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Finance Facility - www.thefinancefacility.com
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DIVADAUGHTER's review of Finance Facility - www.thefinancefacility.com

“DO NOT GO NEAR THIS COMPANY!!!”

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written by DIVADAUGHTER on 17/10/2013

Praying on the most vulnerable members of society, I hope this company either gains a conscience or is forced to cease trading asap. Having nearly fell for these 'pay a fee to broker and never receive a loan' scams before finalising any agreement on line I actually rang the company direct whilst I filling in application form on line, and specifically asked if they charged any fees. I was assured by the telephone operative that no fees would be charged until loan was finalised. She even volunteered the information that they will take 50p from your debit card to check your identity and card is active, which is then refunded back into your account. So fair enough I agreed their terms and conditions and waited to hear what they could offer.
Within minutes I was offered a loan from '1plus1Loans' but unfortunately they required guarantor which I was unable to supply. Not that unusual so although no loan, at least I hadn't lost anything but time.
WHAT A MISTAKE - A few days later when my ESA benefit was credited to my account, I was £79.95 short. I rang my bank immediately and was told that The Finance Facility had debited this amount, that morning. I rang them up assuming there had been some sort of error, only to be told by a very superior gentleman (and I'm using the term 'gentleman' very loosely), there was no mistake, and the fact that they had found me a loan offer, even though I didn't match that companies criteria, is enough for them to take the fee. There was no right to cancel, no cooling off period, and it was my fault for not reading their terms and conditions properly!!
Yes, I admit I didn't read the fees section of the T&Cs, but then why would I? when I was actually speaking to a member of their staff, a person, not a machine with lines of small print, who told me verbally on the phone there were no fees. Why on earth would a person tell you verbally about a 50p fee, but not mention the £80 one! Ridiculous!
I have complained both by phone and email but had no satisfactory response.
The stress and worry of this situation even put me back in hospital for a few days. Sadly I can't afford to just give away £80, and I'm currently going through trading standards to try and get my money back, but I know by the companies attitude to date, it's going to be a long, hard battle.
BEWARE AND STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS!

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Rabcab's Response to DIVADAUGHTER's Review

Written on: 21/10/2013

Yes 1 plus 1 loans is run by the same Director/directors as The Finance Facility (The Secret Eye Limited) as is TFF Loans as well, I was lucky to get mine money back last week of 5 months trying going through FOS. Stand your ground and fight them, they should be ashamed and shut down. Good Luck.

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Andersonmrt's reply to Rabcab's Comment

Written on: 12/11/2013

Hi, How did you proceed with this as a matter of principle I am going to go through the process

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Rabcab's reply to Andersonmrt's Comment

Written on: 19/11/2013

I phoned the Financial Ombudsmen, they took some questions, gave a reference number, I then filled out a form and sent back to them. Good Luck.

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Taylormummy1's Response to DIVADAUGHTER's Review

Written on: 25/11/2013

Same here! They offered me two loans, one with 1Plus1 and one with Amigo (both of which require a guarantor, which I don't have). Absolutely devastated that I have been taken in by these idiots :-(

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Jburns80's Response to DIVADAUGHTER's Review

Written on: 12/11/2013

Same has happened to myself, I specifically asked about the fees and was told they were only taken after the loan was finalised and accepted by myself, I then said so I won't pay the fee until I have signed up for a loan to which customer services replied no we don't take anything at all so if you don't get a loan you don't pay anything more fool me the money was debited straight away.

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Andersonmrt's Response to DIVADAUGHTER's Review

Written on: 12/11/2013

I agree and the same only happened last week, I wish I had read the reviews. They should not be allowed to run a business under false pretences.

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