McCarthy Burgess & Wolff

McCarthy Burgess & Wolff is a debt collection agency. It has held a Texas surety bond continuously for 22 years, and currently has an active $10,000 bond on file with the Texas Secretary of State (SoS File 20040053), meeting the Texas Finance Code Chapter 392 requirement for third-party debt collectors. It has been licensed to collect in New York City continuously for 8 years, and currently holds an active Debt Collection Agency license with the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (2070062-DCA). It holds CLLA certification. 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.

22 years

of continuous verified Texas bond history on the Texas Secretary of State register. McCarthy Burgess & Wolff currently holds an active $10,000 surety bond.

Source: texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com · Last checked: October 5, 2026

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Public-record facts about McCarthy Burgess & Wolff

Fact	Value	Source
Year founded	1980	Stated on: mbandw.com · Last checked: September 26, 2026
Company type	Third-party agency	Classified by us from: mbandw.com · Last checked: October 3, 2026
Website	mbandw.com
Careers page	mbandw.com/careers	Linked from: mbandw.com · Last checked: October 2, 2026
Texas surety bond history	22 years continuously bonded Active SoS File 20040053 · filed April 16, 2004 · Liberty Mutual Insurance Company · bond 016031236	Register: texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com · Last checked: October 5, 2026
New York license history	8 years continuously licensed Active 2070062-DCA · filed April 26, 2018 Active 2070066-DCA · filed April 26, 2018 Active 2070072-DCA · filed April 26, 2018	Register: data.cityofnewyork.us · Last checked: September 29, 2026
Credentials	CLLA	Commercial Law League of America
CFPB debt-collection complaints on record	829	CFPB database: consumerfinance.gov · Last checked: September 30, 2026

How to reach McCarthy Burgess & Wolff safely

From McCarthy Burgess & Wolff's own website, read October 6, 2026. Each detail links to the page that shows it.

Call: 888.584.3053 As shown on McCarthy Burgess & Wolff's own website, read October 6, 2026
Pay online: myaccount.mbandw.com As linked from McCarthy Burgess & Wolff's own website, read October 6, 2026
Hours: TTY: Dial 711As its website states them

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Common questions about McCarthy Burgess & Wolff

Is McCarthy Burgess & Wolff licensed to collect debt in Texas?

McCarthy Burgess & Wolff has an active $10,000 surety bond on file with the Texas Secretary of State (SoS File 20040053), last checked October 5, 2026. Texas does not issue a collection license; that bond is what Texas Finance Code Chapter 392 requires of a third-party debt collector before it collects.

Is McCarthy Burgess & Wolff licensed to collect debt in New York City?

Yes. McCarthy Burgess & Wolff holds an active Debt Collection Agency license with the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (license 2070062-DCA), last checked September 29, 2026. New York City requires this license of any business whose principal purpose is collecting personal or household debts from NYC residents, wherever the business itself is based.

What credentials does McCarthy Burgess & Wolff hold?

McCarthy Burgess & Wolff holds CLLA (Commercial Law League of America) certification, checked against the issuing body's own published list of certified agencies.

Does McCarthy Burgess & Wolff have complaints on record?

The public CFPB Consumer Complaint Database records 829 debt-collection complaints referencing McCarthy Burgess & Wolff, as of September 30, 2026. This counts debt-collection complaints only, all years, not every complaint the Bureau holds about the company; the profile links the same search on the live CFPB database; a complaint is a record, not a verdict, and the CFPB says its database is not a statistical sample of consumers’ experiences.

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