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GreatAmerica Financial Services has 3 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforGreatAmerica Financial Services

    Financing
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    2.33/5stars

    Average of 3 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    9 complaints closed in last 3 years

    5 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 12/27/2010

    Years in Business: 32

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    GreatAmerica Financial Services has 3 locations, listed below.

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      Headquarters
      625 1st St SE Ste 800, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-2031
      BBB File Opened:
      11/4/1997
      Years in Business:
      32
      Business Started:
      1/1/1992
      Business Incorporated:
      5/31/1994
      Accredited Since:
      12/27/2010
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Heather Friedman, Vice President of Marketing
      • Michelle Halverson, General Counsel
      • Brian Johnson, Compliance Analyst
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Brian Johnson, Compliance Analyst

      Customer Contact

      • Heather Friedman, Vice President of Marketing
      Additional Contact Information

      Customer Complaints

      9 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      12/12/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      Our company signed an agreement to lease two copiers with DEX Imaging. Unknown to us they sold the lease to ************* Financial Services. The lease does not have the signature of DEX Imaging and we never received a copy of the lease. We were sent a copy via email once we requested a copy earlier this year. The copy of the lease that was sent to us is not fully executed. We sent ************* a notice of non-renewal on 08/25/2023. They didn't notify us of any charges until 11/27/2023. At which time, they sent us an amount that we owe if we want to keep the equipment and another if we return the equipment. They will not provide us with the return address until we pay them what they demand we pay them. Therefore, we are not able to even calculate if returning the equipment is the right thing for us to do financially. Additionally, I requested accounting records of our account from inception to current and a breakdown on how they came to the amount due to return the equipment (and purchase it) and they said they referred it to their legal team. They refuse to give us a breakdown. To make matters worse I see in the agreement that if we do not return the equipment by 12/27/23 that the term renews. We believe they are purposely lengthening out the contract to get it to renew which is also the reason why they didn't send us this information sooner. They have numerous complaints for unfair business practices. Their unwillingness to provide our company with the return address, until their arbitrary balance is paid off, is a clear indication that they feel they may not be able to collect their balance if additional steps are taken to dispute the amount. Our dispute should not allow the agreement to renew in perpetuity.
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      Customer Reviews

      3 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      felece g

      2 stars

      03/28/2024

      they do not live up to what they advertise when it comes to interest free loans. They still charge you interest. when i wrote my concern about there incorrect balance; they did not respond and sold the loan off to another company.

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