First Data Global Leasing Reviews

I hope First Data goes out of business. First of all, their customer service is one big loop and if you do get a rep, they never answer your question. I have been dealing with them for 3 long years and there are a bunch of fees. Now that my lease is paid $1700, they are saying that my machine has reached its end of life. Basically, after paying all that money, my machine is now useless. I am tired of calling them and fighting with them. If one person reads this and doesn't deal with them, I will be happy. Stay FAR FAR AWAY from First Data. What a lousy way to do business by gouging the small business person. I think a class action suit would be a great idea! Count me in!

I thought I would take a chance on a credit/debit machine when I got the offer from Sam's. I had heard horror stories about hidden fees, etc. Well, it's true. All kinds of fees on my account. Sam's rep told me I could cancel at any time. FDGL says I have to buy out for $1700.00 remaining time of lease. Sam's told me in off season, I would only pay $5.00 per month when not using. Last contact with her to set that up, she never called back. This is the short version.

In 2011 a sales rep came to our location and sweet talked our assistant into changing merchants. He promised all sorts of discounts and our fees were going to be half of what they currently were. As a few months went by and I finally made it through all the glitches and receiving money into our account I could see we were not saving any money. It was a continual battle every month to square away the account. I finally found someone that I believed in which was First Data direct. They even said they would give the buyout money to get rid of them. Still a nightmare. I had to go through connect merchant first and guess what!? Ya, they went out of business. Now First Data says I have to pay $1,800.00 x 3 to be released from any and all matters. They are terrible and untrustworthy.

Wells Fargo sales rep promised and a nice talk to make me switch to them. I used FDGL machine that Wells Fargo never told me. Now cost too much, never tell me about the lease. Now I'm out of business. FDGL charged me almost $900 for early termination lease. Call Wells Fargo too many times, never return. Wells Fargo trapped me. Everyone, if Wells Fargo Credit Card processing machine contact you, please please don't answer them, and never sign contract with FDGL. They are terrible.

First Data Global gave us outdated equipment, then charged us to update it. It never worked well and was difficult to use. Their customer service was difficult to contact. They were rude and not able to resolve issues well. When I wanted to stop because of these problems, they were amazingly nasty and aggressive. I had one Bank of America manager (we went thru BOA) say he would get them to stop charging me once we quit, but First Data keeps charging me monthly fees. GO TO SQUARE FOR CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS - IT IS A MILLION TIMES BETTER, EASIER, AND CHEAPER!!!!

First Data sent a notice saying it was the 2nd notice (actually was first) saying I am on a monthly leasing plan with them. I have no idea what they are talking about. I have called them several times and keep getting bounced around from X 2303 mailbox being full, but cannot get a human on the other end. These guys are big scam artists.

We signed up for First Data back in March of 2011 right before the opening of our chiropractic wellness office. We have since come upon a better merchant service that integrates with our electronic medical records; no terminal is required (we can use any computer to charge a person's credit card), along with a plethora of other reasons why it suits our business needs better. I called First Data and spoke with my original sales rep who was not professional, did not listen to me or want to help me. I requested his supervisor (Adrienne) and spoke with her, explaining what was happening and how poor of a customer service I got from my original sales rep. She took my information to her superiors and got back to me a week later allowing me to cancel so long as I paid my fees for the last month that we processed and the $30 cancellation fee.

I own a mother/son barber shop in Austin, Texas. About 4 years after we opened, PFC Payment Solutions came to me promising me that they could seriously cut my credit card processing fees. According to the rep's calculations, I would be saving a ton of money monthly (even with the First Data equipment lease of $80.50 a month). I didn't read the fine print and signed for the equipment. Immediately the promises were broken and after 3 months, I was so disillusioned that I went back to my original processor. The old processor was willing to jump through hoops and use the leased equipment. A couple of months later (seriously not more than 6 months after I got the equipment), the feeder that feeds the paper stopped functioning. I got free loaner equipment from my new processor and I spent a month trying to sort through the quagmire to get my leased equipment replaced. What a joke.

I signed at Wells Fargo Bank after receiving an advice from their business account specialist. I never anticipated the fees would be in the hundreds monthly. I operate a seasonal business and have periods where income is not viable. I spoke with First Data Global and tried to deal with a solution to either lower fees or suspend/cancel the lease to no avail. Customer appreciation is non-existent, which is the least of my concerns. Now, I'm stuck for 46 more months, with no hope of breaking the contract. This should not be allowed. It's criminal, what they are doing, and they wouldn't be in business if it weren't for banks pushing their service. There are better options on the market that allow for similar equipment, with no lease and no account minimum fees. You just pay 2.7% per swipe, that's it! Why would the bank suggest the polar opposite? It’s inconceivable if they truly wanted to help, but it's more apparent through both parties that they want money for nothing and for a long ** time!

This company is a crook. After a year of processing with Micamp, I found a cheaper processor. After I switched, FDGL kept charging $74 per month and they told me it would be $2,600 to cancel for a machine that costs $500. Beware of white collar thieves.

All business was conducted through Wells Fargo Bank. No leases were signed. Fees began to increase and when we called numerous times, there was no answer, or when we did reach someone and asked for a copy of the lease, we were told it was $7 or later $9, and those fees would be deducted from our bank. No such fees were ever deducted and no lease was ever sent. We switched to another bank, got another credit processing machine, and closed the account at Wells Fargo. We are now getting dunning letters, requests to return the machine, and a once-only offer to settle the so-called remaining lease payments. The only thing we will do is contact an attorney if this continues. Lesson learned: Research the company you are doing business with by asking others their experience.

They get you locked in a 4-year contract while the merchant or credit card processing side of it is a 3-year contract. When you quit, they still require full payment of the last remaining year on your account. Sure, it could/might be minimal to some businesses, but to cash strapped businesses like me, they are just another vulture. When everyone is dipping into your pockets with extreme costs to operating a business, you really need someone on your side to help. Businesses fail at alarming rates and leeches like First Data out to be dealt with, to make them realize, small business can be beneficial to them.

Once we got our business going, we needed an inventory system. We spent a lot of money and time to install LightSpeed and began using it as a Point of Sale system. Well, it doesn't integrate with First Data, only Merchant Warehouse. To cancel our contract, they are hitting us with two $500 cancellation fees and we have to pay the rest of the lease on our processing machine. The four-year lease comes out to $1500. To leave First Data will cost me $2500. There are plenty of companies without contracts and a machine you can outright buy for $50. DO NOT USE FIRST DATA OR BANK OF AMERICA TO PROCESS CREDIT CARDS! They're way too expensive and you will be locked in for years to come, even if your business fails!

I have never been so stressed out as I am by these 3 companies. They are all linked: Payment Sense, First Data Solutions and First Data Global Leasing. Payment Sense are the sales BOYS. They reel you in verbally with 18-month contract. Then they get you to electronically sign, a big mistake I made. Then you get a letter out (called a welcome pack) with lease saying you're roped in for 5 years. I am a sole trader, so I phoned to explain I was unhappy.

A representative came to my business and said that she was there to set-up my EBT machine and that my application to accept SNAP benefits was approved. She signed me up for a 4-year lease. About 2 weeks later, I received a denial letter from Dept. of Agriculture to accept EBT payments. I called the lady back and she said I can use the machine for credit or debit card but I already have a credit card machine. I told her I want to terminate my contract because she told me a story. She gave me the name and number to Cynergy Data which is the processing company. After they charged an annual fee of $119, they canceled my contract. I was extremely upset that they charged this fee because I was only with them for 2 weeks. However, because I want this to be over, I agreed to the annual fee.

We signed up to lease two merchant terminals, one of which we needed only for a few months because the business was closing. After the business closed, First Data continued to take money out of our account for the closed business and indeed did it took it out double each month for the closed business. I reported and reported with no action, wrote letters and said if it wasn't corrected by end of Dec. 2012, I would close them out which I had to do. They still send me demand letters and now they want to take action against me.

I signed up with Referral Processing Network LLC (RPN) using them as my bankcard processor because of their lower rates. I did an electronic signature for their contract and gave them my backing info and all the things you need to give out to get signed up. Never in our conversation was there ever mentioned an equipment lease as I already had my own equipment. I would never lease any equipment from anyone as I know how much of a scam it is. Then about two weeks later, I get this box from First Data with a so-called signed lease. I called RPN and left a message telling them I didn't want their equipment or lease and to cancel my contract. I never got any response even after about 12 calls.

I was set up with a terminal and told about the options for the terminal (that I could get out of using it at any time). I am now being told that unless I pay the entire amount of a 4-year contract, I cannot be free of First Data and they will continue to charge me for more than another year. The hidden fees are very high and not disclosed well by the salespeople, so you wind up spending much more money to accept credit cards through First Data than with any other processor that I have found. But they try to lock you into long term deals. By the end of the so-called lease, you must then sign up again to keep your terminal. I cannot wait to be done with them and go with any other company so I know the charges I should or will assume.

Exorbitant, excessive, huge fees and credit card processing charges that are always increasing! They call those charges discount rate. Yeah, right! While I was asleep, those First Data Card Service International fees now crept up to 3.2% for local and almost 5% for international sales. Take a look (the statement is from 6 months ago. The fees now are even higher) what a gazillion of ever increasing number of fees I am subjected to as a tiny small merchant.

As a new business starting to, a credit card company came to our business and said they were the best company around to do business with. They gave us a great deal or so we thought. A few months went by and we saw all the different charges that were not disclosed to us. We called and complained about this and we could not get a reason for the undisclosed fees nor will they work with us to lower our rates. So another credit card company contacted us and they bought us out of the contract. Then we find out later that they didn't get us out of the terminal contract, which we didn't know was for 4 years no matter what! First Data Global is a crooked company that should be put out of business for the way they scam businesses!

First Data Global Leasing does nothing for their customers except take as much money from them as they can. They partnered up with a horrible credit card processing company called Merchant Lynx. Together they have you sign a 3-year lease which is buried in paperwork which is not cost effective to cancel. Monthly, they deduct from your bank account a fee for a terminal at $30+. There is no paperwork for this transaction nor a phone number, just a deduction on your bank statement. When the lease was up, I called 1 month after they agreed my lease was over but still charged me the $30+ and said that I could have a reduced rate of $15 or pay $180 for the terminal. When I asked if they could reimburse the difference for the month past my lease, they told me they could not. So, I would say that they are fully out to take advantage of their customers with no appreciation of the fact that I have paid 10x what the processor cost them.

First Data Global Leasing refuses to negotiate with small business and their customer service is poor. It is very difficult to be put in touch with anyone at First Data Global Leasing in order to reach a fair settlement that may actually help a small business stay afloat. Please do not sign any contract with this company if you are a small business. We found their equipment inferior and expensive. It did not meet our needs, and we changed companies. The previous Merchant Account Services even refunded some of the cancellation fees associated with the changes we made to save our business money and get better service.

I was duped by Wells Fargo Bank into signing up for merchant services and a 48-month lease through First Data Global Leasing. I filed a complaint with the BBB and Wells Fargo merchant services agreed to cancel the 3-year merchant services agreement, but stated that I needed to contact First Data about the 48-month lease even though they set it up! I called First Data to cancel the lease and they said they could not cancel the lease and that Wells Fargo needs to cancel with First Data. So frustrated. I have never used the terminal, not once. It is still in the box that it came in and I don't know what to do.

I am a small business owner. Last year, I sold my business and returned the equipment but FDGL is taking money from my account every month. When I called them, they told me I am on the contract for 4 years. Without my permission, they have drawn $600 from my account and still they are sending bills continually. They said that is a different department. There is no clear information. On my debit, my bank said FDGL deduction. Different people calls with different names, everything they do is shady.

I was approached by their sales rep 2 years ago and signed a contract. A week later, I received a letter from FDGL stating their hidden fees and that I had agreed on signing a 4-year contract. This failure of disclosure on the salesman's part was so apparent that I realized this was more than just a scam; it was theft in its worst way. I tried repeatedly calling the sales rep and guess what - no return calls. I tried resolving the issue with FDGL and of course, it fell on deaf ears. They stated that this contract was valid. I closed my account at the bank and reopened a new one - that ended the withdrawals. Now I am going to sue them for Failure of Disclosure and get my money back plus damages. The State of Florida sued this company - and won - for doing the same thing. I researched this company online and was amazed at how many businesses have been put through the ringer by them. Fight back with all the resources you have!

We opened a business account with Suntrust Bank who also wanted us to talk to their representative about opening a merchant account. We later learned that Suntrust receives a fee for referring customers to this credit card processing company called First Data Global Leasing and Merchant Services. To begin with, charges on our monthly statements were almost double of what we were told. After one year and paying loads of money and receiving terrible service, we terminated their service and returned their machine. First, for six months, they denied they have received their machine while we gave them the UPS tracking number. Then they began sending us bills for 48 months lease, even though the specific part of the contract which obligates us to a 48-month lease was not signed.

I am so angry and upset. I'm the OM at a small business. We have decided to be a distributor of another company. I was informed we will be using credit card transactions. My boss went to his local bank Sovereign to open an account and get a credit card machine from them. He signed us up to First Data. Unbeknown to us, the distributor supplies a CC machine so we do not need the one I am paying on from First Data. I have never used it, but each month I keep getting deducted for leasing it. We had no idea that it was a 4-year lease, in which I am unable to cancel. I have not used and will not use this machine. When I called to return it, in exemplary condition as it has not been touched, I was told we owe the remaining 46 payments on this machine. So I am very upset.

I signed a 4-year lease with First Data and my bank, Wells Fargo, for a credit card terminal in April of 2011. I want to get out of the lease and what I have done is informed Wells Fargo and First Data that I will not be using their credit card services anymore and I want to return the credit card terminal so it is not my responsibility anymore. Also, I asked to know what the buy out is on the lease. Wells Fargo's end of the buy out is $500. First Data's is $1,022 which is actually paying out the whole lease. This is my fault for trusting my bank that I have been with since 1988.

I own a small business in Richmond, VA. My bank set me up with First Data and subsequently First Data Global Leasing. What a gigantic mistake I made trusting my bank and getting involved with these companies who had processed our credit cards and leased us our credit card terminal. First Data Global Leasing is ripping me off $125/month. We are now on another service with much better rates, no contracts and free credit card terminals. I have contacted FDGL several times to return their equipment and get out of the lease. They are impossible and a total rip off. Never, never, never engage with either of these two companies. They both are complete scams and totally unethical!

If you ever considered a credit card processor, under no circumstance should you sign any contract with First Data Global Leasing. I was told I could cancel at any time when I signed up. After two years with them (and their outrageous fees), I went to switch providers. That was when they sprung the bill on me, $700 for the remaining time on my lease. I was shocked and I told the woman that I was appalled at this unbelievable charge. She proceeded to berate me for not reading the contract and generally treating me badly. I told her I was planning to cancel my contract but I'd call back later to do it (so I could figure out what to do). The next day, I discovered that First Data had deducted the $700 from my account and sent me a letter telling me my account had been cancelled. These guys are the worst. I cannot believe that a major store like BJ's would do business with these people.

They are liars as well as bad business people. Our software is not compliant with them. When they told us about the contract, we told them that if it wasn't compliant with our software, we could not use it. Victoria ** talked us into signing a contract with them and we have never run one transaction through. She guaranteed us that if it wasn't compliant with our software, we could send everything back and not be charged a dime. She forgot to tell us that she got fired shortly after. We did finally get them to take the equipment back, but the 48-month contract for $90.10 is still coming out of our checking account. We have tried many times to resolve this and they just threaten us or don't get back to us. I do not think this is legal.

FDMS has been debiting my account in error. After bringing this to their attention many times, they have refunded some funds but continue to bill my acct. in error causing insufficient fund fee charges to my account that they have not replaced in excess of $554. FDMS has submitted the same charge back to my acct. for payment in the amount of $3059. This amount was taken on 09/07/12 and was attempted again on 12/5/12, therefore, costing me insufficient fund fees. When attempted, FDMS took $95.05 for a credit card transaction from my acct. and tried to debit my acct. $2963.95 totaling the same $3059 taken on 9/07/12.

I got a wireless machine for First Data through Bank of America in March of 2012 for my sole proprietorship business. When I developed health problems, I had not used the machine at all. In August, I called the Bank and closed my Merchant Account and asked them what I needed to do with the machine. They said to contact First Data and they would tell me where to send it. They also said I would probably have to pay $400.00 to cancel the contract. But when I called First Data, it was like I kicked a puppy or something. They told me that I had a 4-year contract and I could not cancel without paying the remainder of the balance ($2,324.58 through 09/04/12). I explained to them my situation but it fell on deaf ears. I called the bank and ask them if there was something they could do for me. They said they could "try" to find someone to take over the contract. I have heard nothing in the last 2 months and note, the # I have for my contact at the bank goes to voice mail and he does not return my calls. The only thing that I signed was First Data’s insurance policy. Do not use First Data for anything!

Do not do business with FDGL! Make sure that you read a merchant agreement completely before signing, especially if they use FDGL as a third party equipment leasing company. We signed a 3-year contract with Bank of America. It turned out the contract for the equipment was for 4 years. That makes absolutely no sense, right? After calling First Data, they directed me to Bank of America and they in turn directed me to the sales representative who set up our account.

Customer service - First Data Global Leasing is a ripoff company. I have tried to contact them regarding our contract. In December of 2012, we called and asked about a possible buy-out as we only had until April of 2013 left on this contract. The person who answered this call would not state his name; he just wanted to know what the problem was. We explained what we wanted to do. We were told that all we had to do was send the equipment back, as our contract only had 4 months left and that would be satisfactory, and our contract would end. We now are getting threatening letters saying that this is a non-cancellable contract. I have tried to call but have had no one answer. A word to all, do not get involved with this company.

We got signed up with First Data Global Leasing through a credit card processing company. After being ripped off for $85 a month, we sent the equipment back and told them we were done. They are threatening collection action if we don't pay up. I would be willing to be part of a class action lawsuit against these con artists. My question is, they say the lease cannot be cancelled. Do they have any legal teeth? I have been working with an attorney for the Washington Restaurant Association, but they still insist we pay.

In April of this year, my lease expired. I returned the equipment and provided a check for the remaining balance with the equipment (First Data has cashed the check). First Data has continued to withdraw funds from my checking account in excess of $100.00 per month. Now, I am getting collection calls demanding payment of approximately $170.00 as a balance due on this account. All of my attempts to contact them by phone have failed. I am forced to leave a message and they never return my call.

An extremely crooked company - My complaint pretty much goes along with all others written; bad customer service, shady contracts, no getting out of contracts when a business fails, etc. I signed up through Wells Fargo, whom I cannot believe deals with such a company, and then after a failed business, could not get out of the contract. Customer service representatives were rude, shady and treated you like a child. First Data's website does not allow reviews, and this is obviously why. Use great caution when/if ever someone has you sign up with First Data.

I had the First Data and sold the place. I am not using it anymore, but I still have to pay for like another 28 payments of 28 or so. What the hell in the world is this? If I don’t have the business and don’t use it, why pay? I have lots of friends that have restaurants and corner stores, and none of them will ever use First Data again, ever. And I will make sure to do the impossible and put the bad word out there.

I ended up signing with them through PNC Bank for my business. I sold the business but they want me to pay for the remainder term of the lease. I spoke to one of their representatives. Pedro, a totally unprofessional guy, maybe not very educated in customer service field, continued to ignore my request to talk to a supervisor, continued to claim no supervisor was available in a completely rude tone, and ended up hanging up the phone on me. I guess for such a dishonest company, they need rude people to work for them so they can bully people around. I will never do business with this company, nor will recommend it. In fact, I will go to the extent to post on every social media outlet their ways of business, so no one else wastes their time and money with this company.

I had to close my business due to the recession even though my credit card processing company gave me a 3-year contract. First Global did only a four-year and under no circumstance will they let you out of your lease. I will still have to pay another 400.00 dollars even though I will not be processing. Do not lease from this company; other companies will allow you to break lease if you close or sell your business!

FDGL is a rip off. I have been more than fair with them. After being charged more than $2,145.00 for a $ 60.00 - $100.00 machine, they are now saying I must pay the lease forever if I do not pay them a hostage (my words) fee. My 48-month lease is over and they keep taking the money from my bank account. Help!

I own a business in Murfreesboro, TN. I used to go with First Data. I got totally screwed up. They have been charging me $150 to use credit card machine and on top of that, this agreement is noncancellable. So, I have to pay $150 for 48 months which is totally fraud. If you count $150 times 48 month which is $7200, the credit card machine doesn't cost $7200. This company is totally fraud. Now I'm with Bank of America merchant service which is really good, but I don't know what to do with First Data. They keep sending me bills but I'm not going to waste $7200 for a fraud company. They put in credit union so my credit is bad now, but I don't know what else I can do. I'm thinking about going to a lawyer and sending them legal notice or suing them!

I signed up through Sam's Club and was only told that there was a $90.00 cancellation fee if I should ever want to cancel. I was never told about the 48-month First Data Global Leasing lease agreement on the equipment. I had to find that out the hard way. Now I accidentally gave my processing to another ripoff processor called Securus Payments and they are just as bad as First Data. How can Sam's Club back a company like this! Needless to say, FDGL is a ripoff and I would be glad to join in a class action suit against them for dishonesty. I never even realized I was dealing with two different entities when I first signed up with Sam's Club's merchant processing. Sam's Club, what are you thinking!

I canceled account early due to raising rates whenever they felt like it. So after coming to terms with cash settlement on the unit and fees, we paid them immediately, and we received signed acknowledgement from them. But then they went ahead and took additional $400 out of our account that wasn't owed to them and now, they will not return calls or let us know why they stole funds from us.

The company representative led me to believe that his credit card processing would bring business to us as they process for fleet accounts. He also stated the fleet accounts would contact us regarding general repair and major repair for the fleet account vehicles, which sounded great to me to bring business in. After a very disgusting 16 months of signing and misled information, we cannot cancel the lease on the equipment. They won’t talk to you, just tell you over and over that your liable for the equipment even if we send it back to them, we still have to pay the full amount. This company is a fraudulent company and is unwilling to work, also threats of poor credit rating and seizure of funds by way of bank checking account. Stay away from this ** up company.

This company has a lot more significant complaints than what is showing here! This company has got to be out of the country, because they are that bad and have been getting away with ripping people off for years. Still now, it seems by the posts here that they're being referred by many other companies to un-informed consumers as to the pure unethical and just plain fraudulent aspects of this company! They claim after you sign a contract (and there is no length of contract other than a 2 years) that the other parts of their so-called contract are verbal? Really?! Now I see after checking here. All, no matter the site, people are saying the same things about this company and their many names.

Unknown 48-month lease - In 201, I leased a debit card machine for an evening of anticipated sales at a jazz function sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Last year, I inquired about returning the machine, as it had never been used. I was told, I'm certain, that I was under a 2-year agreement to keep the machine. A week or so ago, I inquired about returning the machine and was then told the lease contract was for 4 years. A few days later, I received a letter threatening legal action if I did not honor the contract.

I was signed up to First Data Global Leasing by Bank of America Merchants. I was assured that I could cancel at anytime with zero penalty. "We have such great service, why would we want to lock you in, etc". What a bunch of baloney. 9 months after opening our store, we were given 30 days notice to vacate as the building was going to be demolished. We lost our shop, through no fault of our own, and to this very day, 9 months after we lost our store, I am still being charged $35.77 a month for a terminal that is sitting in the box it came in. That's $321.93 so far going into thin air. They will not let me out of the lease - not even with a buyout. I am livid. Never ever use this company, heartless, unreasonable, snakes.

First Data Global Leasing is a rip off company referred to me by Wells Fargo bank. I started using a credit card terminal provided by First Data Global Leasing in 2004 and continued with them by paying a $26.99 monthly fee until this month when I elected to use another company. I have paid First Data about $3,000.00 in lease payments for a terminal which can be purchased for $200. Now that I wanted to return the equipment to them, they say I have to give them $276.39 as a "Buyout" (read Extortion) before they accept their terminal back.

Undisclosed fees and contract terms: We signed up with Wells Fargo Merchant Services (a third-party reseller of First Data services) and were not fully informed as to the terms of the lease for the card reader (a 4-year, non-cancelable lease) or the fact that there is also a 3-year commitment for the transaction processing service, which comes with its own $500 termination fee apart from whatever amount First Data claims would be owed if the equipment lease is broken. We did not use the reader or process any cards through them last month (zero activity) and still had to fork out $165 in fees, of which only about $57 was for the actual equipment lease. That is $108 in one month for them doing nothing.

I leased credit card equipment from First Data Global Leasing for 5 years. It's the worst move I ever made in business. When I terminated the relationship and returned their equipment, they continued to charge my bank account.

I just signed with Payment System. The sales rep never mentioned or disclosed anything regarding a 48-month lease with First Data Global Leasing (equipment that I don't even use). He referred to the charges as monthly equipment charges. I even asked explicitly about the cancellation fees. He only mentioned a $299 fee. Never did he mention anything about a non-concealable lease termination fees, and he obviously made an effort to omit any disclosure of a lease term with First Data Global Leasing.

I am an attorney. My client (an automotive body shop) was contacted by a representative of a company called Access Fleet. They convinced him that if he would sign up for credit card processing with them, they would send him a guaranteed minimum number of fleet customer referrals. It never happened. Meanwhile, they required him to change his credit card processing over and (among other things) had him sign a lease with First Data Global Leasing for an FD-100 terminal, FD-10 keypad and a cable. The monthly payments were $99 plus sales tax for 48 months.

I signed a merchant account lease with ICON Payment Solutions. They were to lower fees for credit card processing. The credit machine they sent is so cheap, it is not compatible with my digital phone lines. After calls to their tech line, we were told go buy a filter. We said no way, we want out. This is a breach of contract. They kept debiting my account $86.00 a month, I had Chase bank stop the debits. Now I have First Data threatening me for payment. Help.

We were approached by a First Data sales person about new fleet accounts. These would begin to be sent to us regularly, and would be of a great volume for our automotive business. We were told that in order to process these new fleet customers, their cards would have to be processed through their machine, and that our machine would not take them. The lease was for $79 per month, and would be far outweighed in returns with these new customers, not to mention the savings on the credit card fee. To make the long story short, not one lead, customer, or any benefit has resulted in this association. Our credit card fees are higher than ever, so that was a bold faced lie, and they have withdrawn $85.50 each month for the lease (I hope this is my out being charged a different amount than the lease). The lease is for 48 months, and cannot be cancelled, and is supposedly, a separate company than the credit card processing company.

This company is a scheme. Please beware, they ruined my credit and it was impeccable.

I had met with Nadine from First Data before I got the doors opened on my new business. She was refereed by my banker if I took credit cards; I made the mistake of signing that day, and paying a deposit. I received the equipment several weeks later and was billed right away for a monthly fee for the leased equipment, as well as the service charge.

I executed a lease agreement with First Data Merchant Services Corporation First Data Leasing after having referred from Sam’s Club to FDGL, a business unit of First Data Merchant Services Corporation, for equipment to accept credit cards. Payments to the lease account were to be automatically transferred from our checking account on the 25th of each month and reflected as FDGL on the checking account. The term of the lease was 48 months. The monthly payment was $29.95 (plus applicable taxes).

This company is ripping merchant off and making millions of dollars. This has to stop. You were advised that my bank had no record of a rejection that your company submitted, an invoice or a charge for October 2009. You were able to withdraw money from my account in September 2009 and in October, you were unable to withdraw your rental fee. I find that hard to believe. I have asked my bank to block you from withdrawing any monies from my account until this matter is resolved.

In 2007 I sign up for a merchant account with Card Service International. I was given a wireless terminal. Not knowing that card Service International is a subsidiary of First Data and First Data Global Leasing.