CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile
Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a.
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
- 12
- Total complaints
- Below average
- 1
- Last 12 months
- 83.3%
- Timely response
- Bottom quartile
- 2
- States affected
The verdict
Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a. ranks #3492 of 3,843 financial companies by CFPB complaint volume. For answering complaints on time it stands at the 11th percentile in the 100+ complaint peer group.
- Debt collection
- most-complained product
- MD
- 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.
Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a. vs. all companies by on-time response rate
Every company with 100+ CFPB complaints on file (1,335 total)
83.3% Among the lowest higher than 11% 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
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Complaints by Product
Top Issues
Complaints by Year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints by State (Top 15)
Company Responses
What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a.
The CFPB Consumer Complaint Database shows a geographically concentrated complaint footprint for Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a., with consumers across the country filing against it. "Debt collection" tops the product-level breakdown by a clear margin, marking it as the area of greatest consumer friction. The specific issue named most within that category is "Attempts to collect debt not owed," a reasonable starting point for understanding recurring friction.
The timely-response measure counts forwarded complaints answered inside the Bureau's 15-day window. This company's rate falls short of the 95% benchmark, a gap that tends to track with more disputes 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 Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a.: 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 (50% here).
Also handles Debt collection
Other companies with the same primary CFPB product category on file.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CFPB complaints does Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a. have?
12 complaints have been filed against Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a. with the CFPB overall - 1 of them in the past year.
Does Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a. respond to complaints on time?
CFPB complaints against Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a. draw a 83.3% timely-response rate inside the expected window.
What product generates the most complaints for Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a.?
Among all products tied to Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a., "Debt collection" accounts for the largest share of complaints (full breakdown above).
What is the most common complaint issue with Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a.?
The most common issue reported by consumers about Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a. is "Attempts to collect debt not owed." All complaint issues are listed above with their counts.
How do I file a complaint against Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a.?
You can file a complaint against Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a. 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 Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a.?
The CFPB has recorded complaints against Law Office of John E. Lindner P.a. 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.