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Find a Location

Challenge Financial Services Inc has 4 locations, listed below.

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    • Challenge Financial Services Inc

      1004 W Taft Ave Ste 100 Orange, CA 92865-4143

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Challenge Financial Services Inc

      660 Bay Blvd Ste 201 Chula Vista, CA 91910-5200

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Challenge Financial Services Inc

      2007 Yanceyville St # 3211 Greensboro, NC 27405-5000

    • Challenge Financial Services Inc

      2701 E Speedway Blvd STE 103 Tucson, AZ 85716-3854

    Business ProfileforChallenge Financial Services Inc

    Automobile Purchasing Consultant
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.83/5stars

    Average of 12 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    17 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 4/4/2006

    Years in Business: 27

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    This business offers auto finance services.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Challenge Financial Services Inc has 4 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Challenge Financial Services Inc

        1004 W Taft Ave Ste 100 Orange, CA 92865-4143

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Challenge Financial Services Inc

        660 Bay Blvd Ste 201 Chula Vista, CA 91910-5200

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Challenge Financial Services Inc

        2007 Yanceyville St # 3211 Greensboro, NC 27405-5000

      • Challenge Financial Services Inc

        2701 E Speedway Blvd STE 103 Tucson, AZ 85716-3854

      Headquarters
      1004 W Taft Ave Ste 100, Orange, CA 92865-4143
      BBB File Opened:
      10/23/2013
      Years in Business:
      27
      Business Started:
      7/18/1996
      Business Incorporated:
      7/18/1996
      Accredited Since:
      4/4/2006
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Mr. Monte Cinnamon, Vice President
      • Mr. George Mortis, Manager
      • Mr. Jefferey C Mortis, President
      • Ms. Margie Rodriguez, Compliance Manager
      • Mr. Rafael Rosales, Customer Advocate
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Jefferey C Mortis, President

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Margie Rodriguez, Compliance Manager
      • Mr. Rafael Rosales, Customer Advocate
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (714) 541-1300
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Email Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      17 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      08/30/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      I went Aug 18Th to payoff my account in full. They tried to scam me out of $804.00 by saying they added insurance to my account for a vehicle that, I provided proof of insurance for in previous years. I have my emails sent from June - Dec 2021 and June 2022 all showing my proof. I was told they didn't have those records on file and could't locate them. Then i was told to resend the declaration pages and my refund would be available to me within 1-2 business days. I should have recieved it by the 22nd. I called the office and was then told they needed a letter of experience, that the declaration pages weren't good enough. I dealt with the manager of the office that said he would personally handle the situation, I went to my insurance req the ***, sent it to the manager who assured me I would get my refund by the 24th. On the 25th I still had not heard back, I called him, he was busy on a call. Instead of receiving a call back, he went on break. Since it was near closing time on a Friday, I drove to the office. Mind you, I have told them since the beginning my baby is due any day now and I'm dealing with high *** Bieng out in the heat is not ideal for me or my unborn! I got to the office where I was told the check was sent overnight but there was a delay. So I requested they send me a new check directly to me via overnight. I could not go back to pick up the check because I may be facing a c section. I was advised, that was what they would do for me. I then expected my refund by the 29th. It did not show, I spoke with the manager again, he said he'd look into things and give me a call back. Call never came and unfortunately I had to be admitted into the hospital. It is now the 30th and again I had to be the one to reach out, it was told to me that they sent the check regular mail. That I was not willing to pay the overnight fee so they didn't request it. I was never told about a fee and had a witness with me who can vouch that was not what was stated or asked of me.
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      Customer Reviews

      12 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Sabrina D

      1 star

      03/19/2024

      This company is by far the worst financial company EVER! Seems they only hire people who are RUDE, DONT WANT TO LISTEN, CUSS YOU OUT, THREATEN YOU and more to say the less. I was dealing with ****** in the legal department. Most unlikely customer service manager representative I have ever dealt with! My bank account was hacked had several chargebacks were done on my account including 2 from challenge. I was Working with the bank on resolving the issue, it had to go thru fraud department and investigation which took time and Challenge and ****** had no compassion to wait give me time to let bank figure it out and reverse the chargebacks! Continue to text me the vehicle would be repo, surrender the vehicle or we will come look for you! Talked very rude to me wouldnt even hear me out! Would even raise her voice! Then she didnt like that I spoke back to her how she was to me and then said shes blocking my account so I cant make any payments and processing my vehicle as stolen! Very rude customer service at this place dont know how there still in business! Taking peoples money and then adding all kinds of extra charges! So I paid $796 dollars to then have the bank reverse the chargebacks later! No compassion for something that was out of my control! I cant wait to get this loan out of this companys hands! Ill leave as many reviews to get this place shut down

      Challenge Financial Services Inc Response

      04/09/2024

      We appreciate Ms. Delatorre taking the time to contact us to express her concerns. I am very sorry to hear that her experience with the account representative did not meet her expectations. Our records show that on 04/03/2024 our customer spoke to our servicing Manager, Ben M. and addressed her concerns directly and came up with an action plan to resolve her concern which has now been addressed. Please accept our sincerest apology for any trouble or inconvenience we have caused you. Again, we appreciate your feedback as it allows us to take measure towards a better customer experience in the foreseeable future.

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