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Find a Location

TIAA has 4 locations, listed below.

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    • TIAA

      730 3rd Ave New York, NY 10017-3206

    • TIAA-CREF Oversight Complaint Compliance

      1670 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202

    • Teachers Insurance Annuity Association

      370 17th Street Denver, CO 80202

    • TIAA

      P.O. Box 1259 Charlotte, NC 28201

    Business ProfileforTIAA

    Insurance Companies
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.31/5stars

    Average of 26 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    88 complaints closed in last 3 years

    31 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    This association provides private pension, retirement and insurance programs and services to non-profit educational and research organizations. TIAA also provides counseling on benefit plans and other methods of economic securities to these organizations.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    TIAA has 4 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • TIAA

        730 3rd Ave New York, NY 10017-3206

      • TIAA-CREF Oversight Complaint Compliance

        1670 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202

      • Teachers Insurance Annuity Association

        370 17th Street Denver, CO 80202

      • TIAA

        P.O. Box 1259 Charlotte, NC 28201

      Location of This Business
      730 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017-3206
      BBB File Opened:
      3/28/2001
      Years in Business:
      106
      Business Started:
      1/1/1918
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Ms. Lori Dickerson Fouché, Senior Executive Vice President and CEO, Retail & Institutional Financial Services.
      • Mr. John Douglas, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Oversight and Advocacy Officer
      • Mr. Rahul Merchant, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Client Services & Technology
      • Mr. Glenn Richter, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
      • Ms. Gina Wilson, Senior Executive Vice President and CFO
      • Mr. Sean Woodroffe, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
      • Ms. Thasunda Brown Duckett, President/CEO
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Ms. Thasunda Brown Duckett, President/CEO
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (212) 916-4840
        Primary Fax
      • (212) 916-6231
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      88 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      26 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Linda M

      1 star

      10/02/2024

      I had TIAA for my 403b retirement. I retired at 65. I attempted to set up my monthly payments. They could never get my payments out in time. Later I decided to remove all funds from TIAA. The funds that were in an annuity I could not move. From March 2024 to August 2924 they sent me the incorrect forms. Delaying me from getting any funds. I had to contact my employer HR to get my funds. They even had trouble getting the correct forms. Finally by the end of August it was set up for me to receive my payout every month. I requested the first of every month. It had been two months and every month I have to call and plead for my monthly payout. Every time it is a new reason. When I worked as an administrator at my company people who retired called constantly stating that they could not get their funds from TIAA. I knew this was a problem going in., beware TIAA lies to you, provides incorrect forms over and over while you have to pay each time to get each wrong form notarized. They do this to so many people. Plus they cannot seem to make monthly payments on time. You are at their mercy as to when they choose to process the payment and send it. The staff or incomptand you are lied to constantly.

      TIAA Response

      10/17/2024

      Re: Better Business Bureau Customer Review ID: 602116 TIAA SR 1-26190791218 Dear Better Business Bureau: We are responding to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Customer Review by Linda Mangino received at TIAA on October 3 regarding the difficulties she experienced when establishing her retirement income. Mrs. Mangino wrote our representatives provided incorrect forms and information delaying her payments, and that TIAA does not process her payments on the first of each month, as requested. While we are pleased to confirm that Mrs. Mangino’s retirement income was established, we can appreciate her concerns. The level of service she described is not the level of service we strive to provide to our clients. Additionally, certain payments are processed on the second business day of each month, as detailed on Mrs. Mangino’s payment confirmation statement(s). We encourage Mrs. Mangino to speak with a TIAA Financial Consultant to discuss her planning needs. She can call our Service Scheduling Team at 800-732-8353 to schedule a counseling session, as needed. For account service needs, Mrs. Mangino can contact us at 800-842-2252. Consultants are available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (ET). Additional TIAA information is located on our website at TIAA.org. We have appreciated the opportunity to address this BBB Customer Review so that we can better meet Mrs. Mangino’s needs and expectations moving forward. Sincerely, Stuart Hansen Senior Customer Resolution Manager Operations and Customer Services TIAA 8500 Andrew Carnegie Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28262 Phone: 980.215.6546 Fax: 800.914.8922 www.tiaa.org

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