OneMain Financial Holdings, LLC Consumer Loan Complaint

Installment loan Taking out the loan or lease

OneMain Financial Holdings, LLC Consumer Loan department,

Installment loan Taking out the loan or lease New Jersey

Yesterday, - -, -, I received a prescreened loan letter from OneMain informing me that I was prescreened for a $6000.00 loan and that all I needed to do is to respond. Last night I responded at the website address listed on the prescreen letter, that is, OneMainFinancial.com/applynow, and filled out the application. This morning I received a phone call from a representative from the local OneMain branch, phone number -. I answered all of the question including whether I had ever filed for bankruptcy. The gentleman than informed me that my full credit report was required to be pulled and that it was not a big deal because my credit report has been already accessed. The gentleman insisted that I was not pre-qualified just because the letter says that I was prescreened. The gentleman than stated that I could not be pre-qualified unless my full credit report is accessed. I reiterated the fact that under the FCRA a prescreened offer must be a firm offer and that I should have already been deemed to have met the OneMain creditworthiness criteria. He then transferred me to the branch manager, - -, who informed me that my credit report was not


The district manager informed me to call the local branch again and restart the application process. I contacted - - and she informed me thew district manager would be contacting me. I was not contacted by the district manager so I called the number in my caller id. The district manager was not available but the gentleman that answered the phone conveyed a message from the district manager to the effect that I was denied credit because I said that I had a bankruptcy in -/-/-. This ordeal constitutes harassment because I was led to believe that I was prescreend thus pre-qualified for the $6000.00 loan. I do not know at this point t if OneMain pulled my full credit report or who performed the prescreening with an unknown credit bureau.

OneMain Financial Holdings, LLC customer in New Jersey
Mar 11, 2016

* Source: CFPB Complaint Database

OneMain Financial Holdings, LLC response to complaint:
Closed with explanation

Get Help

Get personal financial help today. Free tools, resources, and support you need.

Help Me

File a complaint

Submit a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today

File Complaint

Stop Phone Calls

Stop the phone calls, learn how to stop harassing phone calls

Stop Calls

Loading similar complaints

{{x.COMPANY}} {{x.ISSUE}} {{X.SUB_ISSUE}}

{{x.COMPLAINT_WHAT_HAPPENED | preview}}...

Read more