CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile
CMRE Financial Services, Inc.
Behind the CFPB complaints on file for this company is a data trail showing how it typically handles credit, billing and collection disputes.
Data updated 2026-08-14
- 1,975
- Total complaints
- Among the highest
- 60
- Last 12 months
- 94.4%
- Timely response
- Below median
- 46
- States affected
The verdict
By CFPB complaint volume, CMRE Financial Services, Inc. is #209 out of 3,843 financial companies. For answering complaints on time it stands at the 27th percentile in the 100+ complaint peer group.
- Debt collection
- most-complained product
- CA
- 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.
CMRE Financial Services, Inc. vs. all companies by on-time response rate
Every company with 100+ CFPB complaints on file (1,335 total)
94.4% Around the middle higher than 27% 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
Reading this profile
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Complaints by Product
Top Issues
Complaints by Year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 118 |
| 2015 | 164 |
| 2016 | 228 |
| 2017 | 144 |
| 2018 | 163 |
| 2019 | 189 |
| 2020 | 244 |
| 2021 | 331 |
| 2022 | 214 |
| 2023 | 54 |
| 2024 | 57 |
| 2025 | 61 |
| 2026year in progress | 8 |
Complaints by State (Top 15)
Company Responses
What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for CMRE Financial Services, Inc.
CMRE Financial Services, Inc. draws a nationwide spread of CFPB complaints, filed by consumers in many parts of the country. "Debt collection" tops the product-level breakdown by a clear margin, marking it as the area of greatest consumer friction. The specific issue named most within that category is "Attempts to collect debt not owed," a reasonable starting point for understanding recurring friction.
Within the Bureau's 15-day response window, the timely-response measure shows how often forwarded complaints get a reply. This company's rate sits below the 95% industry benchmark, a gap that tends to correlate with higher consumer dispute rates downstream. 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 CMRE Financial Services, 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.
Similar dispute rates
Nearest companies by share of complaints marked disputed (23.7% here).
Also handles Debt collection
Other companies with the same primary CFPB product category on file.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CFPB complaints does CMRE Financial Services, Inc. have?
1,975 complaints have been filed against CMRE Financial Services, Inc. with the CFPB overall - 60 of them in the past year.
Does CMRE Financial Services, Inc. respond to complaints on time?
CFPB complaints against CMRE Financial Services, Inc. draw a 94.4% timely-response rate inside the expected window.
What product generates the most complaints for CMRE Financial Services, Inc.?
Among all products tied to CMRE Financial Services, Inc., "Debt collection" accounts for the largest share of complaints (full breakdown above).
What is the most common complaint issue with CMRE Financial Services, Inc.?
"Attempts to collect debt not owed" is the single most frequently cited issue in complaints against CMRE Financial Services, Inc. - see all issues and counts above.
How do I file a complaint against CMRE Financial Services, Inc.?
You can file a complaint against CMRE Financial Services, 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 CMRE Financial Services, Inc.?
The CFPB has recorded complaints against CMRE Financial Services, Inc. from 46 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.