1, Report:
#1264261
Posted Date:
Oct 28 2015
Educational Funding Company EFC Unauthorized Continuing Credit Card Billing Chevy Chase Maryland
This company was a third party billing service that a nerby gym used. After my 6 month, non renewing, contract ended, they continued to charge me $180 per month. It is now over a year later, and they still attempt to charge my card $180 per month, sometimes even multiple times per m...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
2, Report:
#995544
Posted Date:
May 16 2014
Educational Funding Company UK, contractors to the Laurence Sandum Blackbelt Academy EFC A terrible school that has an even worse contract company hiding behind them Highworth, Swindon, United Kingdom Internet
Having moved to Chelmsford for a new job and keen to carry on with martial arts training, I found a club called Laurence Sandum's Black Belt Academy. The website looked very nice and it was very close to where I lived and so I decided to have a look. It was all very professional whe...
Entity
Educational Funding Company UK, contractors to the Laurence Sandum Blackbelt Academy
Categories: Sports Instruction
3, Report:
#1052062
Posted Date:
May 19 2013
U.S. Wushu Academy; United States Wushu Academy; USWA; Educational Funding Company; EFC Associated with the notorious Educational Funding Company Fairfax Virginia
The U.S. Wushu Academy (USWA) planned relocation from its Falls Church facility to the Fairfax facility on November 2012.
In reality, the facility was reopened, four months later, on March 22, 2013. During the off-time we checked the new location a couple times but no one seemed to...
Entity
U.S. Wushu Academy
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
4, Report:
#1001509
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2013
Educational Funding Company EFC EFC is unwilling to immediately cancel the account claiming a 90-days cancel. And threatened that they are not doing anything illegal. Chevy Chase, Maryland
Despite amicably informing them last December that due to work constraint I won't be able to attend the BJJ (brazilian jiu-jitsu) classes of elijahbjj http://www.ebjj.com/. I paid the whole month of December.
EFC still insists on charging me until March 2013 saying it takes...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Sports Instruction
5, Report:
#917940
Posted Date:
Jul 26 2012
Educational Funding Company I had unathorized payments taken out of my account for 6 months to this company whom of which I have never heard of. I disputed it with my bank and they gave me the number to the company. When I calle Fraud! Educational Funding Company. Stealing identity Chubby Chase , Maryland
Educational Funding Company is taking money from my bank account that is unathorized and I have never used this company before and they are unwilling to talk to me about this and are giving me the run around.
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Banks
6, Report:
#842087
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2012
Education Funding Company EFC, Education Funding Co I am financially unable to keep paying for Martial Arts and I am still being charged Internet
At the beginning of November of 2011, my current employment had downsizing and my paycheck took a big hit. I tried reorganizing my finances to be able to pay for my son's martial arts and myself at Bergeron Karate Center (School code 3066) but with a new bor...
Entity
Education Funding Company
Categories: Martial Arts
7, Report:
#351077
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2012
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JSKAUSA JapanShotokan Karate Association This outfit is using Educational Funding Company to bill unsuspected individuals that at th time of cancelling lessons realize they are been forced to continue or face a mark on their credit. Brooklyn New York
my children signed(my wife)to take karate lessons at this facility and after a few months they decided this was not the type of sport they wanted to be in.It comes to be found by us that the EFC company handles the billing and they will not let us take our kids out of the enrollment...
Entity
JSKAUSA JapanShotokan Karate Association
Categories: Martial Arts
8, Report:
#811384
Posted Date:
Dec 19 2011
Educational Funding Company Worst Customer Service Every Chevy Chase, Maryland
I have tried to reach this company for several days, trying to talk to someone about cancelling my contract. WIth a forced early retirement, our finances are not what they were when we singed the contract. They never return my calls, and when I do speak to someone they a...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
9, Report:
#739339
Posted Date:
Jun 10 2011
Educational Funding Company dropkicks you with their martial art billing scam! Chevy Chase , Maryland
For Several months this company has been double billing me for my son's Tae Kwon Do classes. We finally reached them last month and they said they were billing me for someone in NYC with the same last name--then asked if we were related and if I should be paying for them.
After ...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Martial Arts
10, Report:
#731169
Posted Date:
May 19 2011
Educational Funding Company They make unauthorized charges to my credit card. Don't want to stop. Chevy Chase, Maryland
My 2 little kids stopped taking karate classes since february, since we returned to Mexico. Since february, I asket the karate school to stop the charges to my credit card. They told me the name of a company I should contact to stop the payments. I contacted them, send them the info...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Martial Arts
11, Report:
#709070
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2011
Educational Funding Company EFC stole money from me after I cancelled the contract Chevy Chase, Maryland
I signed up to the Integrated Martial Arts Academy (IMAA) at Harrisburg, NC. I have signed a 9 month contract (starting June 2010) and naively did not ask for a copy of it. The contract was for 9 months but I cancelled it after six months (November).
I even paid for an extra month ...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Collection Agency's
13, Report:
#377677
Posted Date:
Sep 23 2009
Educational Funding Company/Van Binh Self Defense System A CANCELATION NIGHTMARE Chevy Chase/Houston Maryland/TEXAS
After signing up for Van Binh Self Defense Academy for a month and seeing that I do not like to class, unrepair leaking urinal stand, hardly any parking, children in the adult class and poor overall experience, I called to cancel only to learn that I can't.
I reminded them of the...
Entity
Educational Funding Company/Van Binh Self Defense System
Categories: Weightloss Programs
14, Report:
#376760
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2009
Educational Funding Company Refused to cancel contract and how I solved the problem Chevy Chase Maryland
Like others wrote here, I had a problem with Educational Funding Company (EFC) regarding the discontinuation of my contract with a Jiu-jitsu school in NY. They refused to terminate the contract and kept charging me every month. The Account Executive gave me incorrect information abo...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Martial Arts
15, Report:
#425525
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2009
Educational Funding Company Ultimate Irony: Lack of Integrity from a company that Markets itself as teaching integrity 4740 Chevy Chase Maryland
Assou Harvard with Champion Jiu Jitsu in Arlington Heights IL made an agreement with me in regard to my son taking jiu jitsu lessons at his studio. I was wary of signing a 12 mo' agreement but he assured me that I could get out of the agreement if I gave him written notice.
My so...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Martial Arts
16, Report:
#337205
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2009
Jacksonville Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Or Educational Funding Company Contract scam JaxBJJ is really run by the educational Funding Corp. Neptune Beach Florida
This is not a commentary on the instructors or the facility in regards to Jacksonville Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. This is strictly about their business practices. This company relies on the Educational Funding Company to run the business side of Jax Jui Jitsu. This is who handles month...
Entity
Jacksonville Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Categories: Martial Arts
17, Report:
#386568
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2009
Educational Funding Company - David Hughes - Ernie Reyes' World Martial Arts, Frustrated and Angry in Tennessee Chevy Chase Maryland and Gallatin Tennessee
In May of 2008 my grandson who was attending karate classes moved with his family to the southern part of the state. I had signed him up with an 18 month contract and was told by David Hughes (Ernie Reyes' World Martial Arts in Gallatin TN) that 30 day notice was needed if unable to...
Entity
Educational Funding Company - David Hughes - Ernie Reyes' World Martial Arts
Categories: Martial Arts
18, Report:
#428050
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2009
Educational Funding Company EFC refuses to acknowledge cancellation of contract Chevy Chase Maryland
After training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for a while, I had to cancel my contract due to medical reasons. I cancel the contract in writing with the school according to the terms specified in the contract. Now EFC is sending me letters of credit card decline and late payment notices. I ...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Martial Arts
19, Report:
#452111
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2009
Eeducational Funding Company Refused to cancel contract. Continued charging card after supposed cancelation CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND
In order to pay for monthly classes they required I provide my credit card information to Educational Funding Company. In January of this year I notified EFC that I no longer wished to take classes and would not renew my contract. Essentially since then I have called this company 30...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
20, Report:
#420589
Posted Date:
Feb 05 2009
Educational Funding Company breaching contract, bank withdrawals, fraud Chevy Chase Maryland
My son has been attending a martial arts school for almost a year. The contract I signed for the classes indicated money would be taken out of my bank account on a particular date. Educational Funding Company took it upon themselves to start withdrawing money on the wrong dates, and...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Martial Arts
21, Report:
#403627
Posted Date:
Dec 21 2008
Educational Funding Company Took money from account AFTER cancellation, refusing to refund Chevy Chase Maryland
I have been using EFC for almost a year and had to cancel due to a back injury. I was given the run-around by EFC even though the Shihan at the school was extremely helpful making calls on my behalf.
After two months of phone calls and faxes i was able to cancel my account with E...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Employees
22, Report:
#391094
Posted Date:
Nov 14 2008
Educational Funding Company Billing beyond contract amount Chevy Chase Maryland
Signed one year karate contract, 12 payments of $79 first due 9/1/07, final due 8/1/08. Payment by automatic withdrawal. Notified studio in July that we were not renewing. On 9/23/08 Educational funding made an additional withdrawal past the contract completion date. Notified karate...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Martial Arts
23, Report:
#369733
Posted Date:
Sep 04 2008
Educational Funding Company the worst customer service i have ever come in contact with. Chevy Chase Maryland
This company is the rudest company i have ever had to deal with.First they dont ask for u to hold they just transfer you to another person.The 2nd perosn is ruder then the 1st person.They try to get you with the fine print. Even when u provide them with all the info that they have ...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Martial Arts
24, Report:
#357377
Posted Date:
Jul 30 2008
LaVallee's Black Belt Champions Money Hungry rip off's! Rochester New York
I enrolled my daughter in the trial enrollment plan at LaVallee's Black Belt. I was told that I could pay month by month to ensure that she liked it, if not we could cancel. Well we decided we wanted to cancel when she was into her 3rd month. Her last date of receiving their service...
Entity
LaVallee's Black Belt Champions
Categories: Martial Arts
25, Report:
#333739
Posted Date:
May 21 2008
Educational Funding Company Refused to cancel contract according to their own terms, ignored my certified letters sent account to collections Chevy Chase Maryland
I stopped attending the martial arts school I had been training at in September 2007. I notified them clearly in writing I would no longer be attending. I anticipated leaving the country for some months and I was suffering constant tenderness and pain in my wrists due to their train...
Entity
Educational Funding Company
Categories: Bait-and-Switch