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Discover®️ Personal Loans Review

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Discover personal loans are a product of Discover Financial Services, Inc., an Illinois-based company that is best known for its credit cards. The firm is one of America's financial giants, with over $93 billion in assets. In additional to personal loans, the company offers home loans, student loans, banking, credit cards, and debit cards.

How is Discover®️ rated?

Breakdown

0.0/5
Flexibility
0.0/5
Interest Rates
0.0/5
Discounts & Fees
0.0/5
Customer Service and Reputation

Overall Rating: 3.7 / 5 (Very good)

Many of Discover's personal loan practices are strongly pro-consumer. The company's comparatively low interest rate range, its refusal to charge origination fees, and its lack of prepayment penalties set it above most of the competition. These policies may be behind the company's positive reputation with its customers. All told, Discover is an excellent choice for consumers who want a flexible personal loan from a solid company.

Discover®️ Loan Specifics

Loan Specifics - 4.5 / 5

Discover offers consumers a lot of flexibility in how it structures its personal loans. Decision and disbursement times are near-instantaneous. Consumers can choose repayment terms of between 36 and 84 months and can use the funds for a variety of purposes. It should be noted, though, that if the purpose of a personal loan is to pay off credit cards or consolidate debt, at least 70% of the loan must go to the applicant's creditors. The company caps personal loan amounts at $35,000, which is not as high as some of its competitors, but is likely high enough to serve most people's needs.

Loan Uses

Debt/Credit Card Consolidation
Buy Home
Major Purchase
Home Improvement
Medical Expenses
Wedding
Moving/Relocation
Vacation
Start Business
Education
Taxes
Loan Minimum
$2,500.00
Loan Maximum
$35,000
Term Length
36 - 84 months
Pay Creditors Directly
Yes
Decision Time
Same day
Disbursement Time
Next business day, assuming no errors on your application

Discover®️ Qualification

Qualifications & Flexibility - 4.8 / 5

Discover doesn't provide much information about how it goes about assessing whether a personal loan applicant is qualified. Prospective borrowers fill out a form that includes annual income, housing payments, a yes/no question about bank accounts, and personal identifying information. The company affirms that it does use FICO scores in the qualification process, but does not publish a minimum acceptable score. In this regard, its practices are very similar to those of most other direct lenders.
Personal Income Considered
Yes
Verify Bank Account
Yes
U.S. Citizen
No
Hard Credit Pull
No

Discover®️ Cost of Loan

Costs, Interest Rates, Discounts & Fees - 4.5 / 5

Unlike many of its competitors, Discover does not charge an origination fee and does not impose a penalty for early repayment. Its highest APR is a full 11 points lower than the highest APR of many other companies. These pricing policies put Discover well ahead of most of the personal loan industry.
APR Range
6.99% to 24.99%
Origination Fee
$0
Missed Payment Penalty
$39

Discover®️ Reputation

Customer Service and Reputation - 4.5 / 5

Discover enjoys a solid reputation for treating its personal loan customers fairly. While any company as large as Discover Financial Services will inevitably be on the receiving end of some consumer complaints, what's striking about Discover's is how few of them concern its personal loan business. What few complaints do concern personal loans don't suggest any kind of pattern of bad conduct or carelessness. In fact, many of the complaints are from people upset because they couldn't become a Discover customer. The company does not appear to have been involved in any reported consumer litigation concerning its personal loan operations. All in all, this is the profile of a firm that enjoys an excellent reputation with its customers.
Type of Institution
Other Financial Institution
Year Founded
1960
BBB Rating
A+
Number of BBB Positive Reviews
5
Number of BBB Negative Reviews
42
Trust Pilot Rating
8.3 out of 5
Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) Complaints
There are only a small handful of CFBP complaints about Discover's personal loan services, none of which suggest any dishonesty.
Date Collected
2018-03-09

Headquarters Address
P.O. BOX 6105, Carol Stream, IL, 60197
Homepage URL

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27 Customer Comments & Reviews

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alanaobrien722
6/14/2022
Total nightmare. We obtained a loan for a better interest rate on an existing loan that we had, and after sending tons of documentation to obtain the loan, received our checks to pay off the existing loan and provide a little bit of extra money. Then, without warning, they stopped payment on the checks, leaving us with NSF fees and penalties from our existing loan that was to be paid off. After five hours on the phone with five different people at Discover, we were told that they have had "significant problems with fraud" and were concerned because we had a new address (we had moved three months prior). We received no phone call or email from Discover about the concerns; we found out after... Read More


swtijgdsh
11/24/2021
Worked out well, after initial reviews. They had more verfication requirements but the terms and customer service has been good.


swtijgdsh
11/22/2021
Seriously? I have a hard credit pull on my credit report, and I am caught up in sending more... some more.. identification documents, after sending my passport, utility bills, w2s and 30 other documents.


dcaroze
7/7/2021
Discover personal loans is a scam! Just another bait and switch predatory lender. I will never do business or recommend Discover products to anyone I know. Stay far away from this very deceptive company


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Jeremy
6/19/2021
They’re a subprime lender. I used them once to consolidate a few credit cards. My score at the time was 620. I paid the loan off in 14 months and was sent multiple letters stating I had an impeccable payment history with them. A year later I was sent a pre approved offer. I thought I’ll use this to remodel a room down stairs into a theater. My score was around 760….. denied! Lol when my letter came it said I had too many accounts opened this year 1 haha and my account history was too short. I have ten years of perfect payment history on 16 accounts. This company is akin to a predatory lender and I would avoid the at all costs. Their credit cards are fine but the loans are for people... Read More


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Paddy K
3/8/2021
Poor Service. Prequalification is a joke. Do not apply. This folks are full of Kacka


obxbeachcombersparadise
7/17/2020
We applied for a Discover Personal Loan and provided the information requested on line. The next step was to speak with a representative and verified what had been put on line, gave our banking information and permission to pull a credit report. We buy real estate and think very carefully before having a hit to our credit report. This was one of those times we thought the benefit was worth the pull to get funds to update a kitchen and electric. We do not carry a mortgage on any property to avoid closing costs and this was another benefit of the Discover Personal Loan. My credit rating is around 800 and I felt this personal loan would be an easy fairly non invasive loan. At the end of the... Read More


Lorraine H
4/26/2019
Never ever use Discover Personal Loans. I have been paying a 15,000 loan off for years. I have paid over 14,000 in payments on time over the years and I still owe 14, 725.00. I have put many complaints in but the answer is always the same. That is how these loans work, they capitalize on the interest. It is amazing how the banking industry is allowed to prey on students and parents. Does not make sense- continue to fight and write to your Congressman and anybody who will listen!!!!!!!!! I would give it a zero rating but not a choice!!


Harold H
2/1/2019
Borrowed $25,000.00 from Discover Personal Loans. Account Opended: Jan 16th 2014 They advertise 6.99% - 24.99%. At the time of the loan I had excellent credit and my interest rate was 15.99%. First payment 02/2014 Made 57 Payments on time at $500.00 = $28,500.00 Payed off loan 11/07/18 = $10,172.39 ------------ Total Paid: $38,672.39 That's $13,672.39 Profit for Discover Now they want $209.00 More. I am not paying you another penny. My advice is to never use Discover Personal Loans.... Read More


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david g
10/27/2018
The mailings made it seem like it was likely to get a low rate of 6.99% (with my very excellent credit and FICO Score near 800). I wanted a rate lower or at least similar to my recent personal loan at Marcus.com. That’s at 8.99% without any fees. The mailing said it was simple to apply and check my rate by going to DiscoverPersonalLoans.com and entering my reservation number. I did that asking for a 15k loan and even though I was “preapproved” they still wanted lots of online info. After completing the loan application, I am next told I must call to get a rate quote, oddly not available online. I was thinking why the need to call as all I wanted to see at that point was my interest rate... Read More



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