Arnold Scott Harris in Texas

Last checked: July 28, 2026

This page covers Arnold Scott Harris's Texas record only. The full company record, covering every state this site verifies it in, is at Arnold Scott Harris.

Arnold Scott Harris is a collection law firm headquartered in Chicago, IL. It has held a Texas surety bond continuously for 13 years, and currently has an active $10,000 bond on file with the Texas Secretary of State (SoS File 20240041), meeting the Texas Finance Code Chapter 392 requirement for third-party debt collectors. Every fact below links to its public source with the date it was last checked.

This is a law firm, not a collection agency. A law practice that regularly collects debts is a debt collector under the federal FDCPA, and it can also file a lawsuit in its own name. That difference is why law firms are listed separately, on the collection law firms page, and never in the agency rankings.

13 years

of continuous verified Texas bond history on the Texas Secretary of State register. Arnold Scott Harris currently holds an active $10,000 surety bond.

Source: direct.sos.state.tx.us · Last checked: August 24, 2026

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Verified facts about Arnold Scott Harris

Fact	Value	Source
Headquarters	Chicago, IL	Source: direct.sos.state.tx.us · Last checked: July 28, 2026
Year founded	1977	Source: direct.sos.state.tx.us · Last checked: July 28, 2026
Company type	Collection law firm	Source: direct.sos.state.tx.us · Last checked: July 28, 2026
Website	ash-lawgroup.com
Texas surety bond history	13 years continuously bonded ActiveSoS File 20240041· filed March 5, 2024· Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America· bond 108002823 Canceled Close FileSoS File 20220070· filed May 17, 2022· canceled April 4, 2025· Hartford Casualty Insurance Company· bond 20BSBIV8578 Canceled Close FileSoS File 20120203· filed September 4, 2012· canceled August 23, 2022· Hartford Casualty Insurance Company· bond 20BSBGI5568	Register: direct.sos.state.tx.us · Last checked: August 24, 2026
CFPB complaints on record	158	CFPB database: consumerfinance.gov · Last checked: July 28, 2026

Common questions about Arnold Scott Harris

Is Arnold Scott Harris a collection agency or a law firm?

Arnold Scott Harris is a law firm that collects debts, not a collection agency. A law practice that regularly collects debts is a debt collector under the federal FDCPA (Heintz v. Jenkins, 1995), and it holds the same Texas surety bond the state requires of agencies, but unlike an agency it can also file a lawsuit in its own name. This site lists collection law firms separately from agencies for that reason.

Is Arnold Scott Harris licensed to collect debt in Texas?

Yes. Arnold Scott Harris has an active $10,000 surety bond on file with the Texas Secretary of State (SoS File 20240041), which is the legal requirement for third-party debt collectors under Texas Finance Code Chapter 392, last checked August 24, 2026.

Does Arnold Scott Harris have complaints on record?

The public CFPB Consumer Complaint Database records 158 debt-collection complaints referencing Arnold Scott Harris, as of July 28, 2026. This is the total on record and links to the live CFPB database; a complaint is a record, not a verdict, and larger agencies naturally accrue more.

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