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Malen & Associates, p.c.: 47 CFPB complaints about debt collection, last 3 years

Malen & Associates, p.c. drew 47 consumer complaints about debt collection in the CFPB database in the three years to November 6, 2026, 85.5% of its 55 complaints in that time. The most common issue was “Took or threatened to take negative or legal action”. The company responded on time to 85.1% of them, and 0.0% closed with monetary or other relief.

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  • 47Complaints, last 3 years
  • 85.5%Share of the company's complaints
  • 85.1%Responded on time
  • 0.0%Closed with relief
  • Sep 30, 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, 2026817%
12 months to Nov 6, 20252655.3%
12 months to Nov 6, 20241327.7%

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action1531.9%
Written notification about debt1123.4%
Attempts to collect debt not owed1021.3%
False statements or representation714.9%
Communication tactics36.4%
Electronic communications12.1%

How the company responded

Company responseComplaintsShare
Closed with explanation4697.9%
In progress12.1%

States

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

StateComplaintsShare
New York4493.6%
Pennsylvania24.3%
Virginia12.1%

Latest 25 complaints

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

ReceivedProductIssueCompany responseSource
September 30, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedIn progressconsumerfinance.gov
May 28, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 13, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
January 20, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
January 6, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
January 4, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
November 17, 2025Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
November 13, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
November 6, 2025Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
November 5, 2025Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 28, 2025Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 7, 2025Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 7, 2025Debt collectionCommunication tacticsClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 24, 2025Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 18, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 16, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 30, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 22, 2025Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 18, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 14, 2025Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 11, 2025Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
June 25, 2025Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
June 20, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
June 11, 2025Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 5, 2025Debt collectionCommunication tacticsClosed 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.