State complaint profile
Debt collection complaints in Montana
1,286 CFPB complaints filed against 357 debt collectors active in Montana.
- Complaints
- 1,286
- Collectors
- 357
- Top collector
- Centron Services
This data comes from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and reflects consumer complaints, not proven violations.
Montana at a glance
Montana consumers have filed 1,286 CFPB debt-collection complaints against 357 collectors.
- 1,286
- CFPB complaints filed
- 357
- collectors active here
- #1
- most-complained: Centron Services
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 Montana
Montana filings are dispersed: the top three collectors hold only 13.9% of 1,286 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 Montana residents in this extract is Centron Services (13.9% of filings sit in the top three names). A complaint is a consumer filing, not a proven violation.
Most-complained-about collectors in Montana
By complaints filed from this state
- Centron Services
Centron Services
66 complaints
- CB1, Inc.
CB1, Inc.
59 complaints
- Encore Capital Group Inc.
Encore Capital Group Inc.
54 complaints
- Collection Bureau Services, Inc.
Collection Bureau Services, Inc.
41 complaints
- Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
40 complaints
- CL Holdings LLC
CL Holdings LLC
39 complaints
- Resurgent Capital Services L.P.
Resurgent Capital Services L.P.
37 complaints
- Capital ONE Financial Corporation 25
Capital ONE Financial Corporation
25 complaints
What this shows These eight collectors draw the most complaints from Montana residents, usually national bureaus and large debt buyers operating in every state.
Where Montana's 1,286 complaints concentrate
Top-three collectors vs the rest of this state's filings
- Centron Services 66
Centron Services
66 complaints
- CB1, Inc. 59
CB1, Inc.
59 complaints
- Encore Capital Group I 54
Encore Capital Group Inc.
54 complaints
- All other collectors
Remaining collectors in Montana
1,107 complaints
What this shows The top three names account for 13.9% of Montana filings in this extract, a state-specific concentration cut, not a national grade curve.
Active Debt Collectors
Sorted by most complaintsCentron Services
CCB1, Inc.
DEncore Capital Group Inc.
DCollection Bureau Services, Inc.
DPortfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
DCL Holdings LLC
CResurgent Capital Services L.P.
DCapital ONE Financial Corporation
DTransworld Systems Inc
DCitibank, N.a.
DBread Financial Holdings, Inc.
CCollection Professionals, Inc.
DCredit Associates, Inc. (MO)
CExperian Information Solutions Inc.
DNavient Solutions, LLC.
DSynchrony Financial
DERC
DCCS Financial Services, Inc.
FDCI Credit Services, Inc.
FLPH, Inc.
DBank of America, National Association
DI.C. System, Inc.
CWells Fargo & Company
DEquifax, Inc.
DJpmorgan Chase & Co.
DKriya Capital, LLC
DAfni Inc.
DMRS BPO, LLC
DRodenburg LLP
DTransunion Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
DAmerican Express Company
DConvergent Resources, Inc.
DSpring Oaks Capital, LLC
FThe CBE Group, Inc.
DAlly Financial Inc.
DCaine & Weiner Company, Inc.
DCavalry Investments, LLC
DFair Collections & Outsourcing, Inc.
DGeneral Motors Financial Company, Inc.
DAffirm Holdings, Inc
FAmerican Coradius International LLC
DOneMain Finance Corporation
FPatient Accounting Service Center
DRadius Global Solutions LLC
DRausch Sturm LLP
FSequium Asset Solutions, LLC
FSmith Law Firm, P.C.
BStellar Recovery, Inc.
DTD Bank US Holding Company
DU.s. Bancorp
DIf a collector is contacting you in Montana
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 Montana 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 our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with Montana
- Centron Services Leads Montana complaint volume in this extract
- North Dakota complaint profile Nearest volume peer (1,316 complaints)
- Puerto Rico complaint profile Nearest volume peer (1,454 complaints)
- States by complaint volume Montana is thin on absolute volume - compare denser peers before ranking
- How reputation grades work Small counts still sit on the same national grade curve
- Compare collectors side-by-side Check response rates for the agencies contacting Montana 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 Montana Resident
With only 1,286 Montana filings in this extract, start at the CFPB complaint form for a public record, then confirm whether the Montana AG or banking regulator offers a state-specific intake - thin books still use the same three-channel pattern. Open the CFPB complaint form.
| Publisher | PlainCollector |
| Sources | the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database |