Our humble beginnings all started with a 17 year-old boy who bought a liquor store in the middle of downtown Oakland. William Souza quickly discovered that his most profitable service, at his liquor store, was check cashing. In the years to come, he focused on check cashing and invested in a few additional stores in […]
Carlos and his family have owned and operated their two check cashing locations, El Pasito and Panaderia Azteca, in Northern CA with no problems for 10 years until they received a letter from their bank. “We were very surprised when we received a letter from our bank telling us that our MSB account was getting […]
The owner at West San Carlos Gas & Check in San Jose discovered his account was frozen and did not know what to do or how to fix it. “I have been a check casher for 30 years and have been with the same back for the last 15 years. So when I found out […]
CA Loan & Jewelry came to us as a referral from California Financial Service Providers (CFSP). They had just received a letter from their bank and were in danger of losing their bank account. “We received a letter from our bank that stated they were going to close our account. We contacted the CFSP and […]
I believe there are several products that are lessening the need for cash, including but not limited to, prepaid cards, peer-to-peer transfer, and ever-progressing mobile technology, but there will always be those consumers and businesses that remain loyal to the greenback. THE DEMISE OF CASH Phones are getting smarter, new peer-to-peer money transfer apps are […]
