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RaiseMyFicoScore
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One Main Financial installment

Does anyone have any experience with One Main Financial?

I have a few installment loans that I would like to pay off. If I could get one loan to pay them off, it would be great.

Any feedback?
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Revelate
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Re: One Main Financial installment

They're a subprime lender; IIRC interest rates were around 20-30% APR but that may well have changed in the past several years.

 

It doesn't make financial sense to consolidate loans unless it saves you money: what are the interest rates on your current loans, and if you can't get below them, don't.

 




        
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Anonymous
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Re: One Main Financial installment

They are Bloodsuckers and besides the large APRs you will get a sizeable loan origination fee at closing.  Run don't look back!

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RaiseMyFicoScore
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Re: One Main Financial installment

Thank you for the heads up!
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ebruno6869
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Re: One Main Financial installment

When I first started on this credit repair journey in late Aug 2017 I consolidated $7,000 in credit card debit using One Main. Now I have that showing on my credit as a $14,000 revolving loan egads! Wish I would have just waited and gained a bit of knowlege first!

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kilroy8
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Re: One Main Financial installment

One Main def bad news. I finally broke free of them about 4 years ago. They book the loan + interest for the entire term of the loan on day one. Getting them to credit some back with early payoff was impossible.

 

Run away and don't look back.

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RaiseMyFicoScore
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Re: One Main Financial installment

Wow, so double the original loan amount? That is really outrageous.
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RaiseMyFicoScore
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Re: One Main Financial installment

Wow, so double the original loan amount? That is really outrageous.
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ebruno6869
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Re: One Main Financial installment


@RaiseMyFicoScore wrote:
Wow, so double the original loan amount? That is really outrageous.

Yep a $7000 loan shows as $14000+ on my credit report. Whats worse - I now have credit cards with much lower rates and even 0% for awhile so I could have done a balance transfer and been better off. At least I am learning now!

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RaiseMyFicoScore
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Re: One Main Financial installment

We all are. Best of luck to you!
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