Debt Reduction Services

• Financial Tools
• Online Presence
• Memberships and Accreditations

Financial Tools

With consumers in mind, Debt Reduction Services provides many tools for the benefit of consumers looking to improve their financial situation. Debt Reduction Services helps consumers with debt consolidation, bankruptcy certificates and credit counseling. The nonprofit provides guides on debt consolidation and credit counseling.

Other resources include webinars along with credit and debt discussions. Debt Reduction Services also provides educational resources to help consumers increase their financial literacy.

Online Presence

The online presence of Debt Reduction Services helps it increase its overall reach and financial assistance despite only having four locations. On its website, Debt Reduction Services provides consumers with different tips and deliverables helping consumers manage and eliminate debt.

Memberships and Accreditations

Debt Reduction Services is also a member of the ISO and the FCAA. These accreditations require companies to uphold certain standards and best practices. Debt Reduction Services shows that it cares about their customers and quality of service by maintaining these accreditations and memberships.

• Complaints about Service
• Lack of NFCC Accreditation
• Limited In-Person Counseling
• No Client Dashboard

Complaints about Service

Debt Reduction Services has had a fair amount of complaints. The majority of the complaints regarding Debt Reduction Services are about problems with service. Other complaints include billing/collection issues. Consumers who are looking for a debt consolidation company to help them may have concerns about being charged fairly by Debt Reduction Services. Debt Reduction Services also requires consumers to sign a contract without seeing a full overview of possible charges.

Lack of NFCC Accreditation

While we appreciate the fact that Debt Reduction Services is accredited with the FCAA and is ISO certified, they do not hold an accreditation with the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC). Many companies hold both of these accreditations, which signals to consumers that they are committed to the industry and the industry best practices.

Limited In-Person Counseling

Although consumers across the country can access online resources provided by Debt Reduction Services, Debt Reduction Services only has four locations in four states. This means that consumers who don't live in one of those four states are out of luck when it comes to in-person counseling. Debt Reduction Services is not available in Michigan, Nevada or New Hampshire.

No Client Dashboard

One useful tool that many top companies offer is a client portal where clients of the company can login and see their progress through the consolidation program. Unfortunately, Debt Reduction Services does not offer this kind of tool for clients.