The American Recovery Association, Inc. (ARA), chartered in 1965, is the world’s largest organization of professional finance adjusters and certified recovery specialists.

ARA has more than 250 members with more than 400 offices in all 50 states. In addition, our members provide repossession services throughout Mexico, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, England, Guam, the Bahamas and Thailand as well as, parts of Canada and Germany.

The mission of the American Recovery Association, Inc. is to provide the lender with repossession and related services through members of the highest caliber in professionalism, honesty, integrity, and expertise.

Our members specialize in the recovery of many types of vehicles and equipment including:

• Automobilies • Mobile Phones • Construction Equipment • Recreation Vehicles • Marine equipment • Airplanes • Motorcycles • Medical Equipment • Telephones

• Trucks • Machinery • Computers • Farm equipment • Office equipment • Heavy equipment • Boats • Mobile • Industrial Equipment

ARA Member Services

• Repossessions • Collateral Transportation • Investigations/Skip tracing • Collections • Condition Reports/Photographs

• Collateral Liquidation • Secured Storage • Auctions/Dealer & Public Process Service

Who uses ARA Member Services?

For over forty years, lending institutions, including banks, savings institutions, finance companies, credit unions, rental/leasing companies and auto, truck and equipment dealers have turned to the pages of the ARA directory, and today, turn to our web site as well.

They rely upon the dependable service of the members of the American Recovery Association, Inc.

ARA offers a client protection bond of $5,000,000, the largest in the industry, to all of its members.

You may place your assignments online from this site.

To learn more about the ARA, please visit our site here.