CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates

Behind the 854 CFPB complaints on file for this company is a data trail showing how it typically handles credit, billing and collection disputes.

Data updated 2026-08-14

854
Total complaints
Among the highest
1
Last 12 months
99.4%
Timely response
Above median
41
States affected

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The verdict

The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates ranks #360 of 3,843 financial companies by CFPB complaint volume, with 854 complaints on record. Its on-time response rate is 99.4%, the 69th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

#360
of 3,843 companies by volume
99.4%
on time (69th pctile)
Debt collection
most-complained product
41
states with complaints
A-
PlainCredit Trust Score
83/100
The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates · 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 99.4%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate A- 3.9%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate A+ 99.5%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates vs. all companies by on-time response rate

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

99.4% Higher than most higher than 69% 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 81 in 2024 to 2 in 2025 (2024 → 2025).

See the full year-over-year release diff

The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates timely response rate 99.4%
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 469
Debt collection - I do not know 168
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 93
Debt collection - Medical 52
Debt collection - Other debt 25
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 24
Debt collection - Credit card debt 16
Credit reporting 2
Debt collection - Credit card 1
Debt or credit management - Debt settlement 1

Top Issues

1.Attempts to collect debt not owed 327
2.Written notification about debt 177
3.False statements or representation 79
4.Incorrect information on your report 63
5.Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 55
6.Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed 30
7.Improper use of your report 28
8.Disclosure verification of debt 26
9.Communication tactics 22
10.Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 21

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2013 9
2014 20
2015 20
2016 13
2017 37
2018 37
2019 78
2020 85
2021 139
2022 150
2023 183
2024 81
2025 2

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Florida 295
Texas 99
Georgia 68
Ohio 54
Virginia 46
Louisiana 37
Pennsylvania 24
Illinois 20
Maryland 19
Alabama 19
Mississippi 17
California 17
Michigan 16
Arizona 12
South Carolina 11

Company Responses

Closed with non-monetary relief 850
Closed with explanation 4

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates

854 complaints against The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates appear in the CFPB record, including 1 from the trailing year. The 41 states and territories represented put this footprint in nationwide 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.

The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates's timely response rate stands at 99.4%, meaning that share of CFPB-forwarded complaints received a company reply within the 15-day window the Bureau expects. 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 3.9% 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 99.5%.

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 The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates have?

The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates has 854 total consumer complaints filed with the CFPB, with 1 filed in the last 12 months.

Does The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates respond to complaints on time?

CFPB complaints against The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates draw a 99.4% timely-response rate inside the expected window. This is considered excellent.

What product generates the most complaints for The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates?

The most complained-about product for The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates is "Debt collection." You can view the full product breakdown on this page.

What is the most common complaint issue with The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates?

"Attempts to collect debt not owed" is the single most frequently cited issue in complaints against The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates - see all issues and counts above.

How do I file a complaint against The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates?

You can file a complaint against The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates 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 The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates?

The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates has drawn CFPB complaints from 41 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 The Law Offices of Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates: 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 (3.9% 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