Breadfinancial Reviews 176

TrustScore 1 out of 5

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Considering 88 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers found the customer service to be extremely poor, citing unhelpful representatives, long wait times, and difficulty reaching someone who could resolve issues. People also expressed dissatisfaction with the company's payment processes and high interest rates, with some feeling that the rates were excessive and that the company's practices regarding fees and charges were unclear or unfair. Reviewers frequently encountered problems with the website and online banking system, reporting issues with logging in, making payments, and accessing their accounts. Some people were dissatisfied with the slow and complicated process of withdrawing funds, especially from savings accounts or CDs, and felt that there were significant delays in accessing their money. Additionally, a few other people also felt that the company's policies, such as changing interest rates or closing accounts due to inactivity, were unfair and negatively impacted their financial standing.

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Payment

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Customer service

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Price

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Service

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Website

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Website is too rudimentary to allow me to enroll online. So called customer support. In fact, spoke with 5 different people on three different days and got a different set of instructions from each... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I always had my account in good standing and they just canceled my card for inactivity without sending a letter or email to advise it was going to be closed for such. I used my card one or twice a yea... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid at all costs! We were offered a 0% interest rate by a trusted vendor to purchase equipment through Bread Financial. I should have checked reviews before doing so. Bread Financial ran a hard cred... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tried to open account. Waited 10 days for account to be set up with another bank. Got deposits,etc and was verified. Still couldn't withdraw and transfer into bread savings! 10 days later attempting t... See more


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid Bread Financial credit line

I have great credit and twice they have closed my credit account with no written notice and certainly no efforts to entice my credit usage. The benefits are nil and anyone is better off using credit lines through better financial institutions.

7 November 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Offshore customer service

They were great in the beginning, US Based customer service. After their recent layoff involving 500+ people, customer service is going to the Philippines and South Africa. (Their global partners)

I refuse to handle financials with a call center whose agents have a language barrier.

As an American, we should use our financial power to back companies that employ American labor.

15 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

stay away or you will have huge…

stay away or you will have huge regrets. Worst decision ever joining this scam company. they need to be put out of business. they will charge random charges to your account and hold you hostage. what is going on??!!!

18 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wish I read the reviews- was misled by…

Wish I read the reviews- was misled by a Forbes advisor article. Scam company that takes your money and refuses to give it back - lots of random charges and hits to your credit. Stay away if you like to keep your good credit score and not be charged random charges. Get any credit card but this one

20 October 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simple and effective Savings account

I put $40K in their savings account and within a couple of months I was getting interest credits into my account. If you keep it simple then the process is simple. I asked them a question in their app and they answered me a day later on a Sunday. I recommend their savings account over your high street /Main street bank. You’ll make money

12 October 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

PAID IN FULL & CHARGED ME 5 Months…

PAID IN FULL & CHARGED ME 5 Months afterwards for “late fees” plus interest. Over $200 ($218+) for NOTHING. If a lender has a Pay In Full option, add late fees etc into the amount IF you say it is late. Otherwise, it is a SCAM! You can change your name from your last one but bad practices will follow a bad “business”. It’s only a matter of time before this becomes a legal issue again.

11 October 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not a forthright company

I think it is super scam my that this company says there are no annual fees and such but they charge you a minimum monthly interest regardless of whether you use the card. They should make it mandatory that the companies who use their credit services make this information known up front rather than calling their fees (which is what this is) something misleading that they don't have to divulge. Pretty shady B.S. if you ask me.

23 September 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We were directed to this website from…

We were directed to this website from an online product vendor.

There was an offer for zero percent financing. After giving SSN and other data to BreadPay they gave us a very high interest rate offer. We thought this was deceptive at least considering our 800+ credit score.

It turns out this site is apparently located in India. Even though we rejected their offer we are now getting offers in the mail and email from them.

20 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bread Won't Release $1,545.00 Credit Balance

I returned a pair of Jabra hearing aids purchased on installments through their provider, Bread Financial. On September 6, Bread credited $200+ to my bank account but is keeping over $1,500+ in my "Bread Account." On September 12, I emailed a request to send remaining $1,545 to my bank. On September 13, their "Thank you for contacting Bread Support" email arrived with the redundant message that $200+ was refunded to my bank account. I want to pay for my replacement hearing aids in one payment, but can't until Bread releases my $1,545.00 credit. Is this SOP for lenders?

5 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor and glitchy service, predatory APRs

I have a Hot Topic credit card as well as a Torrid credit card through Bread Financial. I am closing them both now. Constant issues with double holds on purchase charges, slow response time to app messages, call lines are outsourced. No formal notice of APR increases. I just happened to check my latest statements and found out my interest rate had been increased to a 35% APR.

18 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I used to be able to make online…

I used to be able to make online payments to my Victoria Secret card when it was still Comenity. However, ever since Bread Financial took over I can't get into my account online to do anything (shop, check my balance, pay my bill, contact support). Every time I log in, I keep getting error messages that my credentials don't match. I've even went as far as to try to change my password to ensure I am 100% typing my credentials correctly and still keep getting the same error. Not only that, when I try to change my password, I get an error message "Error: Password not changed" but I'll get a confirmation email saying I did successfully change my password. Also, the Contact Us will not work unless YOU'RE LOGGED INTO your account but YOU CAN'T LOG INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ever since Bread Financial took over. When I call the 800 number, I get the run around. It's been several months now with several attempts for help and no resolution. Once I'm done paying off the $500 I have left, I'm just going to close my account. I don't care if it dings my credit report either. I've already heard the horror stories of people still being charged monthly even though they have a zero balance.

12 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They are horrible

They are horrible; I still have to deal with them even after I closed my account because they keep applying a substantial late fee on a zero balance. Their website is not user-friendly, and neither is their customer service; they just repetitively recite policy. Do not engage with the Comenity dance; the 20% is not worth the headaches.

10 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Un-effing-believable

Un-effing-believable. This is a firm that preys on consumers for full-on financial gain with various ‘nickel and dime’ fees that they can assess on each consumer. If you are late, they will slap you with a late fee (no surprise), but even if you pay on time the whole balance, you’ll still get a finance charge. Who the eff does that? STAY FAR AWAY FROM COMENITY BANK/DELL FINANICIAL SERVICES/BREAD FINANCIAL. Go to Discover as they have better terms and APR rates. Pisses me off big time.

2 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible company

Terrible company. Dishonest. Predatory. I paid off an Overstock credit card and paid the entire balance in full before the due date. Then these people billed me an additional, $3.12 after that, just because these predators can. I turned them into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Better Business Bureau. They doubled down on their predatory stance and refused to budge. This is a terrible company. I will never do business with them again.

1 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rip Off Artists-Run Away

Biggest scammers around besides the store you buy the merchandise from (medmart)- they don't send you the right merchandise takes forever to get the right merchandise ended up sending it back requiring signature ($70 shipping fee) told bread financial I shipped it back said make payments until medmart pays them back, medmart did but bread kept denying being paid back even after sending copies of medmarts emails and then took interest out of my payments when I didn't even get any merchandise, never will I use either one of these two ever again and would have put zero stars if it let me, employees have no knowledge of refund granted still saying when medmart pays we'll pay you.

3 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Run away

The app sucks so bad when you want
to pay. I feel like they purposely make it not user friendly so that you can have a late payment. One wrong move and it logs you off your account and you have to log back on and jump through hoops to get back in. I will type my info in and it will say cannot find account till the third try, THEN I have to constantly confirm a “one time code” to get into my account and it sends to my e mail even though I have a number registered, the app says no number is listed when it clearly is. Also when you pay your balances off way earlier than the due date they will still charge you an unexpected fee. You have to check your account because it’ll pop up without notice when you think you’re all good and it’s at 0. Costumer service always hangs up on me at some point and half of them don’t know what they’re doing. Nightmare. Just run.

2 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid at all costs!

Not in the best interest of the consumer -EVER! They have shady practices of lowering your credit limit to reflect 80-95% credit usage without notice! I have NEVER missed a payment, paid over the minimum required, and lowered my credit limit from $3500 to $1500! I owed them $1000 at the time! I have a Sony Visa with them, and there are no benefits to having this card. It was owned by Capital One before these fools! I will pay them off, and close my account! I will remain in control of my credit score! Not them!

27 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Applied for a card on the premise of…

Applied for a card on the premise of spend 1000 get 200 but after I applied and got approved I got an email saying I had to spend 500 to get 100...I spent 500 and didn't get 100 they're rewards program is terrible and in my opinion a sketchy scam

8 August 2024
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