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The Stark Collection Agency, Inc.: 171 CFPB consumer complaints in the last 3 years

The Stark Collection Agency, Inc. drew 171 consumer complaints in the CFPB database in the three years to November 6, 2026, and 251 since 2013. The largest group, 143, was about debt collection, and the most common issue was “Attempts to collect debt not owed” with 55. The company responded on time to 56.1% of the complaints, and 0.0% closed with monetary or other relief.

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  • 171Complaints, last 3 years
  • 251Complaints, all years
  • 56.1%Responded on time
  • 0.0%Closed with relief
  • 4Products
  • Oct 28, 2026Latest received

Complaints by year

Every year the CFPB database holds for this company, by the date received.

YearComplaints
2026, to Nov 674
202553
202442
202314
202212
202111
202010
20199
20186
20173
20164
20153
20147
20133

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.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Attempts to collect debt not owed5532.2%
Written notification about debt3319.3%
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action3218.7%
False statements or representation1911.1%
Incorrect information on your report148.2%
Improper use of your report105.8%
Communication tactics21.2%
Electronic communications21.2%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem21.2%
Getting a credit card10.6%
Problem with customer service10.6%

How the company responded

Company responseComplaintsShare
Closed with explanation12170.8%
Untimely response5029.2%

States

StateComplaintsShare
Wisconsin4224.6%
Texas2011.7%
Minnesota148.2%
Illinois105.8%
Iowa95.3%
Tennessee84.7%
Arizona63.5%
Georgia63.5%
Missouri63.5%
Idaho52.9%
New Mexico52.9%
Colorado42.3%
Florida42.3%
Nebraska42.3%
Ohio42.3%
Kentucky31.8%
Michigan31.8%
North Carolina31.8%
Alabama21.2%
Nevada21.2%
Oklahoma21.2%
Oregon21.2%
South Carolina21.2%
Montana10.6%
New Hampshire10.6%

Latest 50 complaints

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

ReceivedProductIssueCompany responseSource
October 28, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 25, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 16, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 14, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 13, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
October 5, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 21, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 10, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
September 9, 2026Credit reporting or other personal consumer reportsIncorrect information on your reportClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 27, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 19, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 17, 2026Credit reporting or other personal consumer reportsImproper use of your reportUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
August 17, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
August 16, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
August 11, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 11, 2026Credit reporting or other personal consumer reportsIncorrect information on your reportClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
August 6, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
August 6, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
August 3, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
July 24, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
July 24, 2026Credit reporting or other personal consumer reportsImproper use of your reportUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
July 22, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
July 17, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
July 7, 2026Credit reporting or other personal consumer reportsIncorrect information on your reportUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
July 6, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
July 2, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
June 18, 2026Credit cardGetting a credit cardUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
June 15, 2026Credit reporting or other personal consumer reportsIncorrect information on your reportClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
June 6, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
June 2, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 29, 2026Credit cardIncorrect information on your reportClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 27, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 23, 2026Credit reporting or other personal consumer reportsIncorrect information on your reportUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 22, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 15, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 14, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 12, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 11, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 5, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 5, 2026Credit reporting or other personal consumer reportsIncorrect information on your reportUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 1, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
April 27, 2026Credit reporting or other personal consumer reportsImproper use of your reportUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
April 27, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
April 22, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
April 21, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
April 20, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
April 8, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
April 4, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
April 2, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
April 1, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionUntimely responseconsumerfinance.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.