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CreditAssociates is a debt settlement company that helps consumers lower and repay unsecured debts, including credit card, medical and business debt. Founded in 2007, the company operates in 43 states and Washington, D.C. It does not work with clients in Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Maryland, New Jersey, Vermont and Wyoming. CreditAssociates is a member of the American Fair Credit Council (AFCC), which sets best practice standards for debt settlement companies.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Money-back guarantee
- Spanish-speaking reps available
- AFCC accredited member
Cons
- Not available in all states
- Not for secured debts
Bottom Line
Debt settlement can take between 24 to 48 months, and while not all debts can be negotiated, CreditAssociates offers a money-back guarantee for clients not happy with the service. It offers a free debt consultation for more information.
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Reviewed Sept. 5, 2021
CreditAssociates do a great job. They are nice, helpful and quick on helping in trying to get the credit solved. Their communication is good too. People should do it. It is bad on your credit for a little bit but it’s better than doing bankruptcy. If I hadn’t lost so many hours in my job, I would have a lot of stuff paid. But Credit Associates helped me out and I had gotten a lot of stuff paid down.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2021
I set CreditAssociates' program all up for my daughter and so far it's going well. Nina was the rep who helped me set it all up. I was on the phone for a while last week. We got something that an offer was rejected and I called to find what it was about but I never got an answer. Other than that, the only thing that she's concerned about is we knew from the beginning that her credit score was gonna go down before it would go back up. I contacted our financial advisor and we helped her as much as we could. He said, "You need to stop the hemorrhaging of the interest." And sure, I know she's paying CreditAssociates a fee but at least she's not paying on the bills every month. And they're hardly not moving.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2021
We love CreditAssociates. Andrea, the one who did our Symphony account, was very helpful, and Bridgette who did our intake was nice.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2021
I had a really good experience with the rep. They have a great program and it has helped me out. I have one bill combining everything and things are less stressful for me.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2021
I would recommend CreditAssociates. The progress I’ve been making with them is good as well as their communication. I use their online option so I can see everything that’s going on.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2021
The process has been good. My consolidation with CreditAssociates has been successful.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2021
Customer service reps answered my questions to my satisfaction in the beginning but it was kind of a sticker shock because things weren't as what was told to me. Credit Associates didn't tell me how much they were going to take. they took a fee for each account and I don't know if I would have entered into the contract had I known that prior to it. They should be upfront and let people make an informed choice. It was a little deceptive to me from the start that they were gonna do this and that and then all of a sudden I get this bill that's more than I thought. Other than that, they're in the process of settling my debts. I am pleased with that aspect of the service.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2021
I did a research on two different options where I can consolidate or I can do something else. I have lawyers and they reviewed both options and gave me the pros and cons. I made my final decision to pick CreditAssociates because of the way that they work. It was more beneficial for me in terms of the credit restraint payments. I know I’m gonna be certain times hurt by my debt and my process, but eventually, I'm gonna recover my credit. The majority of the representatives are hands-on on customer service when I call and most of them are clear on the next step. There are others that I call and they don’t have any clue. I spend an hour with them and I am in the same place.
However, they don't have a direct line to contact the account manager or the associate assigned to an account. For example, I have three or four credits with Citi. If Citi is managed by a team, my account is assigned to one person, and to contact that person, I had to call and leave message to several people. Even if they leave a number, they don’t reply to me, or, they left a message, and when I'd call back three or four times, I don't get the person. I am right now in the same position where someone’s calling me, and I have the name of the person, and I haven’t been able to get that person. The other thing is that they accept a deal, and they told me after the fact, then I have to either deny the deal after that. That's not how that should be working.
On the contrary, with other accounts, one lady sat down with me for three hours. We called around three or four accounts and she was able to be with me in the conversation. She was really good. That's the way that should be done. Now, I don't know if someone is taking advantage and doing whatever they want against the policy of the company, or, in reality, they have the liberty to choose whichever way based on the type of account because I know accounts have their ways to manage, and I'm blind because I don't know their policy so I have to accept whatever they said.
I've been with the program for 8 months and the plan is 4 years. But I’m pushing them. They are lazy because they think I don’t have funds as I just put in a monthly fee and I cannot negotiate. They are not monitoring as they should be. Nobody's checking on me to ask if I could pay a little more this month. If I have funds in my account that I’m putting, and they haven’t gotten any settlements, I have 15 accounts, they should pick one and call them to see so I would negotiate. There was one person that called me all the time and she settled three accounts for me. She routed all the accounts that were not touched at all and she put them on the right path. She was amazing. I asked if she's a supervisor and she said no but she's been there for a long time and she knows how to manage those. I hope everybody is like her.
I highlight the people that helped and did their work. They got so much respect. This is not free. CreditAssociates is putting an admin fee which is super high, and they are not making a sale, they are administering my debts. They have a few things in advantage because they are doing this massively, and they should train their people to manage their accounts, and have the customers’ satisfaction for what they are paying.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2021
I like the way that CreditAssociates negotiates on things as far as different accounts. They hold the money into an account. I could see it, I have access to it and I can add to it if I want to. Any time that there's a negotiation happening, I get a contact, a phone call or an email letting me know that there's something happening. So far, they've handled the accounts that I gave to them, and they're negotiating the prices down. Most times, they're negotiating it down for a third to half of what the balance was. Sometimes it’s much more. All the way around, they got good ratings. They were a legit company. I didn't find much negativity about them online.
Their reps answered any questions that I had. I didn't have much, and I knew what I wanted to do going into it. But they were able to explain the process to me. They take the money out like they're supposed to. I haven't had any issues with them taking money out that they're not supposed to. They'll make suggestions to me like, “If you put this amount of money in the account, we can go ahead and pay this one off. Because we got an offer, but there's not quite enough money in the account.” I’d tell them, “I'm not interested in doing that. Just wait until the account builds up, and then settle with the company." They’re settling now, and I'm sure that they'll settle six months from now.” They seem to be very knowledgeable. They give me the opportunity to make moves if I want to get rid of accounts earlier. I like that I've turned the accounts over to them, and I'm not getting phone calls from the creditors. I've been very happy with the performance overall.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2021
My husband is not thrilled that it's taking so long. He wishes it was faster but the problem is we can only contribute what we can contribute. Also, I wish our welcome coordinator told us how long it would take for us to get our credit back up. He kind of made it seem like it was gonna be fast but unfortunately, that's not the case. A little bit more transparency would have been fabulous. Now we're having an issue with getting a new loan for our cars because of our credit.
Other than those, they've been very professional. There were times when they called and I couldn't answer so they left a message, which was fine. I dealt with one rep that was a little rude. She said if we can't contribute any more, they're gonna have to decline the request. But it is what it is. I know she's just doing her job. I appreciate what CreditAssociates is doing for us and I would recommend them.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2021
The reps explained everything completely and answered any questions that I had and everything went over very smoothly. CreditAssociates sent me an email to let me know when my first debt was taken care of and then, I was overlapping into one of the other bills so they got in touch with me by phone to see if I could add a little bit extra a month so that they could start working on the next bill. I appreciate that rather than just sitting there paying and not doing anything.
CreditAssociates is doing their part to take your money that you bank and give it to your debtors and to resolve the issue of the bill. Once the representative that you talk with breaks it down and explains it and how the program works, it's self-explanatory. I have numerous creditors, so it might take me a little bit longer but I would consider if I do get extra money to try to feed it on to CreditAssociates so I can get my debt taken care of as soon as possible. If you want to get rid of some of your reoccurring debts, CreditAssociates would be very helpful to any individual. I recommend it.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2021
They seemed to handle my debt pretty good. It was only a matter of six weeks before the first debt got settled. If I want any information, all I have to do is log on to the webpage. But they could contact me once in a while to let me know how things are going. Other than that, I'm very satisfied with the way things are being handled.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2021
I enjoyed working with them. I'm still working through the program but my credit is better now.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2021
When CreditAssociates took my accounts, they added them up but there was a $7,000 difference between what I owe and what I would have to pay out. So my base number was 13,000 and some change. I'm under the impression that I'm going to pay them this 13,000 and some change over a period of time. But they didn’t make it clear that as time went on, my payments could go up based on the accounts that were closed and the agreement we make with them. The representative that initially does the paperwork should be more clearer on how this process works.
When they closed a couple of accounts one time, my payment went up to $52, and then the next time, it went up to $100. I've had conversations with them where I asked them if we could start the new payment amount next month? But they said, “No, we need that payment right now.” Fortunately, I had money in my account to be able to do that. But everybody's not going to be that fortunate to have money to where when CreditAssociates call them, they can instantly give the money. Also, I don't get a call from my debt consultant at all. I only initially received an email that said, “We’re close to closing now on one of your accounts.” But if I got a debt consultant, it’s somebody that should be in touch with me periodically.
CreditAssociates interact with me about raising my payments and settling accounts. They tell me what’s going on. If I don't hear from them about any other accounts, then I’d know that it's not that it’s not happening, it's just that they’re working on it. But every time they settle an account, it's like they want more money. But I'm on a fixed income right now.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2021
Working with CreditAssociates has been good so far. I don't have any problem getting in contact with anybody. I’d tell others to check it out.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2021
The reps take the time to explain how things work and they send me text messages every time they negotiate with a new account. They tell me which account they're paying so I see my money. I love it and I'm really happy. It's worth it. My husband and I are not worried anymore. We know our debt is in good hands and they are talking on our behalf. We can live life and not be worried about paying stuff.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2021
Working with CreditAssociates has been good so far. I'm waiting on some correspondence from them for my Capital One. It was supposed to be done already and I'm still getting letters. Also, right now, my credit is in terrible shape and hopefully, soon it will be better.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2021
At first, I was disappointed with CreditAssociates. It really messed up my credit. They told me that it would but I did not know it was going to give me such a big hit. But now, I'm feeling better. One of the accounts has already been paid off. Also, everybody that I've spoken with has been quite friendly and helpful.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2021
CreditAssociates appears to be paying the debt. But it doesn't help your credit score. The accounts that they pay still stay on collections on your credit. They don't come off. They should have done a better job of explaining that that’s something they really just don't deal with. If people are interested in fixing their credit report and getting the debt to deal with the credit report, I wouldn't recommend CreditAssociates.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2021
We're grateful that CreditAssociates took my account. They've helped me and the rep I worked with was okay.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2021
CreditAssociates has been consistent and my bills are going down. I appreciate what they have done thus far. Still getting calls, though, but it's not as much as before.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2021
Their customer service was excellent. I'm very satisfied but people should be told that you can continue trying to settle on your own. Sometimes, on your own, you get better deals than you do with the agencies because you ask for a little more. I think the company should have been a little more upfront about that.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2021
It was very easy to get signed up and get started with CreditAssociates. The rep walked me through everything. Every time I've had a problem, they've been right there. They've also been very upfront with us the whole time. I am very grateful to them that they're doing all the negotiating and I'm getting all this cleared up. It was awesome.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2021
I had a rep and if he was not available, someone else could step in and answer my questions. However, they don't contact me. If I need to know something, I call them. It would be nice if they could reach out to us on a regular basis and let us know where things were standing.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2021
Signing up was easy. They just told me how long it would take and how much I would have to pay monthly. The only thing I didn't realize is that they don't keep in touch with the creditors. I have accounts with credit cards and they're still contacting me instead of dealing with CreditAssociates. I wish that when they have a list of the credit card companies, they would let them know that they had taken over, 'cause it's a waste of time. I'm constantly still getting letters and emails from Capital One. "Call us. We'll work with you." I can't because CreditAssociates has the accounts now and they wait until they have money to make negotiations with people. Other than that, everybody who works for CreditAssociates is always very professional and nice when they go off. If they have an account that they're negotiating to pay off, they call and ask me if I'm okay with it. As soon as there's enough money available, they always let me know that they'll be dealing with it.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2021
Getting started with the program was easy, except I had to call a number of times to get it going and I don't know if it's still going. I see the money's coming out every month, but I don't see any more progress being made. Discover has been paid off little by little, and that's it. I was also under the impression I would get a monthly email at least, saying, “This is what we've done. And this is what we're working on,” but I haven't gotten that. They have this dashboard, which you go in there and then if you don’t have the right password then you gotta reset your password. It's a crazy thing. Overall, I’m not happy. I would have gotten a lot more progress by now, and I understand there are some options out there that have a much better deal than I'm getting with CreditAssociates.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2021
Capital One has been completed but CreditAssociates is paying on the other accounts. I got two credit cards from Chase and they said they don’t work with them. So I don’t know what we’re gonna do if they aren’t gonna pay it. I haven’t heard from them since November. If I need anything or I get sent any mail from another credit card, I have to call them. Then sometimes, they say they got the same letter, so for me to disregard it. I don't know why it takes so long to even start paying anything but I’m not dissatisfied. They probably got hundreds of accounts trying to combine all of them to start paying some. That’s the way they work.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2021
CreditAssociates has nice people who help you out and talk to you. After they figured out the payment plan, they told me what it'd be, and everything went fine. I've been in the program for a year and I've paid off two bills so far.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2021
Getting things set up with CreditAssociates was an easy process. The only problem I had was that they missed a couple of my debts when they initially set it up. But we got that corrected. I find their communications to be a little bit lacking, but a lot of that is because I am not online. I don't have computer skills. They and pretty much everybody else are geared for online. They do occasionally reach out to me. The other day, they came through, and it was fine. They settled the debt, and they wanted me to click onto a link to review it. Of course, I couldn't do that. Other than that, they've been good to work with. I would use them again.
Reviewed July 31, 2021
Gail, the rep, was very nice in explaining everything. She went through the payment schedule, and I'm paying a little less than the company I had before. CreditAssociates gets their money every month, and they’d call me when they get an offer to pay down.
Reviewed July 31, 2021
CreditAssociates got back to me very fast and they were very professional. The setup process with them was very easy and fast. I took copies of all my statements and any type of letters that I had received. The link to get these paid off is probably the only problem that I'm having. I was under the impression that they were going to make contact with each of the people I wanted to pay off. That had not happened. It's only been the small ones. Bank of America and US Bank keep calling and sending nasty letters, and they never did contact with them. I keep sending the letters to them and asking them to do that. At the amount of money I'm doing on a monthly basis, probably, it’s not going to get it done as fast, but they need to communicate with these people. I keep telling them that I've gone to CreditAssociates and they keep saying that they need a power of attorney. None of that has happened as far as I know.
I wish the communication was a little faster, and I wish we could come to some sort of agreement with these two, and at least start to where, they do not keep calling and sending letters. CreditAssociates did call one and I had to increase one month by almost the same amount. I'm sending $600 a month, and I had to double that for one month, which was very difficult, but it was an amount that was reasonable in my mind, so I did that. They do not respond to my emails when I keep sending statements and/or letters. But other than that, they've always been very professional. They've always taken my phone calls.
Reviewed July 30, 2021
CreditAssociates has been great. The only concern I've had since I've been with them for over a year and a half now was whenever I got the call from one of the creditors, the creditor sent me a letter saying that if I didn't respond, they would sue me. Whenever I gave CreditAssociates a call about this matter with the attorney, the lady said to fax it over to them, and I did, and I haven't heard anything from that company, so evidently, they worked something out. In the booklet that they sent me, it said that I have to be careful with what I say over the phone, don't promise anybody anything, and people will try to get me. I mostly followed that. I've just not been answering my phone unless it's somebody I knew and the calls have gotten fewer because some of them are now getting paid. There have been some interesting arrangements with a few of them so my bills will be taken care of.
I’ve never regretted going into this decision with CreditAssociates. I feel that everything’s gonna be okay at the end of my term that I’ve paid them. Everything should be paid for. I might come out with a little bit of credit. They also told me to keep paying my mortgage, which I did, because I wanted to have a house to live in. Overall, I would tell a friend to use them.
Reviewed July 30, 2021
I talked to a couple of the associates and how they broke things down made it a little easier for me. However, they should make sure to explain things correctly to their clients next time. I didn't realize that it was going to go by how much money that I was going to be giving to them in holdings and compared to how much debt they were going to pay off. It was worded a bit differently than I expected. How it was explained to me was, “Okay, we're gonna pay this and so much interest. And then you're gonna owe us this amount of money in this interest rate.”
Reviewed July 29, 2021
When I called CreditAssociates, the person I spoke to was really helpful. The consultants are very knowledgeable and they help as much as they can. So far, it's been a positive experience. But I would like to be contacted more from them to let me know what's going on.
Reviewed July 29, 2021
CreditAssociates got some credit accounts resolved and everything is going good. Everything is going as planned.
Reviewed July 28, 2021
I gave CreditAssociates a list of all my credit that I owed, my creditors, and my income then they came up with a payment plan. It first started with 575 a month, and then they called me and asked if I could give another 100. I worked my agent a couple of times, and he was very professional and knew what he was talking about. I haven't worked with him since though. I've worked with whoever answered the phone and knew my case. Working with them has always been good until this last time. I found out that they stopped payment on the check for JCPenney, and I thought, “Wow. Why did that happen?” I talked to someone who said, “I'll have my supervisor call you.” It's been a week and the supervisor hasn't called me concerning this matter.
I would have liked for the company to contact me more instead of me contacting them and asking what's going on and what has been handled. There should be better communication, and they should let me know because they told me they were handling things. When I talked to the creditor, they said no. They were not handling it because there was supposed to be a moderator that deals with Global Holdings, and that hadn't happened yet.
Reviewed July 28, 2021
I needed to get my credit and my financing in order. I wanted to give CreditAssociates a trial because I heard some things about them. It’s been okay. I signed up for three years, and then they kept calling and saying, if I added more money, they could resolve more creditors with that money. But they didn't tell me that from the start. They said they made contact with one of my creditors, and they say they couldn't resolve it until I add for money. So, if they can clear that up, it'll be good. I wish they would’ve been upfront with me with that. I'm getting some of the accounts paid out quickly. Some of them are taking longer though.
Reviewed July 27, 2021
Bruce, the one in charge, told me everything about what CreditAssociates could do and the way he talked to me was nice. If it hadn’t been good, I wouldn’t have tried the company out. They told me how everything worked, so I haven’t had any questions. They do what they told me they were gonna be doing, and I try to keep the money in the bank so they can get it when the time came. If the money ain't in the bank on time, I call them a few days ahead and they help me try to move it to another date that I will have the money in there. Overall, CreditAssociates has been good. When they’re doing a good job, I don’t think we have to communicate a lot. If I have a problem, I will call them.
Reviewed July 27, 2021
I liked the way CreditAssociates was set up. I like the communication. For someone who's 73, the service was explained to me, and it made sense. So yeah, it was good. The rep I worked with was very upbeat, informative, told me pros and cons and made sure I understood this and that about the program. With CreditAssociates, I'm down to a very minimal amount that’s still owed out there. At some point, I hope I can just pay it off and be done with it.
Reviewed July 27, 2021
Credit Associates has taken care of our credit cards. They've been excellent. I was the one that was a nervous wreck. They kept having to calm me down. They were very good. I would recommend them.
Reviewed July 26, 2021
American Express told me they don't do any negotiating with the credit resolving companies like CreditAssociates and CreditAssociates's people said, "Oh, yeah. We've settled accounts with them before." Brian, the guy I've been speaking with on the phone, is very exceptional and an excellent communicator. He's doing a great job on his end of things. I also know CreditAssociates is trying to work out deals with the credit card people and I've had a couple ones closed out. One thing though, sometimes there's enough money in monthly then sometimes I have to reduce it because of certain things (like I was trying to sell something or obtain some money and it didn't come through on time). It would be an improvement if there was a way to communicate more, whether it's text or email, of when my next payment is due and am I going to have the funds for it. That can change in a matter of a couple of days.
The other thing is when I had my credit pulled, and I was trying to do a loan. I buy and sell a lot here and there and I don't have the money to do it. I want to be able to make money and there are different companies out there that will loan money against a property or a large asset. I have a $580,000 condo that's paid in full and a boat that's worth 200 grand paid off, but I can't use them as collateral because of my score. The reason is there are so many late payments. When these credit cards are let go and the CreditAssociates's guys are trying to negotiate, it kills me. Some of the accounts haven't even been started yet.
It has been close to a year and CreditAssociates has to do things quicker. I keep on getting negatives every month of a late payment on all these cards I have out there because they're not settled yet. My score is going down over and over. That part through this whole process is gonna keep killing me until something could be worked out. The late payments need to stop. There's got to be some way CreditAssociates's guys can pull with the creditors and say, "Let's get this figured out so he doesn't get any more lates every month." They should communicate it through the credit card companies to try and resolve something. They could get an agreement with the creditors just so the late payment every month doesn't keep going on my report.
Reviewed July 26, 2021
Everything is on track with CreditAssociates. It was a 41-month term, and some accounts have been settled. So, it's just a matter of me getting the money in there to finish settling them out.
Reviewed July 26, 2021
The rep from CreditAssociates called me frequently. They contact me when they have new credit cards offers and to deal with the credit cards that they have on file. They keep me up with letters all the time. I was with so much stress with all these credit cards and working with them alleviates it. Once in a while, I receive letters from them but I just email CreditAssociates and then ignore the letters. They would be dealing with it. I would tell the credit card companies that I am enrolled in this program and to contact CreditAssociates, and they do.
The only issue that I have with CreditAssociates' system is at the beginning, they tell you what the payment is and I thought that from that amount they’re going to spread between the cards even in low amounts. But it doesn’t work like that. At least the debtors are not calling and bugging me. They know that I'm in the program and they advised me about the credit report that the credit score was going to be up and down depending on the situation of the credit cards. And I said that was fine.
Reviewed July 25, 2021
I faced multiple hardships and couldn't pay off my debts anymore. CreditAssociates was one of the few companies that reached out that the plan seemed doable. The fact that it took a huge hit on my credit score is the hardest thing that I'm dealing with out of it right now. At first, I was really uneasy about not paying the creditors and be late. There were a few things that were scary about it, but CreditAssociates was able to kind of help out and put my mind at ease with it.
CreditAssociates has helped me settle a few of my debts already and they're working with me pretty well to negotiate others. It's just that I can't put in more money, so it's taking so long. But now, I'm able to develop savings and be less dependent on credit cards, basically going through this whole cycle of rotating debt the entire time. So that's been a huge help. The reps that I've dealt with were pretty helpful in explaining the whole process to me. Anytime I had a question, I've called CreditAssociates and got an answer pretty clearly or quickly.
Reviewed July 25, 2021
I feel not so much pressure now that CreditAssociates is taking care of my credit cards and everything. They settled two, and they’re working on a third.
Reviewed July 25, 2021
Working with CreditAssociates has been good so far. I was in the process of getting all my credit cards resolved and I’ve done three already. Two more to go and I’ll be all set in a 3-year period of time. The associates are helpful. People should use it because it helps you understand and if you have any questions, you call them and they explain to you how it works. In no time, you will get your financial pressure off the chest. You're looking forward to relief, in a 4-year program, and be debt free. In time, I will get back on my feet.
Reviewed July 24, 2021
Everybody has been as professional as they could be. I appreciate that CreditAssociates was taking care of all this stuff for me. But I've been trying to figure out what my credit score is now and I hadn't been able to get an answer on that from them. They told me that that was information that they didn't have. In one of my calls with them, they told me to use a company and I tried that on my phone but there were so many steps that I ended up giving up on it. I was on the phone for an hour and a half, and I wasn’t even halfway through with trying to find out something.
Reviewed July 24, 2021
CreditAssociates did a good job. Tiffany, the rep I worked with, was excellent. I referred a lot of people and they’re happy too. They told me they love it.
Reviewed July 24, 2021
CreditAssociates is working very good on my behalf. The representative I worked with was terrific. She impressed me. Right now, the burden is off on my head a little bit. I have people who are helping me to solve my problem. With that alone, I found my goal for being friends with CreditAssociates. I will recommend them to friends.
Reviewed July 23, 2021
With all of the people that I have worked with, they all seemed to be nice and concerned about trying to help me get out of debt. I only have one more debt that I need to pay off. Since working with them, making my payments has been easier to do.
Reviewed July 23, 2021
I handle Bill's situation, but I let CreditAssociates handle whatever they need to handle on all those credit cards that Bill had that he can't pay. If they need to get in touch with me, they'll get in touch with me. One time, they called me to clarify some creditors that they wanted to close out on one of his bills and I said, “Okay." Overall, CreditAssociates is doing what they need to do for Bill and it relieves a lot of stress on him.
Reviewed July 23, 2021
CreditAssociates is an excellent company. They're getting me out of a whole lot of mess I was in. I was in deep stuff. They took a lot of worry off of me. I don't get as many phone calls, but I still got creditors calling me. Everything has been very professional. I had to have my payments adjusted because my personal rent went up, and I'm on a fixed income. They were able to work with me on that for a while.
Reviewed July 22, 2021
Customer service was professional and they seemed to have an idea of what they were talking about. The rep I had was pretty detailed. I have a long way to go. In the beginning, results are very few then as it gets closer towards the end, that's where I'll see the impact. I'm just waiting until such time.
Reviewed July 22, 2021
I was signed with another company and wound up going with CreditAssociates because of the monthly payment deal. Their guy also had a line of communication open with me a lot better than the other company. He worked well with me in the beginning, but I haven't had a whole lot of communication with him in a long time. He hasn't contacted me back to let me know exactly what the statuses are, and I'm hoping to hear something from him. He could touch base with me every other month, shoot me an email or just say, "Hello, we're still here. We haven't forgotten you."
The website sucks. I can see what my account balance is, but there's nowhere for me to click to find out where all the payments are going and what's getting worked out. Other than that, CreditAssociates is settling with people. They had both Capital One and OneMain Financial, but I don't know if the OneMain account is all the way closed out yet or they're just making payments or how they're doing that. However, my account is almost empty every month, so things are going somewhere.
Reviewed July 22, 2021
CreditAssociates is the company that I'm using to consolidate all my unsecured debt. I pay in a monthly fee, and I added up on my unsecured debt. They have paid off some of my unsecured debt and my credit cards. I paid and the ones they haven't contacted yet are still calling me. So, now, I'm being sued by different creditors. I emailed CreditAssociates the letters of the lawyer that are suing me, and sometimes they get back to me, sometimes they don't. I'm happy with them because it is helping me and my credit score has gone up, but it's taking longer than I expected.
I would like to see them pay off more of my unsecured debt with the money I'm giving them. I'm giving like $170 a month, and I thought they would pay some of my unsecured debt a little faster than they are. I do call them periodically, and I do talk to them. They always say, "Well, we're working on this one. We're working on that one." I have a personal loan that was like 4500, and I tell them, "Why don't you call them? Call the bank and say, 'Hey, he's with us now.'"
Reviewed July 21, 2021
The man I dealt with was very nice and informative. He helped me right away. My first debt got settled in eight months. The only thing was I tried contacting CreditAssociates and I had a really hard time. I couldn't get ahold of them. I just wanted to know how much was left on the debt and how much has been paid. Do I owe anything after we're all done or do they take it from the money they take every month? CreditAssociates takes 500 and something a month out of the account so I don't know if I'm gonna have leftover debt. I go to their dashboard and it just says what I have left. There are three credit cards and the amount is shown. I don't know how to use the dashboard and I'm having trouble communicating with CreditAssociates.
Reviewed July 21, 2021
The rep was very explanatory. He put me at ease in a way that made me feel great. I'm almost at the end as far as negotiating. I had four bad accounts and CreditAssociates got three out of the way. We're still negotiating with the last one. They helped me out so much. I give them kudos all up and down. It's taken the cloud off my shoulder. CreditAssociates is a great company.
Reviewed July 21, 2021
What CreditAssociates is doing is working good. It was definitely less than a year and there are two accounts closed out, which is quicker than I was thinking. CreditAssociates is good at what they do, and I'd recommend them.
Reviewed July 20, 2021
CreditAssociates explained everything to me to where I could understand what's going on with the processes. Anytime I have any questions, I would call you and get an answer for them. I was able to work through them to pay off my credit cards faster. I did a workup on four of the five credit cards, so far. I got one still outstanding but I just don't have enough money saved up in the bank to take care of that credit card yet.
Reviewed July 20, 2021
CreditAssociates was going by a different name called NetDebt, and I used them before when we got behind on some payments. We did it again this time, and they've been nice the times that I’ve had to talk to them. If they get an offer to bring my bill down, they call, let me know, and ask me if I accept the offer. I tell them yes, and we go for it. I got two credit cards that they settled with and two that they haven’t. I’m waiting on them to get something done with the other two, but I haven’t heard anything yet. Other than that, I would recommend them. They’ve been really good and they’ve helped me a lot with our credit card debt and got it down to a payment that we can afford.
Reviewed July 20, 2021
The process was pretty straightforward. But I had my finances well-organized, I knew what was where, so it was an easy process. Just gave them the information they needed to do their initial analysis and decide whether or not they could help me or not, and if so, how much. All that went well. It was one phone call. I called them and said, "What are you?" "This is what we do." "Oh, well, that sounds interesting. Here's my debt." And he crunched the numbers and said, "Well, here's what we can do for you." And he explained how it works. And I had enough understanding to know that I would get nowhere trying to bargain with these creditors. I'd rather let a third party do it. That's their line of business, and that's what they do every day.
They do that initial analysis, and that's just their job. And then, you get sent over to a different group that manages your processes. Everyone I have talked to has been intelligent, courteous, caring, all the things you want when you call someone for customer service. I don't know that I've ever stumped them with any questions. To me, that's a good sign that they're trained well.
Go use CreditAssociates. They've been in the business for 10 or 15 years. Long enough that they know their stuff, and they got good people, that's all I care about. They've developed a lot of relations. In a way, you're hiring a lawyer. Not really, but they're doing a legal service for you. And why do you hire lawyers? For their connections, who they know, who they have working relationships with. Same to do with these guys, you want them to have a working relationship with all the major creditors, so they're gonna, more than likely, get a better deal for you. And the reason they get a better deal is because they bundle your debt with a bunch of others, and then they take all of it and say, "Okay, I have this here. What are you going to give me for it?" That's better than anyone could do by themselves, right?
I have some understanding of what's going on. And most don't even know that it's an option. And they do a good job on the website explaining. They all may call it reorganization, but literally, it's negotiating it down. And behind the scenes, do you understand that when a debt with a Citi card, they write you up, that means they sell your debt to a debt collection company? Who did you have your contract with? That credit card was with Citi, not the debt collector. The law says your contract is with Citi, not with the debt collectors. You have no legal obligation to that debt collector, or they enforced it without law is with your credit report, right? So, legally, you don't owe that debt collector a penny. You don't have an agreement with them, so why are you paying them?
One, you're scared, two, you just don't know what I just said, and three, somehow, you'd have to get around the bad credit records unless you come into a lot of money and just don't care anymore. All those things, most people don't understand it from that perspective. They just feel guilty and worried and everything else. Throw that aside, just realize you can't afford to pay all this debt, that's why you'll end up losing your war, figuring how to make it last. And don't worry about the fact that you didn't pay it all off. Those guys, this is their business. They write it all off all the time.
CreditAssociates is a stellar group. Go for it. I'm very happy that all their customer support people are here, stateside. We communicate, we speak the same language, but it's more than that. It's an understanding, it's a culture, it's everything. I have yet to speak to very few people from overseas that truly care. Just don't care. They're just doing the job. It all starts with caring, next is being intelligent. "Do you understand what I'm asking?" "Oh, no, it's not on my script. I don't know how to answer that." So, it's aggravating as far as the customer's concerned. And I get it, they're just doing a job. It's not personal events, that is the choice and the way that companies are. Thanks for keeping it here. Don't change that. And they're a great service organization, so they got to have a good customer service group.
Reviewed July 19, 2021
CreditAssociates is okay and everything has been good so far. I haven't talked to them in a while, so I thought they were negotiating for one of my accounts. They already did one. Now, I have two others they have to do.
Reviewed July 19, 2021
I’m looking to have my credit back, and I hope to be debt-free as soon as possible. I decided to work with CreditAssociates because they impressed me when I talked to them. Things did not work the way I wanted it to be, but so far, they've been very good.
Reviewed July 19, 2021
The guy that I talked to, Jeff, seemed like a nice, down to earth, straight up guy.
Reviewed July 18, 2021
I'm working with CreditAssociates and it's been fine. It's a little confusing but I don't have a lot of time to think about it because there are a lot of other things going on. My thing is we signed up and they are doing their job.
Reviewed July 18, 2021
I got a representative and he was very nice and professional. At first, I had a little doubt about if I wanted to do it, and he left me alone for a couple of days. I told him, "Give me my space, so that way, me and my husband can really think about it." And then, he said, "Well, I'll be here. And call me if you really want to do this." And I called him. From the first time we called, everybody was so helpful.
CreditAssociates keeps on top of everything. If they have a deal going on, they send me text messages, and then I have Irene. She calls me every 15th of the month. Sometimes, she misses me because my work hours are very flexible, but usually, she calls me once a month and see how we're doing, and if I have any questions, I give her a call.
I love CreditAssociates' services. We're going very fast with my account. My goal is to be debt-free in three years. I put it up for four and a half. But with me giving more money, we're going to be soon. And it's already almost been a year, so I have two more to go. And I'm just waiting for that moment. CreditAssociates has been great, and I would recommend them at a top 10. I have been talking to a few friends and let them know. Because right now, with the economy, everything going up, everyone's getting behind on their bills and all that. When you have so much debt, it's so stressful. You don't even know what to do, how you will pay those bills. But with this whole program, it's great. And I know it's gonna take time for my credit to go up because I wasn't up there with the credit. But it's worth it.
If I have the cash, I buy, and if I don't have the cash, I don't use credit card because I don't have them. So, it's a good thing because my debt is going down and I'm controlling a bit more how to use credit cards because I don't have them. And once I have them, I would keep one or two, the most important but I would never go into another debt like this again. With CreditAssociates taking care of it, it helps to have a peace of mind. I don't have to worry about every month I would sit down three hours trying to figure it out, I got to pay this one, I got to pay that one. And in with the credit cards having different due dates and different amounts, it was really stressful. I told my husband it's the best thing. Because we thought about it for about two years, "Should we do it or should we not do it?" But then, it came to a point that we said, "No more." It was just the right, perfect time to consolidate our debt.
Reviewed July 17, 2021
The rep I had was just pushing me to make a contract with CreditAssociates. I was expecting a faster process but I'm about a year into the program and it has been very slow. There is no information about time frames and I'm just waiting. I wish they have a clear process too. There are creditors that they working on and on their website, there is no information saying what the stage is and what they are doing until I see there is some kind of a settlement. I'm not gonna recommend CreditAssociates. If I have to do this again, I'm not gonna choose them.
Reviewed July 17, 2021
CreditAssociates is a good company. I really like it. They were very helpful. I usually get texts right away if they negotiated. I usually call them but if not, they get ahold of me. Everything has been great so far.
Reviewed July 16, 2021
I submitted eight accounts, and we are almost halfway through with our settlement. But I'm never satisfied because the term and conditions and how the system worked wasn't fully explained to me. That's from the representative that I initially signed up with and from calling over time. What I'm not happy with is the fact that I wasn't fully informed how often they make negotiations. I keep calling and inquiring and they just kept saying, "Oh, leave it up to us. Just keep adding funds into your account." But no one ever explained to me that once something was settled, aside from the monthly payments, if something else popped up, that that's how it works.
The program works. But the people that work for CreditAssociates need to be better trained and try to put themselves in somebody else's situation because they don't know what the other person on the other end has been through and what got them to where they are. Also, there have been times when I have called to obtain information, and people have snapped on me like basically saying, "Oh, you did this to yourself, basically. Now, you need to find a way out." That's not very professional. No one is fully informing the customer all the details. And then, when you call and try to inquire, "Well, this wasn't informed to me or x, y, and z." then they just snap, not understanding that you weren't told how the system works. Be fully informed before you sign up and ask questions, and ask different companies how the system works.
Reviewed July 16, 2021
The application process was quick. We were able to do everything in an entire day, and we like that part. CreditAssociates' website is thorough and user-friendly, and I like it. I’m halfway in the program and it's been good. They are available when I need them (a lot of people aren't), and the agent does her job well. When I have a question, she'd answer it and tell me what I can do. When CreditAssociates reaches a settlement though, they just send me a text or an email, and I have to go online to the account to see what the settlement is. I'd prefer them to give me a summary about it in the email.
Reviewed July 15, 2021
My brother mentioned to me that CreditAssociates helped him as well. And they were really good and just took care of business. So far, it has been great. But I haven't heard from them in months. I still haven't heard about one credit issue since November of last year. And then I was told that it was the last one, but I got a random letter from another credit issue, which I was told by the credit associate last time that I didn't have that. The last time I called them, beginning of December, I told them that I wanted to know the update on one of the credit issues and then this other credit issue that they had told me that didn't exist in my credit. And then they checked through. I get to settle. And then the other credit issue, they said that it doesn't come out in my credit score, so they assumed that it was taken care of, which was just no more than a few weeks ago I got that letter from that one that I had mentioned to them months ago.
When I signed up, I gave the full amount of what they told me it was going to be for the loan. So, it's already paid for. And I know that with one of the settlements, which was Bank of America, they were able to reduce it. So, once everything's done, they told me that they would reach out to me and I will get that money back if there was any money left over. I wanted to find a great credit program like CreditAssociates to be helped and it could be taken care of quick, because I had all the money already.
I paid everything within a month. And they had me pay it to a bank, or whoever holds all the money. And then, two of my loans were settled, and one of those two was reduced less than what they had sold me, which was great. And then the only one that was left was the Oportun. CreditAssociates told me that I needed to get my account number for it. They just said that they would figure it out and take care of it. That was the last time I have spoken to anybody. And then I got another random one, which I already knew I had, but I was told by CreditAssociates that it didn't exist. So, I ignored it until I just got it a week ago.
The only issue I find is that there is no communication. There is no reach to see what's going on, how's everything going. If I didn't call, and I wouldn't know what's going on. I paid the full amount that I needed to pay. They told me that total was for all the loans that I owed. So, I don't know what's happening with that money as well. Is it still there? The other ones were paid for. Is there extra being sent over? What's going on with my other loan? Why do I have this other loan? I don't even know what's going on. But then it’s a month when they had told me they settled two. I got a text and an email, and then they called me. But the fact that they took care of two of the loans so quick was amazing. But I have recommended this to other people.
Reviewed July 15, 2021
I feel good about the company because I have the report very often. They call and let me know how they’re doing. They work with Macy's or Costco credit cards, for example, and they let me know that everything is going fine. We make a $600 payment every month, and we are doing good. We're waiting 'til we can make a bigger payment, but it’s very hard for us to do it right now because my husband is the only working person here and we have a lot of troubles.
Reviewed July 14, 2021
Working with Credit Associates has been great. They're taking care of everything and I just have to make the monthly payments. And they've been good with contacting the creditors. They haven't been bugging me anymore, so that's good. I recommend this company. They've been helpful to me.
Reviewed July 14, 2021
CreditAssociates has helped me a lot. But when they go through your situation and start getting it figured out and going through the process of getting your stuff done, it takes a while by letter that says, "We've informed you that we're working on this particular credit card," or it's under judgment at that time. I thought it would be a lot faster in that situation. Because normally, it's a do it or get it started, and they make a deal or they work out this deal, I would think they would send out a notification a bit earlier than I normally would just to let the person know what's going on. Other than that, I'm perfectly happy.
Reviewed July 13, 2021
CreditAssociates negotiates accounts for me. The calling is pretty quick. And they've been helpful with the whole process.
Reviewed July 13, 2021
CreditAssociates has been good. They're resolving my debt issues, and I interact with the agent when there's an account to settle.
Reviewed July 12, 2021
The consultant from CreditAssociates was good. My payment plan worked out well.
Reviewed July 12, 2021
CreditAssociates really gave me a good ease. I don't have to have all those bills. I just have the one payment that I'm making. So, that really helped me. CreditAssociates is very good and very helpful. I'm so glad that I considered them and called. I would recommend them. I tried to even recommend my brother to them, but they said they couldn't do it because he’s in Georgia. They don't work in Georgia.
Reviewed July 11, 2021
CreditAssociates is doing what they're supposed to be doing. The first guy I talked to was amazing. He explained everything to me. The program is working so far, so I'm happy.
Reviewed July 11, 2021
I couldn't pay those cards on my own, and it's been easier and such a big relief on me to work with CreditAssociates on it. My experience has been pretty good up to this point. They're very helpful. Everything has been pretty smooth and well-understood.
Reviewed July 10, 2021
CreditAssociates is okay but right now, the representatives are not up to par. I tried to get a hold of them, and they changed numbers and their website and I can't get it.
Reviewed July 10, 2021
CreditAssociates explained that if I started paying 600 and something dollars a month for 30 months, I'd be out from under the credit cards. I called one time, and they told me that they paid off US Bank. The guy that I had talked to right at the very beginning was Jimmy. I felt good talking to him in the beginning. He said he was gonna take care of everything and we were gonna pay that 600 something a month for 30 months, and it was gonna be over. I'm getting my credit cards paid off. I would recommend CreditAssociates.
Reviewed July 9, 2021
My experience with CreditAssociates has been very good.
Reviewed July 9, 2021
Working with CreditAssociates is a good and bad thing. It seems like every time they get a credit card that they're working on, they call me up for more money. Right now, I'm on a medical leave, so I really can't afford any more money than what I'm giving them. They told me that it would be two years that I would get out of all of it and not be concerned about anything anymore, and I'm still working on the credit card companies and everybody else. It’s taking longer than two years. I understand it, but I feel like it's gonna be forever. At this point, I might as well have went bankrupt instead of doing this. The consultants have been good though. They helped me out. There was one credit card that wanted a couple of $100 right here and there, and they called them up and got it down to $50.
Reviewed July 8, 2021
I just wasn’t getting anywhere paying my credit cards off. I kept seeing CreditAssociates on TV. I called and talked to some guy. It was a very quick process and I love the guy I dealt with. He had a relative that went through CreditAssociates too. I'd recommend them to anybody. I talked to a friend about CreditAssociates and said she was thinking about doing it. I told her I was very happy with everything that was going on with CreditAssociates and I had no complaints. I was a little iffy about what I was supposed to be doing with the paperwork. But I would send it in and I would go online and it would be there. I must be doing it right. On the whole, CreditAssociates has been great.
Reviewed July 8, 2021
When I called the person, I liked his answer and they followed through. I don't have an email so the rep did a lot of correspondence. But he said he followed up on. He was very thorough and I felt comfortable with him. In December, I had a tough time, so we skipped a month and there was no problem. CreditAssociates always came through. Now I know where I stand, and money is tight but I seem to manage. I would definitely recommend CreditAssociates.
Reviewed July 7, 2021
I wanted to pay less of what I was paying with the company I was with. CreditAssociates was more reasonable with the payments. I had a wonderful rep who explained everything and was very professional. I’ve had two accounts closed so far. CreditAssociates has done a good job, especially Mr. DJ. He's very caring and sensitive. I had taken on a deal and hopefully, that will work out. It’s just for peace of mind. CreditAssociates is very down to earth and I'm satisfied.
Reviewed July 7, 2021
My credit score is still the same. But I would like feedback on what credit cards have gotten paid and how much I still owe.
Reviewed July 6, 2021
I gave CreditAssociates eight credit cards and four of them have been paid off already. I would recommend the company. Their customer service has been pleasant.
Reviewed July 6, 2021
They were polite people and understanding. They wanted to work with me and told me from the beginning to work through this whole thing. There was a little bit of assurance. Everything was no more than what I've been expecting, looking for help for getting out underneath the debt. They've been working and they've done what they can. I'm satisfied so far.
Reviewed June 29, 2021
After I compared three different companies, I found that CreditAssociates was the best way to go. After eight months, there are still three credit cards that haven't been finalized, but they've been really good every time I call. I was just in the hospital, and I got a letter from a lawyer from one of the credit cards. I explained how I was mailing it out to her because that was what I did the last time I got a letter, and she was telling me how it has to get in a timely manner. I was a little disappointed with that conversation because I just got out of a hospital. I'm in a rehab and she’s like, “You need to fax it to me.” That was a little not-so-compassionate. But other than that, they've been really good.
Reviewed June 25, 2021
I've been quite pleased with CreditAssociates. It's a slow process, but it's positive all down the line. They've come through with everything they promised, so far. Their representatives are very well-informed, very responsive and very pleasant. They communicate when there's something needed to be done, and I'm also able to reach them when I have a question.
Reviewed June 25, 2021
The reps were able to answer all my questions and explained everything that has been going on. They made the process straightforward. I was very happy.
Reviewed June 24, 2021
I called CreditAssociates, and I spoke to this guy named Jeffrey. It seemed to be a right fit and it seemed to be affordable at the time. Now, I haven't been getting threatening phone calls from creditors. However, I don't have any idea where the $400 a month has gone and what is and isn't being paid off. They should let me know what's going on and what has been paid off.
Reviewed June 23, 2021
CreditAssociates is doing everything that I needs to be done, which is consolidate my bills together. They're on top of it. They've been clear too. They write to me every now and then to let me know what's going on. That's good enough for me. If you want to do the program, do it.
Reviewed June 22, 2021
I love what CreditAssociates is about. They're taking care of me and I'm giving them extra money every now and then to make sure that they have enough. Two of my credit cards are being worked on right now and the third one is in process. I still have one more account that needs to go to collections, so that I can give them that information before that gets drawn into the mix with the other three. The fourth one hasn't gone in yet, and I was thinking, "Well, how long does it take? Why can't they approach them first?" They told me that they need more finances on my account before they can even approach anybody else. As far as I'm concerned, everything seems to be working okay. I just regret it in a way because my credit score has went way down.
I've never missed a payment with my creditors. I've always been good and my credit score was up in the 720s. Now it's down to the 540s and I wasn't expecting that. I have things still I need to look at that I need my credit score for, and I wish I would have known beforehand that my credit score was going to go that low. I wouldn't have done that myself, but it's already too late. It'll take me a long time before I can do anything because of my credit score. However, I don't want to discredit CreditAssociates that much because I like what they do and they back up what they say. They get ahold of me when something needs to be said as well. All in all, I like the company. They mean well.
Reviewed June 21, 2021
It's been a year since I'm in the program and from the beginning, I have nothing but good things to say, very eager to help and answer any questions. It was a pleasurable experience.
Reviewed June 20, 2021
The consultants from CreditAssociates are personable and helpful. I wished my credit didn't take a tank, but that couldn't be helped. They explained my options and let me know how it would all work out.
Reviewed June 19, 2021
CreditAssociates has taken longer than anything else. If I went the other way, it would have been faster. In other words, I have to do the work. I have to call the creditors. They don't do it. I did call in, and I have to call my creditors to let them know I'm with them. Then when they get the money to settle with them, then they do it. It doesn't make any sense to me. It shouldn't be the person with the credit to have to deal with the creditors. I wouldn't wanna go back in it. I thought that they would have done it and then I'd be done with it. You better do your research before you even get involved with CreditAssociates.
Reviewed June 18, 2021
I needed help with getting some of my bills under control. My house payment was coming out from a reduced amount due to hardship. My house payment was going to double to make up for the time that I had been in the program. CreditAssociates has been good. They get in touch. I feel like the process is very slow moving. They originally told me the amount that I was paying them was gonna work in paying my things off. Well, the amount that I pay them is only covering three of the seven amounts that I had agreed to settle with them, and it seems like they're always calling and want me to add more to what I'm paying them every month. That started right away, within the first four months.
I've not been very happy but I don't really have a choice because I can't take those bills back and pay them and keep up with my house and the other stuff that's occurring. My husband and I are both in poor health and they're like, “Can you add more money? Can you add more money?” I finally got my car paid off. I was gonna give them more, but it seems like the amount that I've paid off has picked up our medical bills. They could be more careful in how they negotiate the amounts that are being settled and how much they're paying the creditors that they're paying off. The amount that I give them every month, with it only paying three of the seven, they're not going to pick up anything till those three are done. Meanwhile, I've got these other accounts that are in limbo. They keep having to cycle them through the process again.
Reviewed June 17, 2021
When I first started to call CreditAssociates, I wasn’t too happy and sure about it. So I put it off. I didn't go through with it. Then later on, I went ahead and did. The only thing, you got to quit making your payments on your credit cards, and that affects your credit score. Of course, my credit score went down. Then, for a long time, I didn’t think they were doing anything. It takes a while for them to get everything in and get settled because a lot of your credit card companies don’t want to cooperate. CreditAssociates gets on the phone and they ask you a lot of questions about different things. After you answer all the questions, they give you your options depending on how much it’s gonna be. So far, they're doing all right. I’m not getting any phone calls and harassment bills in the mail any more.
Reviewed June 16, 2021
CreditAssociates calls me when they get an offer and if the offer sounds good, I'll let them know that they can accept it. So far, so good. I'm comfortable working with them. If people need help with their credit, then they should do it with CreditAssociates.
Reviewed June 16, 2021
Since I started working with the CreditAssociates, I've been more relaxed because I know for sure that they're taking care of business.
Reviewed June 15, 2021
We ran into some credit card problems caused by hurricanes and that's why we're using CreditAssociates. Their customer service is great. They seem to be very helpful, friendly and supportive. They've been doing a great job. I have no reason to change or look anyplace else. I know people that have used other credit places and they're not satisfied with them. CreditAssociates believe in their customers and they keep me updated.
Reviewed June 15, 2021
CreditAssociates did a terrible job. I had several debts that were qualified to get on their list for settlements, and I went ahead and listed them. What they did was they came up with an amount that I could pay, which was $291 a month. Once that was determined, they went in and paid off one of my small accounts, which was about a couple $100. Then they got a settlement with the biggest account which absorbed every dime that I was paying so the other ones, I'm being sued for right now.
CreditAssociates needs to understand that the customer is their bread and butter. If you come to me and say you're going to do certain things for me then you end up paying one creditor and the rest of them are sitting out there in limbo, I get a pretty good chance of being sued by others. If I had to do it all over again, I would definitely not choose CreditAssociates. They made a decision based on the amount of money that they could retrieve for their company. That was the only thing that I could see that their motivation was, to go ahead and try to settle that debt. Had they came to me before they settled out that big debt and we discussed it, we probably would have a better relationship. I gave them the power of attorney so they went ahead and they settled it but I was not in agreement with it because it depleted everything I had to settle these debts.
Reviewed June 14, 2021
With the pandemic starting, I lost all my jobs and I got sick but I still want to pay my bills. I tried calling the bank and explained the situation, but it looked like CreditAssociates has a better way to talk to them. So far, so good. I have a couple banks that didn’t stop. So, they're still working on them. But the creditors are not calling me and sending me letters anymore. So, that’s been good. The only thing is I tried to change banks online and I couldn't. I have to call and do everything by the phone. It would be nice to be able to do that online. I tried to change, and they didn't let me do it because it was like three days for the day due. So, they told me they could not change. I have to wait for the bill to be paid, and then call. Other than that, every time I call, they help and they're all good.
Reviewed June 14, 2021
I called CreditAssociates and spoke to Julie. She was very informative. I signed up for the $241 a month plan and they've settled six of the accounts already. I did call once or twice to reschedule a payment. They take that on the 1st of every month, and I wanted them to take it out on the 15th at one month. They said unless I gave them two weeks advance notice, they couldn't do that. I wasn't too pleased about that. But other than that, the program is going real well.
Reviewed June 13, 2021
It's going well with CreditAssociates. I had about three things settled, so far. I just never got a letter saying, "Oh, it's paid off." But overall, CreditAssociates is very good.
Reviewed June 13, 2021
I talked to other debt relief providers before I saw CreditAssociates on TV and I was more impressed with CreditAssociates. They explained everything to me when I first got into the program. They were courteous and the information they provided at that time was helpful. I send my monthly payments in but I'm not very familiar with the program. I haven't talked to a representative since I first enrolled in it last year and I am wondering how much more do I owe.
Reviewed June 12, 2021
I like my rep. She was very helpful and knowledgeable. She did call back and checked in to see how everything was going. CreditAssociates has been very good for me. I'm no longer in a lot of debt and my credit score is going up.
Reviewed June 12, 2021
CreditAssociates had a better program as to the others that I was also looking into. The negotiation process with the amount that I would have to repay wasn't that great though. It didn't allow me to save as much as I can. But overall, working with them caused me to be less stressed than I was before. Their customer service is really great. They're always there to help and explain in very great detail as to how far we are and the process. So, it's really great.
Reviewed June 11, 2021
I'm pleased with what's going on so far. They're reaching out and hopefully, this will get taken care of. I see that a lot of things are getting paid down. They seem to be working and I get notices all the time. I haven’t really liked that much attention though.
Reviewed June 11, 2021
I wanted to consolidate my credit card and I used CreditAssociates, and I saw a lot of progress. I would recommend them because they are doing a good job.
Reviewed June 10, 2021
As far as the prices and access to information, it's perfect. You always can see what is being paid and how much you have left. It's easy to manage and understand as a customer. I am in the program a year and a half at this point according to the initial term but I believe it should be done sooner. Some accounts that were initially added in there but were in pending status, I paid them myself.
I found the fees a bit high and my suggestion to CreditAssociates is to discuss the fees a little bit at the beginning with the customer. It does show, “View accepted offer,” but the customer should have a chance to discuss the fee. They tell a customer, “You have a $2,000 credit card and we got to settle it for 1,000.” But the customer pays $1,500 where $1,000 goes to the credit card and $500 goes to CreditAssociates. If I only knew those terms, I wouldn't accept half of those offers. It does not help build the credit back at all.
CreditAssociates should see what's the interest of the customer. If customers wanna get back on track, they have interest to get it done quicker. CreditAssociates doesn't need to charge them 50% of what they negotiate because they've put in three years. Maybe they can do 25% in a year and a half. It hurts when the debt stays on the credit report for two years because it is not gonna get removed until the very last payment. Even afterwards, there are still consequences. I wish CreditAssociates will offer the customer a term according to what exactly his plans are and what he's focused on. If he does tell them that he wants to rebuild his credit, then they can take two accounts in payment at once, take them off the credit report completely, get to the next account and be done with it. As soon they get removed from the credit report, it starts helping right away. They wouldn't help him much if 10 accounts get paid three years.
Reviewed June 10, 2021
CreditAssociates seemed to be a good company. It's easy to get answers.
Reviewed June 6, 2021
I'm not sure I would do this again because it impacted our credit score, which I knew it would. But I did not realize that some of the other stuff that went along would happen. Maybe that could have been explained a bit more. The rep might not have even known that it would have been impacted that much. One of our insurance costs went up just because of our credit score. I didn't realize that that had anything to do with it. And it went up 114%. I was disappointed with that. So, this has been more stressful than I anticipated. And some of the credit cards are coming back now and offering me a reducing with payments, and their reduction is less than what CreditAssociates claims to be doing with them.
In the beginning, I thought that after CreditAssociates settled with the credit cards, then I thought that would go with us. Instead, I got a lump sum that I had to pay. And I understand that they are taking out the monthly thing. That doesn't bother me. It's just that it seems like what everything claimed that would be taken out, after all the cards were settled, that this was the amount that we'd have to pay back. And that's a lot higher than what the credit cards are trying to deal with me now. Maybe if I had not gotten with CreditAssociates, I would have got a better deal with the credit cards.
Every single time I have called, the person that I've talked to has been very knowledgeable, polite, and reassuring, because sometimes, I got upset with what was going on. Every time I talked to somebody, it was a man. But this one time, I talked to a woman and she was very short and rude. I didn't like that call so I just ended it with her and called back the next day and got a nicer representative.
The only thing that I could recommend for CreditAssociates to do to someone who's coming into this is prepare the consumer, that it's not easy. Like that business with the insurance company. I didn't know that that was gonna happen. Or the fact that we would be getting so many phone calls. I thought that I went in this naively, but I thought that I went with CreditAssociates and that I wouldn't have to worry about anything anymore. They would just handle it all. I would pay my little fee every month and I could move on with my life. I wasn’t prepared for some of the other outlash or the other feedback from other things that had nothing to do with their company.
We were between a rock and a hard place and we had to choose something. And if I had to choose a company that would help me get through it, I would choose CreditAssociates. I'm not sure I would feel comfortable recommending somebody else go through what I went through. But I don't know what the alternative would be.
Reviewed June 5, 2021
Sometimes, I'm satisfied with CreditAsscoiates, but sometimes I'm not because I don't see any improvement. I feel like, "When can I finish? When can I be like before when I have good credit?” But I have peace of mind because somebody is taking care of that.
Reviewed June 4, 2021
CreditAssociates is awesome. I love them. They settled one account already and then I still got a couple more to go. I owe $30,000 and change in credit cards, and they settled down to about $20,000. They saved me over $11,000 from what I owed. If someone needs help and they're in trouble or can't make their payments, they should call these people. I'm very happy with them. They're good people.
Reviewed June 4, 2021
The rep from CreditAssociates was willing to help us with our credits. My main concern is I've been told I've been paid but the thing is I haven't seen who's paid, who’s not, and how much money has been collected. Those kinds of things are what we kinda worry about. I haven't fully gotten the result that I wanted. We've been paying the automatic payments $188 a month. A 3-time payment was collected from us which was 300 some dollars. The reason there was there was one of the creditors that they needed to pay off and there wasn't enough money.