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Debt collection

Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly

Consumers have filed 14,089 complaints about this, 2,601 in the last 12 months (+5%), against 1,704 companies. The most complained-about is Resurgent Capital Services. Companies closed 21% of these with relief.

Companies with the most

Last 12 months.

In more detail

  • Talked to a third-party about your debt8,19258%
  • Contacted you after you asked them to stop3,12522%
  • Contacted your employer2,56118%
  • Contacted you instead of your attorney2111%

By month

By state

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Latest complaints about this

ReceivedCompanyAboutIssueStateAnswerOn time
Nov 13, 2026Central Portfolio ControlDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtTXExplainedYes
Nov 13, 2026CNG FinancialDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtTXExplainedYes
Nov 12, 2026Navy Federal Credit UnionDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyContacted you after you asked them to stopLAIn progressYes
Nov 12, 2026Reel Time CapitalDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtTNExplainedYes
Nov 11, 2026Capital Mitigation ServicesDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtVAExplainedYes
Nov 11, 2026DCS2 Asset RecoveryDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyContacted you after you asked them to stopAZExplainedYes
Nov 10, 2026Credit ControlDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtTXExplainedYes
Nov 9, 2026P&B Capital GroupDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtMIExplainedYes
Nov 7, 2026Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., Paducah, KY BranchDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtMOExplainedYes
Nov 7, 2026Hanwha QCells USADebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtFLIn progressYes
Nov 6, 2026American First FinanceDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtWAExplainedYes
Nov 6, 2026AcimaDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtMEExplainedYes
Nov 6, 2026Collection Attorneys USADebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtMEExplainedYes
Nov 5, 2026CNG FinancialDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyContacted you instead of your attorneyUTExplainedYes
Nov 5, 2026AlcarDebt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyTalked to a third-party about your debtCAExplainedYes

Your rights with debt collectors

Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act a collector must send you a validation notice with the amount and the creditor, and if you dispute the debt in writing within 30 days it must stop collecting until it verifies it. Collectors cannot harass you, lie, threaten arrest, or call at unusual times, and you can tell them in writing to stop contacting you.

Scam warning: Fake collectors threaten arrest, demand payment by gift card, wire or crypto, and refuse to put anything in writing. Ask for the validation notice and check the collector's name and number independently before you pay anything.

General information, not legal advice; rules vary by state. Plain-English guides

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