Student & Business Services - Arcata (CA)

Jason Santos To Mike B, please remove your review of my business. You have posted a review that does not pertain to my business. JPS Financial Services, Inc. does not provide home loans of any kind. JPS Financial Services, Inc. provides investment advice for individuals and small companies. JPS Financial Services, Inc. has never offered or originated loans of any kind.

Its Gem You’re better off putting it on your credit card or using CareCredit! I would NOT recommend Scratchpay! I applied for a scratchpay loan at the Vets office and I thought I would like the concept of getting a quick loan but DONT DO IT. I would not recommend even out of desperation for saving your pets life or trusting the vets recommendation of using it. They charged me fees and never notified me of the additional fees and they dont send statements! Cons: -The company/lender has extremely high rates—higher than a credit card or personal loan from your bank/credit union. -They do not have any self-serve options to edit/update your contact info online (address, email, phone). -I have to call them or email them whenever I need anything including my statements! (Violation of Reg Z in the TILA, would recommend all to file a company with the CFPB and FTC) -Whenever I emailed them about not seeing my payments online and being sure it was a technical issue, Ethel never wanted to escalate it or help. -Almost every concern or question i have had, there is nothing that can be done about it. It seems this company and its digital platforms were just thrown open without consideration of the user’s/applicants. Customer service and the online platform are extremely and unhelpfully limited. Changes to my profile such as removing, editing or hiding information cannot be done online. There are no log in options and users are forced to not only use their phone number to log into their account but send google their information/phone number (read the fine print at log in). There are NO options to NOT share that phone number with google. Of course like all companies say “we value your privacy” but it is evidently not true with this one. In addition to not being able to control my own profile, this loan CANNOT BE USED AT DIFFERENT FACILITIES. Which means if you go to your primary vet and they start treating your pet and then they recommend you to switch to an emergency care clinic- you cannot use the same scratchpay loan. You will have to take out another loan. Aside from all the limitations, they don’t even give a proper statement! There’s no option online to see each charge. So if you go to the facility 3 different days and get 3 different charges you will NOT SEE 3 different amounts charged and by whom- you will only see 1 lump some. Make sure to get receipts from vet otherwise you’re SOL.

Chris Went in today to look at their loan offerings. They are very competitive, friendly staff, and have some unique product offerings. Lindsay is very helpful and knowledgeable. No sales tactics, shes straight and to the point and will be honest if they can beat another rate or not if you have a competing loan offer.

Sheldon Elias Schiffer My experience with RVW was very fruitful. I provided extensive documentation of my financial situation, my property holdings, my tax liabilities, and my potential future earnings. RVW thoroughly analyzed all angles. The results were a very realistic picture of how I can optimize my holdings to improve returns. Their report included best case tax strategies for a somewhat complex set of options with quite distinct results. Furthermore, the team was excellent at communicating thorough and detailed questions and answers. When there was a topic they could not answer, and there were very few, then they turned to an expert in that specialized field of knowledge. Overall, RVW served my needs at an important time in my life, when I could see the retirement sun coming over the horizon. My work with them gave me clear direction and goals for the long and short run. I look forward to our next step in the process, and I recommend their services to anyone looking to optimize their holdings for retirement.