Actually, it seems the laws vary from state to state. In Indiana, they MUST be licensed in Indiana, or the loan is null and void. If they were not illegal, why were they so quick to settle and agree to send me a $175 refund?
If this is agreeable to you, please sign and fax the attached release at your earliest convenience. Please retain a copy for your records. The attachment to this email is a release agreement that indicates you have agreed to end your dispute by having your account closed immediately. If this form is received by 4:00pm EST (7/1/0

, the refund will be deposited into your account on 7/3/08 (tomorrow
If that isn't proof enough, let's talk about the breach of their own contracts, the lack of customer support and the outright lies.
I was told I had to submit the online form indicating if I wanted to:
A: Pay off the loan in full
B: Pay back a portion of the principle as well as the fee
C: Pay the fee only.
Hmm, great idea, if they send the form when they are supposed to, but no, they send it 1 business day before the loan is due...if not after they have already taken the money.
Oh and for the record. I did not default on my loan, I was current until I realized they had taken much more money than I owed them.

Facts are facts. They are illegal, it doesn't matter if they are licensed in Deleware, they solicited me, they courted me for the loan, and that in and of itself is illegal in Indiana if they do not have a license.

I'm certainly not trying to be rude, or combative, but I don't say anything to anyone unless I have all the facts.
No disrespect intended.. but I like to back up my claims.

Jen