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California Business Bureau, Inc.: 57 CFPB complaints about debt collection, last 3 years

Updated November 7, 2026. Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

California Business Bureau, Inc. drew 57 consumer complaints about debt collection in the CFPB database in the three years to November 6, 2026, 75.0% of its 76 complaints in that time. The most common issue was “Attempts to collect debt not owed”. The company responded on time to 64.9% of them, and 0.0% closed with monetary or other relief.

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  • 57Complaints, last 3 years
  • 75.0%Share of the company's complaints
  • 64.9%Responded on time
  • 0.0%Closed with relief
  • Apr 22, 2026Latest received

By period

The three years are cut into 12 month periods ending on the date of the latest data.

PeriodComplaintsShare
12 months to Nov 6, 2026610.5%
12 months to Nov 6, 20251628.1%
12 months to Nov 6, 20243561.4%

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Attempts to collect debt not owed2136.8%
Written notification about debt1729.8%
False statements or representation814%
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action814%
Communication tactics35.3%

How the company responded

Company responseComplaintsShare
Closed with explanation57100%

States

Where the consumers who complained live, as they gave it to the CFPB.

StateComplaintsShare
California4884.2%
Tennessee23.5%
Texas23.5%
Connecticut11.8%
Massachusetts11.8%
Maryland11.8%
South Dakota11.8%
Washington11.8%

Latest 25 complaints

Newest first. Each row links to the complaint's record in the CFPB database.

ReceivedProductIssueCompany responseSource
April 22, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
March 26, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
March 11, 2026Debt collectionCommunication tacticsClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
February 12, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
December 21, 2025Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
December 1, 2025Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
November 3, 2025Debt collectionCommunication tacticsClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 26, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 17, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
June 23, 2025Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 30, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 23, 2025Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 2, 2025Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
April 23, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
April 10, 2025Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
April 7, 2025Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
December 31, 2024Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
December 13, 2024Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
December 9, 2024Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
December 6, 2024Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
November 30, 2024Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
November 20, 2024Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
November 5, 2024Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 26, 2024Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 22, 2024Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov

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