State complaint profile

Debt collection complaints in Maine

1,549 CFPB complaints filed against 373 debt collectors active in Maine.

Complaints
1,549
Collectors
373
Top collector
The Thomas Agency, Inc.

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

Maine at a glance

Maine consumers have filed 1,549 CFPB debt-collection complaints against 373 collectors.

1,549
CFPB complaints filed
373
collectors active here
#1
most-complained: The Thomas Agency, Inc.

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 Maine

Maine filings are dispersed: the top three collectors hold only 0.2% of 1,549 complaints.

Absolute counts are small, so a single regional collector or a thin national-buyer footprint can swing the ranking. Compare the volume peers below before treating any one name as a statewide pattern.

The collector with the most complaints from Maine residents in this extract is The Thomas Agency, Inc. (0.2% of filings sit in the top three names). A complaint is a consumer filing, not a proven violation.

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Sorted by most complaints

If a collector is contacting you in Maine

Thin filing books still share the national grade curve - verify before treating a local name as unique.

  • Thin state books still share the national grade curve - check the collector's nationwide record, not just this Maine slice. Browse rankings
  • Demand written debt validation within 30 days of first contact. Validation letter
  • With few local filings, peer-state profiles are the fastest context check before escalating. All states

Complaint volume reflects consumer filings, not collector misconduct or a legal conclusion. This is not legal advice.

Read with Maine

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 Maine Resident

With only 1,549 Maine filings in this extract, start at the CFPB complaint form for a public record, then confirm whether the Maine AG or banking regulator offers a state-specific intake - thin books still use the same three-channel pattern. Open the CFPB complaint form.