CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Argon Credit

The CFPB complaints on file trace a pattern in how this company responds when customers push back on credit, billing, or collection problems.

Data updated 2026-08-14

26
Total complaints
Mid-range
0
Last 12 months
57.7%
Timely response
Bottom decile
6
States affected

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The verdict

By CFPB complaint volume, Argon Credit is #2538 out of 3,843 financial companies. For answering complaints on time it stands at the 4th percentile in the 100+ complaint peer group.

Consumer Loan
most-complained product
AL
state with the most complaints

Raw complaint volume, not a rate: larger institutions naturally draw more CFPB complaints because they serve more customers, and a complaint is a consumer-filed record, not a proven finding of wrongdoing.

F
PlainCredit Trust Score
14/100
Argon Credit · 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 F 57.7%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate F 32.0%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate F 0.0%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Argon Credit vs. all companies by on-time response rate

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

57.7% Among the lowest higher than 4% of 1,335 companies

companies with 100+ CFPB complaints, bucketed by value

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

What changed

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2016 to 2018 complete years

  • Annual CFPB complaint volume moved from 11 in 2016 to 1 in 2018 (2016 → 2018).

See the full year-over-year release diff

Reading this profile

Complaints by Product

Consumer Loan - Installment loan 21
Payday loan 2
Debt collection - Payday loan 1
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 1
Debt collection - I do not know 1

Top Issues

1.Managing the loan or lease 10
2.Taking out the loan or lease 8
3.Shopping for a loan or lease 2
4.False statements or representation 1
5.Problems when you are unable to pay 1
6.Payment to acct not credited 1
7.Applied for loan/did not receive money 1
8.Incorrect information on your report 1
9.Disclosure verification of debt 1

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2015 14
2016 11
2018 1

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Alabama 9
Georgia 6
California 6
Illinois 3
North Carolina 1
Louisiana 1

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 24
Closed 1
Untimely response 1

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Argon Credit

In the CFPB record, Argon Credit has a geographically concentrated complaint footprint. "Consumer Loan" tops the product-level breakdown by a clear margin, marking it as the area of greatest consumer friction. Inside that category, "Managing the loan or lease" comes up most often - worth a look for anyone trying to spot the company's recurring pain point.

The timely-response measure counts forwarded complaints answered inside the Bureau's 15-day window. This company's rate is far under the 95% benchmark, a material red flag, since late or missing responses are among the strongest predictors of CFPB supervisory interest. A formal dispute means the consumer contested the company's response after a case was resolved, a rough measure of how often the first resolution missed the mark. Relief means the case closed with monetary or non-monetary help for the consumer. Both rates sit in the score card above.

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.

Nationwide companies with similar complaint volume or dispute rates

Two CFPB peer sets for Argon Credit: 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 dispute rates

Nearest companies by share of complaints marked disputed (32% here).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many CFPB complaints does Argon Credit have?

26 complaints have been filed against Argon Credit with the CFPB overall - 0 of them in the past year.

Does Argon Credit respond to complaints on time?

Argon Credit's CFPB timely-response rate is 57.7%. This is below the typical industry benchmark of 95%.

What product generates the most complaints for Argon Credit?

Among all products tied to Argon Credit, "Consumer Loan" accounts for the largest share of complaints (full breakdown above).

What is the most common complaint issue with Argon Credit?

Consumers most often cite "Managing the loan or lease" when complaining about Argon Credit; the full issue list with counts is above.

How do I file a complaint against Argon Credit?

You can file a complaint against Argon Credit 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 Argon Credit?

Argon Credit has drawn CFPB complaints from 6 states and territories. That figure covers the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and smaller CFPB-tracked jurisdictions (Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, military postal codes), so it can run higher than the 52 states/territories with a dedicated page on this site.

Argon Credit's complaint figures come from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, data through March 2026. See our methodology for details.