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Who is complaining aboutNorthland Group Inc?

CFPB complaints since 2013Mainly Debt collectionLatest on file 27 Feb 2020

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

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0 in the 12 months before · 452 since 2013

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 holds 452 complaints about Northland Group Inc, received between 31 Jan 2013 and 27 Feb 2020. None arrived in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

Northland Group Inc 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.

91.6% of the complaints on file fall under the CFPB product category “Debt collection”, followed by “Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports” at 2.4%. The issue selected most often was “Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed” (34.3%).

How the company's responses were recorded across all years: 41.6% closed with an explanation, 57.5% closed with non-monetary relief, 0.2% closed with monetary relief. 99.8% of responses were marked timely; the median among the 458 companies whose complaints mainly concern “Debt collection” is 100%.

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.

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99.8%responses marked timelysince 2011

Windows end on 30 Sep 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

MeasureNorthland Group IncPeer median (458 companies)All complaints nationally
Responses marked timely99.8%100%99.6%
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief57.7%0%31.6%

Peers are the 458 companies on this site whose largest complaint category is Debt collection 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. Response shares for this company cover all years because it received fewer than 20 complaints in the last 12 months.

Complaints by month

No complaints about this company were received in the last 24 months; the latest on file is dated 27 Feb 2020.

Complaints received per calendar year since the company first appears in the database.

What the complaints are about

Products and issues are the categories the consumer selects on the CFPB form, shown with the CFPB's wording, since 2011.

Issue (CFPB label)ComplaintsShare
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed15534.3%
Communication tactics6414.2%
Disclosure verification of debt6213.7%
Attempts to collect debt not owed429.3%
False statements or representation286.2%
Written notification about debt265.8%
Improper contact or sharing of info204.4%
Incorrect information on your report92%
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action92%
Dealing with my lender or servicer71.5%
Other CFPB issue categories306.6%

Debt collection

414 complaints since 2011 (91.6% of this company's total). That is under 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed15537.4%
Communication tactics6415.5%
Disclosure verification of debt6215%
Attempts to collect debt not owed4210.1%
False statements or representation286.8%
Other CFPB issue categories6315.2%

Sub-products

Sub-productComplaintsShare
Credit card14936%
I do not know10124.4%
Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)6615.9%
Credit card debt4711.4%
Other debt204.8%
Other or no sub-product recorded317.5%

Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports

11 complaints since 2011 (2.4% of this company's total). That is under 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Incorrect information on your report981.8%
Improper use of your report19.1%
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services19.1%

Sub-products

Sub-productComplaintsShare
Credit reporting1090.9%
Other personal consumer report19.1%

Credit card

10 complaints since 2011 (2.2% of this company's total). That is under 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Credit card protection / Debt protection330%
Billing disputes220%
Collection debt dispute220%
Privacy110%
Closing/Cancelling account110%
Other CFPB issue categories110%

Sub-products

Sub-productComplaintsShare
Other or no sub-product recorded10100%

How the company responded

The CFPB records one closing category for each complaint, chosen by the company. Shares are of all complaints since 2011.

57.7%of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary reliefnational 31.6%
0.2%closed with monetary reliefnational 0.5%
99.8%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 recorded45199.8%
Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response10.2%

Where the complaints come from

State (as reported by the consumer)ComplaintsShare
California6113.5%
Florida449.7%
New York449.7%
Texas398.6%
Georgia214.6%
New Jersey184%
Pennsylvania173.8%
Illinois143.1%
Ohio143.1%
Virginia143.1%
Arizona122.7%
Massachusetts112.4%

Top 12 of 45 states with at least one complaint since 2011. State counts follow population and where the company does business.

Other companies in the same category

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

P.S.C., Inc20 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureLCS FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION20 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureBliksum, LLC21 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureDesigned Receivable Solutions, Inc.21 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureQuality Asset Recovery LLC21 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureSa-Vit Enterprises, Inc.21 complaints in 12 months · no public size measure

Questions and answers

How many complaints has the CFPB received about Northland Group Inc?

0 in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 (0 in the 12 months before that) and 452 since 2013. 0 arrived in the last 30 days and 0 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?

Northland Group Inc 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?

91.6% of complaints on file are filed under “Debt collection”. The issues selected most often were “Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed” (34.3%), “Communication tactics” (14.2%), “Disclosure verification of debt” (13.7%). These are the categories the consumer picks on the CFPB form; the text of complaints is not used on this site.

How does Northland Group Inc respond to complaints?

41.6% were closed with an explanation, 57.5% with non-monetary relief and 0.2% with monetary relief; 99.8% of responses were timely (peer median 100%).

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 30 Sep 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 30 Sep 2026, complaints received through 30 Sep 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.