CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile
Penn Credit Corporation
2,594 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
- 2,594
- Total complaints
- Among the highest
- 406
- Last 12 months
- 99.9%
- Timely response
- Top decile
- 51
- States affected
The verdict
Among 3,843 financial companies tracked by CFPB complaint volume, Penn Credit Corporation sits at #177, with 2,594 complaints logged. It posts a 99.9% on-time response rate, the 82nd percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.
- #177
- of 3,843 companies by volume
- 99.9%
- on time (82nd pctile)
- Debt collection
- most-complained product
- 51
- states with complaints
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.
Penn Credit Corporation 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 312 in 2024 to 408 in 2025 (2024 → 2025).
Percent of CFPB complaints answered within the regulator's expected window. Industry benchmark sits at 95%.
Reading this profile
Complaints by Product
Top Issues
Complaints by Year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 34 |
| 2014 | 141 |
| 2015 | 162 |
| 2016 | 149 |
| 2017 | 160 |
| 2018 | 206 |
| 2019 | 144 |
| 2020 | 156 |
| 2021 | 210 |
| 2022 | 201 |
| 2023 | 204 |
| 2024 | 312 |
| 2025 | 408 |
| 2026year in progress | 107 |
Complaints by State (Top 15)
Company Responses
What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Penn Credit Corporation
The CFPB Consumer Complaint Database has logged 2,594 complaints against Penn Credit Corporation overall, with 406 of those filed in the trailing 12 months. Reports have come from consumers in 51 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. Inside that category, "Attempts to collect debt not owed" comes up most often - worth a look for anyone trying to spot the company's recurring pain point.
Within the Bureau's 15-day response window, Penn Credit Corporation posts a 99.9% reply rate on forwarded complaints. That figure is at or above the industry benchmark and suggests the company's intake and escalation processes are functioning as designed. Consumers formally disputed the company's response at a 15.4% rate among resolved cases, a signal of how often the initial resolution failed to satisfy the complainant. Among resolved complaints, the consumer-relief closure rate is 1.3%.
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 Penn Credit Corporation have?
2,594 complaints have been filed against Penn Credit Corporation with the CFPB overall - 406 of them in the past year.
Does Penn Credit Corporation respond to complaints on time?
Penn Credit Corporation's CFPB timely-response rate is 99.9%. That is a strong response record by CFPB standards.
What product generates the most complaints for Penn Credit Corporation?
The most complained-about product for Penn Credit Corporation is "Debt collection." You can view the full product breakdown on this page.
What is the most common complaint issue with Penn Credit Corporation?
"Attempts to collect debt not owed" is the single most frequently cited issue in complaints against Penn Credit Corporation - see all issues and counts above.
How do I file a complaint against Penn Credit Corporation?
You can file a complaint against Penn Credit Corporation 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 Penn Credit Corporation?
The CFPB has recorded complaints against Penn Credit Corporation from 51 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.
Nationwide companies with similar complaint volume or dispute rates
Two CFPB peer sets for Penn Credit Corporation: 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 (2,594 here).
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.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Data through March 2026
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.