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Lincoln Educational Services Corporation: 60 CFPB consumer complaints in the last 3 years
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation drew 60 consumer complaints in the CFPB database in the three years to November 6, 2026, and 178 since 2016. The largest group, 31, was about credit reporting or other personal consumer reports, and the most common issue was “Incorrect information on your report” with 20. The company responded on time to 100.0% of the complaints, and 6.7% closed with monetary or other relief. The CFPB records the company as LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION.
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- 60Complaints, last 3 years
- 178Complaints, all years
- 100.0%Responded on time
- 6.7%Closed with relief
- 4Products
- Oct 24, 2026Latest received
Complaints by year
Every year the CFPB database holds for this company, by the date received.
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2026, to Nov 6 | 20 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Products
Complaints in the last three years by the product the consumer chose. A product with enough complaints has a page of its own for this company.
| Product | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 31 | 51.7% |
| Debt collection | 17 | 28.3% |
| Student loan | 11 | 18.3% |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 1 | 1.7% |
Issues
| Issue | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Incorrect information on your report | 20 | 33.3% |
| Improper use of your report | 9 | 15% |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 8 | 13.3% |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 4 | 6.7% |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 4 | 6.7% |
| Struggling to repay your loan | 4 | 6.7% |
| Dealing with your lender or servicer | 3 | 5% |
| False statements or representation | 3 | 5% |
| Communication tactics | 2 | 3.3% |
| Issue where my lender is my school | 1 | 1.7% |
| Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes | 1 | 1.7% |
| Unexpected or other fees | 1 | 1.7% |
How the company responded
| Company response | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Closed with explanation | 56 | 93.3% |
| Closed with non-monetary relief | 4 | 6.7% |
States
| State | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 11 | 18.3% |
| New York | 8 | 13.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 13.3% |
| Maryland | 5 | 8.3% |
| Connecticut | 4 | 6.7% |
| Texas | 4 | 6.7% |
| Florida | 3 | 5% |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 5% |
| Mississippi | 2 | 3.3% |
| North Carolina | 2 | 3.3% |
| Tennessee | 2 | 3.3% |
| Colorado | 1 | 1.7% |
| Georgia | 1 | 1.7% |
| Illinois | 1 | 1.7% |
| Louisiana | 1 | 1.7% |
| Nevada | 1 | 1.7% |
| Ohio | 1 | 1.7% |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1.7% |
Latest 50 complaints
Newest first. Each row links to the complaint's record in the CFPB database.
| Received | Product | Issue | Company response | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 19, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 4, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 7, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 15, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 13, 2026 | Debt collection | False statements or representation | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 8, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 19, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 8, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| May 25, 2026 | Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | Unexpected or other fees | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| May 19, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| May 4, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| April 17, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| April 15, 2026 | Student loan | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| April 8, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| April 3, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| April 1, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| March 26, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| March 23, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| January 8, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| December 17, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| November 27, 2025 | Student loan | Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| November 20, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| November 3, 2025 | Student loan | Dealing with your lender or servicer | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| October 11, 2025 | Debt collection | False statements or representation | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| October 11, 2025 | Student loan | Struggling to repay your loan | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| October 7, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 7, 2025 | Student loan | Struggling to repay your loan | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 26, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 26, 2025 | Student loan | Dealing with your lender or servicer | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 11, 2025 | Student loan | Struggling to repay your loan | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 7, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 3, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| April 19, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| March 20, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Improper use of your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| March 19, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Improper use of your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| March 10, 2025 | Student loan | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| February 7, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Improper use of your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| January 14, 2025 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Improper use of your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| December 26, 2024 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Improper use of your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| December 14, 2024 | Debt collection | False statements or representation | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| December 5, 2024 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Improper use of your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| November 1, 2024 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| October 29, 2024 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 22, 2024 | Student loan | Dealing with your lender or servicer | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 6, 2024 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 19, 2024 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 1, 2024 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Improper use of your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 2, 2024 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Improper use of your report | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.gov |
| May 8, 2024 | Student loan | Struggling to repay your loan | Closed with explanation | consumerfinance.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.