I have reviewed the response offer made by the business in reference to complaint ID [redacted] 1, and have determined that this proposed action would not resolve my complaint For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below Response to I did not receive $43, After the school contacted me after discovering the information was wrong on the FAFSA report submitted by College Funding Advisors they resended all of the aid I had to work diligently to make them understand that this was a huge misunderstanding on my part hiring such a firm to submit the information Response to I did give College Funding Advisors all of my financial information Response to The purchase of my house was of no consequence to the outcome of this It wouldn't have mattered if I bought the Empire State Building! I use the sale of mutual funds every single month since the death of my late husband to supplement my income So there would have been capital gains to report with or without the purchase of another home College Funding Advisors is now trying to say that they did not have this information and that I was responsible for the information being submitted How could I verify this information if I didn't have the pin number to get into the FAFSA? I did not receive the pin numbers to the FAFSA information until I requested them well after the information had been sent to the school and they were calling me questioning the information Response to I did in fact appeal to the school's financial aid committee No I did not receive the full amount of $43,in aid Response to The amount of aid received from the school of choice by my son, was of no way a result of any actions that College Funding Adviors performed I have attachments to this email to support the information above These attachments along with my complaints have been sent to the Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Inspector General, The Commonwealth Attorney of Harrisonburg, Office of the Attorney General of Richmond and well as the NICCP (the National Institute of Certified College Planners) There is a link on the Federal Trade Commissions website speaking directly to this type of mis use I've posted it below [redacted] Regards, [redacted]
Re: [redacted] complaint - ID # [redacted]
Dear [redacted]:
I've retained an attorney in this matter to advise me concerning my legal position and various options. He
has contacted the attorney representing Ms. [redacted].
His name is [redacted] and I authorize you to send any further correspondence and questions you
have for me directly to him.
His mailing address is T[redacted] His email is[redacted]
Mark Maiewski
President, College Funding Advisors, LLC.
I have reviewed the response offer made by the business in reference to complaint ID [redacted]1, and have determined that this proposed action would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.
Response to 1.
I did not receive $43,145. After the school contacted me after discovering the information was wrong on the FAFSA report submitted by College Funding Advisors they resended all of the aid. I had to work diligently to make them understand that this was a huge misunderstanding on my part hiring such a firm to submit the information.
Response to 2.
I did give College Funding Advisors all of my financial information.
Response to 4.
The purchase of my house was of no consequence to the outcome of this. It wouldn't have mattered if I bought the Empire State Building! I use the sale of mutual funds every single month since the death of my late husband to supplement my income. So there would have been capital gains to report with or without the purchase of another home.
College Funding Advisors is now trying to say that they did not have this information and that I was responsible for the information being submitted. How could I verify this information if I didn't have the pin number to get into the FAFSA? I did not receive the pin numbers to the FAFSA information until I requested them well after the information had been sent to the school and they were calling me questioning the information.
Response to 6.
I did in fact appeal to the school's financial aid committee
No I did not receive the full amount of $43,145 in aid.
Response to 7.
The amount of aid received from the school of choice by my son, was of no way a result of any actions that College Funding Adviors performed.
I have attachments to this email to support the information above.
These attachments along with my complaints have been sent to the Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Inspector General, The Commonwealth Attorney of Harrisonburg, Office of the Attorney General of Richmond and well as the NICCP (the National Institute of Certified College Planners)
There is a link on the Federal Trade Commissions website speaking directly to this type of mis use.
I've posted it below.
In response to Ms. [redacted] complaint, I am writing to inform you of certain facts to illustrate
that Ms, [redacted] account of what transpired between her and my firm is not correct in the
following key respects:
1. Our guarantee to Ms. [redacted] stipulated that she would receive an amount equal
to...
or greater than her investment with us. She invested $4,997.00. With our assistance
and advisories her son [redacted] was admitted to the college of his choice and he received
$43,145 in financial aid for the first year alone.
2. Assisting or completing FAFSA applications is not an act of fraud. In fact, it is
standard best practice in the college planning advice industry. As with IRS filings,
the Client alone is responsible for all facts represented therein.
3. We routinely complete FAFSA applications for our clients, providing our email
address for responses in order to allow us to respond in a timely manner to any
complications or requests that might arise in the application process.
We used information provided by Ms. [redacted] to complete her son's application.
As always, we provided Ms. [redacted] with the information to access her FAFSA application
online, We advised her of our updates and provided copies of the changes.
4. We consulted Ms. [redacted] before submitting her son's FAFSA application. The information
in the application was correct at the time we f¡led it based on that information. During our
relationship, Ms. [redacted] made certain financial decisions which had a negative impact on
the process. These included the purchasing of property, the sale of one house and the
purchase of another. She chose to do this without informing or consulting us prior to or
during those purchases. Therefore, we had no opportunity to discuss her change in financial
circumstances and how such changes might affect her son's financial aid.
5. The college that accepted her son for enrollment discovered a difference between the initial
FAFSA submitted and the updated version. Again, Ms. [redacted] was responsible for all facts in
both the original and updated versions. This initially resulted in a reduction in the amount of
financial aid offered by the college and their request for an explanation.
6. At her request, we then advised Ms. [redacted] as to the best way to address discrepancies.
To the best of our knowledge, she followed our advice and appealed the college's decision.
As a result, the full $43,145,00 originally awarded was reinstated by the college. No legal
action was ever taken by the college and they never contacted us during their inquiries.
7. Despite her failure to inform of us of certain of her financial actions and issues that might
have resulted in a major impact on her son's ability to qualify for aid, Ms, [redacted] received
more than 800% return on her investment end a place for her son in his chosen college.
8. We fulfilled our promise to Ms. [redacted] in a legal and ethical way. She doe¡ not deserve a
refund.
Sincerely,
President, College Funding Advisors, LLC
I have reviewed the response offer made by the business in reference to complaint ID [redacted], and have determined that this proposed action would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.
Contacted an attorney and she will be handling with business attorney.
Regards,
[redacted]
I have reviewed the response offer made by the business in reference to complaint ID [redacted] 1, and have determined that this proposed action would not resolve my complaint For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below Response to I did not receive $43, After the school contacted me after discovering the information was wrong on the FAFSA report submitted by College Funding Advisors they resended all of the aid I had to work diligently to make them understand that this was a huge misunderstanding on my part hiring such a firm to submit the information Response to I did give College Funding Advisors all of my financial information Response to The purchase of my house was of no consequence to the outcome of this It wouldn't have mattered if I bought the Empire State Building! I use the sale of mutual funds every single month since the death of my late husband to supplement my income So there would have been capital gains to report with or without the purchase of another home College Funding Advisors is now trying to say that they did not have this information and that I was responsible for the information being submitted How could I verify this information if I didn't have the pin number to get into the FAFSA? I did not receive the pin numbers to the FAFSA information until I requested them well after the information had been sent to the school and they were calling me questioning the information Response to I did in fact appeal to the school's financial aid committee No I did not receive the full amount of $43,in aid Response to The amount of aid received from the school of choice by my son, was of no way a result of any actions that College Funding Adviors performed I have attachments to this email to support the information above These attachments along with my complaints have been sent to the Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Inspector General, The Commonwealth Attorney of Harrisonburg, Office of the Attorney General of Richmond and well as the NICCP (the National Institute of Certified College Planners) There is a link on the Federal Trade Commissions website speaking directly to this type of mis use I've posted it below [redacted] Regards, [redacted]
Re: [redacted] complaint - ID # [redacted]
Dear [redacted]:
I've retained an attorney in this matter to advise me concerning my legal position and various options. He
has contacted the attorney representing Ms. [redacted].
His name is [redacted] and I authorize you to send any further correspondence and questions you
have for me directly to him.
His mailing address is T[redacted] His email is[redacted]
Mark Maiewski
President, College Funding Advisors, LLC.
I have reviewed the response offer made by the business in reference to complaint ID [redacted]1, and have determined that this proposed action would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.
Response to 1.
I did not receive $43,145. After the school contacted me after discovering the information was wrong on the FAFSA report submitted by College Funding Advisors they resended all of the aid. I had to work diligently to make them understand that this was a huge misunderstanding on my part hiring such a firm to submit the information.
Response to 2.
I did give College Funding Advisors all of my financial information.
Response to 4.
The purchase of my house was of no consequence to the outcome of this. It wouldn't have mattered if I bought the Empire State Building! I use the sale of mutual funds every single month since the death of my late husband to supplement my income. So there would have been capital gains to report with or without the purchase of another home.
College Funding Advisors is now trying to say that they did not have this information and that I was responsible for the information being submitted. How could I verify this information if I didn't have the pin number to get into the FAFSA? I did not receive the pin numbers to the FAFSA information until I requested them well after the information had been sent to the school and they were calling me questioning the information.
Response to 6.
I did in fact appeal to the school's financial aid committee
No I did not receive the full amount of $43,145 in aid.
Response to 7.
The amount of aid received from the school of choice by my son, was of no way a result of any actions that College Funding Adviors performed.
I have attachments to this email to support the information above.
These attachments along with my complaints have been sent to the Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Inspector General, The Commonwealth Attorney of Harrisonburg, Office of the Attorney General of Richmond and well as the NICCP (the National Institute of Certified College Planners)
There is a link on the Federal Trade Commissions website speaking directly to this type of mis use.
I've posted it below.
[redacted]
Regards,
[redacted]
In response to Ms. [redacted] complaint, I am writing to inform you of certain facts to illustrate
that Ms, [redacted] account of what transpired between her and my firm is not correct in the
following key respects:
1. Our guarantee to Ms. [redacted] stipulated that she would receive an amount equal
to...
or greater than her investment with us. She invested $4,997.00. With our assistance
and advisories her son [redacted] was admitted to the college of his choice and he received
$43,145 in financial aid for the first year alone.
2. Assisting or completing FAFSA applications is not an act of fraud. In fact, it is
standard best practice in the college planning advice industry. As with IRS filings,
the Client alone is responsible for all facts represented therein.
3. We routinely complete FAFSA applications for our clients, providing our email
address for responses in order to allow us to respond in a timely manner to any
complications or requests that might arise in the application process.
We used information provided by Ms. [redacted] to complete her son's application.
As always, we provided Ms. [redacted] with the information to access her FAFSA application
online, We advised her of our updates and provided copies of the changes.
4. We consulted Ms. [redacted] before submitting her son's FAFSA application. The information
in the application was correct at the time we f¡led it based on that information. During our
relationship, Ms. [redacted] made certain financial decisions which had a negative impact on
the process. These included the purchasing of property, the sale of one house and the
purchase of another. She chose to do this without informing or consulting us prior to or
during those purchases. Therefore, we had no opportunity to discuss her change in financial
circumstances and how such changes might affect her son's financial aid.
5. The college that accepted her son for enrollment discovered a difference between the initial
FAFSA submitted and the updated version. Again, Ms. [redacted] was responsible for all facts in
both the original and updated versions. This initially resulted in a reduction in the amount of
financial aid offered by the college and their request for an explanation.
6. At her request, we then advised Ms. [redacted] as to the best way to address discrepancies.
To the best of our knowledge, she followed our advice and appealed the college's decision.
As a result, the full $43,145,00 originally awarded was reinstated by the college. No legal
action was ever taken by the college and they never contacted us during their inquiries.
7. Despite her failure to inform of us of certain of her financial actions and issues that might
have resulted in a major impact on her son's ability to qualify for aid, Ms, [redacted] received
more than 800% return on her investment end a place for her son in his chosen college.
8. We fulfilled our promise to Ms. [redacted] in a legal and ethical way. She doe¡ not deserve a
refund.
Sincerely,
President, College Funding Advisors, LLC
I have reviewed the response offer made by the business in reference to complaint ID [redacted], and have determined that this proposed action would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.
Contacted an attorney and she will be handling with business attorney.
Regards,
[redacted]