ascentfunding.com

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ascentfunding.com

Student Loans for Undergrad and Grad School | Ascent FundingStudent loans for undergrad and grad school, with or without a cosigner. Competitive rates, flexible repayment, and no fees. See your rate in minutes.

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Truth score

Truth score 58 out of 100, Mixed truth signals. Customer satisfaction: not enough reviews to say

58/ 100

Mixed truth signals

Business details

Category: Personal loans
Founded by: Ken Ruggiero
Sells: Services
Sells to: The public
Kind of seller: Sells its own goods or services
Licensed trade: Financial services or credit
Domain age: 23 years
Address: P.O. Box 91910 Sioux Falls, SD 57109-1910
Email address: help@ascentfunding.com
Phone number: +1 877-216-0876
Contact page: ascentfunding.com/contact/
Website: ascentfunding.com
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Customer reviews

No reviews foundWe looked on Trustpilot, SmartCustomer, G2, Capterra, Reviews.io and Feefo

Customer satisfactionNot enough reviews to sayFrom independent reviews, weighed by their number

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Summary

Is ascentfunding.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 58 out of 100, mixed truth signals: 6 of 10 public checks clear, 2 not found, 2 for information. Legitimacy confidence: mixed. Customer satisfaction: not enough reviews to say.

ascentfunding.com's website address was registered 23 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. No malware or phishing warnings found for its website. We could not find customer reviews, an archive history for its website or a customer rating.

Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that it is safe to buy from or that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is unsafe or a scam.

Positives

Its website address was registered 23 years ago.
No malware or phishing warnings found for its website.

Not found

Customer reviews information was not found from our checks.
Web history and authority information was not found from our checks.
Reviews information was not found from our checks.

What they offer

Student loans for undergrad and grad school, with or without a cosigner. Competitive rates, flexible repayment, and no fees. See your rate in minutes.

— Ascent Funding, in their own words

What makes them different: “Unlike other lenders, our priority is the success of our borrowers.” Its about page
Customer results: “Ascent has helped over 220,000 people plan, pay and succeed * .” Its about page

Getting help

Ascent Funding offers support and help through their help page, which can be found in the sources below.

Customer stories: Reviews

SourcesIts homepage Its about page Its about page FAQ Reviews

Latest YouTube video

Correct as of 27 Oct 2026, 08:55

How to check if ascentfunding.com is legit

To check if ascentfunding.com is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews, visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about ascentfunding.com; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.

Who they are

Company detailsBased in the US; serves the US

Country

Where the company is based: US
Why we believe that: its phone number starts +1
Which countries the company serves: US
Why we believe that: $ prices on its homepage, its structured data names the area it serves

Domain registrationIts website address was registered 23 years ago

Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else

Domain age: 23 years
Domain transfer lock enabled: Yes

Website detailsWe read 4 of its pages: contact, about, terms and privacy

Company contact email is available
Company contact phone number is available

HTTPS enabled: Yes
Contact phone number found: +1 877-216-0876
Contact page found: Contact page

What its pages say

Quoted word for word from ascentfunding.com.

In their own words: “Ascent offers 40 repayment options across its co-signed and non-cosigned college undergraduate, graduate, and parent loans. Breathe easier with absolutely no fees on college loans – no late fees, application fees, origination fees, NSF fees, or disbursement fees. Gain access to paid remote internship opportunities and resources for budgeting, school support, and career readiness through AscentUP 2 .” About page

SourcesHomepage About page Contact page Privacy page Terms page Ascent vs other lenders

Reputation and track record

Customer reviewsWe were unable to find out what its customer reviews say.

Platform	Rating	Reviews
Trustpilot	Not checked
SmartCustomer	Not checked
G2	Not checked
Capterra	Not checked
Reviews.io	Not checked
Feefo	Not checked
Trustindex	Not found
Google	Not checked

Visitor trafficReal people have visited its website since July 2021

Monthly visitor data

Popularity among Chrome users: top 1,000,000 sites
First known user traffic: Jul 2021
Months with real traffic, of the last 24: 5
Traffic pattern: intermittent
Rank jump in the last 12 months: none
Rank drop in the last 12 months: none

Web history and authoritynothing known

nothing recorded

Social presenceIt is on 6 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube); the largest audience is 54,000 followers on Instagram

Its YouTube channel has 4,340 subscribers and 108 videos, the latest uploaded on 16 Sep 2026

Platform	Profile	Audience
Facebook	Profile	6,307 followers
Instagram	Profile	54,000 followers
X	Profile	Unknown
LinkedIn	Profile	Unknown
YouTube	Profile	4,340 subscribers
TikTok	Profile	694 followers

Social platforms with discovered profiles: facebook, instagram, linkedin, tiktok, x, youtube
Social follower counts: 65,341 followers in total
YouTube channel: 108 videos, 4,340 subscribers, last upload 16 Sep 2026

What data this site collects about you

What its privacy policy saysWe found this business stores and uses your data

Says it does not sell your personal data.: “We do not sell your Personal Information or the Personal Information of minors.”
Collects where you are.: “This may include utilizing online activity, device, and location data collected to verify information submitted to us.”
Says how long it keeps your data.: “We retain this information for up to seven years after loans are paid in full.”
Says you can ask it to delete your data.: “Under the CCPA/CPRA, you have the right to request the deletion of Personal Information.”

SourceIts privacy policy

Tracking tools on its homepageGoogle Tag Manager

Named in its homepage's code when we read it. Others may load later, so this list may not be complete.

Google Tag Manager: Loads other tracking tools, which may not be listed here.

Safety

Malware and phishingNo malware or phishing warnings found for its websiteThis check is not perfect: it can miss a harmful site, and it can wrongly warn about a safe one.