1.  Exceptional Standards - ARA sets the highest standards in the industry for applicants seeking membership. By maintaining these standards, clients are assured ARA members are professional and dedicated to giving the ultimate in recovery services.

2. Client Protection - ARA members have a $5,000,000 bond – the highest amount of protection offered by any recovery association.

3. Certifications - All ARA members are certified professionals who adhere to a strict code of ethics.

4. Experience - ARA members must have a minimum of two years experience in the recovery business, under the present ownership.

5. Training – ARA members participate in annual continued education and training programs in the areas of state and federal laws, skip tracing, locksmithing, marketing and other essential industry requirements.

6. Technology – ARA is the only association in the recovery industry with its own recovery software – Free for all lending community clients.

Our specialty of course is locating and repossessing collateral in behalf of banks, credit unions, leasing companies, etc., but we are also actively involved in those services associated with repossessions. For example, most members are able to assist you in the sale of your collateral, providing you with condition reports and bids, securely storing your collateral until final disposition is made. Odd or unusual collateral can be recovered through most of our members.

Our scope of service area is virtually any place you may need repossession services. We are by no means confined to the United States…our members cover Mexico, Canada and Germany. Each applicant is carefully screened prior to being granted membership. The ARA offers the lender sizeable bond protection (as indicated in the front of our Directory) covering each member in the United States. It is noteworthy here to point out that such sizeable bond protection to our clients is the result of the American Recovery Association, Inc.’s efforts and success in assuring membership is granted only to those who received police clearance, proof of financial stability and impeccable references from clients who they have served.

The American Recovery Association, Inc. distributes directories free to lenders all across the United States although the directory lists all our members and the service areas each one covers, the directory also provides you with names of the President, the board of Directors, the committees, members serving on them and guidelines on how to assign your accounts. At the beginning of each state heading, you will find pertinent data regarding registration information, repossession requirements and restrictions and information helpful indisposing of your collateral.

All members of the American Recovery Association, Inc. are independent business operators. Fees, regulations and laws vary from region to region. Each member will gladly provide you with any such information upon request.

We are a service business and our primary goal is to provide clients with professionals whose efforts are to service their needs.