The Hawkeye Associates debt consolidation scam is stronger than ever

Is Hawkeye Associates a scam? We will let you be the judge.

Hawkeye Associates entices you by sending you a direct mail with a “personalized booking code” and a low interest rate of 3% to 4% to consolidate your high interest credit card debt. You will be directed to HawkeyeAssociates.com or myHawkeyeAssociates.com. More than likely, you will not qualify for one of their debt relief loans and they will try to switch you to a more expensive debt settlement product.

It’s not new. Many unscrupulous debt marketing companies have used this as a business model for years. They lure you in with the low interest rate, shackle you for a week, then let you know you don’t qualify for a loan. They then offer you very expensive debt settlement options.

Is Hawkeye Associates legit or a scam?

Crixeo.com gave Hawkeye Associates a 1 star rating (data collected and updated as of April 15, 2021). We hope the information below will help you make an informed decision on whether to do business with We hope the information below will help you make an informed decision on whether to do business with Coral Funding.

• Hawkeye Associates operates two websites, HawkeyeAssociates.com and myHawkeyeAssociates.com.
• Hawkeye Associates is part of a collection of almost 50 websites that we discovered. All are affiliated and listed below.
• It is our belief that Hawkeye Associates operates many different websites in order to escape the huge amount of complaints and negative articles on the internet.
• We advise caution when working with Hawkeye Associates. Affiliate websites have several negative reviews and scam complaints.
• Hawkeye Associates operates under the sovereign protection of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (a/k/ MHA Nation), a Native American tribe.

Hawkeye Associates may be affiliated with the following websites:

• Hawkeye Associates
• Loan Dale
• Yellowhammer Associates
• Big Apple Associates
• Cornhusker Advisors
• badger advisors
• Rockville Advisors
• Snowbird Partners
• Gulf Street Advisors
• Brice Capital
• Partners earlier
• Old Dominion Associates
• Harrison Funding
• Johnson Funding
• Taft Financial
• Georgetown Funding
• Memphis Associates
• Tate Advisors
• Patriot Funding
• Malloy loan
• Plymouth Associates
• Silvertail Associates
• Safe Path Advisors
• Coral Funding
• neon funding
• Cobalt Advisors
• Saxton Associates
• Hornet Partners
• Colony Associates
• First State Associates
• Polk Partners
• Ladder Advisors
• Corey Advisors
• Pennon Partners
• Jayhawk Advisors
• Clay Advisors
• Great Lakes Associates
• Pin Advisors
• Alamo Associates
• punch partners
• Partners of the Montagne Blanche
• Steele Advisors
• Grand Canyon Advisors
• Loan of gliders
• lucky marketing
• Golden State Partners
• Pin Advisors
• Derby Advisors
• Graylock Advisors
• Tuck Associates
• punch partners
• Bowling Associates
• Ballast Associates
• Tweed Loan
• loan competition
• Graphite Financing
• August Funding
• Broadstar Financial
• Salvation Funding
• Stallion loan
• Pebblestone Financial
• Sussex funding
• Lafayette financing
• Funding for guardian angels
• Bridgeline financing

Hawkeye Associates Reviews and Ratings

Hawkeye Associates and its affiliate websites are not accredited by the BBB and have been the subject of numerous complaints and negative press under various names.

MEC Distribution LLC

At one point, Hawkeye Associates and its affiliate website operating as MEC Distribution, LLC. The Better Business Bureau issued its first alert on this company in February 2018:

In February 2018, BBB staff visited Fargo ND addresses provided by MEC Distribution and found that all locations were vacant and building management explained that although rent was paid by MEC Distribution, the spaces in office were not used. MEC Distribution LLC has provided BBB with a mailing address for complaint handling in Bloomfield Township Michigan. BBB’s mail to this address was returned as “undeliverable as addressed – undeliverable”. Currently, BBB does not have a physical location for this business.

BBB has confirmed with the North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions that Lafayette Funding is not licensed in North Dakota as a debt settlement company. Additionally, BBB contacted building management at the Lafayette Funding Claims address in Bismarck, ND, and learned that Lafayette is not located at that address. BBB advises extreme caution when dealing with this entity.

In February 2018, BBB staff visited the Fargo ND addresses provided by MEC Distribution and found that all locations were vacant and building management explained that although rent was paid by MEC Distribution, the spaces of office were not used. MEC Distribution LLC has provided BBB with a mailing address for complaint handling in Bloomfield Township Michigan. BBB’s mail to this address was returned as “undeliverable as addressed – undeliverable”. Currently, BBB does not have a physical location for this business.

Hawkeye Associates BBB Reviews

You won’t find a BBB file on Hawkeye Associates because the complaints haven’t started coming in yet. However, we have reviewed some complaints from its affiliate websites:

Cathy M. – 1 star review

They changed their name to Salvation Funding. After seeing this note, I understand why. I don’t know how they got my information, but they have to stop.

Terry W. – 1 star review

Beware of bait and change sender. The terms are “extremely different” from those advertised! It’s a waste of time.

My goal is to help others realize that it’s a waste of time! Pebblestone Financial’s advertisement is definitely misleading in my opinion. After my conversation with Fred, his response was, “we can certainly help you…I’ll call you tomorrow morning with the details…have a pen and paper ready to write down the numbers.” The sender includes in fine print… This review is not guaranteed if you do not meet the selected criteria.

It also further states: “This review is based on information in your credit file indicating that you meet certain criteria.” In my case, I’m not behind on payments, and neither will I be. I am current on all outstanding debts and my credit history demonstrates it. When Fred called the next morning… his terms were totally ridiculous and, in my opinion, “predatory loans”. When I asked Fred…are those the terms of Pebblestone’s offer, he said yes. I replied, I’m not interested in those terms and he hung up the phone immediately with no further conversation.

The reason I responded to Pebblestone Financial’s offer was to consolidate and simplify with one payment and take advantage of the low pre-approved average rate of 3.67%. While I currently pay between 10.9% and 12.9% to credit card companies…this offer was attractive. The sender stated in BIG BOLD PRINT: You have been pre-approved for a debt consolidation loan with a rate as low as 3.67%. The pre-approved loan amount was actually $11,500 more than my total debt consolidation.

In summary… it’s definitely a “Bait and Switch” scheme in my opinion. I checked BBB feedback before responding to this offer and have not seen any negative feedback. Now I see other very similar answers with the same “Bait and Switch” experience. Hope this helps others avoid wasting time finding out about these unethical practices of Pebblestone Financial.

The Rent-A-Tribe Program

In recent years, hiding behind the protection of a Native American tribe has been made popular by internet payday lenders. In July 2018 Charles Hallinan, “the payday loan godfather”, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for providing payday loans through the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation in British Columbia. In January 2018, Scott Tucker was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for running an illegal $3.5 billion payday loan business while operating under “sovereign immunity” from the Modoc tribe of the United States. Oklahoma and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska.

Why do we focus on Hawkeye AssociatesThe negative reviews?

We urge you to do your own research and due diligence on any business, especially when it comes to your Personal finance. We urge you to be careful what you find on the Internet. Compare the good and the bad and make an informed decision. In our experience, where there is smoke…there is fire. But you make the call.