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Find a Location

Community Loans of America, Inc. has 463 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforCommunity Loans of America, Inc.

    Consumer Finance Companies
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    Current Alerts For This Business

    Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct::
    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by Attorney General Michelle A. Henry v Community Loans of America, Inc.

     

    On January 10, 2024, Community Loans of America, Inc. entered into a Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. The settlement states Community Loans of America, Inc., which made thousands of unlawful loans to Pennsylvania borrowers, will pay $2.2 million in restitution to consumers, and, additionally, cancel $3.7 million in remaining debt, under the terms of the settlement. Some of CLA’s loans resulted from leads that CLA bought from third parties who claimed to have physical offices in Pennsylvania. The Office of Attorney General discovered these fake locations by running a web search for “Car Title Loan Philadelphia.” In fact, neither CLA nor its lead generators were in Pennsylvania. Most Pennsylvanians who obtained a loan from CLA drove to one of CLA’s Delaware locations.

     

    This action is final. 

    Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct::
    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by Attorney General Michelle A. Henry v Community Loans of America, Inc.

     

    On January 10, 2024, Community Loans of America, Inc. entered into a Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. The settlement states Community Loans of America, Inc., which made thousands of unlawful loans to Pennsylvania borrowers, will pay $2.2 million in restitution to consumers, and, additionally, cancel $3.7 million in remaining debt, under the terms of the settlement. Some of CLA’s loans resulted from leads that CLA bought from third parties who claimed to have physical offices in Pennsylvania. The Office of Attorney General discovered these fake locations by running a web search for “Car Title Loan Philadelphia.” In fact, neither CLA nor its lead generators were in Pennsylvania. Most Pennsylvanians who obtained a loan from CLA drove to one of CLA’s Delaware locations.

     

    This action is final. 

    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    Better Business Bureau was able to connect either the principal officers of Community Loans of America, Inc., Terry Fields and Robert Reich, or the firm's corporate address of 8601 Dunwoody Place, Ste. 406, Atlanta, GA 30350 to the following firms, Alabama Title Loans, Inc., Fast Auto Loans, Inc., Fast Auto and Payday Loans, Inc., Georgia Auto Pawn, Inc., Idaho Title Loans, Inc., Illinois Title Loans, Inc., Mississippi Title Loans., Inc., Missouri Title Loans, Inc., New England Auto Finance, Inc., New Mexico Title Loans., Inc., Cash Cow Corporation, Nevada Title and Payday Loans, Inc., Carolina Title Loans, Inc., Tennessee Title Loans, Inc., Texas Car Title and Payday Loan Services, Inc., Utah Title Loans, Inc., Wisconsin Title Loans, Inc. The firm has locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Nevada, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

    We show the following firms associated with Terry Fields and Robert Reich at the 8601 Dunwoody Place, Ste. 406, Atlanta, GA 30350 location: Community Loans of America, Inc., Resale Autos, Inc., Texas Loan Services, Inc., Titleandpaydayloans.com, Inc., Triangle Financial, Inc., CLA Services Holding Corporation, CLA Factors Holding Corporation, Fast Forward Payment, Inc., CLA Financial Holding Corporation, Georgia Title Acquisition, Inc., Reicher, Hulsman & Associates, Inc., Southern Fast Loans of Georgia., Inc., 1hourtitleloans.com, Inc., Atlanta Direct Auto Finance, Inc., Cartitleloantoday.com Inc.
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.25/5stars

    Average of 16 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    112 complaints closed in last 3 years

    45 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Community Loans of America offer title pawn loans.

    Products & Services

    Title loans

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Community Loans of America, Inc. has 463 locations, listed below.

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      Headquarters
      8601 Dunwoody Pl STE 406, Sandy Springs, GA 30350-2550
      BBB File Opened:
      11/6/2002
      Business Incorporated:
      3/2/1994
      Licensing Information:
      • According to information supplied by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, Title Loans of America, Inc. incorporated in Georgia March 2, 1994. Title Loans of America, Inc., Filed articles of amendment with the Georgia Secretary of State December 14, 2001 formally changing its name to Community Loans of America, Inc. Community Loans of American incorporated March 2, 1994 lists Terry E. Fields as Secretary/CFO and Robert Reich as CEO.

        On December 31, 2010, according to documentation obtained from the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, Community Loans of America, Inc., a Georgia Profit Corporation merged with Community Loans of America, Inc., a Florida non-qualifying entity. The surviving corporation in the merger is Community Loans of American, Inc., a Georgia corporation.

      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Georgia Auto Pawn
      • Community Loans of America
      • CLA
      • Cash Cow
      • Fast Auto And Payday Loans, Inc.
      • Georgia Title Loans
      • Georgia Auto Pawn Inc.
      • Texas Car Title & PayDay Loans, Inc.
      • Texas Car Title and Payday Loan Services, Inc
      • Missouri Title Loan
      • Auto Pawn Store
      • Cash Cow Louisiana
      • Alabama Title Pawns
      • Virginia Title Loans
      • Wisconsin Auto Title Loans, Inc.
      • Alabama Title Loans, Inc.
      • Fast Auto Loans, Inc.
      • Idaho Title Loans, Inc.
      • Illinois Title Loans, Inc.
      • Mississippi Title Loans, Inc.
      • New England Auto Finance, Inc.
      • New England Auto and Payday Loans
      • New Mexico Title Loans, Inc.
      • Nevada Title and Payday Loans, Inc.
      • Carolina Title Loans, Inc.
      • Auto Pawn USA
      • Utah Title Loans, Inc.
      • Delaware Title Loans, Inc.
      • Virginia Auto Loans, Inc.
      • Tennessee Title Loans, Inc
      • Fast Payday Loans of Kentucky
      • Texas Car Title & Payday Loan Services, Inc.
      • Ohio Auto Loan Services, Inc
      • Georgia Auto Pawn Inc
      Hours of Operation

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      Business Management
      • Mr. Robert Reich, CEO
      • Mr. Terry Fields, CFO
      • Ms. Jena McKinley
      • Owner/Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Robert Reich, CEO

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Robert Reich, CEO
      Additional Contact Information

      Phone Numbers

      Email Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      112 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      16 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Melanie A

      1 star

      11/09/2024

      I took out a loan with Texas car title and pay day loan I made several.payments but I missed one payment. My job was 10a-6p M-F, the same hours they had and I was never able to get a hold of them. In July 2024, there was a check sent through my bank for over $1000, this check was addressed to Community loans, woth a scan code on back and my name had been typed Instead of my actual.signature. I called the office and tries to figure out WTH was going on, then never heard from office again. We were evicted due to them taking all my money, lost my vehicle and now I get calls from them DAILY. several times a day. ****** at corporate office told me I took the loan out and had intentionally done it Not to pay it back, but I had made several payments. Now they harass me daily. I have already told them I will have to file bankruptcy and they continue to yell and be little me. What am I supposed to do when if they hadn't taken my money, I wouldn't be in this situation. One star is too much for this company

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