Who is complaining aboutSTERLING JEWELERS, INC.?
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
1
0 in the 12 months before · 1,477 since 2012 · 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.
Consumers sent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1 complaint about STERLING JEWELERS, INC. in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, after none in the 12 months before. The database holds 1,477 complaints about the company going back to 2012.
STERLING JEWELERS, 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.
45.7% 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 29.5%. The issue selected most often was “Incorrect information on your report” (16.9%).
How the company's responses were recorded across all years: 93.8% closed with an explanation, 2.5% closed with non-monetary relief, 2.3% closed with monetary relief. 100% 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 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.
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
| Measure | STERLING JEWELERS, INC. | Peer median (458 companies) | All complaints nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responses marked timely | 100% | 100% | 99.6% |
| Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief | 4.8% | 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
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.
- Debt collection675 · 45.7%
- Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports435 · 29.5%
- Credit card or prepaid card179 · 12.1%
- Credit card142 · 9.6%
- Consumer Loan25 · 1.7%
- All other categories21 · 1.4%
| Issue (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Incorrect information on your report | 250 | 16.9% |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 203 | 13.7% |
| Communication tactics | 177 | 12% |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 161 | 10.9% |
| Improper use of your report | 65 | 4.4% |
| Written notification about debt | 58 | 3.9% |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 52 | 3.5% |
| False statements or representation | 44 | 3% |
| Improper contact or sharing of info | 40 | 2.7% |
| Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed | 36 | 2.4% |
| Other CFPB issue categories | 391 | 26.5% |
Debt collection
675 complaints since 2011 (45.7% of this company's total). That is 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally.
Issues
| Issue | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 203 | 30.1% |
| Communication tactics | 177 | 26.2% |
| Written notification about debt | 58 | 8.6% |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 52 | 7.7% |
| False statements or representation | 44 | 6.5% |
| Other CFPB issue categories | 141 | 20.9% |
Sub-products
| Sub-product | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Credit card debt | 241 | 35.7% |
| Credit card | 180 | 26.7% |
| Other debt | 89 | 13.2% |
| I do not know | 89 | 13.2% |
| Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.) | 75 | 11.1% |
| Other or no sub-product recorded | 1 | 0.1% |
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports
435 complaints since 2011 (29.5% of this company's total). That is under 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally.
Issues
| Issue | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Incorrect information on your report | 225 | 51.7% |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 141 | 32.4% |
| Improper use of your report | 61 | 14% |
| Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services | 4 | 0.9% |
| Fraud or scam | 2 | 0.5% |
| Other CFPB issue categories | 2 | 0.5% |
Sub-products
| Sub-product | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Credit reporting | 429 | 98.6% |
| Other personal consumer report | 3 | 0.7% |
| Credit repair services | 3 | 0.7% |
Credit card or prepaid card
179 complaints since 2011 (12.1% of this company's total). That is 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally.
Issues
| Issue | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Getting a credit card | 28 | 15.6% |
| Incorrect information on your report | 25 | 14% |
| Problem when making payments | 25 | 14% |
| Problem with a purchase shown on your statement | 25 | 14% |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 20 | 11.2% |
| Other CFPB issue categories | 56 | 31.3% |
Sub-products
| Sub-product | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Store credit card | 152 | 84.9% |
| General-purpose credit card or charge card | 27 | 15.1% |
Credit card
142 complaints since 2011 (9.6% of this company's total). That is under 0.1% of all complaints in the category nationally.
Issues
| Issue | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 19 | 13.4% |
| Delinquent account | 17 | 12% |
| Billing disputes | 16 | 11.3% |
| Unsolicited issuance of credit card | 14 | 9.9% |
| Closing/Cancelling account | 10 | 7% |
| Other CFPB issue categories | 66 | 46.5% |
Sub-products
| Sub-product | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Store credit card | 1 | 0.7% |
| Other or no sub-product recorded | 141 | 99.3% |
How the company responded
The CFPB records one closing category for each complaint, chosen by the company. Shares are of all complaints since 2011.
- Closed with explanation1,385 · 93.8%
- Closed with non-monetary relief37 · 2.5%
- Closed with monetary relief34 · 2.3%
- Closed21 · 1.4%
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) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law | 887 | 60.1% |
| No public response category recorded | 191 | 12.9% |
| Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company | 169 | 11.4% |
| Company believes complaint is the result of an isolated error | 146 | 9.9% |
| Company can't verify or dispute the facts in the complaint | 31 | 2.1% |
| Company believes the complaint is the result of a misunderstanding | 28 | 1.9% |
| Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response | 18 | 1.2% |
| Company disputes the facts presented in the complaint | 5 | 0.3% |
| Company believes the complaint provided an opportunity to answer consumer's questions | 2 | 0.1% |
Where the complaints come from
| State (as reported by the consumer) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 169 | 11.4% |
| California | 135 | 9.1% |
| Texas | 115 | 7.8% |
| Georgia | 90 | 6.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 85 | 5.8% |
| New York | 81 | 5.5% |
| Ohio | 71 | 4.8% |
| Illinois | 65 | 4.4% |
| Massachusetts | 64 | 4.3% |
| North Carolina | 60 | 4.1% |
| Virginia | 54 | 3.7% |
| Michigan | 45 | 3% |
Top 12 of 48 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.
Questions and answers
How many complaints has the CFPB received about STERLING JEWELERS, INC.?
1 in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 (0 in the 12 months before that) and 1,477 since 2012. 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?
STERLING JEWELERS, 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?
45.7% of complaints on file are filed under “Debt collection”. The issues selected most often were “Incorrect information on your report” (16.9%), “Attempts to collect debt not owed” (13.7%), “Communication tactics” (12%). These are the categories the consumer picks on the CFPB form; the text of complaints is not used on this site.
How does STERLING JEWELERS, INC. respond to complaints?
93.8% were closed with an explanation, 2.5% with non-monetary relief and 2.3% with monetary relief; 100% 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.