Now what?

Aman, DO NOT GIVE ANY PDLS YOUR ACCOUNT INFO EVER

Listen to Kash do not ever give out your new information and do not apply for another pdl again because that's how they can get into your new account.

Yes you can communicate through email I did. I also followed up with a written letter if I had a fax number. Make sure that you save any email correspondence that you get from them as proof.

ladybug

What should the letter say? How do I pay the outstanding balance on the legal ones without them getting my account information?

pay by pre paid visa, money gram or any other method that does not let your personal info out.

aman, do you need a letter to use as a "guide" to send to the pdls? When dealing with legal ones, you need to contact them and tell them you no longer have a bank account, so they can no longer debit & you will have to have an alternative way of paying (such as what kash suggested - prepaid card or money orders). With the legal ones, you will just have to set up an alternative meathod of payment, okay? Do not give them your new bank account information (as kash also pointed out). Don't give it to anyone. As far as the illegal ones go, we do have a letter to use as a "guide" that you can send to each one of them. You can email it/fax it/ mail it certified to each pdl. I sent mine every way possible. Make sure you have documentation of EVERYTHING. You will want to do everything in writing so that you have documenation of everything. Telephone calls can not be documented, so try not to speak to these people over the phone. Use email or USPS only. Any questions, just post!

I would love a guide to go by. I haven't contacted the legal loan places yet. I am so nervous to do so. I'm afraid of how they will respond. Have you had any experience with this? Also I'm pretty sure I know which are legal in my state and which are not, but I want to make sure. I went to the state website, but cannot find on the site how to figure out if they are legal. Any suggestions?

Also, the ones I have paid over on, should I make an effort to ask for a refund or am I just wasting my time?

What companies are you dealing with and what state are you in? We can help tell you if they are legal or not.

Refunds can be hard to get, but it's worth the try. Just know when to accept a PIF and give up on the refund.

aman, please tell us again what state you're in and the pdls that you have. I can't find the thread that you posted the original information on.

I live in MN
the ones I think are legal are:
ZipCash
Payday One
CashNet USA

Not sure about these:
Loanshop/DKS
MTE Financial
Geneva Roth Cap

Someone told me these were illegal:
USFastCash
GFS

Should I file a complaint with the BBB and a State Agency when it comes to the illegal lenders?

MTE Financial and Geneva are going to be illegal...I am thinking Loan shop is too....

Loanshop/DKS
MTE Financial
Geneva Roth Cap
USFastCash
GFS

The above will not be licensed/legal in your state.

ZipCash
Payday One
CashNet USA

The above will be licensed/legal in your state.

GOUDAH, PLEASE VERIFY THIS INFORMATION FOR ME TO BE 100% SURE FOR AMAN.

aman, it is never a "waste of time" to demand a refund. What is it going to hurt? Please demand a refund for any of them that you have overpaid. However, just do not count on definately getting one. But it is always worth asking for. And, yes, please file your complaints on the illegal companies with the BBB, the FTC, and your state AG.

I know that goudah will be along soon to verify the legal/illegal ones for you so that we can be 100% sure. Please wait until we get her response before "putting it in stone". :wink:

Yes, Cannr, you are correct on the ones that are legal and illegal.

I'm so glad I found this site. Everyone on here has been such a tremendous help to me. Thank you all so much! Does anyone have a letter I can use as a guide to let them no they can't take my money from me anymore? THANKS again!

aman, here's what I need for you to do. Can you go to the main screen on this site and sign up as a member? This way you will be a registered member and we can then send pm's (private messages) to each other. I can't do it while you're a "guest". You'll notice under everyone's post there is a little button with two people on it with pm on it. You can click this and you can send and receive messages to members. If you could please register as a member, you will get a userID and password and then you'll have access to your own home page, pm features, and all kinds of stuff. Can you do this? If you can do this, then post again with your registered name and I can send you a letter through pm. Okay?

my registered name is amantos. i tried to pm you, not sure if it worked.

amantos! Wonderful! :D I did receive your pm just fine! I sent you 2 messages. Do you know how to check your messages? Look to the side of the screen and you will see where it says 'CHAT'. Look just below it. It should say "You have 2 messages". Click on that. A screen will come up with my messages. Just click on them to open them and read them. You can hit "reply" if you want to respond to them. Let me know if you received them. And if you have any questions at all, just let me know! :wink:

i fell into the payday loan trap and B.I.G. loan will send a reminder to either pay in full or spend another 80 on a 200 loan to which now cost 280.the other 2 loans i took out was from loanshop/dks and midlandfinancial.....they wont give a phone number and that way they can continue to take money out every 2 weeks and i loose big in the end.my loan thru B.I.G. has now cost 360 on a 200 loan......any one have a phone number to reach these people? B.I.G loan phone number is 1-877-282-8370.....if you have a nomber to this loanshop/dks or midlandfinancial could you mail it to me at email address removed as per forum rules - Mike ......please tell your kids and everyone else that its not just an exspencive loan but is a vicious scam.some companys like loanshop/dks has to outlawed because theres no way i found to contact them and if i close my account they can sue and make harrassings phone calls forever.

Shelleybowman - the number to Midland is 888-920-1300. Its also the number to SSM Group, and CMG Group. I just visited another forum for people having problems with payday loans and several people were able to stop the finance charges or have their loans considered paid in full by calling the company and asking if they had a license and to provide it to you. Apparently a lot of these companies do not and when confronted they bow out. Hope this helps