CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile
Certified Recovery Inc
What the 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
- 19
- Total complaints
- Below average
- 1
- Last 12 months
- 100%
- Timely response
- Top decile
- 4
- States affected
The verdict
Among 3,843 financial companies tracked by CFPB complaint volume, Certified Recovery Inc sits at #2935. On response speed it sits at the 86th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.
- Debt collection
- most-complained product
- WI
- 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.
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.
Certified Recovery Inc vs. all companies by on-time response rate
Every company with 100+ CFPB complaints on file (1,335 total)
100% Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Reading this profile
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Complaints by Product
Top Issues
Complaints by Year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints by State (Top 15)
Company Responses
What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Certified Recovery Inc
The CFPB Consumer Complaint Database shows a geographically concentrated complaint footprint for Certified Recovery Inc, with consumers across the country filing against it. No product draws more complaints than "Debt collection," which sits at the top of the product breakdown. Within that category, the most frequently cited specific issue is "Written notification about debt" - a useful starting point for anyone trying to understand what goes wrong most often in the company's consumer interactions.
Within the Bureau's 15-day response window, the timely-response measure shows how often forwarded complaints get a reply. This company's rate is at or above the industry benchmark, which suggests its intake and escalation processes are functioning as designed. 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 Certified Recovery 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 dispute rates
Nearest companies by share of complaints marked disputed (12.5% here).
Also handles Debt collection
Other companies with the same primary CFPB product category on file.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CFPB complaints does Certified Recovery Inc have?
The CFPB has logged 19 complaints against Certified Recovery Inc to date, of which 1 came in over the last 12 months.
Does Certified Recovery Inc respond to complaints on time?
CFPB complaints against Certified Recovery Inc draw a 100% timely-response rate inside the expected window. That puts it among the more responsive companies in the CFPB dataset.
What product generates the most complaints for Certified Recovery Inc?
"Debt collection" draws more CFPB complaints against Certified Recovery Inc than any other product - see the full breakdown above.
What is the most common complaint issue with Certified Recovery Inc?
The most common issue reported by consumers about Certified Recovery Inc is "Written notification about debt." All complaint issues are listed above with their counts.
How do I file a complaint against Certified Recovery Inc?
You can file a complaint against Certified Recovery 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 Certified Recovery Inc?
The CFPB has recorded complaints against Certified Recovery Inc from 4 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.