CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Franklin American Mortgage Co.

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

Data updated 2026-08-14

233
Total complaints
Above average
0
Last 12 months
96.6%
Timely response
Below median
40
States affected

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The verdict

Out of 3,843 financial companies in the CFPB database, Franklin American Mortgage Co. has accumulated 233 complaints, placing it #822 by volume. Its on-time response rate is 96.6%, the 36th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

#822
of 3,843 companies by volume
96.6%
on time (36th pctile)
Mortgage
most-complained product
40
states with complaints
C
PlainCredit Trust Score
55/100
Franklin American Mortgage Co. · 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 C 96.6%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate F 23.7%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate B+ 10.3%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Franklin American Mortgage Co. vs. all companies by on-time response rate

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

96.6% Around the middle higher than 36% 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 2017 to 2018 complete years

  • Annual CFPB complaint volume moved from 52 in 2017 to 31 in 2018 (2017 → 2018).

See the full year-over-year release diff

Franklin American Mortgage Co. timely response rate 96.6%
Industry benchmark

Percent of CFPB complaints answered within the regulator's expected window. Industry benchmark sits at 95%.

Reading this profile

Complaints by Product

Mortgage - Conventional fixed mortgage 88
Mortgage - FHA mortgage 48
Mortgage - Conventional home mortgage 39
Mortgage - Other mortgage 22
Mortgage - VA mortgage 21
Mortgage - Other type of mortgage 7
Mortgage - Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM) 3
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 2
Debt collection - Mortgage debt 2
Credit reporting 1

Top Issues

1.Loan servicing, payments, escrow account 128
2.Trouble during payment process 44
3.Loan modification,collection,foreclosure 20
4.Struggling to pay mortgage 8
5.Application, originator, mortgage broker 7
6.Settlement process and costs 7
7.Credit decision / Underwriting 6
8.Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage 4
9.Incorrect information on your report 2
10.Closing on a mortgage 2

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2012 9
2013 17
2014 30
2015 40
2016 54
2017 52
2018 31

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Texas 22
Pennsylvania 21
California 20
Georgia 13
Florida 12
Virginia 9
Tennessee 9
Illinois 8
Wisconsin 8
Alabama 8
Louisiana 7
Ohio 7
North Carolina 6
Nebraska 6
Oregon 5

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 205
Closed with monetary relief 14
Closed with non-monetary relief 6
Closed 4
Closed without relief 3
Closed with relief 1

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Franklin American Mortgage Co.

233 complaints against Franklin American Mortgage Co. appear in the CFPB record, including 0 from the trailing year. The 40 states and territories represented put this footprint in nationwide territory. No product draws more complaints than "Mortgage," which sits at the top of the product breakdown. The specific issue named most within that category is "Loan servicing, payments, escrow account," a reasonable starting point for understanding recurring friction.

CFPB-forwarded complaints against Franklin American Mortgage Co. draw a 96.6% reply rate inside the Bureau's 15-day window. 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 23.7% - a rough measure of how often the first resolution missed the mark. Among resolved complaints, 10.3% closed with some form of monetary or non-monetary relief to the consumer.

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 Franklin American Mortgage Co. have?

233 complaints have been filed against Franklin American Mortgage Co. with the CFPB overall - 0 of them in the past year.

Does Franklin American Mortgage Co. respond to complaints on time?

Franklin American Mortgage Co. has a 96.6% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. That puts it among the more responsive companies in the CFPB dataset.

What product generates the most complaints for Franklin American Mortgage Co.?

"Mortgage" draws more CFPB complaints against Franklin American Mortgage Co. than any other product - see the full breakdown above.

What is the most common complaint issue with Franklin American Mortgage Co.?

"Loan servicing, payments, escrow account" is the single most frequently cited issue in complaints against Franklin American Mortgage Co. - see all issues and counts above.

How do I file a complaint against Franklin American Mortgage Co.?

You can file a complaint against Franklin American Mortgage Co. 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 Franklin American Mortgage Co.?

Consumers in 40 states and territories have filed complaints about Franklin American Mortgage Co. 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.

Nationwide companies with similar complaint volume or dispute rates

Two CFPB peer sets for Franklin American Mortgage Co.: 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.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Data through March 2026