Overview
Ladco Global Leasing Solutions (formerly ladco.com, no website currently active) is a credit card processing equipment lease provider that has been in business for over 25 years. The company appears to be either a subsidiary or a DBA of Elavon and is the primary source of equipment leases sold by Elavon, making it a very large lease provider. Ladco’s website states that its headquarters is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, but many other sources suggest that the company is located at 555 St. Charles Dr., Thousand Oaks, California 91360. A debt collection service called American Recovery Service Incorporated (ARSI) is also located in the same facility and, according to Better Business Bureau complaints, occasionally collects on outstanding merchant account payments. It is unclear at this time whether Ladco and ARSI are somehow affiliated. Like Elavon, Ladco Global Leasing Solutions is owned by U.S. Bancorp.
Key Points
- Sales & Marketing: Ladco Leasing allows independent sales reps to resell its equipment leases and has received a high number of complaints about its sales practices.
- Costs & Contract: Ladco Leasing typically offers a 48- to 60-month lease that cannot be cancelled without paying out the remaining months of the lease.
- Complaints & Service: Ladco Leasing has received more than 200 public complaints.
- BBB Rating: Ladco Leasing does not have a profile with the Better Business Bureau at this time.
- Rates & Fees: How Merchants Got The Best Rates With Ladco Leasing
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Ladco Bottom Line
Ladco rates very poorly as an equipment lease provider due to its long-term, non-cancellable leases, deceptive sales practices, expensive equipment, and high complaint volume. The company can improve its rating by ensuring that merchants understand its lease terms before signup, lowering the overall cost of its leases, providing responsive and helpful customer service, and reducing its number of complaints. Merchants are advised to read any contract with Ladco Leasing or one of its partner companies very carefully, and Elavon merchants are strongly encouraged to check their agreements for any mention of Ladco.
About Phillip Parker
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Very bad customer service, downloads “burned out the machine, I canceled for failure for prompt and efficient service,,, yet I still have to pay the balance of the contract. Somebody will get you Ladco, and YOU will get Your JUST Dues..
Beyond HORRIBLE customer service. Right off the bat they increased my agreed upon rate by $10 I was told this was for insurance and if I wanted it waived I had to contact them to get it reversed. GOOD LUCK! They do NOT answer phone calls or emails. Unfortunately I was unlucky enough to get involved with this company 2nd hand thru Elavon (like so many others) so trying to get anything fixed is a nightmare. I would give negative starts if I could.
THEY ARE THIEVES! Please do yourself a favor and stay as far away as possible. They are lying to they costumers about the terms of the lease and they become verbally aggressive when you ask questions about it. They said that they don’t care about all these bad customer reviews because “”they are lies”. So, all of us are lying! If you care about your money, please don’t give it to this SCAM company!
I truly believe we need to get a class action lawsuit going for these thieves. I never received a termination letter, have paid for equipment I haven’t used for the past two years and when I contacted them after four months of overpayment (waiting for the letter) they still scammed me for an additional $104 to pay off the contract. Long live Square!!!
That is very true! I am going through this now. I wish we can do something about it!
Same kinda review here with the exception that I fell for the trap. Had a choice to buy veriphone vx520 for $2800 or lease it monthly. Didn’t have the 28k to blow so I opted to lease for 24 months. Apparently the salesman wrote in 48 months and I neglected to catch it. Any way my lease is for $84 per month. That’s $4032.00!!! I did some checking after the fact and found a brand new vx520 for $120. I bought it and was told by Elavon that I am liable for the total lease and wouldn’t let me out of it.
I presume you all know that Elavon is owned by US Bank. They don’t advertise this because of the shifty service from Elavon.
I have an old saying that I go by now.
Fuck me once, shame on you
Fuck me twice, shame on me
We sold our business and Ladco continued to charge us for equipment returned, which was NEVER reviewed with us when the contract was presented.
It is very bad company. Double charge me for the lease. Never do business with this company again ever
I have to echo all the negative comments, the equipment is not top of the line and the service and cost are not up to what you can get elsewhere. As others have said, AVOID this company and the processing service. There is no way to get out of the excessive lease.
According to the CCC (canadian code of conduct) under the FCAC (financial consumer agency of canada) certain conditions will allow you to get out of leases. Feel free to contact me
Is the worst decision that I could get done for my business, after your are in the contract, theres no more “customer service” … No body helps and no body treat you as a customer
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Absolutely the Worst Company Ever. They have been Charging me $49.50 a Month for over a Year for a Card Reader that they Cant Fix. They NEVER Sent a Replacement or any information as to how to cancel this account until Today. And I have to Pay to return their Broken Equipment. Consumer Beware. Customer Service is a Joke. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. You Have Been Warned. NO REFUNDS OFFERED. F- Rating.
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LADCO are, in my humble opinion simply the worst company in the world. We have been left without a terminal for almost 4 weeks and they simply do not care. They also expect me to maintain our contract even though they are not providing a service. They simply say talk to the people who make your terminal… avoid this company they are rubbish.
My experience has been the same as commented above, when the terminal went down, they washed there hands of it and said call the manufacturer, I asked what was this money I was paying them every month for, they said financing??
I was not aware I signed up for a 5 year lease when I signed up with Endtrust as my credit card merchant services. Is there anyway we can get a class action suit against this company, I was told the terminal was free, when the bill came, I called the sales person, they said, no you are saving so much money it is like having it for free??
We are getting ripped off for $99.10 per month for a credit card machine that we can get for free. They also charge a yearly fee and County property tax. I blame this ripoff on the sales person that signed us up for this. I guess they are not thinking of a customers best interest. We were first time store front owners and feel totally scammed by Ladco. They are horrible to work with IF you can get them on the phone. They will not settle as someone mentioned earlier. Whatever you do do not sign anything with Ladco Leasing, Elavon, Zoe Inkas. Total ripoff. Our total loss is over $5,000. That is a lot to this small business owner.
being burned by LADCO Leasing like so many other people. As far as I’m concerned, Elevon should be held responsible for this because of the non-disclosure in Elevon documents. Is there any solution tho this?
My company was sold and the location closed after one year. Ladco requires the continued payment for the lease for a full 4 years and will not even reduce the contract cancellation fee or settle for a lesser amount of cash payment up front to resolve the cancellation. I have continued to pay $60 a month for a year now and have 2 years left to continue paying. This equipment I am paying so much for is the credit card processing machine which is provided free with many other processing companies. I didn’t know that when I opened my business and trusted my bank representative who set us up with Elavon and Ladco Lease. So they will continue to make $60 a month for another 2 years and the equipment is sitting in my closet at home for another two years. Buyer beware of leasing anything……many other providers offer equipment free.
Do not sign up with Ladco or Inkas or Elavon. They have terrible service, they will misreoresent there services and costs and want you to lease a credit card swiping terminal for 48 months. You can buy these units for under a coupkle of hundred dollars. Go through your bank! These people are scam artists!