Ok, here's the rundown on the licensure for your lenders:
ONLINE LENDERS:
B.I.G or BIG - no results found (not licensed)
Arrowhead - no results found (not licensed)
MTE Financial or MTE - no results found (not licensed)
ACC/Cash Spot - no results found (BUT..found one result for "ACC" - "Access Acceptance Limited", which is a regulated loan licensee - but there was no DBA listed under "Cash Spot", so I would say these are not the same company and ACC/Cash Spot is not licensed)
PaydayOne or Payday One or Pay Day One - CAREFUL! There is a company with a listing as a DBA of Payday One with several active licenses in Texas - but it may not be the same company as the online one you used. The DBA listed was "Payday One XL". There were also two listings for a "Payday One" with a parent company named "Exchange Services LLC", but their license has been cancelled. So you need to find out which company this is - go to their website where you got the loan originally and see if there are any other company names on the site.
Cashnet USA or Cash Net USA - No results found (not licensed)
Think Cash or ThinkCash - No results found for "ThinkCash" or "Think Cash" - however, there was a licensee named "Think NY LLC" and they are a regulated loan provider. You will want to check your loan documents or the website where you obtained the loan to see if that company name appears anywhere. I'm almost certain they're not licensed, but better to check and be safe than sorry. With the amount you listed for this company, it almost sounds like an installment loan, rather than a PDL. Could that be the case? (MANY THANKS TO KASHZHAN FOR INPUT ON THIS ONE!)
Zip19 or Zip 19 - no results found (not licensed)
STOREFRONT LENDERS:
First Cash - LICENSED.
Payday Advance or Payday Advanced - I find no listing for this company either as a DBA or a parent company of a lender. However, there were several variations of company names with "payday" in them - can you find your loan documents and clarify the name? All of the variations I found were licensed.
Advance America - LICENSED
Purpose Money - you said this is a storefront, right? I cannot find a listing for them as either a parent company or a DBA in Texas. Can you clarify if that's the correct company name by checking your loan documents? If they are a storefront, they need to be licensed.
Your biggest worry right at this point will be the storefront lenders. They can and will take you to court, obtain a judgement against you, and pursue further action against you if you do not pay them. Call them right away, explain the situation, and work out some sort of payment arrangement with them if possible.
With the online lenders, as I mentioned before, it's very important that you list how much you have paid each one, compared to how much you borrowed so we can see if you have already overpaid them or paid them in full.
Looking forward to your next post!
(THANKS TO KASHZAN AND SASSNLUCY FOR THEIR INPUT & TO OUR FRIEND GOUDAH!!)