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First Choice Debt Relief Inc has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • First Choice Debt Relief Inc

      530 Technology Dr Ste 100 Irvine, CA 92618-1350

      BBB Accredited Business
    • First Choice Debt Relief Inc

      PO Box 10176 Santa Ana, CA 92711-0176

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforFirst Choice Debt Relief Inc

    Debt Relief Services
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    4.72/5stars

    Average of 25 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 4/25/2012

    Years in Business: 16

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

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    Overview

    This business offers debt relief programs and reduction services.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    First Choice Debt Relief Inc has 2 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • First Choice Debt Relief Inc

        530 Technology Dr Ste 100 Irvine, CA 92618-1350

        BBB Accredited Business
      • First Choice Debt Relief Inc

        PO Box 10176 Santa Ana, CA 92711-0176

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      530 Technology Dr Ste 100, Irvine, CA 92618-1350
      BBB File Opened:
      4/13/2012
      Years in Business:
      16
      Business Started:
      1/31/2008
      Business Incorporated:
      1/31/2008
      Accredited Since:
      4/25/2012
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Mr. Chris Salamipour, President/Operations Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Chris Salamipour, President/Operations Manager

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Chris Salamipour, President/Operations Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (888) 207-8666
        Primary Fax

      Email Addresses

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: Understand consumer rights when it comes to debt collection

      Customer Complaints

      2 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/11/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      have deceived me an1/26/24 date I signed up for the debt relief,, I spoke to a person named ***** and I was trying to pay me and my boyfriend debts and she said they charge a 7 percent on the phone as I told her that I had a few strokes and heart attack as she asks about my income ,I receive social security to live so 7 percent seemed reasonable, so I signed up ,and I could cancel anytime and get back my money as it would go in forth bank and it would be used to pay payments and 7 percent was reasonable to pay so I went to cancel and now they tell me that it is 25 percent that is basically another credit card at $5,225,25, for their services, they did not say that part on the phone when I ask how much does the 7 percent come too, she also stated they recorded the phone calls as well -***** when i signed up only 7 percent or I would never had done that , and that person never contacted me back only when I had problems of signing up was a text received, and today when I canceled I found out that they took $592.00 for their fees and was only told today about the 25 percent and a whole amount they charge, I would pay over a thousand dollars for them to make a offer to just one debtor as ***** told me that they only take very little out for their fees, and i would have money in that account ,I would decide how its used and they would have to contact me ,but they did not contact me about their enormous fee the y charged that is when she said it was 7 percent not true at all, and they blocked my cell phone number at some time so i had to use my other cell phone , then they put cell number in their system this morning 4/8/2024 after I told them to cancel and i had to call my bank and put a stop payment on the transaction and a stop payment forth bank the bank they use for the trans action , so they only made a negations with discover card and took out $100 to pay them, so the person ***** which I spoke to a few times for a awhile has deceived me and lied about the fees and transactions and has took advantage of me , and should have not even accepted that I have a disability check, as I could have easily made a negotiation self to pay the debts , as they only made offer one debt and not all debts,, when i contacted today 4/8/2024 they told me I only had less then $20 dollars in the account as they took out $592.63 , plus $32.85 so I would like a refund of that ,as they d took advantage of me. i have documents such as email where it states 7 percent ,and I was to be notified of money coming out of the forth bank ,that did not happen only to discover card , which was $100 dollars so far , this company is a total scam taking advantage of people
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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Mark R

      5 stars

      06/02/2023

      I had actually signed with another company and wasn't happy with the customer service. So before I had actually committed to that company I changed to first choice found the customer service excellent the relationship tremendous the overall process in starting and monthly procedures are easy, simple, I'm totally happy with this company.

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