CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.

69 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

69
Total complaints
Mid-range
6
Last 12 months
85.5%
Timely response
Bottom quartile
27
States affected

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The verdict

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. ranks #1570 of 3,843 financial companies by CFPB complaint volume, with 69 complaints on record. Its on-time response rate is 85.5%, the 13th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

#1570
of 3,843 companies by volume
85.5%
on time (13th pctile)
Mortgage
most-complained product
27
states with complaints
C-
PlainCredit Trust Score
54/100
Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. · 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 85.5%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate C- 16.7%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate A- 15.9%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. vs. all companies by on-time response rate

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

85.5% Among the lowest higher than 13% 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

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. timely response rate 85.5%
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 home mortgage 23
Mortgage - FHA mortgage 13
Mortgage - VA mortgage 9
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 7
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 6
Mortgage - Other type of mortgage 3
Mortgage - Other mortgage 3
Mortgage - Conventional fixed mortgage 2
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Money order 1
Mortgage - Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC) 1

Top Issues

1.Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage 23
2.Closing on a mortgage 17
3.Improper use of your report 10
4.Trouble during payment process 7
5.Incorrect information on your report 3
6.Application, originator, mortgage broker 3
7.Fraud or scam 1
8.Settlement process and costs 1
9.Credit decision / Underwriting 1
10.Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 1

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2015 2
2016 3
2017 2
2018 5
2019 5
2020 6
2021 15
2022 9
2023 8
2024 7
2025 6
2026year in progress 1

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Maryland 10
Georgia 8
Virginia 6
Arizona 5
Texas 5
North Carolina 4
Wisconsin 3
Nebraska 2
California 2
Florida 2
Missouri 2
New York 2
Pennsylvania 2
Minnesota 1
Oklahoma 1

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 58
Closed with monetary relief 11

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.

69 complaints against Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. appear in the CFPB record, including 6 from the trailing year. The 27 states and territories represented put this footprint in multi-regional territory. "Mortgage" 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 "Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage," a reasonable starting point for understanding recurring friction.

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.'s timely response rate stands at 85.5%, meaning that share of CFPB-forwarded complaints received a company reply within the 15-day window the Bureau expects. That sits below the 95% industry benchmark and tends to correlate with higher consumer dispute rates downstream. Resolved cases drew a formal consumer-dispute rate of 16.7% - a rough measure of how often the first resolution missed the mark. Among resolved complaints, the consumer-relief closure rate is 15.9%.

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 Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. have?

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. has 69 total consumer complaints filed with the CFPB, with 6 filed in the last 12 months.

Does Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. respond to complaints on time?

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.'s CFPB timely-response rate is 85.5%.

What product generates the most complaints for Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.?

"Mortgage" draws more CFPB complaints against Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. than any other product - see the full breakdown above.

What is the most common complaint issue with Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.?

"Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage" is the single most frequently cited issue in complaints against Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. - see all issues and counts above.

How do I file a complaint against Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.?

You can file a complaint against Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. 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 Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.?

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. has drawn CFPB complaints from 27 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 Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.: 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 (16.7% here).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many CFPB complaints does Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. have?

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. has 69 total consumer complaints filed with the CFPB, with 6 filed in the last 12 months.

Does Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. respond to complaints on time?

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.'s CFPB timely-response rate is 85.5%.

What product generates the most complaints for Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.?

"Mortgage" draws more CFPB complaints against Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. than any other product - see the full breakdown above.

What is the most common complaint issue with Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.?

"Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage" is the single most frequently cited issue in complaints against Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. - see all issues and counts above.

How do I file a complaint against Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.?

You can file a complaint against Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. 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 Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.?

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc. has drawn CFPB complaints from 27 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.

Long & Foster Financial Services, Inc.'s complaint figures come from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database, data through March 2026. See our methodology for details.