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1.29/5 stars

Average of 65 Customer Reviews

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  • Review fromSusan R

    Date: 04/15/2025

    1 star
    I got taken also told me I was approved for a $2,000 loan sent me a documentation that actually did not look real look like photos that were taken of a document. Took my bank account routing number driver's license and a picture and never got back to me the next day I called several times with no response. he said his name was *** ****** I have documentation I kept the emails I kept the document everything but I'm sure it's a bogus number. Not giving them the chance to get into my account I'm going to call and cancel my account at the bank get a new card and try to learn this ****** the hard way again. advise any and everyone not to work with this company that goes under the name light stream.
  • Review fromGarry E

    Date: 04/14/2025

    1 star
    Scam me out $1,100 left my account negative now *************** have me under fraud cause they close my account because these jerks and all I was trying to do was get loan to help my baby mother with stuff for the baby now I cant get any banks they should not be allowed to exist.
  • Review fromMa R

    Date: 04/05/2025

    1 star
    I applied for a loan, the loan manager started out nice over the phone. He then asked if I had venmo or apple pay, and I needed to go to ******* after he puts ****** in my account and then I need to return the money back that way he will know if I'm an honest person. I smelled scam through the phone. I explained I was a cancer patient and couldn't leave home, he offered to send a **** for me. What did he not understand. He got upset and said I was wasting his f****** time, I was a dumb f****** b**** I responded to him with an kind email thanking him for restoring my confidence in mankind.
  • Review fromDebbie K

    Date: 04/04/2025

    1 star
    In an attempt to get a loan that I had been approved of for 3 days had to pays fees constantly different amounts anywhere from $140, $200 $250 and on 3 rd day after already laying $250 that morning demanded another$100. Enough was enough and refused to pay more with a promise of a loan that never happened
  • Review fromJohn B

    Date: 03/24/2025

    1 star
    Im a contractor and member of ******** company that allows us to offer financing to our clients. ********** is a lending partner of hearths. I had a client who was prequalified for a 74K loan through lightstream. This gentleman was not tech savvy and encountered issues when clicking the word (choose) directly under the particular loan offer he decided to go with. It would prompt him to enter his user ID and the last four digits of Social Security number however, when he did this, it continually came back saying they did notrecognize this information. This gentleman tried several times and knew that the information was correct. I called LightStream myself on behalf of my client asking them to give him a call to walk him through the rest of the loan process and they flat out told me no they would not do that. **************** is horrible. I guess they are so immersed in loans that they dont need our business.
  • Review fromDaniel B

    Date: 03/19/2025

    1 star
    I'll preface this review with the admission that I was just turned down by LightStream, both single & joint applications, for a measly $5000 - the lowest amount that you can request. My credit score, and that of my co-applicant, were in the upper ranges of "good". I will say that I took out a $13k RV loan with them back in 2018 without any issues - however, they were owned by ********. I managed to pay off that loan EARLY. I recently received an offer letter from them as a "previous customer". Needing a small Home Improvement loan, I applied as mentioned above, Being an IT Professional for 25 years, I will say that their website ********************** is sorely lacking. If you get "declined" for whatever reason - perhaps you have a "credit freeze" at one of the big 3 credit bureaus - you have to start all over again with the application process - up to and including creating a new user ****************** each time - not good at all. LightStream does have a reputation for hard to get approval from - in spite of the "marketing" on their website. From my experience, I'll say it's well earned.
  • Review fromHeather R

    Date: 03/18/2025

    1 star
    They had my checking account closed due to my bank saying it was fraud i cant access any of my money
  • Review fromBrian L

    Date: 03/11/2025

    1 star
    Very deceiving, the site offers a low rate with excellent credit on a consolidated loan. I apparently had excellent credit as it did state after my hard pull which my term was only offered with excellent credit but was given a 16 percent rate when 9 percent was offered if you have excellent credit. I will not waste another hard pull in the future with LightStream/Truist bank! I was refinancing my loan that I had with Sofi since I saw a better rate but I still have a better rate with Sofi than what was offered. I will not use LightStream in the future.
  • Review fromJoanne S

    Date: 03/05/2025

    1 star
    I have received almost a dozen calls all from different numbers. I have blocked every number only to get another call from a new number. I called their number on the website and told them that if I received 1 more call I would be reporting them to the BBB (who has given them an A rating in spite of all the negative reviews) and the Attorney General they hung up on me!
  • Review fromTravis M

    Date: 01/23/2025

    1 star
    Absolutley awful! No support, no way to contact. Joint loan both having 798 credit scores with high salaries and were denied. Generic reasons, and took a hard hit. Went to SoFi and was approved in minutes and had funds in 2 days. Stay away from this place, even with perfect credit and perfect DTI ratio, we were declined. The reviews for this place are horrible! They also disabled thier review tab on the companies FB page.

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