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BBB of the Southland was accused of demanding that businesses pay membership fees for good ratings. It launches a group called the Business Consumer Alliance.
But this week the 101-year-old consumer watchdog turned its sights on one of
its own — ousting the Los Angeles chapter that grades local businesses. BBB of
the Southland was expelled after years of internal strife and a slew of audits
by the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
The chapter, which was the organization's largest and covered Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties, was accused of demanding that businesses pay membership fees in exchange for good ratings. It even reportedly issued an A-minus rating for a fake business named after Hamas, considered a terrorist group by the U.S. government.
It's the latest problem facing the Arlington, Va.-based Better Business Bureau, which has struggled to stay relevant as consumers turn to Internet sites such as Yelp and Angie's List.
"They have a spotty past and this is just one more situation that's going to lead people to believe there's problems there," said Scott Hauge, president of the advocacy group Small Business Ca
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The chapter, which was the organization's largest and covered Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties, was accused of demanding that businesses pay membership fees in exchange for good ratings. It even reportedly issued an A-minus rating for a fake business named after Hamas, considered a terrorist group by the U.S. government.
It's the latest problem facing the Arlington, Va.-based Better Business Bureau, which has struggled to stay relevant as consumers turn to Internet sites such as Yelp and Angie's List.
"They have a spotty past and this is just one more situation that's going to lead people to believe there's problems there," said Scott Hauge, president of the advocacy group Small Business Ca
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