CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.

What 1,123 consumer complaints filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reveal about how this company handles credit, billing and collection disputes.

Data updated 2026-08-14

1,123
Total complaints
Among the highest
86
Last 12 months
94.5%
Timely response
Below median
39
States affected

Subscribe to this company's annual complaint changes (RSS)

The verdict

1,123 CFPB complaints put Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. at #304 out of 3,843 financial companies ranked by complaint volume. It posts a 94.5% on-time response rate, the 27th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

#304
of 3,843 companies by volume
94.5%
on time (27th pctile)
Debt collection
most-complained product
39
states with complaints
C+
PlainCredit Trust Score
61/100
Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

Based on this company's own CFPB response record -- timely response, dispute rate, and relief rate, each benchmarked against every tracked company with 10+ complaints. Not a measure of product quality, pricing, or company size.

Timely Response D 94.5%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate D 17.4%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate A 21.0%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. vs. all companies by on-time response rate

Every company with 100+ CFPB complaints on file (1,335 total)

94.5% Around the middle higher than 27% of 1,335 companies

companies with 100+ CFPB complaints, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database · 2026-08-14

What changed

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2024 to 2025 complete years

  • Annual CFPB complaint volume moved from 178 in 2024 to 89 in 2025 (2024 → 2025).

See the full year-over-year release diff

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. timely response rate 94.5%
Industry benchmark

Percent of CFPB complaints answered within the regulator's expected window. Industry benchmark sits at 95%.

Reading this profile

Complaints by Product

Debt collection - I do not know 334
Debt collection - Other debt 234
Debt collection - Medical debt 161
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 116
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 77
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.) 66
Debt collection - Medical 49
Debt collection - Auto debt 36
Debt collection - Credit card debt 23
Debt collection - Auto 6

Top Issues

1.Attempts to collect debt not owed 410
2.Written notification about debt 189
3.Incorrect information on your report 104
4.Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 91
5.False statements or representation 83
6.Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 70
7.Improper use of your report 46
8.Disclosure verification of debt 42
9.Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 29
10.Communication tactics 17

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2013 9
2014 32
2015 37
2016 55
2017 78
2018 94
2019 80
2020 86
2021 162
2022 103
2023 103
2024 178
2025 89
2026year in progress 17

Complaints by State (Top 15)

California 763
Texas 52
Florida 51
Tennessee 45
Georgia 33
Arizona 21
Nevada 20
Louisiana 13
Missouri 11
Maryland 9
New York 7
North Carolina 7
Illinois 7
Washington 6
New Mexico 6

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 886
Closed with non-monetary relief 232
Closed with monetary relief 4
In progress 1

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.

1,123 complaints against Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. appear in the CFPB record, including 86 from the trailing year. The 39 states and territories represented put this footprint in multi-regional territory. No product draws more complaints than "Debt collection," which sits at the top of the product breakdown. The specific issue named most within that category is "Attempts to collect debt not owed," a reasonable starting point for understanding recurring friction.

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.'s timely response rate stands at 94.5%, meaning that share of CFPB-forwarded complaints received a company reply within the 15-day window the Bureau expects. That sits below the 95% industry benchmark and tends to correlate with higher consumer dispute rates downstream. Resolved cases drew a formal consumer-dispute rate of 17.4% - a rough measure of how often the first resolution missed the mark. Resolved complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief for the consumer at a 21% rate.

How to read complaint counts

Complaint counts alone do not tell the full story: larger institutions with more customers will naturally generate more complaints in absolute terms. The more informative signals are the direction of the yearly trend shown above, the state-level concentration, and the ratio of monetary-relief closures to closed-without-relief outcomes. Together, these fields provide context for reading the published CFPB record; they do not establish wrongdoing or resolve an individual dispute.

Educational data summary, not financial or legal advice. Individual complaint outcomes vary. Consumers should consult a qualified attorney or financial advisor for guidance on a specific dispute.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many CFPB complaints does Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. have?

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. has 1,123 total consumer complaints filed with the CFPB, with 86 filed in the last 12 months.

Does Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. respond to complaints on time?

Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. has a 94.5% timely response rate to CFPB complaints.

What product generates the most complaints for Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.?

Among all products tied to Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc., "Debt collection" accounts for the largest share of complaints (full breakdown above).

What is the most common complaint issue with Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.?

Consumers most often cite "Attempts to collect debt not owed" when complaining about Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.; the full issue list with counts is above.

How do I file a complaint against Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.?

You can file a complaint against Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. directly with the CFPB at consumerfinance.gov/complaint. The CFPB will forward your complaint to the company and work to get you a response, typically within 15 days.

In how many states have consumers complained about Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.?

The CFPB has recorded complaints against Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc. from 39 separate states and territories, including jurisdictions beyond the 52 with a dedicated state page here - Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and APO/FPO military postal codes among them.

Nationwide companies with similar complaint volume or dispute rates

Two CFPB peer sets for Adler Wallach & Associates, Inc.: nearest financial companies by total complaint volume and by the share of complaints consumers mark as disputed. These are cross-firm neighborhoods, not the product-category list below.

Similar complaint volume

Nearest companies by total CFPB complaint count (1,123 here).

Similar dispute rates

Nearest companies by share of complaints marked disputed (17.4% here).

Also handles Debt collection

Other companies with the same primary CFPB product category on file.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Data through March 2026