CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch

Behind the 313 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

313
Total complaints
Above average
91
Last 12 months
99.7%
Timely response
Top decile
26
States affected

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The verdict

313 CFPB complaints put Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch at #680 out of 3,843 financial companies ranked by complaint volume. It posts a 99.7% on-time response rate, the 76th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

#680
of 3,843 companies by volume
99.7%
on time (76th pctile)
Debt collection
most-complained product
26
states with complaints
B
PlainCredit Trust Score
70/100
Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch · 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 B+ 99.7%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate D 20.0%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate A+ 24.9%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch vs. all companies by on-time response rate

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

99.7% Top 24% higher than 76% 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 26 in 2024 to 85 in 2025 (2024 → 2025).

See the full year-over-year release diff

Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch timely response rate 99.7%
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 - Medical debt 143
Debt collection - I do not know 59
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 29
Debt collection - Medical 25
Debt collection - Other debt 23
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 20
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.) 5
Debt collection - Rental debt 3
Debt collection - Credit card debt 2
Credit reporting 2

Top Issues

1.Attempts to collect debt not owed 84
2.Written notification about debt 63
3.False statements or representation 40
4.Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 31
5.Incorrect information on your report 28
6.Communication tactics 13
7.Disclosure verification of debt 11
8.Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 10
9.Improper use of your report 9
10.Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem 6

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2013 1
2014 7
2015 12
2016 11
2017 15
2018 15
2019 17
2020 17
2021 22
2022 47
2023 20
2024 26
2025 85
2026year in progress 18

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Kentucky 113
Missouri 50
Tennessee 30
Indiana 17
Florida 14
Mississippi 13
Georgia 11
Texas 9
Ohio 7
North Carolina 6
Illinois 6
Alabama 6
California 5
West Virginia 4
Kansas 3

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 233
Closed with non-monetary relief 77
Closed 1
Closed with monetary relief 1
In progress 1

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch

313 complaints against Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch appear in the CFPB record, including 91 from the trailing year. The 26 states and territories represented put this footprint in multi-regional territory. "Debt collection" tops the product-level breakdown by a clear margin, marking it as the area of greatest consumer friction. Within that category, the most frequently cited specific issue is "Attempts to collect debt not owed" - 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, Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch posts a 99.7% reply rate on forwarded complaints. That clears the industry benchmark, pointing to intake and escalation processes that are working as intended. Resolved cases drew a formal consumer-dispute rate of 20% - 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 24.9% 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 Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch have?

The CFPB has logged 313 complaints against Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch to date, of which 91 came in over the last 12 months.

Does Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch respond to complaints on time?

CFPB complaints against Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch draw a 99.7% 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 Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch?

The most complained-about product for Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch is "Debt collection." You can view the full product breakdown on this page.

What is the most common complaint issue with Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch?

Consumers most often cite "Attempts to collect debt not owed" when complaining about Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch; the full issue list with counts is above.

How do I file a complaint against Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch?

You can file a complaint against Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch 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 Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch?

The CFPB has recorded complaints against Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch from 26 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 Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY Branch: 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 (20% 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