Hey guys this seems all fake and scams. They took all my information, like bank account no statement for 6 months tax id name email id addresses everything that they need n they were keep telling underwriting the check is underwriting please we need this and that, finally the presentative said I hope that’s last request for asking u this and that ok, next day I text on that ph no on which I used to contact or they used to contact I found myself blocked… It’s all fake do not trust them even not only them do not trust anyone online or random ph call. Now I don’t know what they gonna do with my information getting loan for themselves or selling my info. Anyway I blocked my credit file so no one can open a new account until I allow them. Don’t trust it’s fake fake fake first union lander is fake and scam and shame on our agencies that they know about it and not taking any action about them r they apart of them or what???
Date of experience: April 04, 2024
Reply from First Union Lending
Dear Syed Hussain,
We're genuinely sorry to hear about your experience and the frustration it has caused.
At First Union Lending, transparency, security, and trust form the cornerstone of our operations. We take your concerns seriously and want to assure you that safeguarding client information is paramount to us.
We understand the apprehension that comes with sharing personal and business information online. Please know, our requests for documentation, such as bank statements and tax IDs, are standard practice in the financial industry, aimed at conducting due diligence and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
This process is crucial not only for our protection but for the clients we serve, ensuring that we can provide tailored financial solutions responsibly.
We do provide clear instruction on how such financial information should be presented in order to best help serve you. As your documents in particular were disorganized, missing pages and a bit incoherent, we did pause your application. However, our team did try to reach out to you on many occasions to correct the documentation at which point you became belligerent and instructed us to work with what we had or not. Unfortunately, it was a not, as we do have procedures in place to best handle the process.
Regarding your experience with communication, it's troubling to hear that you felt blocked or ignored, as this is far from the standard of service we strive to provide. We'd like to investigate this further to understand what went wrong and ensure it doesn't happen again. Our goal is to offer support and guidance through the loan process.
Your action to secure your credit file is understandable and a measure we encourage for anyone concerned about their personal information's security. We assure you, First Union does not engage in the sale or misuse of client information. Our reputation, backed by years of service, is easily verifiable and a reputation of being a trusted partner to small businesses.
We are here to address any further concerns you may have and to provide clarity on any part of the process that may have seemed opaque. Our team is available for a detailed discussion at your convenience, to rectify any misunderstandings and, if possible, to revisit your application with a fresh perspective.
I was telemarketed by First Union Lending, LLC and [redacted].
My phone is on the DNC registry. My phone is a cell phone so it is a free scrub.
47 USC section 227 of the TCPA makes it illegal to call cell phone to solicit. That is what First Union Lending did.
When I told them to stop, what I got in return was a very negative response. [Redacted] was not nice. He said his buddy, [redacted], is a law enforcement officer and then [redacted] did something really bad. Wow! All I did was get a telemarketing call (actually several of them) and now I am the one going to jail. This is insane.
Just got a text message from {redact} more negative comments. Wow!
First Union has lawyered up and fighting with frivolous motions and perjured declarations. You can monitor the civil RICO case in the southern district of california.
First Union Lending was excelling at getting us a business loan in a very professional, timely manner. Thanks to their quick work we were able to sustain our business through this COVID mess. Paperwork was super easy and Taylor was very easy to work with. Extremely prompt and always offering the best solutions available to us.
I’m very happy with this company . Easy to communicate, very straightforward, along with great financial information. Excellent customer service! I am very satisfied doing business with them! Dennis Cage is very helpful, honest and prompt underwriter there! I was frustrated and lost a bit but followed his lead and no regrets whatsoever ! This is trustworthy company! They follow their words! They mean what they say ! That is extremely important for somebody like me- small business owner. This loan increased my cash flow and also made it easier to make on time payments . Thank you, First Union Lending!
Dennis did a wonderful job. I enjoyed working with him very much. He was extremely professional. He explained each of my options until we found the plan that worked best for my company. I appreciated his patience and his knowledge. I will definitely do business in the future with First Union based on this experience.
My small business cannot thank First Union Lending enough! I was so nervous but they talked me through the whole thing, and gave me lots of advice that actually really helped my business. They will give you so much time and consideration, made me feel like the only business in the world!
Thank You First Union Lending Thank you for helping my small business during this trying time. My funding specialist Tanya guided me every step of the way. We could not be happier with their service and aid to small business owners.
I Get Help from Dennis Cage to get my loans approved fast and convenience and I ending getting more money than expected very polite I really recommended. for your bussines needed. great and excellent service.
I needed cash quickly for payroll but didn’t want a daily payment. They put together an SBA loan and used a weekly repayment fast funding unsecured loan as a bridge loan.
When the SBA loan funded 7 weeks later we wiped out the weekly payment. I got my money quickly and ultimately the low monthly payment I wanted.
I am forever grateful and pleased with First Union Lending! Not sure my business would still be going without their prompt and professional help in acquiring the PPP loan.
Emily was amazing. Didn’t feed me all the bs that I’ve heard before. She respected my time and made things extremely easy and painless. This was a very good experience. I felt like a human and important unlike how I felt with the very bank who uses my money to invest and make more a profit for themselves which I haven’t seen a penny from in the 4 years I’ve been there.
You really deserve 5 stars. I have been in business for a while and never experienced such speed and great service. You should be very proud of yourselves. Thank you very much for helping me grow and to keep going strong. I'll everyone about First Union Lending now...
The last 2 years I have worked with Melissa over at First Union Lending on multiple loans because of how easy and fast they made the process. The minute I need a cash infusion, Melissa is there.
Working with Tanya at First Union Lending to get funding for my business was a very nice and non-intimidating experience. My business is experiencing some growing pains with expansion and she was very thorough and knowledgeable with her advice. I felt like she was more interested in being a consultant to help me out than just selling me money.
I have done several loans with first union lending and they have always come through. No shenanigans or trickery, they do what They say and do it well.
First Union knows their stuff. Most companies have convinced me to use their product and only theirs.
First Union worked with me to find a solution to my problem. Gave me a risky costly loan to get rid of my tax liens, two days later bought that out to get me a first position weekly loan to take care of my payroll issues. 1.5 months later they got me a 10 year loan to get out of all of the cash advances. Then a line of credit to ensure I don’t need short term cash flow killing loans. 0.5% on the line of credit.
I was skeptical when Kyke explained all of this to me, but my god, the process worked just like they said. These guys are more interested in business owners than they are in themselves.
Top. Top. Top. To top it off they cut my credit card processing fees from over 3% to 1.09%. I’m saving 10k a year in processing fees alone. I’m impressed, who needs traditional banks when you got First Union Lending in Florida.
Follow their program and get where you want to go.
AVOID AVOID AVOID First Union Lending. They are very misleading in their marketing and they broker loans to actual lenders which cost you more. First I will address their misleading website and claims. They state they are a lender and even on their website and email signatures show a logo that states First Union Lending – Licensed Lender. In the center of this logo it shows a so called license number. This is actually how lenders who have a license show their license number. However after investigating this was a Florida Secretary of State LLC document number, VERY MISLEADING.
Second issue. Even with excellent credit and time in business. They shotgun your file to a ton of actual lenders. This in turn lowers your credit score and doesn’t look good to other financial institutions. They tried to state it was soft pulls. However my credit report says different. My speculation is they do this to see who is going to give them the greatest yield spread, points/monies paid to them. Not the best deal of their clients.
Third Issue. We got a loan approved. Went in to sign loan documents at First Union Lending Orlando Florida. Was told we would get a copy of these documents. After signing got to talking about other things with their so called underwriter and left their office without getting them. Called several times to ask for a copy and never got them. On the third call asking for those loan documents. I was told they couldn’t get them. They said that their lender would release them to us once the loan funded. This is when my red flags started going up.
I then contacted the State of Florida Department of Financial Regulations. The investigator I spoke with seems concerned enough he ask us to submit a complaint and to report this to the State Attorney General of Florida’s office. So after speaking with our attorney. He has advised filing complaints with the two agencies above and also the Federal Trade Commission against First Union Lending.
In closing we used this company because their advertising stated they were a lender and they had a local office in Orlando Florida. Too many red flags out there related to using First Union Lending services. Misleading marketing claiming to be the lender, doesn’t seem to follow standard procedures when it comes to supplying loan documentation and my guess is using that Florida LLC document number to try and represent an actual lenders license number in their website graphics, email signatures and other online advertising . I even have to really suspect their online reviews are not real. There are companies out there you can hire to leave shill reviews. Notice how all the 5 star reviewers only have one review on Google but yet those who left negative reviews have multiple Google reviews. This screams fake reviews. If so this is another thing the FTC is cracking down on. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
EDIT: Looking at this companies Google Reviews. I am finding a lot of people who left 5 star reviews also left 5 star reviews for a lot of the other same businesses in New York and Las Vegas. Such as Las Vegas Pool Crawl, Furry Land Mobile Grooming and Loix Cleaners and Laundry in New York. Whats the odds of all those people using your company and the others??? This screams FAKE Reviews