CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP

Consumers have filed 819 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

819
Total complaints
Among the highest
110
Last 12 months
99.6%
Timely response
Top decile
49
States affected

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The verdict

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP ranks #371 of 3,843 financial companies by CFPB complaint volume, with 819 complaints on record. Its on-time response rate is 99.6%, the 74th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

#371
of 3,843 companies by volume
99.6%
on time (74th pctile)
Debt collection
most-complained product
49
states with complaints
C
PlainCredit Trust Score
59/100
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP · 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 99.6%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate D 17.1%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate C- 1.5%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP vs. all companies by on-time response rate

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

99.6% Higher than most higher than 74% 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 93 in 2024 to 119 in 2025 (2024 → 2025).

See the full year-over-year release diff

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP timely response rate 99.6%
Industry benchmark

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

Reading this profile

Complaints by Product

Debt collection - Other debt 437
Debt collection - I do not know 164
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.) 155
Debt collection - Auto debt 17
Debt collection - Medical 10
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 6
Debt collection - Medical debt 6
Debt collection - Credit card debt 5
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report 4
Debt or credit management - Debt settlement 4

Top Issues

1.Attempts to collect debt not owed 253
2.False statements or representation 159
3.Written notification about debt 119
4.Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 89
5.Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 66
6.Communication tactics 48
7.Disclosure verification of debt 33
8.Taking/threatening an illegal action 17
9.Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly 9
10.Improper contact or sharing of info 6

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2013 16
2014 32
2015 50
2016 69
2017 57
2018 49
2019 66
2020 39
2021 58
2022 74
2023 76
2024 93
2025 119
2026year in progress 21

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Texas 99
Florida 99
California 92
Colorado 65
Illinois 40
New York 34
North Carolina 33
Virginia 33
New Jersey 29
Pennsylvania 27
Washington 24
Massachusetts 18
Georgia 18
Maryland 18
Oregon 18

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 805
Closed with non-monetary relief 10
Closed 2
Closed with monetary relief 2

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP

The CFPB Consumer Complaint Database has logged 819 complaints against Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP overall, with 110 of those filed in the trailing 12 months. Reports have come from consumers in 49 states and territories, making this a nationwide complaint footprint. 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.

CFPB-forwarded complaints against Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP draw a 99.6% 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. The company's response carried a 17.1% formal-dispute rate on resolved cases, indicating how frequently the initial fix fell short. Among resolved complaints, the consumer-relief closure rate is 1.5%.

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 Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP have?

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP has 819 total consumer complaints filed with the CFPB, with 110 filed in the last 12 months.

Does Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP respond to complaints on time?

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP's CFPB timely-response rate is 99.6%. This is considered excellent.

What product generates the most complaints for Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP?

"Debt collection" draws more CFPB complaints against Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP than any other product - see the full breakdown above.

What is the most common complaint issue with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP?

Consumers most often cite "Attempts to collect debt not owed" when complaining about Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP; the full issue list with counts is above.

How do I file a complaint against Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP?

You can file a complaint against Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP 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 Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP?

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP has drawn CFPB complaints from 49 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.

Nationwide companies with similar complaint volume or dispute rates

Two CFPB peer sets for Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP: 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 (17.1% 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