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 0.1% 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. (0.1% of filings sit in the top three names). A complaint is a consumer filing, not a proven violation.
Active Debt Collectors - Page 8
Sorted by most complaintsAd Astra Recovery Services Inc
DCarrington Mortgage Services, LLC
CFirst Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
BGrant & Weber
DMNE Services, Inc
DOmega RMS, LLC
DR.M. Galicia, Inc.
DRay Klein, Inc.
DSuntrust Banks, Inc.
DScott Fetzer Financial Group Inc.
CSt.John Cobb Inc
BValor Intelligent Processing, LLC
FAR Resources, Inc.
DATG Credit, LLC
DAmerican Profit Recovery, Inc., Marlborough, MA Branch
CAqua Finance, Inc.
DC/C Financial
DCBC Companies, Inc.
DDriveTime
CDuvera Billing Services, LLC
DEGL US, LLC
FFirst National Bank of Omaha
DGB Collects, LLC
FGenesys National Recovery, Inc.
FJ. Ritter Law P.C.
CLexisnexis
FMerchants and Medical Credit Corporation, Inc.
DMr. Cooper Group Inc.
FNational Collection Systems, Inc.
DParamount Recovery Systems, L.P.
DProsper Marketplace, Inc.
CTorriere Holdings INC
CFirst Technology Federal Credit Union
DAllied International Credit Corp., (US)
CAmerican Credit Bureau, Inc.
CAutomated Collection Services, Inc.
DCarolina Finance, LLC
BCMRE Financial Services, Inc.
DCashRepublic Holdings, Inc.
DChime Financial Inc
DCommunity Health Investment Company, LLC.
DConsumer Adjustment Company Incorporated
DCredit Financial Services, lnc
BDominion Law Associates, P.L.L.C.
CFMS Inc.
CHarvard Collections, LLC
DMerchants Acceptance Corp
BMerchants Adjustment Service, Inc.
DMountain Run Solutions, LLC
FNPAS, Inc.
DIf 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 |