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About Republic Finance

Republic Finance is a consumer loan company that offers multiple types of loan options up to $10,000. Its products include personal, emergency, vacation and secured auto loans and more. While it’s not available in every state, it provides online pre-qualification with no credit checks, which can help you compare options.

Pros
  • Secured loans up to $25,000
  • Some customers can apply and close online
  • Online pre-qualification
  • Secured loan curbside closing available
Cons
  • Not available in all states
  • Charges origination fees

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2024

    Someone stole my identity and banking information to obtain a loan from Republic Finance! I have never done business with this company and never will. Twice now someone has attempted to take $407.00 from my checking account. No one is doing anything about it. I have to obtain a new checking account. Perhaps the company should research who they are giving loans to. I obtained identity theft coverage and discovered that my social security number was leaked on the dark web. Everyone, please be safe out there and pay attention to your personal finances.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2024

    Updated on 11/27/2024: Update on my last review, after getting the runaround, I finally spoke to a lady Ashlyn ** Attorney Performance Specialist at Republic Finance. She stated that I was not being garnished and when I provided the proof that indeed I am she told me she would contact their attorney and ask why this is happening and tell them to stop the garnishment immediately. She also told me to call her back the next morning and everything would be taken care of so Republic Finance would be able to offer me a deal interest free. Well I called her back and guess what I once again was unable to talk with her, they took a message and said she would call me back and now it is 24 hours later and still nothing!

    She also informed me that the medical insurance I had taken out through Republic Finance to cover me in case I was off due to medical reasons was dropped and refunded by them in February 2024 which I did not consent to, I did not sign anything to approve this and was not even told this at all until she informed me of it, so this was done without my consent or knowledge! (Which I have now been told that was illegal for them to do any of that without my knowledge or signature!) She also stated that Republic Finance refunded other things at the same time that I also never approved to be added or refunded. How this company is able to treat people like this is beyond any type of moral integrity.

    I have been on the phone trying to reach Ashlyn ** APS since last Friday and one time I was on hold for 1 hour and 41 minutes only to be hung up on, I have literally called 10 times so far and I have only spoke to her once and still she has done nothing that she said she would do. I have sent Republic Finance three certified letters so far which two were to their attorneys and none and I mean none have been addressed or even acknowledged! I have three more ready to send out today (one to Chad Green Compliance Supervisor, one to Ashlyn ** Attorney Performance Specialist and one to Markoff Law LLC all with Republic Finance). I don’t know what else to do other than to tell as many people as I can do not ever deal with Republic Finance!

    Original Review: I took out the medical insurance with my loan and while I was off work and unable to drive I left several messages to get the paperwork. I never received it and now my wages are being garnished. Left several messages to have the paperwork sent to me, but Kayla, Jackson and Dylan never sent it even when I left messages from the hospital and told them I could not drive. Not only am I being garnished, I did not receive the insurance I paid for that was supposed to make my payments. Horrible experience! I would never recommend them for any loan whatsoever!

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2024

    Hello good afternoon. Republic Finance is a very nice place to get a small loan. Stephanie is very helpful. Don't go to Tatiana, Tatiana is a little rude employee and a very sarcastic one. If anyone from republic finance would like to know why I speak about Tatiana that way. I can explain my experience with you. Thank you. And have a bless day everyone.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2024

    Few years ago got a check from them in mail. Said sign cash. Will call to set up payment. Was good till hit a rough patch. Called to see if could help someway. Got a, "No. Make your payment." So I missed it. Went to make one next month girl said, "No. You owe two." Refused to take the payment next month. I call. We're refinancing our home so our banker called. Asked for paid in full balance. Told them soon as appraisal is done you're gonna get a check. Few days later got a letter from lawyer. They're now trying to sue for even more money. Stay far away from them. I feel like they're a very predatorial loan company!!! Once they lost their previous manager. He would actually try to help you. It's bad..

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    Reviewed July 25, 2024

    This is as accurate as possible about this company that has no concerns for loyalty, regardless of how many times I have done business with them, 4 personal loans, and each time I experience unprofessional phone conversations with horrible phone etiquette and a very bootleg business type process, as if the employees are high school dropouts. I will tell anyone that will listen or read this review, do not, and I repeat do NOT use Republic Finance as a lending source, there are plenty of other companies that will lend you the amount of money needed with professionalism and business-like consideration. Please do not use Republic Finance for your lending source. Don't waste your time or your money. Period.

    Just remember you are worth more than any company treating you with total disregard when they need us more than we need them, think about it, super high interest rates and poor treatment does not deserve the chance to earn your business. This company is unfair and abusive and is as close to predatory lending as this company can get with their outrageous interest rates, unfair fees and risk-based pricing. Avoid this abuse and take your business elsewhere. DO NOT USE REPUBLIC FINANCE.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2024

    I had so much respect for your company until today…I’ve been having a hard time barely paying my rent and electric, gas, food etc. I’ve always had good credit and have always been able to pay my bills…but one of your agents deliver me papers today, smile in my face and blow me a kiss and tell me to pay my bills as delivered, was so disappointing and hurtful. I told her I could not pay it right now and that was her response to me. It’s saddening because of everything that is going on right now with everything going up and I had to switch jobs is the reason for my problems at this time is not ok. I planned on working something out but to be treated this way is upsetting

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 6, 2024

    Management here in Lubbock. Oh man that lady makes you so mad. No help with anything here just, "Are you going to pay." They are rude. They are always telling me that we are going to sue me and take me to court. They are always threatening their customers here.

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    Reviewed April 2, 2024

    Been making payments on time, and yet received a letter stating payment is behind. No!!!! I have my records to prove it. They need to stop sending these notices. We'd be glad when we are done with this company. Will not associate with them anymore when we're done.

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    Loan Process

    Reviewed July 19, 2023

    Management at San Marcos, Texas branch # 213 Republic Finance is disrespectful and discourteous. With all of the places that one can go to get a loan, why go to Republic Finance branch # 213 where the management will not treat you with the least of of respect. Go ANYWHERE else for a loan.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2023

    I paid off a loan with this organization two days ago and they took 337.00 out of my account today. Unbelievable. Guaranteed I'm going to go in there tomorrow and I'm going to get a two to four week return answer. It's always interesting when errors are made it seems to always benefit these institutions. I am going to report this to the state IG's office. BBB, Consumer Affairs and my congressmen who also is a Veteran. A lot of money for a disabled Veteran who fought in four wars for this country!

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    Reviewed March 15, 2023

    Applied and got approved for the loan in February 2020 for a $3800 loan. Made my first payment in March 2020. Of course COVID hit and everyone took a hit, but I still made my payment in April, May, June, July, then was late... Made another payment in September for August and September over $400. Payments made were well over $1500 total. Then in October begin receiving calls about my lateness and demands for payment, I asked about help due to COVID, was offered a refinance of the loan and the money approved would be applied to the late payment. I declined this offer as I was not interested in increasing my balance and still having to pay monthly notes that would be higher... Then came repeat calls about my late payments. This went on into the latter part of 2021.

    Received an email from an attorney regarding a garnishment order that had been approved in the amount of $4800+, I was never served with a garnishment hearing, so of course I didn't show up in court (I would have if I had been notified). Regardless of this, where I worked was served with a garnishment order, a response was given as to how much would be withheld from my check each week and sent in at the end of the 4 week period on which date. That payment was not sent in. Received another email from the attorney that the payment was made and that the company was in breach of the order. This was on December 4, 2021.

    December 8th, the entire garnishment amount they sued for was paid in full plus the Lexis Nexis fee to make the payment was made over $4800. January 2022, these people reported to the credit bureau that my balance was $3803. I disputed the reporting of this information and provided a payment receipt that the entire balance owed to them had been paid off through the court's garnishment order in December 2021. They responded to the dispute that the information was reported correctly and Equifax and Experian did not remove it. I disputed this 2 more times and still they responded that it was accurate.

    October 31, 2022, I call Republic Finance dept., they forwarded my inquiry to a litigation mgr. and they never called me or removed this inaccurate information. This went on the entire remaining year of 2022. November, I then called the local business, and the guy on the phone first told me to call that department back, I rejected this, he pulled up my account and preceded to tell me that I had a $143 balance and would I be paying that on the call. I told him I don't owe them anything and asked did he hear anything I just told him that the entire balance was paid off in December 2021. That call ended with me hanging up on him and telling him I am getting an attorney to sue them.

    December 2023, these people report to the credit bureaus that I have a balance of $148 and charged off. In February 2023, I dispute this again and the status is updated to $0 balance, Paid charge off. I then file a complaint with CFPB regarding Fair Credit Reporting against Republic Finance, Equifax, and Experian and advise in said complaint that since my complaints and dispute are being totally disregarded and it is affecting me emotionally and financially, I am ready to sue republic, Equifax, and Experian for violation of the Fair Credit Reporting act and anything else their actions fall under.

    I received an update from CFPB on March 13th, that Equifax and Experian is preparing a response and what their actions will be, but Republic Finance is yet to respond to the complaint sent to them by CFPB with file attachments of all the records I provided (payment history, garnishment payment receipt, dates of payments and other interactions with them, dispute dates and outcomes, screenshots of the credit report and their reports to the bureaus) whereas a bunch of months, they didn't report anything, not even the payment made in full on December 8, 2021. This was the short story...but, long story short, stay away from this company if you want to keep your sanity...

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaffLoan ProcessRatesTransparency

    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2023

    Predatory Lending. I made an earlier complaint that I would like to correct. Republic Finance is not FDIC insured and is not regulated or backed by a bank instead they were bought out by one of the largest private investment firms. This investment firm is a spinoff from Citicorp. This investment firm is called CVC Capital Partners. You are not protected from this kind of predatory private lending, instead we have to take other measures to fight these companies. The federal reserves can't protect you from this predator and they know this. That's why you are experiencing low level response to your complaints. The knowledge that was just given to you was not provided when you took out your loan.

    This companies predatory lending is based on innocent ignorance. These non bank backed finance companies have employed a plan to fight financial markets' loss by way of under table lending practices. Lending you money that isn't really there is the key to predatory lending. If any one has questions, please respond to this post. FYI, the reason you are not receiving statements with a explanation of your balance and interest calculations, is because they are not required to follow ( Regulations Z). If you don’t know what that means google is friendly. Thanks for your attention.

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    Loan Process

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2022

    I have been a customer with this company for a couple of years, and I make sure that my loan is paid on time, but every I try to renew I can't get approved, and I am wondering why if I am a good paying customer. I asked for corporate's number to speak to someone there to express my concerns and mysteriously they didn't know the number. This particular time when I tried to renew my loan, they said I had to use my car as collateral, which I never had to do before. I wouldn't recommend using this company for any unexpected situations that may arise.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2022

    I have been a customer with Republic Finance for many years. The branch in Stone Mountain Ga. have the best customer service. I have always had a great experience and feel they really care about their customers.

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    After a positive interaction with Republic Finance, Nicole increased their star rating on Oct. 3, 2022.

    Updated review: Oct. 3, 2022

    Met with local office and issue was resolved amicably.

    Original Review: July 20, 2022

    As a present customer, I received a flyer for July Customer Appreciation Month to refinance my loan to skip two payments. I applied over the phone at a local branch as directed. Have paid on time with current loan for over months with no concerns. After several days I never received a call back to inform me if I was approved. When I called back to inquire of the status of the loan, I was told they had not heard back from the underwriting team and will let me know as soon as they did. It has been two weeks since I applied and I have not heard anything back. Way to appreciate your loyal customers. A simple call back with a yes/no would have sufficed. As of this day; nothing.

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    StaffLoan Process

    Reviewed June 9, 2022

    I’ve been a customer of Republic Finance for about 3 years. It’s been a good experience for me. I would recommend Republic finance to anyone that’s trying to get their personal loans. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about the terms and conditions.

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    Thank you Carlous! We appreciate your business.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2022

    I have just discovered Republic Finance and I have to say that that so far, I have not been disappointed. The staff have been really nice and helpful. If I ever need help in the future, I will definitely keep them in mind.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2022

    When making my payment I called the Stone Mountain office and I would be charged à fee. When I went to the website I would have. I had to pay a fee to make a payment. But a representative from "RF", did contact me to let me know my options to make a "No Fee" payment and I appreciated the gesture and the information shared because I felt that the customers were being used to make pure profit and was truly disappointed. I do hope the disappointment ends here and I can build a solid financial relationship with a company I can trust and not one that will fleece myself ànd others for profit via convenience fees.

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    Response from Republic Finance

    Oh no, sounds like there was a communications issue for sure! We would like the opportunity to speak with you to better address your concerns. Please feel free to contact us at 1-800-317-7662 or republicfinance.com/contact. Thanks!

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    Punctuality & SpeedLoan Process

    Reviewed May 15, 2022

    I applied with little hope at a rough time of my life. Republic Finance worked with me to get me a personal loan that fit into my budget on the pay schedule. I could not have asked for better than service.

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    Response from Republic Finance

    Woohoo! We love that we were able to help you get through that. Thanks for the review!

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    Reviewed May 14, 2022

    Customer service is AmaZing. But had a hard time in the beginning to TALK to someone. I fell behind and they were able to work with my schedule. I’m back to work effected this money and will get payments in as soon as possible to bring update to date.

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    Response from Republic Finance

    That's great Juanita! We love a happy story :) Thanks for your review!

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2022

    Towards the end of the loan no one knew number of payments remaining, balance was given different answers each month. Got regional manager involved, they worked with local branch to resolve. Still not resolved.. Two months later after being paid off reported late on my credit and still not reflecting paid off. Asked multiple times over last months if it was done correctly. Answer was yes now see still not correct 2 months after paid off.

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    Response from Republic Finance

    Hi Christie, thank you for taking the time to tell us about your problem. We would like the opportunity to speak with you to better address your concerns. Please feel free to contact us at 1-800-317-7662 or republicfinance.com/contact. Thanks!

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2021

    My husband and I took out a loan with Republic Finance in 2019. It started as a great move but the pandemic came in 2020 and caused us to fall behind in payments. We tried to make close the payment amounts but because our income significantly changed we fell behind. The manager at the loan office would be all nice but then we fell behind. The smiles ceased and the harassment started. We get continuous phone calls through the day. If we don’t answer they leave voicemails. Now we have received a letter stating our account has been referred to a lawyer’s office. We called the lawyer’s office and they said they are just a go between for Republic Finance and to call the local office to work out payment arrangements.

    We called today to see if we could get our payments reduced from 392.00 but she informed us, "Until you make a full payment we can’t do anything." We tried to explain our situation but she was relentless in having a payment made. The worst thing I did was opened the mail that day. A check came from them and use it. We feel like a rat caught in a trap and there’s no release. Don’t get a loan from these people. It will only cause you heartache and pain like me and my husband.

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    Response from Republic Finance

    Hi Linda, we're so sorry feel poorly about your experience with us. Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your problem. We would like the opportunity to speak with you to better address your concerns. Please feel free to contact us at 1-800-317-7662 or republicfinance.com/contact. Thanks!

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2021

    Everyone knows the interest rates are astronomical. You can’t check your progress on this loan. No statements whatsoever. And my amount owed has gone up substantially. I honestly think it’s a scam. They should be reviewed and shut down. Telephone conversations don’t help. They hire people who apparently couldn’t pass Algebra. And their website is down consistently everyday and offers no info about your loan when it’s working except how to send them more money. It’s a scam company. The only good reviews are the ones I’m sure they paid for.

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    Response from Republic Finance

    Hey Len,

    I'm sorry to hear you had such a poor experience. We'd love the chance to hear more so we can address your concerns directly. Please feel free to contact us at 1-800-317-7662 or republicfinance.com/contact. Thanks!

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2021

    I called to get a payment arrangement but was told there is nothing that can be done. I opted out of unemployment insurance which was all that could help. I was then threatened with legal action. Do Not Get A Loan From Them!!

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    Response from Republic Finance

    Shequnada, we are SO sorry you upset with your service, and thank you for taking the time to tell us about your problem. We would like the opportunity to speak with you to better address your concerns. Please contact us at 1-800-317-7662 or republicfinance.com/contact. Thanks!

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2021

    I would highly recommend Republic Financial for a personal loan. I love that I can call and pay my monthly payment over the phone and get my receipt emailed to me. The staff has always been friendly and helpful for all my needs. I will definitely use them again in the future if I need to. Great company to do business with!!! I have used them for several years. I promise you won’t go wrong with Republic Financial for your personal loan needs regardless of what you are borrowing the money for. Home improvements, credit cards, or just needing some extra cash to catch up on bills that you may be behind on due to COVID or whatever you are needing extra cash for. Like I said Republic Financial Company in Anderson South Carolina is the place to go.

    Always helpful and friendly and willing to give you a chance even if your credit is not the greatest credit they will help you and as long as you pay your monthly payment on or before the payment is due then you will be helping yourself build your credit score up and not look like someone who would normally be considered a risk at loaning money to. It’s quick and easy to get your personal loan with Republic Financial Company so what are you waiting on? Go or call them asap to do your application and get the money you need as fast as today. I sure am thankful that they are there if I need them.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2021

    Received a check in the mail and decided to cash it. Oh boy, did I make a big mistake. I've only had the loan open for 5 months and always paid more than the principal. The balance online stated one amount and they still charged me more to pay off the loan. After speaking to multiple representatives and getting the run around I just gave up. Bottom line is, we just made a fool out of you. DO NOT RECOMMEND UNLESS YOU'RE JUST DESPERATE. Their practices remind me of title pawn. They need to be investigated.

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    Response from Republic Finance

    Hi Tina, that sounds like your experience could have gone a lot better, and we'd like to talk you and see if we better address your concerns. Please feel free to contact us at 1-800-317-7662 or republicfinance.com/contact. Thanks!

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    Reviewed July 15, 2021

    I borrowed $6,000, after making 7 payments for $265, you wanna guess how much I still owe, $8,000. The finance charge is 31%. So bottom line is, I borrowed $6000, and if I paid it off for the 36 months term of the loan, I will have paid $9540. Do the math my friends!!! Borrow $6000, and pay them back nearly $10,000. Figure another way out...it is not worth it to get ripped off by these bottom feeders.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2021

    I wanted to renew my loan after paying $2880 on the original loan. The amount they offered in December was $775.00 was would have taken back up to the original loan amount which didn't make sense, so I just paid on the loan. Now it's January and I tried to renew the loan once again this time the offer went down to 600.00 and something which again didn't make sense. This company does not care about their customers they only want to make money by offering awful loan amounts. Why would they think it would be okay to give their customers such small amounts and take them back to their original loan amount with a 30 month repayment plan. This is the worse experience I have ever had with a lending company. They offer low amounts where they profit only with no regard for their customers.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2020

    It need to get experience workers; most of the workers don"t want to answer questions. or listen to you'. If you can't find what you are looking for they will not help or if you need a size or color.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2020

    I already had an account with them that was close to being paid off. I needed to have money to stop a garnishment from coming out if my bi-weekly check. I wanted to pay off the first account and then start another. This did not happen. Instead they combined them added extra interest on the first which also took my loan over 7000. 1400 + 3200 ended costing me a whole lot more.

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