 collectors.

112,020
CFPB complaints filed
2,387
collectors active here
#1
most-complained: Portfolio Recovery Associates, 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 California

California filings are dispersed: the top three collectors hold only 0% of 112,020 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 California residents in this extract is Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC (0% of filings sit in the top three names). A complaint is a consumer filing, not a proven violation.

Active Debt Collectors - Page 33

Sorted by most complaints

Revenue Assistance Corporation dba Revenue Group

D
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Revenue Enterprises, LLC

D
2 total complaints → stable

Richard J. Boudreau & Associates, LLC

F
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Richland Bureau of Credits Medical Service Bureau Inc.

C
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Ridge & Valley Realty, Inc.

D
2 total complaints ↓ falling

RockLoans Holdings LLC

D
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Rocky Mountain Recovery Group

F
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Ross Financial Recovery Group

C
2 total complaints ↓ falling

S & S Recovery, Inc.

D
2 total complaints ↑ rising

S&N Debt Solutions, LLC

B
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Santander Bank, National Association

D
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Simple CAR Title Loans Inc

A
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Softgate Systems, Inc.

F
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Student Assistance Foundation

B
2 total complaints ↓ falling

SUN Loan Company Inc.

C
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Sa-Vit Enterprises, Inc.

D
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Sapphire Marketing Group, Inc.

D
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Scheer, Green & Burke L.P.A.

D
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Schrier, Tolin and Wagman, LLC

F
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Scott and Goldman, Inc.

D
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Service Finance Holdings, LLC

B
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Sigue Corp.

A
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Skrill USA, Inc.

D
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Sound Collection Services

C
2 total complaints → stable

South West Recovery, Inc.

D
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Southern Auto Finance Co

C
2 total complaints → stable

Southwood Financial, LLC.

B
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Specialized Collection Systems, Inc.

F
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Specified Credit Association, Inc.

C
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Statewide Tax Recovery, LLC

F
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Steel River Systems, LLC

D
2 total complaints ↑ rising

StellarFinance, Inc.

B
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Student Loan Solutions, LLC

C
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Sullivan Asset Management, LLC

F
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Sum Investments, Inc.

A
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Sunset Solutions Group, LLC

F
2 total complaints ↓ falling

TAG Intermediate Holding Company, LLC

B
2 total complaints ↓ falling

THE Judge LAW Firm, a LAW Corporation

A
2 total complaints ↓ falling

TK Credit Recovery, Inc

A
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Topa Equities

A
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Triad Financial Services, Inc.

B
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Trustmark Corporation

B
2 total complaints ↑ rising

Tal Lewis Incorporated

B
2 total complaints ↓ falling

Tenaglia & Hunt, PA

F
2 total complaints ↑ rising

The Aligned Company DBA Extra

C
2 total complaints ↑ rising

The CFM Group

F
2 total complaints ↓ falling

The Claims Center LLC

C
2 total complaints ↓ falling

The Eastbrooke Group LLC

F
2 total complaints ↓ falling

The Law Office of John P. Frye P.C.

B
2 total complaints ↓ falling

The Minacs Group (USA) Inc.

D
2 total complaints ↓ falling

If a collector is contacting you in California

High-volume states still start with the federal record, then verify any state-law question with an official source.

  • Start with the densest California 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 California 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 California

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.

Filing a Complaint as a California Resident

California'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 California attorney general's consumer division and the state banking-and-finance regulator that may license collectors here. Open the CFPB complaint form.