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CBE Group in New York

This page covers CBE Group's New York register record; the company facts, complaint count and any enforcement record on it are company-wide. The full company record, covering every state this site verifies it in, is at CBE Group.

CBE Group is a debt collection agency headquartered in Cedar Falls. It has been licensed to collect in New York City continuously for 25 years, and currently holds an active Debt Collection Agency license with the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (1080974-DCA). 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.
25 years

of continuous verified New York City license history on New York City's public license records (DCWP). CBE Group currently holds an active Debt Collection Agency license.

Source: data.cityofnewyork.us · Last checked: September 28, 2026

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Public-record facts about CBE Group

FactValueSource
Headquarters Cedar Falls

Named on: cbegroup.com · Last checked: October 10, 2026

Year founded 1933

Stated on: cbegroup.com · Last checked: September 26, 2026

Company type Third-party agency

Classified by us from: cbegroup.com · Last checked: October 10, 2026

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

Named on: cbegroup.com · Last checked: October 10, 2026

Website cbegroup.com
Careers page cbegroup.com/careers

Linked from: cbegroup.com · Last checked: October 2, 2026

New York license history
25 years continuously licensed
Active 2134365-DCWP · filed April 15, 2026
Active 2098876-DCA · filed May 24, 2021
Active 1466247-DCA · filed May 30, 2013
Active 1080974-DCA · filed May 14, 2001

Register: data.cityofnewyork.us · Last checked: September 28, 2026

CFPB debt-collection complaints on record 4,105

CFPB database: consumerfinance.gov · Last checked: October 7, 2026

How to reach CBE Group safely

From CBE Group's own website, read October 6, 2026. Each detail links to the page that shows it.

Call
Pay online
paycbegroup.com This payment site is on a different domain from CBE Group's own website: paycbegroup.com (a separate domain carrying the CBE name). CBE Group's own website links to it. As linked from CBE Group's own website, read October 6, 2026

"If any other company claims to be working on this program for the IRS, it is likely a scam. You can always validate our contact information by going directly to the IRS website."

CBE Group's own warning, on its website, read October 6, 2026

Be careful. Callers can fake the number they show. If you are not sure a call is real, hang up and call a number above yourself.

Common questions about CBE Group

Is CBE Group licensed to collect debt in New York City?

Yes. CBE Group holds an active Debt Collection Agency license with the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (license 1080974-DCA), last checked September 28, 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.

Does CBE Group have complaints on record?

The public CFPB Consumer Complaint Database records 4,105 debt-collection complaints referencing CBE Group, as of October 7, 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.

This profile presents factual information drawn from public records, the company's own website and, where a row names one, a business directory, each linked to its source where one is on record, with a last-checked date wherever a check has run. It is not a recommendation to do business with this company, is not legal advice, and is no substitute for your own due diligence.

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