First Star Bancorp - Revision history

Woozle: /* The Hypertwins */ belated update

2008-11-15T18:05:31Z

The Hypertwins: belated update

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	I have sent Mr. Hostetler an email with a few questions in it, and we shall see what happens next.		I have sent Mr. Hostetler an email with a few questions in it, and we shall see what happens next.

			'''2008-11-15''' update: we ended up getting the loan through them; they immediately turned around and sold it (as we more or less expected) to [[Countrywide Financial]], which has been working ok. They did help resolve an accounting anomaly resulting from the switchover between our previous mortgage lender and Countrywide.

	==Contact Information==		==Contact Information==
	[[Image:2007 First Star Bancorp - Mitch Hostetler business card.png\|thumb\|300px\|business card from 2007]]		[[Image:2007 First Star Bancorp - Mitch Hostetler business card.png\|thumb\|300px\|business card from 2007]]

Woozle: /* Contact Information */ business card

2008-11-15T18:02:31Z

Contact Information: business card

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	I have sent Mr. Hostetler an email with a few questions in it, and we shall see what happens next.		I have sent Mr. Hostetler an email with a few questions in it, and we shall see what happens next.
	==Contact Information==		==Contact Information==
			[[Image:2007 First Star Bancorp - Mitch Hostetler business card.png\|thumb\|300px\|business card from 2007]]
	* [http://firststarloan.com/ company web site]		* [http://firststarloan.com/ company web site]
	* '''Home office''':		* '''Home office''':

Woozle: /* Overview */ link to page about negative experience with First Star US Bancorp

2007-05-07T20:54:48Z

Overview: link to page about negative experience with First Star US Bancorp

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	[[category:businesses]][[First Star Bancorp]] is a personal loan company based in [[Greensboro, NC]] and (as of 2007-05-07) offering loans in [[North Carolina]], [[California]], [[Ohio]], and [[Florida]].		[[category:businesses]][[First Star Bancorp]] is a personal loan company based in [[Greensboro, NC]] and (as of 2007-05-07) offering loans in [[North Carolina]], [[California]], [[Ohio]], and [[Florida]].

	They do not appear to be related to [[wikipedia:Firstar Corporation\|Firstar Corporation]]/{{wpalt\|U.S. Bancorp}}		They do not appear to be related to [[wikipedia:Firstar Corporation\|Firstar Corporation]]/{{wpalt\|U.S. Bancorp}} [http://www.planetfeedback.com/index.php?level2=blog_viewpost&topic_id=101366].

	==Reviews==		==Reviews==
	===The Hypertwins===		===The Hypertwins===

Woozle: New page: ==Overview== category:businessesFirst Star Bancorp is a personal loan company based in Greensboro, NC and (as of 2007-05-07) offering loans in North Carolina, [[California]...

2007-05-07T20:50:05Z

New page: ==Overview== category:businesses First Star Bancorp is a personal loan company based in Greensboro, NC and (as of 2007-05-07) offering loans in North Carolina, [[California]...

New page

==Overview==
[[category:businesses]][[First Star Bancorp]] is a personal loan company based in [[Greensboro, NC]] and (as of 2007-05-07) offering loans in [[North Carolina]], [[California]], [[Ohio]], and [[Florida]].

They do not appear to be related to [[wikipedia:Firstar Corporation|Firstar Corporation]]/{{wpalt|U.S. Bancorp}}
==Reviews==
===The Hypertwins===
This is a pre-review, as we are still looking into the possibility of obtaining a mortgage through this company and have not yet even applied. I did want to mention a few things that impressed me about their direct-mailing, mainly by comparison with other direct mailings:
* The letter was not alarmist ("OMG YOUR RATES WILL BE INCREASING SOON!!!111")
* The letter seems to have been actually signed by a human (slight smear on the ink, and matching indentations on the back of the paper), one Mitch Hostetler
* The business card enclosed with the letter had the same name on it
* The business card had four different phone numbers on it, including Mr. Hostetler's cellphone and ''email'' address (yay!), as well as the company's web site
* The email address actually used the same [[domain name]] as the web site (rather than making the common gaffe of having an AOL or HotMail address)
* Mr. Hostetler's name is one of only five on the [http://firststarloan.com/staff_directory.html staff directory], and there is a [http://firststarloan.com/staff_bio_189513.html bio] as well
* Overall, I haven't yet seen anything stupid or annoying about the web site, which is quite unusual for a small business site.

The only negative point seems to be the lack of an online payment facility.

I have sent Mr. Hostetler an email with a few questions in it, and we shall see what happens next.
==Contact Information==
* [http://firststarloan.com/ company web site]
* '''Home office''':
** 6804 West Market St. Suite C / [[Greensboro, NC]] {{zipcode|27409}}
* '''Ohio office''':
** 4150 Belden Village St. NW Suite 100 / [[Canton, OH]] {{zipcode|44718}}