CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Medical Society Business Services, Inc.

234 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

234
Total complaints
Above average
0
Last 12 months
91%
Timely response
Bottom quartile
17
States affected

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The verdict

234 CFPB complaints put Medical Society Business Services, Inc. at #817 out of 3,843 financial companies ranked by complaint volume. Its on-time response rate is 91%, the 19th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

#817
of 3,843 companies by volume
91%
on time (19th pctile)
Debt collection
most-complained product
17
states with complaints
C-
PlainCredit Trust Score
53/100
Medical Society Business 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 D 91.0%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate F 29.0%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate A+ 41.5%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Medical Society Business Services, Inc. vs. all companies by on-time response rate

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

91% Among the lowest higher than 19% 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

Medical Society Business Services, Inc. timely response rate 91.0%
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 - Medical debt 105
Debt collection - Medical 58
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 37
Debt collection - I do not know 20
Debt collection - Other debt 6
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.) 3
Debt collection - Credit card debt 2
Bank account or service - Other bank product/service 1
Credit reporting 1
Consumer Loan - Installment loan 1

Top Issues

1.Attempts to collect debt not owed 56
2.Written notification about debt 41
3.Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 34
4.False statements or representation 22
5.Incorrect information on your report 20
6.Disclosure verification of debt 19
7.Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 14
8.Communication tactics 13
9.Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 4
10.Improper contact or sharing of info 4

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2013 5
2014 14
2015 19
2016 20
2017 27
2018 32
2019 22
2020 40
2021 30
2022 16
2023 8
2024 1

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Arizona 189
Texas 16
California 7
Florida 3
Colorado 3
Pennsylvania 2
Utah 2
Arkansas 2
Georgia 2
Illinois 1
New Mexico 1
Nebraska 1
Tennessee 1
Indiana 1
Hawaii 1

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 134
Closed with non-monetary relief 96
Untimely response 3
Closed with monetary relief 1

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Medical Society Business Services, Inc.

234 complaints against Medical Society Business Services, Inc. appear in the CFPB record, including 0 from the trailing year. The 17 states and territories represented put this footprint in multi-regional territory. No product draws more complaints than "Debt collection," which sits at the top of the product breakdown. 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.

Within the Bureau's 15-day response window, Medical Society Business Services, Inc. posts a 91% reply rate on forwarded complaints. That is under the 95% benchmark companies are expected to hit, often a precursor to higher dispute rates. Resolved cases drew a formal consumer-dispute rate of 29% - a rough measure of how often the first resolution missed the mark. Among resolved complaints, the consumer-relief closure rate is 41.5%.

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 Medical Society Business Services, Inc. have?

Medical Society Business Services, Inc. has 234 total consumer complaints filed with the CFPB, with 0 filed in the last 12 months.

Does Medical Society Business Services, Inc. respond to complaints on time?

CFPB complaints against Medical Society Business Services, Inc. draw a 91% timely-response rate inside the expected window.

What product generates the most complaints for Medical Society Business Services, Inc.?

"Debt collection" draws more CFPB complaints against Medical Society Business Services, Inc. than any other product - see the full breakdown above.

What is the most common complaint issue with Medical Society Business Services, Inc.?

Consumers most often cite "Attempts to collect debt not owed" when complaining about Medical Society Business Services, Inc.; the full issue list with counts is above.

How do I file a complaint against Medical Society Business Services, Inc.?

You can file a complaint against Medical Society Business 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 Medical Society Business Services, Inc.?

Medical Society Business Services, Inc. has drawn CFPB complaints from 17 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 Medical Society Business 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.

Also handles Debt collection

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

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Data through March 2026