CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile
College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC
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
- 183
- Total complaints
- Mid-range
- 54
- Last 12 months
- 99.5%
- Timely response
- Above median
- 33
- States affected
The verdict
College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC ranks #989 of 3,843 financial companies by CFPB complaint volume. On response speed it sits at the 72nd percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.
- Student loan
- 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.
College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC vs. all companies by on-time response rate
Every company with 100+ CFPB complaints on file (1,335 total)
99.5% Higher than most higher than 72% 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 2024 to 2025 complete years
- Annual CFPB complaint volume moved from 32 in 2024 to 65 in 2025 (2024 → 2025).
Reading this profile
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Complaints by Product
Top Issues
Complaints by Year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 32 |
| 2025 | 65 |
| 2026year in progress | 8 |
Complaints by State (Top 15)
Company Responses
What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC
The CFPB Consumer Complaint Database shows a multi-regional complaint footprint for College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC, with consumers across the country filing against it. No product draws more complaints than "Student loan," which sits at the top of the product breakdown. Inside that category, "Dealing with your lender or servicer" comes up most often - worth a look for anyone trying to spot the company's recurring pain point.
Within the Bureau's 15-day response window, the timely-response measure shows how often forwarded complaints get a reply. This company's rate clears the industry benchmark, pointing to intake and escalation processes that are working as intended. 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 College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC: 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 (0% here).
Also handles Student loan
Other companies with the same primary CFPB product category on file.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CFPB complaints does College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC have?
183 complaints have been filed against College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC with the CFPB overall - 54 of them in the past year.
Does College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC respond to complaints on time?
CFPB complaints against College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC draw a 99.5% 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 College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC?
"Student loan" draws more CFPB complaints against College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC than any other product - see the full breakdown above.
What is the most common complaint issue with College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC?
"Dealing with your lender or servicer" is the single most frequently cited issue in complaints against College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC - see all issues and counts above.
How do I file a complaint against College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC?
You can file a complaint against College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC 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 College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC?
Consumers in 33 states and territories have filed complaints about College Ave Student Loan Servicing, LLC with the CFPB. This count includes the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and smaller CFPB-tracked jurisdictions such as Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and military postal codes (APO/FPO), which is why it can exceed the 52 states and territories that have a dedicated state page on this site.