Monterey Financial Services Reviews

I started out with a company called Credova and they sold my contract these people! I told the finance 90 days same as cash! They said ok! Now at the end of 90 days this company wants me to pay over a 1000$ more! Take a warning. Be careful using this company!!

I have a similar problem to others who have posted their customer service experienceS with Monterey Financial. I called on my husband's behalf to pay his bill for items purchased through a CREDOVA application that was less than 60 days after the items were purchased. The debt was bought out by Monterey Financial. My husband was told that financing with them would not “affect his credit score”. It states this on the website. He is 100% disabled with Soc Sec and 100% disabled Veteran. First of all this is unclear and misleading advertising. He did not comprehend what he was signing due to his disabilities. He financed the items to be paid out of my bank account. I knew nothing about this. Then it shows up on his credit report, hit three times and dropped his score by 100 points! We’re in the process of getting a mortgage! Then they falsely report a delinquent account.

Well, I decided to purchase a gun. I found a site that would let me finance and it was "good old Credova". Cool I thought. When I applied it said, "You have a loan, pay it off first." I said "cool" so I searched my email to get my account info, and I thought I'd review my contract because it was strange I had to pay it off before I could get another one. I've been paying steady and I figured I'd be done with my loan in a few months. WELL, I looked at the contract and saw, OMG, I'm paying more than double for this gun. I thought I'd agreed to a 12 month LOAN, not a lease. This isn't something I'd actually sign up for. The gun was 1400, my total LEASE payments were 3400. I could easily pay cash for that gun, but I prefer tickling payments to large lump sums. But I said, "What's done is done, I need to get out of this mess, let me see the payoff." 2k. So I said, "I'll never do this again. I WILL be done in a few months, and get rid of them."

I'm over the top with their extra hidden fees and charges. Trying to pay it off ASAP. My next payment was $101, with $68 in late fees and interest for their errors. So I made two payments on the same day. I "authorized" a $600 payment from one account and a $400 payment from another account. When I got my statements, it showed that they charge my accounts an extra $10 each. Can they do that? Is that legal to charge more than was authorized?

When you sign a contractual agreement, you are agreeing to the terms of that contract period. You need to thoroughly review the entire document and comprehend what you are reading before signing. If you do not like the terms than simply do not sign it. Stop and think for a day or two about what you are doing and look over the "FEDERAL TRUTH IN LENDING DISCLOSURES". Everything is there in plain view from percentage rate to total sale price. Take advantage of same as cash options before the interest kicks in but If you can't, be prepared to pay the "Total Sale Price." You can't get angry after you get the money and have trouble paying it back. There are legal processes to help you when things go bad and they do sometimes. I was ecstatic they gave me a loan and I was also cognizant of the terms including the lofty annual percentage rate. Would I use their service again? Maybe, but for others my recommendation is that I would recommend that you read and understand what you're about to get into.

I keep very detailed paperwork and copies of my loan. They never had the amounts paid or remaining balances right. I am now having some last payment due issues. They have a very complicated scheme instead of a straightforward plan. I have to question every transaction because hidden charges keep popping up. BUT I have all my paperwork in order and I paid with credit cards. I will get back with Y'all so soon as I get this clear.

I made an account through Career Step and I wish I really would have read the reviews but this company is the worst. I'm supposed to pay 304.87 a month, I pay on time and even before but they still tell me I have to owe more and more on the following month. I'm 18 and working and stressing and these people really have the nerve to tell me I'm underpaying. Seek here to anyone who's is financing which is actually a freaking loan please don't!

So, I'm behind on my loan. I've been paying what I can to get caught back up. Bailey from Monterey called today to work out some sort of payment plan. First I was offered $140 a week until payments are caught up. I told her, "No, that'll leave me with $20 some dollars a week." She then offered to make my monthly payments $150 for 4 months until I'm caught up. I agreed. She put me on hold for about 15 minutes only to come back and tell me she can't offer me that agreement anymore because I've paid more this month than my original loan. She stated that I'm obviously able to pay my loan if I've paid more. What she fails to realize is $150 of the money I've put toward my loan was a Christmas gift, and I've been letting other things go just to get caught up. She then tells me I need to pay $240 a month, instead of my original loan which is $219. I said, "Ummm no, I'm struggling now as it is. Hence why I'm behind."

We financed a small loan with this company. I had a new credit card issued and forgot to change the info. Called the day after it was declined to resolve the issue. They charged me a NSF fee, late fee, and processing fee even after I explained the situation. The following month I had card restrictions set to accept autopay but not e-commerce and it declined. I called right after bank alerted me and told them what happened and asked them to process it again.

I got a puppy loan from this company for $1800. I paid $200 down for a Yorkie puppy in Houston Texas. The puppy was purchased on a Saturday by the next Saturday the puppy was in the hospital and passed away. The puppy had undergone some type of gastrointestinal surgery prior to being sold to me and had complications. These people told me I should have had an autospy done on the puppy so they could prove what he died from. The Doctor said in the notes what he died from and they still did not want to release me from this contract. This was November 2017. Today is December 2019 and they have turned this over to a collection agency for $5000!! I'm filing a lawsuit because this is harassment and very unethical.

I had to finance payments for my insulin pump, I can’t afford to be on the pump to be honest but I have no choice because it keeps me alive, has to finance the payments. These people that work here have no soul. It’s really sad that they can even sleep at night knowing what they do to people like me, charging excess fees for everything and anything, tried to change my payments to withdrawal on. The first of the month instead of the 15 and they wanted to charge fees! I can only hope that one day they have a friend or family member that goes through what I have to just to stay alive all these excess fees are really a slap in the face. Not sure how these people work for a company like this. I will be filing a complaint with BBB.

I got a loan for a puppy for $1,600 but $4,000. If not paid off in 30 days. I was ok with this. My puppy passed away. They gave me 24 hrs to pay $1,072. I couldn’t come up with the money. So they gave me 3 weeks to come up with $1,135. (They added interest) I paid $205 so my balance was $930. I had 2 days to pay it off, I called today to pay the full amount which was $930.45 plus $15 to pay over the phone. Now they said it’s $1,141.45. $211 more because they forgot to tell me about the interests. Mind you I’m not late on the 3 weeks they gave me. This is total BS!!!

My wife wanted a new dog from a local kennel here in NC. The dog cost $1300.00+ and with the cage, carrier and playpen along with toys with our final price was $1800.00. We were supposed to have a loan through Credova Financial. Two days after I get the dog I get an email from Monterey Financial stating Credova was their client and they changed my account number and added $200.00 to the original loan amount which put it at $4400.00. I understood $4K was what I would pay if I made 27 payments because of finance charges. The "loan" turned out to be a lease agreement. I also found out if I did not pay off the initial amount more than two days prior to the first payment I would owe $3400.00 even if I tried to pay it all off at once, that are be stuck with just going through with the payment arrangements for $4400.00.

I applied for this loan through a mall in Colorado to get a puppy. The loan was for $3,400. (Yes, very expensive for a dog but we really wanted a Golden Retriever) Anyway, we paid $50 for a first month payment upfront and then $263 a month. I called 2 months later to pay off the puppy and they wanted $3,600 to finish my lease. I guess a part of the contract we didn’t see if you pay $550 for an early buyout on top of what you already owe. I told them then I should only owe around $3,300. I was told I owed $3,600 because only $104 of the $263 monthly payment went to the principal and then $159 to interest! This is absolutely insane and nowhere in the contract was that stated. This company is impossibly hard to work with and all they are looking out for is themselves and money.

I took out a loan for a puppy - around $2,800. This company charged me over $6000! It is impossible to pay off this loan with the amount of interest! This must be illegal. When I called to work something out with them - they told me no options were available. At this point I have more than paid off my principal balance and more. Can someone please help me?

So I went to this rejuvenating Lazer Treatment place on Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA, for a quote on having the lines around my eyes and forehead disappear. The people were Super friendly and I was offered a “supposedly” good deal package and easy financing. I signed up and got the treatment twice! After 3 months, my lines were visible as before and when I contacted this Company, I was told that they couldn’t do anything about it and that I had to finish paying them because there was a contract. I regret having gone to that place for treatment because it has been 2 years and I’m still paying $2800 for something that only lasted 3 months. A complete scam! We need to report this!

I set up monthly payments on the 15th of each month where they auto withdraw from my account. They draw before the bank opens so it is impossible to get $ in the account on that day, then they charge nsf fees, then you go to call them to make the payment and you wait for the next available representative... Well, there is none. After waiting, they tell you to leave a message or hang up... Then they auto hang up on you. But they say your call is important to them; that is infuriating! The website says it takes 2 days to post a payment, so there will now be late fees, and they tack on a fee for making a payment on their website. No customer service, they will milk you for all they can. In my experiences with other financial institutions, auto withdrawals are done the night of the scheduled payment, not the early morning of. I cannot be finished with them soon enough!

Back in December I went to The Dog House in South Windsor and ended up applying for what I thought was "My Pet Funding" which ultimately ended up being Monterey. Long story short, ended up with a sick puppy Guardia. After being treated by my vet, the puppy was still sick. Took her back to the pet store and she ended up being there for over a month. Now Monterey is trying to collect over $3K, for a puppy that was brought back in January. That amount is double what she would have cost and now call me several times a day, call my place of employment and have reported to credit bureaus. WARNING STAY AWAY FROM MONTEREY FINANCIAL. Still fighting it 4 months later! Do they really think I'm going to pay almost $4K for a puppy I haven't had since January? Wish I had done my homework.

I need help: I'm sorry to say we fell into this pet leasing scam Sunday 4/7/2019 from Pet City off 45 north and FM 1960. We were looking to buy a French bulldog and we found a beautiful girl we fell in love with. Of course we didn't have the $4250 for the puppy, so the sales associate suggested financing and we agreed but at the end we never seen the contract until the deal was completed and emailed to me. We open the email today 4/8/19 and after reading it we were disgusted to find out were leasing our French bulldog with a option to buy at the end of the 30 payments. To top off things we notice today after returning from work that our puppy had an incision on the side of her belly with fresh stitches and we were never disclosed that she had any surgeries, and medical conditions that needed her to be cut.

My wife and I signed up for the Go Pro Coaching Service and the first few months were great. We found the service difficult to use after our first coaching sessions expired as we had to call in to schedule the company to call us back when they were available to set up a coaching call. We were unable to be available and thus stopped using the service. When I reached out to the coaches after making over a year's worth of payments to inquire if they had courses based on Facebook marketing to help us build our business, the answer was no. I then called Monterey Financial to cancel the agreement only to be "reminded" that there is NO cancellation. Which means I'd have to pay another 8 months for a service we don't even use. I'd estimate we found this useful for 3 months and pay thousands over 24 months. What a complete waste of money!

I purchased a puppy at Furbabies at 963 Eagle Ridge Drive, Lake Wales Florida, in Eagle Ridge Mall. I made the purchase on 1-30-2019. I signed all the hard copies, above the word “purchaser”. I specifically ask the owner if it was a finance because I had read an article about pet leasing. She told me that she doesn’t do leasing, that it was a purchase. She then gave me an iPad type device, to sign and initial in several places. She scrolled down through the microscopic words to where I needed to sign and initial. She did NOT go over any details of my contract, she offered no information at all, and again, assured me that it was NOT a lease.

I would leave negative 1 star if I could. Paperwork stated 25% interest rate... I would never agree to 90% interest rate (who would). Also when I used a company that went through them for $1,500 dollar loan and they shot it up to 3.500 that is so messed up. How is this even legal when the paperwork has different amounts than what you're charging. They have taken my payment late four of the six months I have paid. They tried saying my bank rejected the payments. I called my bank to see if they have even tried to process the payments on the days they said they did. The bank told me, "No transactions have been made on those dates." Their fees never stay the same and they are tacking them on to everything. NEVER USE THIS COMPANY OR ANY COMPANY THAT ASSOCIATES WITH THEM. THEY ONLY WANT TO SCREW YOU OUT OF MORE MONEY!!!

I'm an international customer of Monterey Financial Services. I'm paying off a loan with Worldwide Travel Experts. I've set up monthly direct debit for MFS to take money from my account, but they don't take the money and then send emails telling me my payment are overdue and then they charge a late payment fee. The money sits in my account for them to take but they don't take it. It's definitely not a problem with my card or my bank here in Australia as Monterey Financial Services have already taken money prior to setting up direct debit. Given the Sydney/California time difference, it's hard to make phone calls to them and no matter how many times I tell them the money is there, they don't take it. I can't have money sitting in my account exclusively for them, that's my everyday expenses/living account that I used all the time. I no want the Worldwide Travel Experts membership as dealing with MFS has caused a lot of stress and panic.

We got a loan for 1200 for a dog which we agreed to but then all of a sudden it upped to 2400 dollars, nothing we were ever told about. They won't work with you. We weren't the ones that signed the contract they showed us. We signed something different. And when I asked for a copy it was all electronic, it's not even a real signature. We were approved and signed something saying we got a loan for 1200 and payments of 190 until it was done and then after 1400 I realized the payments were not stopping and that's when I was told our loan went up. Why would I be okay paying double on a loan than what I was approved.

The customer service reps can be extremely rude. I had one ask me how I planned to catch up on payments and what I was doing to improve my income - like it was any of her business! This kind of aggressiveness is aggravating to have to deal with!!! I'm financing a school loan, I don't make a lot of money yet but they have very little compassion for you. I'm sorry I have to deal with them. They're vultures.

This company is horrible. This company of scammers should be shut down. To begin with the customer services really sucks. I have never encounter in my life a place with such horrible customer services that this company have. Second, I bought my dog around a year ago. I felt in the scam to LEASE a dog since it’s not my dog because I owe to this company. Third, I was never told that this company charges the 50% of interest over your dog. For example, the total amount for my dog were $3000 which I pay $500 in the pet store.

If I could give no ratings I would. A year ago I was told I was financing my puppy and that I can pay him off early if anything, so I signed the contract for the amount of the price of the dog. After a few payments I wanted to pay him off with my taxes, but when I called they told me I'd have to pay an early cancellation fee of over $200 plus whatever is owed or continue making the monthly payments for the next 23 months. Then was told that they charge a fee for leasing the dog. I was never told any of this information at the time of purchase. So instead of paying $1600 for the puppy if I were to pay the full 23 months I'd be paying over $3,000 for the dog. The puppy place I purchased him from not only gave me not the full information but Monterey Financial is a complete scam and is just trying to get your money. Please don't ever sign anything with them.

Please beware of this company... I went to Breeders Club of America in Middletown NJ to buy a dog but the prices were very high so the lady offered me to finance the dog through my pet funding... I filled out the app online then after having the dog and making a couple payments I find out that I'm leasing a dog. I was told I was financing but I'm not dealing with My Pet Funding. It's actually Monterey Financial Services. And to top it off they don't let you see the contract until after you've signed it thinking you're financing the dog.

This is the worst company we have ever gotten a loan from. Over the years, my husband and I have had car loans, a business loan and house loan, and this company is by far the worst. They claimed that they would work with us when my husband lost his job. They told us that they would lower the payment amount, and then tack the remaining amount on at the end of the school loan. Plus interest and late fees (which is completely understandable). Then they decided not to do this, I don't why. And their computer kept calling everyday, putting us on hold for sometimes so long they didn't even answer.

I signed for financing but received a lease for more than the original amount of $2,660. Payments are $230 plus per month for 30 months. I filed with state Attorney General. This is a scam and they are very unreasonable. I don’t eat. I’m disabled and retired. I need a good attorney. Help.