Debt Collection Complaints in District of Columbia

Updated September 23, 2026

Data source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Data current as of September 23, 2026. View the live CFPB record.

A CFPB complaint means a consumer submitted a complaint and the company was given a chance to respond — it isn't a lawsuit, a fine, or a verified finding of wrongdoing. Counts here aren't adjusted for a company's size or how many accounts it services, so a large national collector will naturally show more complaints than a small one even if it handles a smaller share of its accounts poorly.

This pipeline ingests CFPB data on a rolling daily basis and is still catching up through its historical backlog, so the totals below reflect a partial, growing slice of District of Columbia's real complaint volume rather than a complete count — treat the relative ranking of companies and products as more reliable than the absolute numbers at this stage.

Total complaints (ingested)
291

Top 10 worst offenders in District of Columbia

Ranked by complaint volume. Click through for issue breakdown, trend, and what to do about it.

Complaint trend (monthly)

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Complaint volume by product

  • Debt collection168
  • Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports75
  • Student loan34
  • Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan14