An online review by gamerhog mentions a lot of good things about Great Plains Lending. Some of his comments include:

"...You might need to get some financing for something important in your life, like buying a car to be able to get back and forth to work so you can earn some money and support your family. But if you have bad credit it can be very disheartening to look for someone who will give you the money you need. But there is some on line help available..." "There are lenders like Great Plains Lending who will give you money, because they are the ones who take on the more high risk clientele..."

Do note that the BBB has listed several complaints from customers that remain unresolved. These are mostly about billing and collections, which are to be expected from a lending company.

"The thought of a prepaid credit card from Money Mart is scary. Pairing a product that is notorious for hidden fees with a company notorious for outrageous interest rates seems like a recipe for the worst prepaid credit card ever. But things get ugly once you look past the convenience of this card. The big downside to the Titanium Plus is the fees you pay. They are high. Really high. Beyond just the high fees, from actual customer reviews the general consensus is the Titanium Plus Prepaid Credit Card is one to avoid. People complain of huge authorization amounts being taken from the card and the ridiculous hoops they are made to jump through to get the money back." - Bank Buddy

"The first time you get a loan it is not a speedy process. They need to call your references to be sure they know you. I waited forty-five minutes for this to happen. On a second trip with all of the identity checking out of the way, it was much faster. The service is quick and courteous. Each time you go, you need to bring a bank statement with the current date as well as your most recent paystub and a blank check. You have to make out a check addressed to yourself and they cash it on your next pay day. It does get expensive, so this is a service that you should not make use of unless you really need it. For four hundred dollars, I had to pay back four hundred and sixty-five dollars. If you manage to be able to payback the loan before your pay day, you are not subject to the full amount of interest. Lets be honest though, if you had the money in the first place you would not have gone in for a loan. If for some reason you bounce your post-dated check the interest can run as high as twenty-eight percent. Considering the cost of borrowing money at this institution I would think very carefully about whether or not the money is truly needed." - Renee, ReviewStream.

Great Plains Lending has not been accredited by the Better Business Bureau at this point in time. It has a rating of F on a scale of A+ to F. It received a really low rating because of eight complaints that have been filed against the business. These complaints are mostly about billing and collections, and the business has failed to respond to all of these cases. The BBB also has not received sufficient information on how long the business has been operating, and on several background information about the business.

Better Business Bureau Scoring

Money Mart has been a BBB accredited company since early 2001.

On a BBB scale of A+ to F, the company has recieved an A+, a raised score due to their lack of complaints filed to the BBB over the long-term period the business has been operating.

Lawsuits

In 2009, Money Mart paid out over $120 million in credits, legal fees and debt releases in Ontario after a lawsuit was filed in 2003 claiming that the company was distributing their financial services with illegally high interest rates. 

In 2010, they had paid out nearly $25 million after a similar case was filed in British Columbia. 

Greatplainslending.com has been ranked as number 144,615 in the world based on the one-month Alexa traffic rankings. It currently has a rating of 4 out of 10 when you check Google Pagerank. Greatplainslending.com can potentially earn up to $2,964 in ad revenue for the year. If the site was put up for sale today, it would be worth approximately $20,745.

Alexa Rank: 1,454,347 (Global), 277,538 (USA).
As of January 24 2013, the company's website is visited more frequently by male users who are in the age range 25-34 and have some form of college education.

Compete Results
Money Mart's website attains approximately 10,034 unique visitors per month and a UVS rank of 141,275.

PageRank: 4 of 10.

Great Plains Lending has a poor social media presence. It does not list any social networking account or blog site on its website. A quick search, however, will reveal that there is a Facebook Fan Page for this business entity. With only 7 likes and no recent updates, this site does not seem to help attract a lot of clients. Great Plains Lending has a lot of opportunities for improvement in terms of strengthening its presence by creating and maintaining accounts that would help attract more customers and investors.

If you'd like to learn more about Money Mart and financial services, you can visit the company on their official Facebook page where they provide information and videos about such services plus contests and news releases. 

You can also find the company on Twitter at @Money_Mart (USA) and @MoneyMartCanada (CAN)

Their videos may also be viewed via their YouTube channel here.

Great Plains Lending is committed to providing security and privacy to customers. They have computer protection that helps detect and prevent the attack of viruses to the network. They have installed firewalls to block unauthorized use of the systems. They also use Secure Socket Layer to encrypt customer information that is being transmitted to other locations.

The Google Safe Browsing Site has not listed the Great Plains Lending website as a threat to malware distribution or potential virus infection.

According to Google Safe Browsing diagnostics, Money Mart's website is not currently listed as suspicious. However, Google has not visited this website in the past 90 days. No reports have been filed to show that the site carries or distributes malicious software / malware.

These diagnostics were collected on January 24 and 2013.

Click here to attain current diagnostic information. 

Great Plains Lending provides great opportunities for people looking for short term loans, and a new customer can get $250 - $1,000 on his or her very first loan. Initially, customers can get loans between $100 and $1,000, and the loan amount can even go up to $1,500 on future loans. Furthermore, the site promises lower interest rates for future loans on top of the eligibility to get bigger amounts. 

The pricing and fees behind Money Marts financial services depend on the location of your nearest branch and which particular service is being sought after. To attain this information, you may phone Money Mart from Canada or the USA at 1-800-361-1407, email customercare@moneymart.com, visit their website and select your state / province or contact your most local branch.

To find the nearest USA branch, click here.
To find the nearest Canadian branch, click here.

Once the application has been given an approval and verified, the money loaned will be electronically deposited into the borrower's checking account. This can happen as soon as the following day. The loan proceeds can also be sent via USPS if the borrower requests for it to be sent in check form. This option, however, will have a longer processing time and will take up to ten business days for delivery.

No shipping rates or policies are available for this company.

Great Plains Lending provides customers with an easy and affordable payment scheme. The payment terms can range from four to fifteen months depending on the amount loaned. There is also no penalty for prepayment. A loan of $100 can have an Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of 448.76%, while a loan of $1,500 can have an APR of 199.44%. Different rates apply depending on how much the base amount is.

Payments may be made electronically via a checking account, or may be made through check, Money Gram, money order, or credit card.

To qualify for a payday loan from Money Mart, you must have proof of an active chequing account.

If you wish to take advantage of their check cashing services, they accept the following:

• Payroll checks
• Personal checks
• Money orders
• Income tax refunds
• Social Security checks
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks
• Unemployment checks
• Company checks
• Business checks.

Great Plains Lending provides several options for payment, and the customer can have a choice between paying off the loan via several installments or at one time. One time payments can be arranged, and penalties will be waived with this option. 

Interestingly enough, the site provides a program that helps customers find other lending options in case of rejection. This is a free service that the borrower can opt in to during the application process.

Services offered by Money Mart are not the type which would require return or exchange policies to be in place.

Payday loan funds are returned by the customer at the end of the loan period.

Prepaid credit cards are able to be cancelled at any time (see the cancellation clause).

Refunds on tax services are unnecessary as such services are only available if the customer's actual tax refund is at least $100 or more.