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Who is complaining aboutSecond Alliance, Inc.?

CFPB complaints since 2013Mainly Debt collectionLatest on file 9 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

125

32 in the 12 months before · 176 since 2013 · 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 125 complaints about Second Alliance, Inc. in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, up 291% on the 32 of the 12 months before, and 176 in all since 2013.

Second Alliance, 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.

72.8% of the complaints in that period fall under the CFPB product category “Debt collection”, followed by “Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports” at 22.4%. The issue selected most often was “Attempts to collect debt not owed” (33.6%).

How the company's responses were recorded over the 12 months: 100% closed with an explanation, 0% closed with non-monetary relief, 0% closed with monetary relief. 93.6% of responses were marked timely; the median among the 458 companies whose complaints mainly concern “Debt collection” is 100%.

Among those 458 peer companies the median received 83.5 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.

3complaints, last 30 days9 in the 30 days before
25complaints, last 90 days-7% vs prior 90 days
125complaints, last 365 daysup 291% vs prior 365 days
93.6%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

MeasureSecond Alliance, Inc.Peer median (458 companies)All complaints nationally
Complaints, last 12 months12583.56,945,592
Change on the 12 months before291%26%44%
Responses marked timely93.6%100%99.6%
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief0%0%31.5%

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.

Complaints by month

Complaints about Second Alliance, Inc. received by the CFPB in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 18. 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
Attempts to collect debt not owed4233.6%
Incorrect information on your report1915.2%
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action1814.4%
False statements or representation1411.2%
Written notification about debt1310.4%
Improper use of your report86.4%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem43.2%
Communication tactics32.4%
Struggling to pay your bill21.6%
Dealing with your lender or servicer10.8%
Other CFPB issue categories10.8%

Debt collection

91 complaints in the last 12 months (72.8% of this company's total); 25 in the 12 months before. That is under 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally. 0% of closed complaints ended with relief; 93.4% of responses were timely.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Attempts to collect debt not owed4246.2%
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action1819.8%
False statements or representation1415.4%
Written notification about debt1314.3%
Communication tactics33.3%
Other CFPB issue categories11.1%

Sub-products

Sub-productComplaintsShare
I do not know6975.8%
Private student loan debt1314.3%
Other debt88.8%
Federal student loan debt11.1%

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports

28 complaints in the last 12 months (22.4% of this company's total); 4 in the 12 months before. That is under 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally. 0% of closed complaints ended with relief; 92.9% of responses were timely.

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Incorrect information on your report1657.1%
Improper use of your report828.6%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem414.3%

Sub-products

Sub-productComplaintsShare
Credit reporting28100%

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%
93.6%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.

Where the complaints come from

State (as reported by the consumer)ComplaintsShare
Texas2116.8%
California118.8%
Georgia108%
Florida97.2%
Louisiana75.6%
North Carolina64.8%
Illinois64.8%
Massachusetts64.8%
Pennsylvania54%
South Carolina54%
Virginia54%
Ohio43.2%

Top 12 of 27 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 collection, nearest in complaint volume. Listed for navigation, in no order of merit.

Essential Lending Inc124 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureDebt Co LLC124 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureMcCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc.127 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureAmerican Profit Recovery, Inc., Marlborough, MA Branch122 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureECMC GROUP, INC.129 complaints in 12 months · no public size measureCollection Bureau of America Ltd.129 complaints in 12 months · no public size measure

Questions and answers

How many complaints has the CFPB received about Second Alliance, Inc.?

125 in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026 (32 in the 12 months before that) and 176 since 2013. 3 arrived in the last 30 days and 25 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?

Second Alliance, 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?

72.8% of complaints in the last 12 months are filed under “Debt collection”. The issues selected most often were “Attempts to collect debt not owed” (33.6%), “Incorrect information on your report” (15.2%), “Took or threatened to take negative or legal action” (14.4%). These are the categories the consumer picks on the CFPB form; the text of complaints is not used on this site.

How does Second Alliance, Inc. respond to complaints?

100% were closed with an explanation, 0% with non-monetary relief and 0% with monetary relief; 93.6% 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 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.