CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile
Harris & Harris, Ltd.
Consumers have filed complaints with the CFPB against this company, a record that maps out how disputes over credit, billing and collections tend to unfold.
Data updated 2026-08-14
- 4,129
- Total complaints
- Among the highest
- 2,306
- Last 12 months
- 99.9%
- Timely response
- Top decile
- 53
- States affected
The verdict
Among 3,843 financial companies tracked by CFPB complaint volume, Harris & Harris, Ltd. sits at #121. For answering complaints on time it stands at the 82nd percentile in the 100+ complaint peer group.
- Debt collection
- most-complained product
- TX
- 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.
Harris & Harris, Ltd. vs. all companies by on-time response rate
Every company with 100+ CFPB complaints on file (1,335 total)
99.9% Top 18% higher than 82% 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 324 in 2024 to 1,934 in 2025 (2024 → 2025).
Reading this profile
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Complaints by Product
Top Issues
Complaints by Year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 47 |
| 2015 | 92 |
| 2016 | 96 |
| 2017 | 88 |
| 2018 | 123 |
| 2019 | 84 |
| 2020 | 109 |
| 2021 | 150 |
| 2022 | 145 |
| 2023 | 166 |
| 2024 | 324 |
| 2025 | 1,934 |
| 2026year in progress | 762 |
Complaints by State (Top 15)
Company Responses
What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Harris & Harris, Ltd.
The CFPB Consumer Complaint Database shows a nationwide complaint footprint for Harris & Harris, Ltd., with consumers across the country filing against it. The single largest complaint category is "Debt collection," which consistently leads the product-level breakdown and signals where consumer friction is most acute. 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.
The timely-response measure counts forwarded complaints answered inside the Bureau's 15-day window. 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 Harris & Harris, Ltd.: 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 (15.4% here).
Also handles Debt collection
Other companies with the same primary CFPB product category on file.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CFPB complaints does Harris & Harris, Ltd. have?
4,129 complaints have been filed against Harris & Harris, Ltd. with the CFPB overall - 2,306 of them in the past year.
Does Harris & Harris, Ltd. respond to complaints on time?
Harris & Harris, Ltd. has a 99.9% timely response rate to CFPB complaints. This is considered excellent.
What product generates the most complaints for Harris & Harris, Ltd.?
"Debt collection" draws more CFPB complaints against Harris & Harris, Ltd. than any other product - see the full breakdown above.
What is the most common complaint issue with Harris & Harris, Ltd.?
"Attempts to collect debt not owed" is the single most frequently cited issue in complaints against Harris & Harris, Ltd. - see all issues and counts above.
How do I file a complaint against Harris & Harris, Ltd.?
You can file a complaint against Harris & Harris, Ltd. 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 Harris & Harris, Ltd.?
Harris & Harris, Ltd. has drawn CFPB complaints from 53 states and territories. That figure covers the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and smaller CFPB-tracked jurisdictions (Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, military postal codes), so it can run higher than the 52 states/territories with a dedicated page on this site.