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Who is complaining aboutClearOne Advantage, LLC?

CFPB complaints since 2016Mainly Debt or credit managementLatest on file 13 Sep 2026

When looking at complaint volume about a company or product, consider company size and/or market share. For example, companies with more customers may have more complaints than companies with fewer customers. The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it.Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database. A complaint is a consumer's account of a problem; it is not a finding against the company.

Complaints, last 12 months

32

31 in the 12 months before · 146 since 2016 · under 0.1% of all complaints the CFPB received

For its size

No public size denominator

This company could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files, so its count cannot be scaled here. Read the count with the company's customer base in mind.

The CFPB complaint database records 32 complaints about ClearOne Advantage, LLC in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, about level with the 31 of the 12 months before, and 146 in all since 2016.

ClearOne Advantage, LLC could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files, so its complaint count cannot be set against its size here. A company with more customers can be expected to receive more complaints than one with fewer.

93.8% of the complaints in that period fall under the CFPB product category “Debt or credit management”, followed by “Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service” at 3.1%. The issue selected most often was “Didn't provide services promised” (46.9%).

How the company's responses were recorded over the 12 months: 87.5% closed with an explanation, 0% closed with non-monetary relief, 0% closed with monetary relief, and 12.5% still in progress when the file was published. 71.9% of responses were marked timely; the median among the 5 companies whose complaints mainly concern “Debt or credit management” is 99%.

Among those 5 peer companies the median received 111 complaints in the same 12 months. A complaint is a consumer's account and is not a finding against the company; the CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it.

2complaints, last 30 days4 in the 30 days before
10complaints, last 90 days+11% vs prior 90 days
32complaints, last 365 days+3% vs prior 365 days
71.9%responses marked timelyin the last 12 months

Windows end on 1 Oct 2026, the last date in the CFPB file. The latest two to three weeks are incomplete because a complaint is published only after the company responds or 15 days pass.

Compared with peer companies

MeasureClearOne Advantage, LLCPeer median (5 companies)All complaints nationally
Complaints, last 12 months321116,945,592
Change on the 12 months before3%48%44%
Responses marked timely71.9%99%99.6%
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief0%0%31.5%

Peers are the 5 companies on this site whose largest complaint category is Debt or credit management and that received at least 20 complaints in the last 12 months. Peer companies differ widely in size; a per-size row appears only when at least five peers share this company's size measure, and its median is taken over those peers alone.

Complaints by month

Complaints about ClearOne Advantage, LLC received by the CFPB in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 6. The hatched month is incomplete.
Complaints received per calendar year since the company first appears in the database. The final year is part-way through.

What the complaints are about

Products and issues are the categories the consumer selects on the CFPB form, shown with the CFPB's wording, in the last 12 months.

Issue (CFPB label)ComplaintsShare
Didn't provide services promised1546.9%
Charged upfront or unexpected fees928.1%
Unauthorized withdrawals or charges39.4%
Confusing or misleading advertising or marketing26.3%
Confusing or missing disclosures13.1%
Money was not available when promised13.1%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem13.1%

Debt or credit management

30 complaints in the last 12 months (93.8% of this company's total); 26 in the 12 months before. That is 0.7% of all complaints in the category nationally. 0% of closed complaints ended with relief; 73.3% of responses were timely.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Didn't provide services promised1550%
Charged upfront or unexpected fees930%
Unauthorized withdrawals or charges310%
Confusing or misleading advertising or marketing26.7%
Confusing or missing disclosures13.3%

Sub-products

Sub-productComplaintsShare
Debt settlement2996.7%
Credit repair services13.3%

How the company responded

The CFPB records one closing category for each complaint, chosen by the company. Shares are of all complaints in the last 12 months.

0%of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary reliefnational 31.5%
0%closed with monetary reliefnational 0.5%
71.9%responses marked timelynational 99.6%

The current CFPB export carries no consumer-disputed field, so no disputed rate is shown. The CFPB stopped collecting that field in April 2017.

The company's optional public response

Companies may choose one public response category from a CFPB list. These are the company's own selections.

Company public response (CFPB category)ComplaintsShare
No public response category recorded2990.6%
Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company13.1%
Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law13.1%
Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding13.1%

Where the complaints come from

State (as reported by the consumer)ComplaintsShare
California1134.4%
Florida515.6%
Texas26.3%
Arizona26.3%
Massachusetts13.1%
Missouri13.1%
North Carolina13.1%
Maryland13.1%
Colorado13.1%
New York13.1%
Tennessee13.1%
Virginia13.1%

Top 12 of 16 states with at least one complaint in the last 12 months. State counts follow population and where the company does business.

Other companies in the same category

Companies whose complaints mainly concern Debt or credit management, nearest in complaint volume. Listed for navigation, in no order of merit.

Americor Funding, LLC68 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureThe J. G. Wentworth Company111 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureNATIONAL DEBT RELIEF LLC204 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureConsumer Financial Services Solutions, Inc.215 complaints in 12 months · no public size measure

Questions and answers

How many complaints has the CFPB received about ClearOne Advantage, LLC?

32 in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026 (31 in the 12 months before that) and 146 since 2016. 2 arrived in the last 30 days and 10 in the last 90 days; the most recent weeks are incomplete because a complaint is published only once the company responds or after 15 days.

How does that compare for its size?

ClearOne Advantage, LLC could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files, so its complaint count cannot be set against its size here. A company with more customers can be expected to receive more complaints than one with fewer. The CFPB's own caution: “When looking at complaint volume about a company or product, consider company size and/or market share. For example, companies with more customers may have more complaints than companies with fewer customers.”

What are people complaining about?

93.8% of complaints in the last 12 months are filed under “Debt or credit management”. The issues selected most often were “Didn't provide services promised” (46.9%), “Charged upfront or unexpected fees” (28.1%), “Unauthorized withdrawals or charges” (9.4%). These are the categories the consumer picks on the CFPB form; the text of complaints is not used on this site.

How does ClearOne Advantage, LLC respond to complaints?

87.5% were closed with an explanation, 0% with non-monetary relief and 0% with monetary relief; 71.9% of responses were timely (peer median 99%).

Does the CFPB verify complaints?

The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it. The Bureau publishes a complaint after the company responds, confirming a commercial relationship with the consumer, or after 15 days, whichever comes first. A complaint on file is not a finding that the company did anything wrong.

Where do these figures come from?

From the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database bulk file, counted through 1 Oct 2026, using only the coded fields (company, product, issue, state, dates, company response). Company size comes from FDIC, NCUA or HMDA public files where the company appears in one. Company names are shown as the CFPB publishes them.

Provenance

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database, bulk file downloaded 1 Oct 2026, complaints received through 1 Oct 2026. Only coded fields are used (company, product, sub-product, issue, state, dates, company response, timeliness); complaint narratives are never read, stored or shown. Complaints are published once the company responds or after 15 days, so the most recent two to three weeks are incomplete. The company name is shown as the CFPB publishes it. No size measure: the company could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files. Companies can respond to the CFPB about any complaint; errors in this site's processing are fixed at the next daily build. Size measures: FDIC BankFind (report date 30 Jun 2026), NCUA call reports (30 Jun 2026), HMDA transmittal sheet (2025), Census Bureau population estimates (2025). All are US government works. See this company's complaints at the CFPB · Methodology · Report an error.