State complaint profile
Debt collection complaints in North Carolina
38,233 CFPB complaints filed against 1,462 debt collectors active in North Carolina.
- Complaints
- 38,233
- Collectors
- 1,462
- Top collector
- Equifax, Inc.
This data comes from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and reflects consumer complaints, not proven violations.
North Carolina at a glance
North Carolina consumers have filed 38,233 CFPB debt-collection complaints against 1,462 collectors.
- 38,233
- CFPB complaints filed
- 1,462
- collectors active here
- #1
- most-complained: Equifax, 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 North Carolina
North Carolina filings are dispersed: the top three collectors hold only 0% of 38,233 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 North Carolina residents in this extract is Equifax, Inc. (0% of filings sit in the top three names). A complaint is a consumer filing, not a proven violation.
Active Debt Collectors - Page 26
Sorted by most complaintsMortgage Lenders of America
AMountain America Federal Credit Union
DMS Services LLC
DMSW Capital, LLC
CMadison Auto, LLC
DMadison Management Services, LLC
BMain Line Recovery Solutions, Inc.
DMakes Cents, Inc. dba Advance.Cash
BMary Jane M. Elliott, P.C. Attorneys At Law
DMatthew Thomas & Associates LLC
FMcCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
FMcMichael Taylor Gray LLC
BMcNeil & Meyers Asset Management Group, LLC
DMcburberod Financial, Inc. d/b/a SeedFi
CMeade Recovery Services, LLC
DMedical-Dental-Hospital Bureau of San Antonio
DMerchants Credit Assoc. Inc SC
CMerchants and Professional Bureau, Inc.
DMeridian ARG Inc.
FMerriman Investments, LLC
BMetro Collection Service Inc.
CMicroBilt / PRBC (formerly CL Verify)
CMid Continent Credit Services, Inc
CMiller, Stark, Klein and Associates
CMirand Response Systems, Inc.
CMomnt Technologies, Inc.
DMoney Management International, Inc.
BMortgage Research Center, LLC
BMountain Land Collections, Inc.
CNAM National Arbitration and Mediation
FNational Debt Relief LLC
FNationwide Advantage Mortgage Company
CNBT Bancorp Inc.
CNEXA Mortgage, LLC
BNathan & Nathan, P.C.
CNational Arbitration Forum
FNational Consumer Telecom & Utilities Exchange, Inc.
DNational Debt Holdings, LLC
DNational Principal Group, LLC
CNationwide Financial Group
DNetspend Corporation
BNevada Credico, Inc.
DNew Era Asset Management, LLC
BNexgen Services Inc
CNexum Group Inc
DNickel City Group LLC
DNorth Capital Recovery Services
CNortheast Recovery Solutions, LLC
FNorthstar Education Finance Incorporated
ANorthwood Asset Management Group
CIf a collector is contacting you in North Carolina
High-volume states still start with the federal record, then verify any state-law question with an official source.
- Start with the densest North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina
- Equifax, Inc. Leads North Carolina complaint volume in this extract
- Pennsylvania complaint profile Nearest volume peer (40,073 complaints)
- Illinois complaint profile Nearest volume peer (41,794 complaints)
- States by complaint volume North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina Resident
North Carolina'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 North Carolina 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 |