Route 66 Funding

I would call them and say NO. Say no to ALL payday lenders!

i just took out aloan with them and i spoke t a spanish male and he spoke so fast i dont even know if he even new what he said.

I applied with them today and if they take one cent out of my account without my consent I will sue.

How can I contact Route 66?

Use this address, not the one that has them listed in Albany.
Cash Today Limited
Aka Route 66 Funding
Northway House
1379 High Road
London, N20 9LP
Attn: Aaron Gershfield

Does it crack anyone else up that when you check their "testemonials" page on their website, there's nothing on there?

Also, I received three phone calls from (808)212-0041 on my phone today. When someone FINALLY was on the other end of the line when I picked up the phone, they identified themselves as being from Route 66 Funding.

Because I intially didn't understand why I was getting a call from some place in Hawaii, I first tried calling the number back, only to get a recorded message telling me that the number was either disconnected, or just out of service.

I ran a google search on the phone number, and came up with a number of areas where people were complaining about how this was a scam, and that people had been calling them and offering them money. I am VERY skeptical now.

I am beginning to think that this is a complete scam, and warn all of you to be very careful.

I recently applied for a loan and the approved lender was Route 66 but I'm not sure whom I went through. But I've been reading all of your posts and I defintely appreciate the heads up because they turned me down because I didn't have direct deposit. I considered reapplying with them but when I was trying to do a web search I came across this message board and now they will never hear from me again. It's sad that these people are being so poorly paid in India or London where ever they're from too stoop so low to steal from other people like this. I think you guys need to talk to the Federal Trade Commission because this is obviously some company in the United States that is doing some outsourcing.

I recently applied for a loan and the approved lender was Route 66 but I'm not sure whom I went through. But I've been reading all of your posts and I defintely appreciate the heads up because they turned me down because I didn't have direct deposit. I considered reapplying with them but when I was trying to do a web search I came across this message board and now they will never hear from me again. It's sad that these people are being so poorly paid in India or London where ever they're from too stoop so low to steal from other people like this. I think you guys need to talk to the Federal Trade Commission because this is obviously some company in the United States that is doing some outsourcing.

I forgot to mention that when they called me they called Unavailable but I guess they're too stupid to remember there number is in the email

i talked to someone today from there and they told me that they are going to turn my loan over to their legal department and said that it is illegal to close my account. Is that true?

no they r just liars.....
dont consider there threats

we just did one and they r listed nowhere...but u see scammers think they cant be scammed...i used an old account(empty) gave them all my info and they sent no money....then i gave my buddy everything i had on them an wolah! i caught myself sum fu**in taliban....i have the info on their bank wich they transfer money to after they withdraw from peoples account...any1 need a loan lmao....couldnt do shit myself but ppl should be careful when trying to f**k others over

We always appreciate others when they post and have info.,but could you please clean up your language on the forums? There are people who are genuine about taking care of their responsisbilities and debt in here,and would appreciate it if you could clean it up ...Thanks, Karen

I went online to find a company that would loan me some money, I found a company called Route 66 Funding and that they would credit my bank acount $200 and they would charge me a $79.00,we both agreed on the terms.
A few months later I received several calls from this company from a resrited number or a number that is from Hawaii and they do not leave me any messages regarding the account, but when I do answer the phone they always harrass and threaten me stating that I still owe them, plus late charges and that they think that I owe them over $588.00, but I checked and called my bank to see if any charges has been debited out of my acount and both my statement and my banker saw that Route 66 Funding withdrew over $300.00.
I am tired of this comapany harrassing and threateniong me on my work cell phone, they will not let you speak on your part and they can not speak a damn word of english.
I did a little invetigation on them and went on google to search for this company and found that there are several vitims besides myself that are being harrassed.
DO NOT TRUST THIS COMAPNY, I DO NOT WANT YOU TO BE A VICTIM LIKE I AM.

hey buddy they explained u all the terms n conditions n 1 of them said that if u r not callin 3 days prior 2 ur pay day then u'll b charged with processing fees on all ur pay days wen u dont call.....whose fault is tat?????they tell everthin,,,,but v r so desparate 2 hav the money tat v dont pay any hid 2 them.....

Hey ana, the point is Route 66 is conducting business with out a license and charging illegal interest rates/fees. That's the point ILLEGAL and this person has already paid the principal, allowable interest/fees allowed by law, and THEN SOME. You only need to post a comment once, not 3 times.

I pity anyone who would give these criminals any personal information. They also attempt to sell everything from narcotic drugs to magazine subscriptions.

You should call the police and report these calls.

Hi I think the actual of the company is in the United Kingdom, and their customer service is not 24 hours like they say, Its actually 8 or 8:30am to something like 7:00pm. They actually have a website route66funding.com. It's only an application page to it, nothing else.

Keon

This company is driving me crazy with the phone calls to my home, work and on my cell phone. I applied, then changed my mind, when I try to tell the guy that I dont want their money, he keeps telling me too late. The funds are not in my account, I did not sign any papers so how can it be too late. So I hung up, this guys with a heavy accent, called my house up until 10:30 at night and I live in California. That's harrassment and when I said I was calling the police he hung. Then first thing this morning at work, home and on my cell phone he started calling again. How do you get them to stop!

They did the same thing to me last week. I had to get very irate with them and let them know that I would be filing complaints against them with every government entity that I could. He eventually hung up and never called back. I may have just jinxed myself by saying this, (watch, I'll get a call) lol

I have the same # 877-564-7738. They told me to call 3 days before it was to be debited to authroize either the full amount or just the fees. Hope this is helpful!

You can reach Route 66 Funding at: 1-877-564-7738

I've been trying to pay the loan back for a month. The first pay day I put the money in my checking acct, and they were trying to debit the savings acct. So that didn't go thru. So they called me back and said next pay day and I owe 360.00 from a 200.00 loan. Now when its my second pay day, they try to debit my checking acct. When I try to call them and pay the loan, some guy with an accent said WE will call you back in a few days. I suppose they want to add another 80.00 fee. I think this is a scam and a rip off to make money off a loan.

I agree..I have always thought they WANT you to be late so they can tack on their lovely fees.

I just got approved from them to am I not gonna get the money is this what you are saying

Ok Guys where to start, My name is ryan Kyle Vp of operations for Route 66 Funding, i have been reading your opinions, and ill make sure to explain, First of all THIS IS AN UK COMPANY, WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY AMERICAN JOBS, we are located in london,england and we do not have a third party company in india we do it all in london, all the calls all the emails everything, we do have an office in the US, wich is the one that is posted here in Albany, NY, and the phone number is 1-877-564-7738. Please call with your questions to that number that the Customer Service Line...ill be checking this forum from now one so if you want to leave a question feel free...thanks...

Ryan, I never took a loan with your company, so why in one night did your CSR's call me repeatedly trying to get me to take one after telling them No, and to stop calling me? They were persistant and rude, telemarketing is not the job for them or the way to get consumers to buy your product or service. Most of us have learned our pdl lessons the hard way. They seemed to have all of my personal info. How did this happen? I never tried to solicit your business, but yet you had my home number, name, and where I did my banking info. That is very scary, tell me how that could happen, and why your CSRs became very rude when I said No thank you, and I had to get aggressive when they repeatedly called back (I think they did this out of spite and for fun in the end) Thanks.

Another question: why do your collectors use illegal threats such as having the consumer threatened with arrest?

Need help logging in to my acct. Im trying to log in by submitting my email address but I dont have a password. When I type my email address the system doesnt recognize it. Please help me.

My husband got a payday cash advance through them and I would like to apply for one through them.. If anyone has a website or anything then please let me know so I can apply for a payday loan. My husband is in jail now and I need something to able to get him out soon. Paying the money back won't be a problem once he is out. If anyone else has any information on some that aren't that particular about verifying all my info which can take a while please email me at email address removed as per forum rules - Mike
... Thank you so much!!!!

ok the problem with our CSR and collectors is, that if they dont get to collect, or to make a sale they dont get paid, they get paid by commission, what i would like for you to do is to get the names and the dept that they work for....

allready aswered your second question, if they dont collect they dont get paid.....



Angelo...please call 1-877-564-7738, that our customer service # they will be able to help...

I need Help!!!: Route66funding.com

i filled out an application with another company and i thought they had brokered it out and i went ahead with it and i have never recieved any thing in my bank account. when i call them it finally picks up and says all circuits are busy now. can anyone help with this.

Hello Everyone,

I have a comment about Route66 Funding. I applied for a loan on-line and was approved, but I changed my mind and declined the offer. So when they called me I told them no thank you.

Someone else called back, and I told them no thank you and please don't call me again.

Someone else called me again, by this time I'm getting pissed.

Every time they asked me why I don't want it. Telling them I changed my mind should be good enough.

I'm glad I changed my mind about them, they're annoying and I don't even owe them any money.

OK i have a loan with them and have been paying $25 a week for god knows how long....should I close my bank account?

You should revoke your authorization allowing them to debit your account, then either block them from accessing your account and debiting it, or close that account or open a new account. You can send them a settlement letter demanding they mark your account paid in full and state your state's pdl laws, they will say they are from the UK and they don't have to follow those laws, just say "WHATEVER" and also file a complaint with your state's AG office and add that to your letter. They are going to tell you they are going to file fraud charges against you and have you arrested. So you can use their statement that they operate under UK laws against them and tell them that then they will have to extradite you to the UK for their piddly a$$ claim! It is a lie and they aren't going to charge you with fraud! It sounds like you have already paid the principal and interest back. And if you think there is a voluntary wage garnishment clause, revoke this authorization to garnish you paycheck, it wouldn't go through anyways. And they claim they don't use paper and are a paperless company and they will use your phone conversation, well "WHATEVER" once again because in the states you are required to give the consumer their contract in writing.

Hello,
I am trying to pay off all my pdls (5 to be exact) and after reading all the comments about Rt. 66, I figured this would be the best one to start with. I called Customer Service today and they agreed to allow me to pay the finance fee of $80 this Friday and the full loan of $200 on Monday. The person I spoke with was really nice on the phone and said he would email the loan documents tommorow. After reading about Rt. 66 on this board, now I am a little wary, is there anything else I can do to make sure they don't debit my account once it is paid off? Thanks for all your help

Jennifer612

Didn't you call the company and ask for the status of your account with Route 66 Funding? You should do it now, if it's not done. Closing the account won't be wrong because you will actually save some debits from them in the future, assuming that the loan has already been paid off by now.

Chris, you would need to either put a block on your account listing this company from debiting your account or close it and open a new one. Many of these pdls have debited accounts after they have paid the debt or have gone under another dba and taken the money out, that is why it is probably safer to close the account and open a new one. I find it interesting that they are sending you your loan documents, most people here have posted that they are told they are a paperless company and have no documents to send.

Just spent some time on the phone with a guy who I explained to that I had to close my account because of fraudelent activity and the theft of financial documents from my vehicle. I asked what address I could send my payment to before the due date and he told me that They only did repayments by ACH. I told them that I wanted to repay my loan before the due dat but needed an address and he of course gave me the run around. I did finally squeeze an address out of him and he stated that the Customer call center was at : 1005 Terminal Way, Suite 102, Reno, NV. 89502
This is just outside the airport if not part of it. I asked him to tell me about the building located outside of his and he told me that they have coffee machines and everything they need inside that he doesn't go out. I told him he has to go home! Right? YEah! He said he leaves at night time and does not get to see his surroundings. They refuse to take my payment any other way than ACH (direct debit) I said I have an idea! How about I have my bank provide me with the routing number and information of the originating financial institution and just send my payment that way. He said no that will not work. We must debit your account directly. These guys are in the UK. I don't think you should worry about getting suied. They are practicing illegal activities that were not disclosed during the contract. IF they do call your work Let them know that you will get the US FBI involved. There are routing numbers to their bank of originating transaction. You can track them down. It might take some leg work on your part but stead fast and push! If someone sues you out of Country they would be like a Monkey f***ing a football! Good Luck!

Trent...
LMAO loved your line "If someone sues you out of Country they would be like a Monkey f***ing a football!"

That made my day today thanks!!

I took out a loan from them also. They do seem kind of shady and it is a guy who can not speak English. They just sent me a new offer because I paid off the previous loan. I don't want any parts of them. Don't do it!!!!!

I think everyone is being too nice to Route 66. You don't have to take their bull#$&@. Not if enough people fight back at the same time. I say fight dirty, too. Route 66 does.

The Albany "office" is just a mail drop. It belongs to USA Corporate Services Inc. That company's own fax number is (518) 433-1489. Wanna make some people squirm? See what happens if everyone that got burned by the SOB's starts faxing USA Corporate with complaints about their "tenant."

No matter what Ryan says Route 66 isn't a company at all. Not here and not in the UK. It's an alternate name for Cash Today Ltd. which is owned by Heathmill, which is owned by Aaron Gershfield. The only truth that Ryan told was that companies are in London. Their all at Northway House, 1379 High Road, London, N20 9LP. Fax Number there is 020 8343 7831. Route 66 fans, be sure to vote early and vote often. Every time a Route 66 rep calls, send a fax to Aaron and tell him what you thought of his peoples customer service. Bet it won't make the testimonial page of route66funding.com. After the 10,000th page clogs up his fax server and disrupts his other businesses, maybe he'll get the message.

Aaron's home address is 1 Nottingham Terrace, London, NW1 4QB. Don't have a personal fax for him, but how many stamps can a letter cost to get there? If enough people send a homemade "Christmas card," his mailman might get a hernia but maybe Aaron will get the message.

Now about those constant calls. Route 66 says they have a recorded verbal contract that allows them to call whenever and wherever they want. But there is no such thing a binding verbal contract. Verbal recordings aren't the same as e-signatures under the E-Sign Act, and they aren't under the U.N. Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts either. (In case anyone believes the B.S. about English laws applying instead of U.S. laws. Even US internet lenders aren't dumb enough to claim that the borrower's state debt collection laws don't apply.)

Another thing. When Route 66 calls someone's work, it's not that person's phones. The phones belong to the company the borrower works for. Unless the boss of the company signed something too, any "contract" would be worthless even if "verbal signatures" by the borrowers were legal.

Next since the phones belong to the employers, and most state harassment laws say its a crime for anyone to continually call people over and over, Route 66 is saying their borrowers "signed" a contract to let them commit a crime. There is no such thing as a legal contract to commit a crime. What's next? Is the Mafia going to include arbitration clauses when they put out a contract to "whack" someone?

Don't just threaten them. Go to the police and file charges. Against the company and Aaron Gershfield personally. Okay, maybe the cops aren't gonna go to England to arrest him or to Pakistan to arrest "Kyle" but sooner or later Aaron will be passing through a U.S. airport on his way somewhere. Look what happened to the British guy that ran that gambling site.

Don't just close your bank accounts either. You can file fraud affidavits for charges up to 6 months old. It's the law. Since Route 66 doesn't have even an e-sign on anything, they won't be able to stop you from reversing the charges and getting your money back. Plus they have to use a US bank or ACH processor to put money in and take it out. If a thousand people file affidavits next week it will cause a s**tstorm for whatever company does their processing. I bet that no bank will want to do business with Route 66 again after that.

:evil:

I am so glad I found this...I had lost the number to Rte 66 and could not contact them...they never contact me. They just take out $79 every two weeks and I only borrowed $200. I am going to call them next week and tell them they have more than covered the money owed them by the huge amount they have taken from me since I could not get ahold of them...watch the fur fly when I tell them that.

Has anyone out there actually been charged or had Route 66 Funding file against their credit report like they say they will do?

Figthing Mad - you kick butt dude, or lady - great post!!

I have a question for anyone who can answer it. My wife received a loan of $200 from Route66 and had no problems with the first 2 extensions. Today (Nov.9th) they have submitted for the third extension. They do not have authorization to submit this payment until the 10th. Is this a breach of "verbal" contract on their part? My wife also received an email today wanting to verify that they can withdraw another extension in 1 week on the 17th. Her paydays are every 2 weeks and Route66 is aware of this. Another breach of "verbal" contract on their part?

Is this the start of all the problems I've been reading about?

I wish we would have seen this posting site before getting involved with this company.

Thanks for any responses.

Yeah, they did the same thing to me. Then your payment will bounce and they can add on fees to your account. This makes it harder and harder to pay it off in full and makes them a lot more money. And you don't have any proof that you didn't give them permission! They won't send you anything in writing no matter what you say, and won't give you a transcript of the "verbal contract".

yes and i haev lots of info i can give to a point. my email address is email address removed as per forum rules - Mike
please write me an maybe we can track them down together.

i have a loan with them, yes they are a pain in the A** here is the phone #1-877-564-7739*

I appleied for a loan with them and they take forever to get the money to you.