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Arkansas Best Federal Credit Union has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforArkansas Best Federal Credit Union

    Credit Union
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    1 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 6/22/2001

    Years in Business: 64

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Arkansas Best Federal Credit Union has 2 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      3501 Old Greenwood Rd STE 1, Fort Smith, AR 72903-5964
      BBB File Opened:
      6/22/2001
      Years in Business:
      64
      Business Started:
      5/1/1960
      Accredited Since:
      6/22/2001
      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.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • ABFCU
      Hours of Operation

      Primary

      M:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 AM
      T:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      W:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      Th:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      F:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      Sa:
      Closed
      Su:
      Closed
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mrs. Norma Meares, President

      Customer Contact

      • Mrs. Norma Meares, President
      • Mrs. Sylvia Carter, Operations Manager

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      Customer Complaints

      1 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      06/18/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Delivery Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I paid vehicle off over 18 months ago, still dont have title for vehicle. I have been in contact multiple times with lender. They cant resolve issue , multiple cases open " they state" with no resolve. Vehicle purchased 2016 New at ***** ***********, used my credit union Arkansas Best Federal Credit union. Paid vehicle off over 18 months ago. Title never came. Purchased as a NC resident , move to SC, registered the vehicle as required. Lien holder Arkansas never released title to SC as requested, since have moved back to North Carolina. Vehicle now paid. They state the ELT keeps failing with NC DMV. They have " tried" to correct with NC DMV several times. Current case ************ has now been opened. Bank states they have tried to speak with department and supervisor and no one will help or send them to someone that can help. Consumer , me did not cause issue. The lender should have followed process when I first moved and then again when I moved back . ***** should not have used wrong ELT number when processing the MCO when vehicle was purchased. I have a control number issue at NC DMV and the lienholder cant release lien because ELT number is wrong on file. Each month new story and new line of what we are trying to do. My sister has worked in auto industry for 25 year and has outlined the chain of events and issues . We have made countless call to SC DMV NC DMS and lien holder Arkansas Best Credit Union to mostly ******* in title department. For months on end will be resolved , should release , will be mailed and nothing has been done. No forward progress has been made. I paid for truck retail selling price with interest in full 18 months ago I need my title. Lender release lien on vehicle and provide me the title or refund amount paid for truck and interest from day vehicle paid off till now. This is truly unacceptable and could have been avoided with follow through for 18 months not just now when being forced. UNACCEPTABLE
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      2 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Jana S

      1 star

      12/01/2023

      Just paid off our boat loan early because of how poor Laura ****** customer service is. During Covid things got tight and times got hard and we were late and was never offered assistance. Prior to that we were never late always on time and never needed assistance and we had the loan for a few years. When we paid our loan off I asked if they could review to waive any late fees we received and we were told "the system doesn't allow that". We will never do business with this institution again.

      Arkansas Best Federal Credit Union Response

      12/09/2023

      We apologize that you feel you were not treated with good customer service. We are happy to discuss further with a personal call from account owner, if desired.

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