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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Outrageous waiting times for complaints. To be fair complaint upheld but the waiting time for being paid out redress claims is ridiculous. Quick off the mark when they are not being paid their mo... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I can honestly say I have never dealt with a more incompetent company. It has been over 3 weeks since applying for a loan and still no decision made, I have followed this up every day and keep ge... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Multiply money laundering searches on my credit report from Avant credit. Not long ago did quotation search for a home improvements loan, been shown in the results a pre-approved loan by avant credit,... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Could not get reps on phone to understand paying early and changing payment date, I never ever got this resolved (they purposely missed a payment to get more interest) and have never provided me with... See more

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AvantCredit (FormerlySpringCoin) is a direct lender of unsecured personal loans in the United Kingdom. You can apply for personal loans ranging from £1,000 to £20,000. AvantCredit Personal Loans are great for individuals that cannot get a loan with their banks or building societies but do not want to resort to payday loans or cash advances. AvantCredit focuses on providing an accurate interest rate for each applicant.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible, they prey on false hope and extract intrusive information from you then decline you anyway

Very similar to dozens of other reviews I have read and wish I listened to before applying. Their mode of operation is to make you believe you are all but approved and all you have to do is verify a few things like your bank account and income etc. On the back of this you supply absolutely everything they ask for, including, curiously, full login details for your online banking so they can take a “snapshot”, they then phone you back asking one question per phone call and saying that’s all they need and it should go through now, repeated 2 or 3 times. Then a few days later you get an email saying you’ve been declined. They really do operate on false hope but I’m not certain what it is the gain from this, whether they are data mining or trying to get as many rejections as they can so they look like a responsible lender. Absolutely terrible service from start to finish.

18 December 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Had an unaffordable payday loan claim…

Had an unaffordable payday loan claim with them which was upheld on 1 or 2 previous loans with them. Was told 2 weeks ago that it would take 30 days to refund the money to my account. 30 days!?!? Quick to take payments from you when you’re supposed to pay them back but when it comes to refunding you money that you’re owed, all of a sudden it’s 30 days!! Joke.

10 December 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No stars if I could

No stars if I could.
Shocking service. Promise you’ll be accepted. Delaying tactics for over a week even though they advertise same day service.
Set up a direct debit on my account for payments even though I had received no correspondence from them at all, let alone anything to say that I was accepted. Always had to call and chase myself. Said they called but didn’t.
Keep you waiting then right at the end when they have nothing further to delay on, decline the application.
Did not carry out one thing that they advertise.
Shocking company and customer service.
Please do not use, don’t put yourself through the heartache, agony or aggravation.

6 December 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

had a £1000 loan 3 years ago...

had a £1000 loan with them about 3 years ago, I never missed or messed up on a payment once.. Paid it back perfectly, and at that point i had a very low credit score...
Their website was fantastic, their customer service was brilliant too... but 3 years on, My credit score is pretty good now, but got declined for a £1000 loan..
Typical, I was in desperate need of the up-front cash too..
Absolutely terrible now..

26 November 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVANT CREDIT SCAM?

loan money is ready to transfer into your bank as our accountant has set up online loan transferred in order to do it we requires loan transfer code which will be generated by our Merchant Bank for that you need to pay small loan transfer fee £40 via western union terminal follow the steps while pay.

SOUNDS AND LOOKS EXTREMELY DODGY, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!

10 November 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast Service Good Rates

I was a little bit dubious having read some of the reviews I was looking for a loan and obtained various quotes ie my bank and a couple of other companies these were by far the cheapest.

Completed the online application provided the requested information and in a total of 4 days the money was in my account.

From my experience if you supply all the information to support your application then it is a very smooth process.

Highly recommended.

5 November 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total con don’t trust them

Total con, followed link from TotallyMoney for 100% approved for loan, 3 days later declined. Misleading and dishonest, would never have applied if it was made that claims were false.

1 November 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Honestly I don't understand all the bad…

Honestly I don't understand all the bad reviews! Applied Thursday had my money by Tuesday. Yes not the fastest but easy online process and with a pretty bad credit rating I thought the interest rate was ok at 11.9% no complaints would highly recommend.

30 October 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Was good service now very misleading

I first used Avant in 2015 and found their application process seamless and very easy to use with my first loan cleared early without hitch. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for my latest experience which reading through other feedback appears to be a common theme. After completing the application for what I was advised by their website was a '100% approved' loan, I was left without any communication for two weeks only to be declined. I think the level of information required for Avant to make a lending decision is both excessive and misleading and had I known the application was only at the 'pre approval' stage two weeks later I would have looked elsewhere. If you are looking for a quick decision I would avoid this company. Shame this company seems to have lost their way but ultimately did me a favour as I secured a much better rate by shopping around.

22 October 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was guided by Noddle to this company…

I was guided by Noddle to this company for a loan to help protect my credit score. ‘100% Pre Approved’ it said, or I wouldn’t have bothered, offering me 11.1% apr.

I’ve never had a finance company behave the way Avant did. Three days waiting with no communication only to be declined, only finding out by checking my junk folder on my emails.

I class this as mis-selling to customers and further damaged credit score. Stay away from this company.

22 October 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID AVOID AVOID.

AVOID, AVOID, AVOID. Literally have to jump through hoops and supply information for this company. Total waste of time, never encountered anything like it. cannot emphasise how trivial and time wasting this company is. Not even worth the one star rating. 0 from me!!

12 October 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just applied for a loan with Avant…

Just applied for a loan with Avant Credit which was approved in principal. Got an e-mail saying I was just steps away from getting funds today. Another e-mail with details of direct debit mandate and payment schedule. Then an e-mail saying loan had been declined. Rubbish, they give false hope.

11 October 2018
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