Vengroff Williams in Texas
This page covers Vengroff Williams's Texas 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 Vengroff Williams.
of continuous verified Texas bond history on the Texas Secretary of State register. Vengroff Williams 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 Vengroff Williams
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Lakewood Ranch, FL | Named on: vwinc.com · Last checked: October 10, 2026 |
| Year founded | 1963 | Stated on: vwinc.com · Last checked: September 26, 2026 |
| Company type | Third-party agency | Classified by us from: vwinc.com · Last checked: October 10, 2026 |
| Debt types handled | Insurance, Financial Services, Healthcare, Commercial | Insurance, Financial Services named on: vwinc.com · Last checked: October 10, 2026 Healthcare, Commercial named on: vwinc.com · Last checked: October 10, 2026 |
| Website | vwinc.com | |
| Careers page | vwinc.com/join-vwi | Linked from: vwinc.com · Last checked: October 2, 2026 |
| Texas surety bond history | 27 years continuously bonded Active SoS File 20120051 · filed March 12, 2012 · Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America · bond 7752241370TX Canceled Close File SoS File 990041 · filed March 15, 1999 · canceled November 10, 2012 · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America · bond 775224482TX | Register: texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com · Last checked: October 5, 2026 |
| CFPB debt-collection complaints on record | 141 | CFPB database: consumerfinance.gov · Last checked: October 7, 2026 |
How to reach Vengroff Williams safely
From Vengroff Williams's own website, read October 6, 2026. Each detail links to the page that shows it.
- Call
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- 1-800-238-9655 As shown on Vengroff Williams's own website, read October 6, 2026
- Write to
- Vengroff Williams, Inc. PO Box 4155 Sarasota, FL 34230-4155 As shown on Vengroff Williams's own website, read October 6, 2026
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Public enforcement record
On May 16, 2013, the Connecticut Department of Banking entered into a Consent Order with Vengroff Williams, Inc. (then of Sarasota, Florida). Following an investigation by its Consumer Credit Division, the Commissioner alleged that the company acted as a consumer collection agency in Connecticut without a license between January and September 4, 2012, added charges or fees to the amount of claims it received for collection in January 2012 in violation of Section 36a-805(13) of the Connecticut General Statutes, and made a material misstatement in its license application. Vengroff Williams consented to the sanctions without admitting or denying the allegations: it was ordered to immediately cease and desist from adding such charges and fees, and paid a $10,000 civil penalty. The regulator's original order page was removed in a reorganization of its website; the full order is preserved in the Internet Archive.
the regulator's published order: web.archive.org · Last checked: July 22, 2026
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Common questions about Vengroff Williams
Is Vengroff Williams licensed to collect debt in Texas?
Vengroff Williams has an active $10,000 surety bond on file with the Texas Secretary of State (SoS File 20120051), 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 consumer debts.
Does Vengroff Williams have complaints on record?
The public CFPB Consumer Complaint Database records 141 debt-collection complaints referencing Vengroff Williams, 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.
Has Vengroff Williams faced regulatory enforcement?
On May 16, 2013, the Connecticut Department of Banking entered into a Consent Order with Vengroff Williams, Inc. (then of Sarasota, Florida). Following an investigation by its Consumer Credit Division, the Commissioner alleged that the company acted as a consumer collection agency in Connecticut without a license between January and September 4, 2012, added charges or fees to the amount of claims it received for collection in January 2012 in violation of Section 36a-805(13) of the Connecticut General Statutes, and made a material misstatement in its license application. Vengroff Williams consented to the sanctions without admitting or denying the allegations: it was ordered to immediately cease and desist from adding such charges and fees, and paid a $10,000 civil penalty. The regulator's original order page was removed in a reorganization of its website; the full order is preserved in the Internet Archive. The regulator's own published order is linked on this page. This is an adjudicated public record, reported neutrally; it does not affect where the agency sits in this directory's bands.
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