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THE CBE GROUP INC in Illinois

Third-party agencyCedar Falls

THE CBE GROUP INC is a debt collection agency headquartered in Cedar Falls. It has been licensed as a collection agency in Illinois continuously for 13 years, and currently holds a license recorded as active with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (017021767), meeting the Collection Agency Act requirement for collection agencies operating in the state. Each fact below links to where it comes from wherever a source is on record, with the date it was last checked where a check has run.
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Illinois license

13 years continuous

Register: data.illinois.gov · Last checked: October 26, 2026

License on file

ACTIVE

Register: data.illinois.gov · Last checked: October 26, 2026

13 years

of continuous verified Illinois license history on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation's license register. THE CBE GROUP INC currently holds a Collection Agency Act license in force.

Source: data.illinois.gov · Last checked: October 26, 2026

Public-record facts about THE CBE GROUP INC

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Headquarters Cedar Falls

Source: cbegroup.com

Company type Third-party agency

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Debt types handled Healthcare, Retail, Telecommunications, Utilities, Financial Services, Government

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Website cbegroup.com
Illinois license history
13 years continuously licensed
ACTIVE 017021767 · filed July 16, 2013

Register: data.illinois.gov · Last checked: October 26, 2026

How to reach THE CBE GROUP INC safely

From THE CBE GROUP INC's own website, read October 26, 2026. Each detail links to the page that shows it.

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Is THE CBE GROUP INC licensed to collect debt in Illinois?

Yes. THE CBE GROUP INC holds a current collection agency license with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (license 017021767), recorded as active on the state's public license register, last checked October 26, 2026. The Collection Agency Act, 205 ILCS 740, Section 4, requires this license of a collection agency operating in the state, though an out-of-state agency collecting into Illinois only by interstate communication from a state where it is licensed, with reciprocity, is lawfully exempt.

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