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Central Research Inc: 163 CFPB complaints about debt collection, last 3 years

Central Research Inc drew 163 consumer complaints about debt collection in the CFPB database in the three years to November 6, 2026, 10.1% of its 1,618 complaints in that time. The most common issue was “Took or threatened to take negative or legal action”. The company responded on time to 100.0% of them, and 0.0% closed with monetary or other relief.

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  • 163Complaints, last 3 years
  • 10.1%Share of the company's complaints
  • 100.0%Responded on time
  • 0.0%Closed with relief
  • Oct 31, 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, 202613281%
12 months to Nov 6, 20253119%
12 months to Nov 6, 202400%

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action7445.4%
Attempts to collect debt not owed4930.1%
Written notification about debt1911.7%
False statements or representation1710.4%
Electronic communications31.8%
Communication tactics10.6%

How the company responded

Company responseComplaintsShare
Closed with explanation163100%

States

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

StateComplaintsShare
Texas4427%
California1811%
Georgia148.6%
Florida116.7%
Illinois74.3%
New Jersey74.3%
New York74.3%
Mississippi53.1%
Ohio53.1%
Washington53.1%
Alabama42.5%
Louisiana31.8%
Maryland31.8%
North Carolina31.8%
Tennessee31.8%
Arkansas21.2%
Michigan21.2%
Nevada21.2%
Pennsylvania21.2%
Rhode Island21.2%
South Carolina21.2%
Alaska10.6%
Arizona10.6%
Colorado10.6%
Delaware10.6%

Latest 25 complaints

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

ReceivedProductIssueCompany responseSource
October 31, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 28, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 22, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 22, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 16, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 9, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 6, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 1, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 30, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 26, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 26, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 25, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 18, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 13, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 5, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 25, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 24, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 22, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 20, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 20, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 20, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 18, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 11, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 6, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 5, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov

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Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Public data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (US government work), free for anyone to use. A complaint count is not a rate. A company with more customers can draw more complaints and a state with more people draws more, so this page compares counts only and ranks no one as better or worse. A complaint is a consumer's own account and does not by itself show that a company broke a law. The CFPB publishes a complaint after the company responds, or after 15 days, whichever comes first, and the database is not a statistical sample of consumers' experiences. Company responses are as the company reported them to the CFPB. The CFPB's product names changed over time, and the counts of the three years combine the old and new names of credit reporting. Consumer narratives and names are not shown on this page. This page uses CFPB data and is not endorsed by the CFPB. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.