CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Golden Title Loans 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

16
Total complaints
Below average
2
Last 12 months
81.3%
Timely response
Bottom quartile
2
States affected

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The verdict

Golden Title Loans LLC ranks #3154 of 3,843 financial companies by CFPB complaint volume. For answering complaints on time it stands at the 10th percentile in the 100+ complaint peer group.

Payday loan, title l…
most-complained product
TN
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.

C+
PlainCredit Trust Score
62/100
Golden Title Loans LLC · 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 F 81.3%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate A+ 0.0%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate B+ 12.5%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Golden Title Loans LLC vs. all companies by on-time response rate

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

81.3% Among the lowest higher than 10% 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

Complaints by Product

Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Payday loan 6
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Title loan 2
Payday loan 2
Debt collection - Payday loan debt 2
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Payday loan 1
Debt collection - Payday loan 1
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Other advances of future income 1
Debt collection - I do not know 1

Top Issues

1.Struggling to pay your loan 3
2.Communication tactics 3
3.Charged fees or interest you didn't expect 2
4.Money was taken from your bank account on the wrong day or for the wrong amount 2
5.Incorrect information on your report 1
6.Can't stop withdrawals from your bank account 1
7.Taking/threatening an illegal action 1
8.Confusing or missing disclosures 1
9.Can't contact lender 1
10.Charged fees or interest I didn't expect 1

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2015 3
2017 2
2018 3
2019 2
2020 3
2021 1
2025 2

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Tennessee 14
Mississippi 1

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 14
Closed with monetary relief 1
Closed with non-monetary relief 1

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Golden Title Loans LLC

Golden Title Loans LLC draws a geographically concentrated spread of CFPB complaints, filed by consumers in many parts of the country. The single largest complaint category is "Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan," which consistently leads the product-level breakdown and signals where consumer friction is most acute. Inside that category, "Struggling to pay your loan" comes up most often - worth a look for anyone trying to spot the company's recurring pain point.

Timely response is the share of CFPB-forwarded complaints that receive a company reply within the 15-day window the Bureau expects. 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 Golden Title Loans 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 Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan

Other companies with the same primary CFPB product category on file.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many CFPB complaints does Golden Title Loans LLC have?

16 complaints have been filed against Golden Title Loans LLC with the CFPB overall - 2 of them in the past year.

Does Golden Title Loans LLC respond to complaints on time?

Golden Title Loans LLC has a 81.3% timely response rate to CFPB complaints.

What product generates the most complaints for Golden Title Loans LLC?

The most complained-about product for Golden Title Loans LLC is "Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan." You can view the full product breakdown on this page.

What is the most common complaint issue with Golden Title Loans LLC?

"Struggling to pay your loan" is the single most frequently cited issue in complaints against Golden Title Loans LLC - see all issues and counts above.

How do I file a complaint against Golden Title Loans LLC?

You can file a complaint against Golden Title Loans 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 Golden Title Loans LLC?

The CFPB has recorded complaints against Golden Title Loans LLC from 2 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.

Golden Title Loans LLC's complaint figures come from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, data through March 2026. See our methodology for details.