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 Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:41 pm |
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I have been with AR Trust since October for debt settlement purposes. I'm getting alot of threatening calls and I am nervous. I need some feedback on this company
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AJerlin
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:57 am |
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AJ-
I have not heard anything, good or bad, about this company. Are you unable to connect with them to ask them what to expect and how to handle the situation? I believe creditors will continue to call you, but they (the calls) should eventually stop or lessen once you've been in the program a bit longer. It's only been a little over 2 months right?
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debtqueen
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:44 am |
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Absolutely check with the BBB...actually we recommend this prior to entering into an agreement...you should also convey your concerns to AR Trust about the calls, etc.
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volleyballmom
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:18 pm |
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Not to get off-topic, but the BBB has increasingly become unreliable for checking on debt settlement companies. There have been a few too many bad eggs and recently, many BBB chapters have labeled the whole industry 'suspicious'.
Then again, they have labeled towing companies 'suspicious' as well, and I have to agree with them... 
Look at the complaints, not the rating I guess I should say. I won't even go into the LA BBB farce! 
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rstimson
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:11 pm |
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The BBB is like the wolf guarding the hen house.
Do you think that they will bite the hands that feed them?
They are a private company with the perception that they are consumer advocates! A scam!
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lawexpert
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:37 pm |
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lawexpert and rstimson-
Then where do you recommend consumers check? I can understand you both coming on here with your opinions of the BBB, but how about offering an alternative solution here?
The goal is to help people here....
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volleyballmom
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:45 pm |
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"Look at the complaints, not the rating I guess I should say."
^^^ That was the final thought really. You are right, I should have elaborated. There really is no other choice at the moment to check up on a company that I know of. But the "rating" of a company by the BBB should not be a deciding factor IMHO.
They will rate a debt settlement business who has never had a complaint as "unsatifactory" or give an "F" rating, for no reason other than the industry operating in.
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rstimson
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:52 pm |
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I would agree 100%....the nature of the complaints and so forth really tell the story, not always just the whatever the rating is that the BBB has assigned.
As a consumer, I always review the nature of the complaints and whether they were ever resolved or not.
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volleyballmom
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