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Find a Location

American Recovery Service has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • American Recovery Service

      5118 Robert J Mathews Pkwy El Dorado Hls, CA 95762-5703

      BBB Accredited Business
    • American Recovery Service

      PO Box 4917 El Dorado Hls, CA 95762-0026

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforAmerican Recovery Service

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    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 7 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    18 complaints closed in last 3 years

    10 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 11/30/2017

    Years in Business: 39

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    American Recovery Service and Skipbusters are wholly owned subsidiaries of Patrick K. Willis Company, Inc. PK Willis Company has been a major player in the repossession industry over the past 20 years. Through our experiences with our regional repossession operation, which has been based in Sacramento since 1979, we have come to appreciate all the challenges repossession companies face on a daily basis.
    Our Founder, Pat Willis, has served as President of both The California Association of Licensed Repossessors (CALR) and National Finance Adjusters (NFA), in addition to serving both associations as a board member for nearly 10 years.
    In 1994, American Recovery Service became the first Nationwide Repossession Portfolio Management Services Firm in the country.

    Products & Services

    American Recovery Service (ARS) is the original Nationwide Repossession Portfolio Management Firm. From our corporate headquarters, located in Northern California, our talented team provides complete repossession portfolio management solutions for major financial institutions across the nation. Our custom portfolio solutions meet the needs of captive lenders, banks, and credits unions. With over 20 years of recovery industry experience, ARS truly possesses expertise that you can trust.
    American Recovery Service is an aggregator of recovery services, and does not perform any physical recoveries. ARS has contracts with nearly 800 vetted and verified on the ground repossession agencies to handle collateral recovery on our behalf.

    COMPLIANCE
    RECOVERY
    INVESTIGATIONS
    VENDOR MANAGEMENT




    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    American Recovery Service 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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      • American Recovery Service

        5118 Robert J Mathews Pkwy El Dorado Hls, CA 95762-5703

        BBB Accredited Business
      • American Recovery Service

        PO Box 4917 El Dorado Hls, CA 95762-0026

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      5118 Robert J Mathews Pkwy, El Dorado Hls, CA 95762-5703
      BBB File Opened:
      12/22/2004
      Years in Business:
      39
      Business Started:
      6/19/1984
      Accredited Since:
      11/30/2017
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      • CA BSIS Licenses:


        RA-717
        PI-28683

      Number of Employees:
      235
      Alternate Business Name
      • SB Investigations
      • Patrick K. Willis Company, Inc.
      • Skipbusters
      Business Management
      • Mr. Patrick K. Willis, President
      • Mr. David Baker, Chief Compliance Officer
      • Mr. Peter Willingham, CEO
      • Mr. David Copeland, Chief Operations Officer
      • Ms. Jennifer Nelson, Controller
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Patrick K. Willis, President
      • Mr. David Baker, Chief Compliance Officer
      • Mr. Peter Willingham, CEO
      • Mr. David Copeland, Chief Operations Officer

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. David Baker, Chief Compliance Officer
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (855) 657-3613
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Industry Tip

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

      Customer Complaints

      18 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/02/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Order Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I had my vehicle repossessed and getting it back was a nightmare. These people failed to send the proper documentation to the company and I not only lost time from work going for nothing but when I tried to call them and the tow truck company they hung up the phone claiming they would be unable to do a 3 way call because that is against the law.
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      Customer Reviews

      7 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Michelle G

      1 star

      12/01/2023

      My is*** with American Recovery is in no form for monetary gain, but solely based on how they tend to treat their customers. It is obvious that the staff has no sincere concern for the problems that they create. My car went into the repair shop for damages done to the back passenger side of the vehicle from a previous accident that occurred earlier this year. While I was consistently paying the car note balance each month, I was unable to fulfill the entirely of the repair costs once the vehicle was repaired. Therefore, my vehicle was repossessed and American Recovery was the company responsible for the transportation via tow. When I finally recovered my vehicle (11/14/23), the ENTIRE front bumper was GONE! Which was how the auction received the vehicle. Not only was the bumper fully extracted from the vehicle, but the entire front bumper was placed within the vehicle. It was laid out as a sleeping passenger-- covering the front passenger seat and majority of the back seat. I spoke with every location where my car was transported and received photos as well. The bumper was VERY much intact when it left the initial facility, which was the repair shop. There was proof of these photos submitted to *************************, who is the Senior Vice President of Professional Standards. Unfortunately, ************************* himself has no standards at all. He was very condescending with each phone call and he was very eager to rush me off the phone. Even with the proof of the pictures emailed to him of my bumper being COMPLETELY intact, he still tried to put the blame on me and stated that my car was prior damaged and how they aren't responsible for future damages that occurred to the vehicle. Of course American Recovery did not take accountability. As it seems they never do based on recent complaints that I've seen. I would hate to have to *** the company, but ************************* suggested that this is the best option. So American Recovery can thank him for when they're taken to court.

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