Consumer Finance Companies
Ocean 1 Finance aka Atlantic FinanceAbout
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- Additional Info:BBB is investigating Ocean 1 Finance. The business claims to be located in downtown Birmingham. BBB has confirmed that the business is not located at the claimed address. Between December 3, 2020 and December 31, 2020, BBB received 14 consumer complaints and over 1,100 consumer inquiries into the business. Consumers provided BBB with copies of the business's contracts, which include the illegal use of BBB's registered trademarks and claims of being a BBB Accredited Business. This business is not accredited with BBB and is not eligible to be accredited with BBB. Consumers have claimed that the business requests and requires access to consumers' online banking, including usernames and passwords, prior to the deposit of the loan amount. Consumers have also reported that the deposited loan is a little less than half of the contractually agreed upon loan amount. BBB advises consumers to be extremely cautious when seeking online consumer loans, and reminds the public that advanced fee loans are illegal. BBB has confirmed that this business is now operating as Atlantic Finance (Atlantic Finance LLC). They are using the exact same contract as Ocean 1 Finance, including the illegal use of BBB's trademarks to give the appearance of legitimacy.
Business Details
- Local BBB:
- BBB Serving Central & South Alabama
- BBB File Opened:
- 12/3/2020
- Alternate Names:
- Ocean 1 Financial
- Ocean1Finance, LLC
- Atlantic Finance LLC
Additional Contact Information
- Additional Phone Numbers
- Other Phone: (888) 564-3213
- Other Phone: (205) 498-0285
- Other Phone: (205) 346-7605
- Other Phone: (205) 289-7006
- Other Phone: (205) 203-0904
- Other Phone: (205) 217-7757
- Other Phone: (888) 594-5830
- Other Phone: (888) 571-6492
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