How is a complaint closed?

1 min. readlast update: 09.19.2023

Once a complaint is closed, BBB will assign one of the following closing statuses:

  1. Resolved = The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
  2. Answered = The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the customer either (a) did not accept the response, OR (b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
  3. Unresolved = The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
  4. Unanswered = The business failed to respond to the dispute.
  5. Unpursuable = BBB is unable to locate the business.
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