moneygator.com

Advantages: Good for lender comparison
Disadvantages: Adds to the amount of form-filling

We used Moneygator to try and get a better deal on our mortgage. As the first such site we went quite a way down the line with them and signed up to a deal from a particular lender. Subsequent to this we were sent an application form to complete but some of the personal details we had spent some considerable time inputting into the site appeared incorrectly on the form - we had, suddenly acquired some dependants without our knowledge - and so the ...
...by phone on two seperate occasions by Moneygator enquiring as to whether we had received the application and to ascertain when we were going to proceed with the application. This harked back to the old way of dealing with financial institutions with their attendant hassling of the client - one of our reasons for using as online service was to complete the process in our own time and without having to face a barrage of advisors. This experience led ... Read review

Advantages: online application
Disadvantages: no feedback

I used moneygator to try to get a personalloan to consilidate all my credit card debt into one. I filed out the forms and applied. The form filling as quite involved but you can do it in bits as it remembers what you entered. I sent off the data and then waited some days before I got a reply. This reply was negative which was disappointing as I have no prior bad debts and although my credit cards are quite high I was trying to consilidate that debt ...
...all. I got no explanation as to why they had refused me and moneygator seemed to be a bit lacking in feedback. The idea behind a site like this is good but feedback is also important. I have since re-financed my cards and saved a considerable amount elsewhere. I am afraid I do not feel moneygator did what it claimed it would. ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to find links from the home page
Disadvantages: Small range of topics

Moneygator.com is a very upmarket looking site that uses plain no nonsense pages to get their message across. The site is about personel finance and does not contain any other materials that can distract from the core of the site. Moneygator is split into three main catagories of mortgages, credit cards and personal loans. These sections are broken down well and provide detailed information on each subject. The site is updated regularly so that they ...
...on what is happening in those three areas. There is plenty of information avaliable from the home page. Help pages, glossary and a privacy policy are all easily identifiable and do get straight to the point. A good touch to the site is a free phone help number should you require assistance or any further information. ... Read review