Amscot: most-reported complaints
Automated analysis of 443 public Trustpilot reviews published 2026-01-07 to 2026-09-20. TrustScore 4.8 from 18,479 total reviews — see the Trustpilot page. Quick answer: is Amscot legit? Issues below reflect what reviewers reported, not findings of wrongdoing.
Reviewers most often report that customer support is unhelpful, accounting for 52% of the 54 identified complaints. Other frequent issues include general grievances (28%) and misleading pricing (7%), both of which show a flat trend. A smaller number of complaints involve billing errors, which make up 6% of reports and show a rising trend.
How to reach Amscot
These are the contact details Amscot publishes on its Trustpilot profile, as of our last check on 2026-09-23 — phone 1-800-801-4444, address 600 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa, 33609, US.
The company claimed its Trustpilot profile on 2017-12-28, uses Trustpilot’s paid features, uses Trustpilot’s AI-assisted replies, and last replied to a negative review on 2026-09-16. Trustpilot ranks it 22 of 84 in Loan Agency. We last checked this profile on 2026-09-23 and found 13 new reviews. These are facts Trustpilot publishes about the profile, as of our last harvest.
Elsewhere: 4.9★ on Google (0 reviews)
TrustScore over time
4.8 → 4.8 across 13 census measurements since 2026-08-17. Our own record, independent of Trustpilot’s display.
Reply behaviour over time
Solid: % of negative reviews replied to. Dashed: typical days to reply. Both as reported on this company’s Trustpilot profile, recorded whenever our census re-checked it and a figure had changed — the gaps between points are not equal: 2026-08-17 (99%, 0.1d) · 2026-08-20 (99%, 0.1d) · 2026-08-24 (99%, 0.1d) · 2026-08-27 (99%, 0.1d) · 2026-09-01 (99%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-04 (99%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-07 (99%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-11 (99%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-14 (99%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-17 (99%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-20 (99%, 0.0d) · 2026-09-23 (99%, 0.0d).
Severity: 6% of this company’s 54 graded complaints were classified as severe (money lost, an essential service cut off, or a problem unresolved for months). See the harm index.
1★ share of negative reviews over time
Share of 1–3★ Trustpilot reviews that were 1★
In May 2023, 47% of 15 one-to-three-star reviews were 1★; in April 2026, 73% of 11.
Counted from May 2023 onward — the period for which our capture of 1★, 2★ and 3★ reviews is complete for all three. Months with fewer than 10 such reviews are omitted.
Reviewers here waited a median of 1.2 days between the experience and publishing their negative review (408 reviews record both dates).
US federal complaint record
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau records 146 complaints against Amscot — most often communication tactics (13), struggling to pay your loan (13), problem with the payoff process at the end of the loan (12). see the CFPB database
Most-complained-about products: debt collection (31), payday loan, title loan, or personal loan (31), money transfer, virtual currency, or money service (29).
100% of complaints received a company response within the CFPB’s timeliness standard. Closed as: closed with explanation (114), closed with non-monetary relief (19), closed with monetary relief (13).
Official US federal complaint records, separate from our review analysis.
Measured reply time: across 493 negative reviews that received a public reply, the median wait was 0.5 days — the company profile reports an average of under a day.
Reply quality: of 493 company replies to negative reviews analysed, 12% engaged with the specific problem and 85% were generic templates.
73% of its 367 recent 5★ reviews came from accounts that had written only that one review when we captured it (the median across companies is about 39%). A high share is a reason to look closer, not evidence of fake reviews.
Sector benchmark: support unhelpful makes up 52% of this company’s complaints vs a 27% median across 320 ranked companies in its sector.
Review velocity: 1,967 of this company’s 18,479 Trustpilot reviews (11%) were written in the last 12 months.
What are the most common complaints about Amscot?
Support unhelpful
28 reports · 52% of complaintssteady“The third mailing was lost. So in order to file a claim you have to pay $12 wait 6 weeks for processing.”
The company replied on 2026-04-03: “We appreciate you sharing your experience. We're sorry to hear about the difficulties you faced with the money orders and the claim process. We'll review your feedback regarding the associated fees,…”
Our classifier read this reply as a substantive response.
It promised: to make contact.
“Needed help and it was awful”
The company replied on 2026-09-10: “Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear your recent experience did not meet your expectations. We take customer concerns seriously and would appreciate the…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
“They had no interest in trying to help them and were very cold and short!”
The company replied on 2026-09-08: “Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We take customer concerns seriously and would appreciate the opportunity to discuss your recent visit. Please contact us at (800) 333-6130 so a…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
Other
15 reports · 28% of complaintssteady“Being self employed I keep good records of my income but that didn’t matter to Amscot!”
The company replied on 2026-07-31: “Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear your recent experience did not meet your expectations. We take customer concerns seriously and would appreciate the…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
“they were super slow, they didn't explain things well and in the end they only approved $150”
The company replied on 2026-07-30: “Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear your recent experience did not meet your expectations. We take customer concerns seriously and would appreciate the…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
“The tellers were constantly talking to each other as they were talking to us, which made it confusing for everyone there”
The company replied on 2026-05-05: “We appreciate you letting us know about the service you received on your recent visit, and I am sorry to hear it was not as pleasant as it could have been. We take these matters very seriously and…”
Our classifier read this reply as a substantive response.
It promised: to make contact.
Misleading pricing
4 reports · 7% of complaintssteady“they have all kinds of excuses NOT to give you $500 but $200”
The company replied on 2026-07-21: “Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear your recent experience did not meet your expectations. We take customer concerns seriously and would appreciate the…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
“I think the advertising is misleading .. you do not get a choice of way you want to take loan”
The company replied on 2026-06-11: “Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're pleased to hear that the agent was knowledgeable but sorry to hear that the process did not go as you expected. We will have this looked…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
“If I knew you would only lend fifty dollars I would never have came.”
The company replied on 2026-04-04: “We appreciate your feedback and regret that the initial loan amount did not meet your expectations. We'll review your feedback to see how we can improve our services. Thank you for being an Amscot…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
Billing errors
3 reports · 6% of complaintsrising since 2026-07“they lost my payment and I lost my receipt and had to pay again so I lost 380 dollar”
The company replied on 2026-08-12: “Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We have attempted to reach out to discuss your feedback. We take customer concerns seriously and would appreciate the opportunity to discuss what…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
“wrong information all over this can't be professional.”
The company replied on 2026-09-16: “Thank you very much for taking the time to speak with me today and allow us to better understand the concerns. We appreciate you being an Amscot customer and we will use this feedback to improve.…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
“I could not pick amount and must pay back whole amount immediately”
The company replied on 2026-04-10: “We appreciate you sharing this with us. We'll look into this feedback and work to improve. Thank you for being an Amscot Customer and if you would like to discuss this further, please contact us at…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
Account/app problems
2 reports · 4% of complaintsfalling“Now i'm being bombared with emails etc with the fake name!”
The company replied on 2026-03-28: “Thank you for your feedback and for taking the time to speak with me today. We're sorry to hear that your visit did not go as expected, and we will continue to work to exceed your expectations. If I…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
“Took forever to get me in system, wondered if they needed blood type too!! Lol”
The company replied on 2026-04-23: “We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We're sorry to hear about the delay and the service you received. We will look into this situation to ensure a smoother process in the…”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
Delivery failed
2 reports · 4% of complaintssteady“The third mailing was lost. So in order to file a claim you have to pay $12 wait 6 weeks for processing.”
The company replied on 2026-04-03: “We appreciate you sharing your experience. We're sorry to hear about the difficulties you faced with the money orders and the claim process. We'll review your feedback regarding the associated fees,…”
Our classifier read this reply as a substantive response.
It promised: to make contact.
“however I did not receive what I was need of”
The company replied on 2026-02-04: “We appreciate your feedback and are pleased our customer service was excellent. We're sorry you didn't receive what you needed and will review your experience. Thank you for being an Amscot Customer!”
Our classifier read this reply as a template response.
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Method: reviews are classified into a fixed complaint taxonomy by an automated reader; every category shown is backed by at least two verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. Trends are computed from dated review counts only. Negative reviews are deliberately over-sampled for evidence depth; headline percentages use an unbiased recent sample only. Report updated 2026-09-20.