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Media Collections, Inc: 170 CFPB consumer complaints in the last 3 years
Media Collections, Inc drew 170 consumer complaints in the CFPB database in the three years to November 6, 2026, and 359 since 2013. The largest group, 151, was about debt collection, and the most common issue was “Attempts to collect debt not owed” with 85. The company responded on time to 100.0% of the complaints, and 98.2% closed with monetary or other relief.
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- 170Complaints, last 3 years
- 359Complaints, all years
- 100.0%Responded on time
- 98.2%Closed with relief
- 2Products
- Oct 25, 2026Latest received
Complaints by year
Every year the CFPB database holds for this company, by the date received.
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2026, to Nov 6 | 73 |
| 2025 | 58 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2016 | 29 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2013 | 14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Debt collection | 151 | 88.8% |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 19 | 11.2% |
Issues
| Issue | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 85 | 50% |
| False statements or representation | 22 | 12.9% |
| Written notification about debt | 19 | 11.2% |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 14 | 8.2% |
| Incorrect information on your report | 11 | 6.5% |
| Communication tactics | 8 | 4.7% |
| Improper use of your report | 4 | 2.4% |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 4 | 2.4% |
| Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | 3 | 1.8% |
How the company responded
| Company response | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Closed with non-monetary relief | 165 | 97.1% |
| Closed with explanation | 3 | 1.8% |
| Closed with monetary relief | 2 | 1.2% |
States
| State | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 42 | 24.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 31 | 18.2% |
| Illinois | 14 | 8.2% |
| Florida | 8 | 4.7% |
| New Jersey | 7 | 4.1% |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 3.5% |
| Maryland | 6 | 3.5% |
| Michigan | 6 | 3.5% |
| New York | 6 | 3.5% |
| California | 4 | 2.4% |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 2.4% |
| Indiana | 4 | 2.4% |
| Virginia | 4 | 2.4% |
| Louisiana | 3 | 1.8% |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1.8% |
| Washington | 3 | 1.8% |
| Arizona | 2 | 1.2% |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1.2% |
| Alaska | 1 | 0.6% |
| Delaware | 1 | 0.6% |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.6% |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.6% |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.6% |
| Missouri | 1 | 0.6% |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.6% |
Latest 50 complaints
Newest first. Each row links to the complaint's record in the CFPB database.
| Received | Product | Issue | Company response | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| October 23, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| October 10, 2026 | Debt collection | False statements or representation | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| October 8, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| October 8, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| October 8, 2026 | Debt collection | Written notification about debt | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| October 5, 2026 | Debt collection | False statements or representation | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 29, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 28, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 23, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 20, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 17, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| September 11, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 30, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 26, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 16, 2026 | Debt collection | Written notification about debt | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 14, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 10, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Improper use of your report | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 7, 2026 | Debt collection | Communication tactics | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| August 5, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 28, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 28, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 27, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 24, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 22, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 15, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 11, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 10, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 9, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 9, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| July 8, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 29, 2026 | Debt collection | Written notification about debt | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 27, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 27, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 23, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 22, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 22, 2026 | Debt collection | Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 17, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 12, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 10, 2026 | Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | Incorrect information on your report | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 7, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 4, 2026 | Debt collection | Written notification about debt | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 3, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| June 1, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| May 25, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| May 7, 2026 | Debt collection | False statements or representation | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| May 5, 2026 | Debt collection | Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| May 1, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| April 29, 2026 | Debt collection | Attempts to collect debt not owed | Closed with non-monetary relief | consumerfinance.gov |
| April 8, 2026 | Debt collection | Written notification about debt | Closed with non-monetary relief | 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.