Started By
Message

re: Republic Finance moving headquarters from Baton Rouge to Plano, Texas

Posted on 5/16/22 at 5:01 pm to
Posted by Box Geauxrilla
Member since Jun 2013
19118 posts
Posted on 5/16/22 at 5:01 pm to
Sorry the loan sharks are leaving town.

I actually interviewed there right after college and they asked me “how would you feel selling people 25%+ APR loans?” I just couldn’t do that in good faith.

They basically said on a daily basis they call their existing loan accounts and “see how we can get them some more money they need (by selling them another loan)”. Awful business, I couldn’t do it.
Posted by iAmBatman
The Batcave
Member since Mar 2011
12382 posts
Posted on 5/16/22 at 5:18 pm to
quote:

I actually interviewed there right after college and they asked me “how would you feel selling people 25%+ APR loans?” I just couldn’t do that in good faith.

They basically said on a daily basis they call their existing loan accounts and “see how we can get them some more money they need (by selling them another loan)”. Awful business, I couldn’t do it.


Agreed...I had to audit a few of those places and I always hated it. They're basically legal loan sharks.

Good riddance
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
27204 posts
Posted on 5/16/22 at 8:09 pm to
quote:

I actually interviewed there right after college and they asked me “how would you feel selling people 25%+ APR loans?”


fricking yikes...
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
63561 posts
Posted on 5/16/22 at 8:19 pm to
quote:

I actually interviewed there right after college and they asked me “how would you feel selling people 25%+ APR loans?” I just couldn’t do that in good faith.


Same here. The interviewer told me he had no problem telling someone he was going to sue them just as if they were he and I sitting there having a conversation.

I never returned their phone call.
Posted by Papercutninja
Member since Feb 2010
1545 posts
Posted on 5/16/22 at 9:04 pm to
quote:

I actually interviewed there right after college and they asked me “how would you feel selling people 25%+ APR loans?” I just couldn’t do that in good faith.


You’re right, poor people don’t deserve loans. God forbid they actually have a choice that is commensurate with their level of risk. The free market cuts both ways.
This post was edited on 5/16/22 at 9:15 pm
Posted by hubertcumberdale
Member since Nov 2009
6542 posts
Posted on 5/17/22 at 6:41 am to
quote:

I actually interviewed there right after college and they asked me “how would you feel selling people 25%+ APR loans?” I just couldn’t do that in good faith


This does not sound much different (actually pretty much the same) from what credit card companies do millions of times a day in the promo emails they send out for new credit cards
Posted by Tempratt
WRMS Girls Soccer Team Kicks arse
Member since Oct 2013
13447 posts
Posted on 5/17/22 at 8:00 am to
quote:

Sorry the loan sharks are leaving town.


Aren't they the same type of operation as Tower Loan and Friendly Finance?
Posted by ThanosIsADemocrat
The Garden
Member since May 2018
9395 posts
Posted on 5/17/22 at 4:14 pm to
quote:

I actually interviewed there right after college and they asked me “how would you feel selling people 25%+ APR loans?” I just couldn’t do that in good faith. They basically said on a daily basis they call their existing loan accounts and “see how we can get them some more money they need (by selling them another loan)”. Awful business, I couldn’t do it.


People have to sign before they commit. They can always refinance.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 1Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram