Infinite Financial Firm

Infinite Financial Firm

Reviews Summary

Customers consistently praise the credit repair service for delivering exceptional results, with many reporting significant score increases (often 100+ points) and debt removal. The team is described as professional, knowledgeable, and highly trustworthy, offering personalized support and clear guidance. While some note the service is pricey, most emphasize the value outweighs the cost, citing saved thousands in debt and improved financial opportunities. Patience is required (typically 6-12 months), but clients highlight outstanding customer service, frequent communication, and effective dispute resolution. Many recommend the service enthusiastically, especially for complex credit issues.

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Contact Information

Address

1722 Westwood Blvd Suite 200

Los Angeles, California 90024

Hours

Sunday 8AM-9PM
Monday 8AM-9PM
Tuesday 8AM-9PM
Wednesday 8AM-9PM
Thursday 8AM-9PM
Friday 8AM-9PM
Saturday 8AM-9PM

Customer Reviews

I am absolutely blown away by the incredible service and results I experienced with Eddie and the entire team at Infinite Financial Firm! When I first came to them, my credit score was a dismal 500, and I honestly didn't see a way out. Eddie and his team were not only highly professional and knowledgeable, but they were also incredibly supportive and explained every step of their process clearly. In just three short months, they worked their magic and brought my credit score all the way up to an amazing 800

Eddie thank you so much for all your help. Me and my clients at my dealership are happy you were able to do what you did for us about our reports. My score increased from the docs you gave me. Your team is outstanding and it was cheap. Credit score and the repair looks great.

A greate experience I had with Eddie, he's very knowledgeable after I saw my score go up. The letters he gave me had all the laws on it and I didn't believe it will work but I was wrong. Great team and they always got back to me.

I highly recommend Eddie and the team at Infinite Financial Firm! Their professional and successful approach made a significant positive impact for me. They were knowledgeable, supportive, and delivered fantastic results in a short amount of time. If you're looking for a financial firm that truly gets the job done, look no further than Infinite Financial Firm!

I just love Edward. I trust him with my credit for 4 years and my credit went up 97 points and we are using his suggestions on buying a home. My collection for 30,000 is gone and my credit report is cleannn better than I thought.

We are always happy working with Edward and his team. All of our clients are happy working with his team to get what they need. We will be signing a contract to only send our clients here for any credit repair document help.

They have outstanding customer service to keep you calm. The scores go up while they write up my documents to the bureaus. I'm very happy with Edward and his team!

Edward is trustworthy! That's the only way and reason why I came here for him to guide me on my credit. My credit score is 789 points. Saved me from getting sued was the best thing he ever did.

This young man has helped me turn my financial needs around in the best possible way. My credit is on the rise and my problems are on the way out. Thank you Ed you're work is exceptional ????

I was the Edward for about 2 years, I keep messing up and I keep having to call him. They do have the right documents to help with my issue. They refer me to a lawyer that really put me into better situations as well. You go to Edward to go to the right people or Ed will help you out. I go with trust first .

I've been trusting Edward for many years and my firm loves him as well with his transparency in helping my credit and my cousin as well. My score is where it needs to be and my debt is gone ! But I paid a hefty price and saved 19500 dollars.

Edwars knows what he's doing. So happy here, they gave me the right documents to send out if I needed it. They are life savers and my score jumps up higher and higher.

Love them, everything went well for me. My credit score looks awesome now at 805 and I want them to monitor it for for the next two years because I'm in real estate. Thank youuu

I'm so proud to have Edward work on my problems. He created everything on documents for me and my sister. My score jumped so highhhh so happy and my limit went so high!

Great people and honest! Happy with my service for the past few months. My credit is better and better.

I trusted Edward from the start, I was referred by twooo people. my score jumped in so happy and saved 28000 dollars!

Edward me and my family love your company so muchhhh. The reps are always calling me back and making sure our credit is being worked. My credit and my wife?s score are looking great so far and we are at 5 months and going strong! Trust is important !

1/24/25 ***LAST & FINAL UPDATE**** So today (1/24/25) I got a wonderful surprise from Edward at Infinite Financial Firm Credit Experts. My credit score has jumped BIG time. My EXPERIAN is 744, EQUIFAX is 787 and TRANSUNION is 717. Need I say more? Edward is FANTASTIC. Very professional and he knows his stuff and he delivers. Look no further. Do it!!! Let's go!!!! (check out the photos) 7/27/23 ***UPDATE*** Since my last post I have acquired 5 credit cards and looking to get my 6th soon. I maintain under

loving eddie right now! i trust him with everything and saved my cousin and I on our credit scores and now we can get a place to rent.

Edward is nice to speak with. You need him to gain trust because this game in credit is not easy to trust people with your info. My score rose up 91 points to remove my big collection from an eviction. Very happy and has my attention for referrals.

????? 10/10 definitely recommend Infinite Financial. They really took the time to explain everything to me in a way I could understand and were super patient with all my questions. They reply so fast which I really appreciated and are super helpful with getting all of your information together. Every time I called to talk to Edward he was always friendly and helped me feel confident in the process. If you need help, definitely use this company!

I highly recommend working with Eddie at Infinite Financial. I was trying to get a loan to purchase my first home and one 30 day late payment sank my score and I could not get a good interest rate. Eddie worked with me to get the derogatory mark removed from my credit history. He is highly responsive and explains everything in an easy to digest way. If you need help getting your credit score up fast, he is your guy!

Edward and his team are fantastic. So fast, professional, and well educated on how to get your credit to be where you have financial freedom again. My mom and I could not have picked a better team of financial experts to help us get to where we want to be! Thanks everyone at Infinite!

I was referred, Edward is a good and trusted man and his company has left quite an impression. They do everything for you, it's amazing. Helped my cousin?s credit score to go higher than ever. He had about 4 collections and he saved him a lot of money.

A little pricey but I saved money I paid 3300. IM UPDATE: Stunned! so HAPPYYYY. I went to 2 different spots and WASTED MY MONEY. But Edward was able to help me fix my credit in eight months with $22,000 worth of debt gone. I also referred my friend and she had $12,000 that is gone. This Repair company is honest and always gets back to my calls. Text emails and not those companies I was with never get back to me too.

I'm very happy with my service, these people sent me lawyers and they are always answering me on email or text or call. This is exactly what credit repair companies should be like. I was here for 8 months and they saved me 52,000 dollars of problems and all I paid was 6200. This is a life saving place thank you Edward and Jem!

What an angel this company is! Completely satisfied with my credit report after being with Edward. So happy with the customer service and work they do. My score is to the point that I can get anything with it and his team will respond fast as well.

I TRUST THIS ONE. SCAMMED BY OTHERS. I was working with this company now for a few years. I was a little scared at first because it's tough to trust companies like credit repair. But my credit score rose from 557 to 789. I was on and off with them but they always help and answer my questions and calls. And every time I mess up they don't mind they just help to fix my mistakes. My credit had 8 collections and a repossession. I called to get help with three of those collections but they went ahead and did ALL

blessings to Edward and his kindness to help me with my fears about my life with credit!!!! I was lost in my financial life and I was shocked how much he saved me with his assistant and team. my credit score went up about 92 points from the 600 range. so im very trusting to this company for as pong as they are here.

I love Eddie so much! A little shocked how he got me 322 points on my credit report and helped me on getting the right credit cards. The customer service is very good for a business like this because I know they are busy but they always get back to me. The fee wasn't bad, I only paid 5000 and my sister paid 4000. Highlyyy trusted with my info

I am extremely grateful with Edward and his team for a wonderful job repairing my credit. My credit score changed dramatically with there hard work and dedication to helping me! Thank you Infinite financial firm team. ????

Edward is a joy to work with. He is very good at what he does and saved me 4900 dollars problem. Credit helpers here know what they are doing.

I'm happy with the whole team it was an easy process and I can't express enough how impressed I am with the services. From start to finish, the experience was nothing short from exceptional. The results speak for themselves that's all I have to say!!! They genuinely cared about my financial well-being !

Eddie is a very sweet boy! With compassion and sincerity looked at my account and I couldn't believe what I saw. This company and Eddie was able to remove 57000 dollars from my report. I'm extremely grateful and this review is not enough. I will send him clients and leave this beautiful review for all to see. It is a little scary at first because I paid a lot of money but way worth it.

We are very appreciative to Edward and what he has done for me and my sister. Totally grateful and heartwarming to be talking to Edward and people. My credit score jumped way too high and we jumped a 100 points in the first year. 4 year run to an end but the best love.

Hiii world! Me and friend Shane are very happy we came here. I got a text that my score jumped to the 750 I didn't believe it because I was never there ever. We are now getting approved for the car we want and we referred our whole real estate team here.

Well great place and it was tough to trust at first, though I am now recommending my friends to come here after my score went up and those collections came off. The best part was when I saved money going here, I paid 6000 to save 23,800 dollars. Score is now 749. I'm brand new now yaaass

Coming to infinite Financial Firm Credit Repair was one of the best decisions I've ever made. From the moment I met Eddie I knew he truly had my best interest at heart. It's been over a year and he quickly responds to every email and text and is patient even if I ask a lot of annoying questions. Hes truly on your team and makes every effort to raise your credit. Because of him I was able to raise my credit to get a loan to buy a CONDO! Thank you infinite Financial Firm Credit Repair

I want to thank Edward for his magnificent results in which made my life easier to live with my credit scores. I had about 60 issues on my credit report and he was sweeeetttt to stay with me even though he was so busy. He is a very loving caring person and that's why I joined. It was pricey I paid about 6200 dollars all together for all my problems including a massive debt of about 71,000 dollars. I'm at 790 score. He always told me to pray for him and I see he's over worked but helped 4 of us in my family.

Eddie thank you for all your help, you are amazing and I was crazy I apologize. It took like 2 years to get all my negatives done but that was a lot of paperwork. EVERYONE COME HERE for trust! My points went up 122 points. Amaaaazing!!

Outstanding custkmer service i always get a call back. Ive been with them for a very long time handling my credit and financials. My credit score is much better now and im on way to a better financial life. Edward thank you as well.

had an amazing experience with this company. The customer service was outstanding, and the service was exactly what I was looking for Edward is super professional always willing to help and he is always there to answer any questions. I will definitely come back and definitely will tell all my friends and family about this business if I could give a 10 starts I will. Thanks for all Edward!!!!

Awesome company! Helped all 3 of our family members score bumb up a measurable amount that is making a real-world impact when we needed it most. Very easy to communicate and work with, very cool interface to track progress, we learned so much about our credit probably saved us a full year of hassle or more if we had tried to do it ourselves. Amazing team they have at this company, I would highly recommend them! Edward is awesome and really helped make what can seem like a complicated process appear to be ve

Edward is a good man. I now understand why I was referred to him. I trust this company with my life and wife?s life. I went from 508 to 801 such a great experience. I've been here for 3 1/2 years and now fixing my sons credit.

Edward and the team gave me hope and guidance since day 1, and after only 9 months working on my file my credit score went from 585 to 780 (photo attached as proof). He really takes the time to explaining the process and the results are amazing. Highly recommend this credit firm.

This is an awesome Firm and definitely trust worthy! I was a bit skeptical at first like many of you but I had 3 negative credit reportings and within the first month 2 of them were gone. They are currently working on my last negative reporting that will get my score above 800! Highly recommend this firm if you want to repair your credit or just increase your score!

I was scared at first to just give them 8900 dollars but they over delivered and saved me 49000 dollars and myself core is now to 799 this is suck a caring place. IM GLAD Edward convinced me because I would?ve paid more and not been happy!!

very happy and refreshed. I started in 2017 and made my way up to 835. I started with a score of 599. Edward is probably the best customer service i have ever heard and seen. This is the best credit repair team I know. I scammed in the past giving someone 1800 one time and i havent heard from them so annoyed. But edward fixed everything, honest man and i can see why they call him good looking.

Infinite financial firm is amazing they are experts at what they do Edward is very knowledgeable and knows how to take care of things when it comes to your credit along with his team . I recommend everyone to work with them . Infinite financial company knows it all when it comes to credit repair.highly recommend Avi rahimi

Eddie you are such nice person, I was scared and you calmed me down -and I'm so glad I was able to trust you. Credit repair is not easy to trust people. I saved $19345 DOLLARS!!!! And I'm getting my home now. Trust you forever

Great experience! What a nice honest man Edward is, he gave me the best consultation and gave me a good price and so far these past 5 months has been a great adventure with an increase of about 122 points and helping me look for a home that helps my budget. I can't believe what he did I thought it was impossible, I came to this company with a question about one issue and Edward said he can do more then one of my issues and I didn't know that was fixable. Great company and highly recommend them!

Amazing work! I had a bad experience with another credit repair company who said they can do it in 30-60 days for 1500 and then robbed me and changed their number. Edward was so nice he made sure to make this a calming experience because of what I went through and was with me all the way and was brutally honest. I can see why it's rated 5 stars because they detail everything. It took about a year and the monthly payments is perfect just so I can see how it's going. They know what they are doing with credit.

Edward is an awesome person and what a funny character. Almost like a saint. I almost lost my life in my debt and he actually came to my house to help me out. This man is something else and really got my credit working for me. We need these types of companies. Credit repair angels here!!!

Just finished with my credit I started awhile ago like in 2022 and I was really low. This place saved me about 32,000 dollars of credit card debt. I only paid $5000 on to this place. Great work highly recommended.

EDWARD IS FANTASTIC ! we'll done team. I got scammed many times and it took me awhile to trust him and he's very spiritual guy and cool. My score is great and I'm getting my car because my score jumped to 813 and he's my guy to go to from now on.

Edward and his team are top notch! They have helped me tremendously from everything to repairing my credit. I highly can't express enough the gratitude I have towards Infinite financial firm credit repair. Very professional hard working company. Highly recommend!!!

Who would have thought this type of service would make such a difference, but literally Edward and his services have made a tangible and tremendous impact on my credit. His ability to not only provide fast and professional services but his customer service is unmatched. Thanks to him I was able to jump up almost 90 points. Now I can refi my truck and got approved for a really nice apartment with no questions asked! I was skeptical of these kind of services in the past but I must say he's gotten a customer f

Super awesome place to get your credit fixed me and my dad are so thankful that Edward and his team were very knowledgeable to take my case. My case was very difficult I had a bankruptcy and an old late payment with a collection and they managed to work this off my credit report! I thought I had no hope but it actually worked, best credit repair in California! Also very fairly priced!

I paid Eddie to teach me his craft and help me help people. He made my life better by helping me and my family at his credit repair conference. Eddie is a very hardworking man he is always there never gives a time limit because that is not how it works. He said to cancel anytime and that's better then any confidence i can get from a credit repair agemcy

These guys are serious about their work. All the repair companies I got referred to were out of Los Angeles, and I couldn't use them. So I did some research myself and was amazed by the number of positive reviews on Google and Yelp. I gave them a try and now I can say that they are very professional and detailed about getting you the final results. I thought the process would be simple. Well, not in my case. These collection companies are sneaky and smart about keeping you with the "derogatory mark" on your

Excellent service they are light years ahead of their competitors in regards to customer service. They knew all the details of my case unlike other firms. Also a great price point, definitely worth the fee. The whole process can be time-consuming, for it to be done properly and they were excellent in communicating realistic goals and timeframes. Highly recommend- William

Edward was very honest and straight forward, good accommodation, respectful, A++ service from just 2 phone calls, excellent customer service. Highly recommend. The reviews speak for themselves. Those that are skeptical, give them a call and see for yourselves.

Great opportunity to be working with these guys to fix my credit. Great price and the best customer service. They removed so many old problems that I had on my credit and the score changed dramatically. This is the second time I used them and they never fail me. They are also helping me find a great realtor and a lender that can help me get the best rates for my needs. I am shocked for what these guys can do I was brought in tears because I thought I was doomed for 7 years but I guess not. I can truly call

The service from Edward is by far the best service I have received from a credit repair company. The process was smooth and faster than expected. My credit was cleaned from all negative reporting and it raised my score over 100 points! I'm glad I chose Edward and his credit repair service.

Dang Edward is soo good at what he does. He is sooo nice ! Great customer service and always answered my calls. My score jumped to 790 an 80 point increase. Wonderful man and A saint!!! Ins o happy highly recommended!

I'm leaving this review because I thought I would give a big thanks to a real good guy name Edward and One of his team members Dave who really help me and my family out with our credit. I understand and believe that it might take a long time because I've done this before, Edward is a little pricy but him and his team really get it done. He was my last try to get my credit fixed and I thought because of his price and the way he spoke really got me to do it and I'm glad he made me. Well worth the wait and pri

Our lenders want to thank Edward and George for the wonderful job they have done. The log ins for us to check to see what it's being disputed is perfect. They removed a bankruptcy fast and got me a few cards that helped me get my score up to 804. I also had one small collection. They don't always call but they always answered me. As long as they are doing the work on my credit I'm happy.

A true yogi to calm people down on there financial problems. Edward knows how to make sure you feel safe and not concerned about credit and financial life. I've been with Edward now for 2 years and I started with a 470 credit score and now I'm at a 714, I had 2 bankruptcies and 70,000 dollars in collections. From the collections I'm at 9,000 now. This guy does it the right way. I came in once every two months and he always welcomed me with open arms, positivity, and good news. Before I met Edward, I tried

I love you! I genuinely love you. You did amazing for me. You have the best customer service by far, everytime i call this company they always answer. Fixed my debt issues and the credit repair was on point. Score increase is about 93 points and now I'm about to get my house and getting my daughter a car as well. I heard Edward is stressing out and my family is praying for you. Get some sleep my love.

Words are Not enough to Say Thank You to Edward and Elijah!! They really care tremendously. Ive been in the past hesitant to pursue repairing my credit, yet once I called Infinite Financial Credit repair, they not only walked me gently with my options but they made me feel like a Real person. I highly recommend you do yourself a favor and contact this excellent company. I honestly felt like I mattered. They gave REAL Solutions to my credit problems!

So happy to write this review for Edward. I love you for what you did for me and my family. My credit score is top notch! This company wiped out all my stupid negative items from my credit report. My score increased 181 points and I feel rich. Deletion letters feel so good. I'm using this company for life.

Edward is too good. The customer service was the best it can be. They always get back to me. My time with him was about 3 years of back and forth and saved me over 22000 dollars. All I paid was 290 a month. Sooo worth ittt. Best new years present from this company.

Great results. They raised my credit scores and then they got me a house! I'm so happy for what they did for me. I was skepticallll at first, I had not ounce of trust and then I saw results the first month and I was shocked. My score jumped 111 points in 7 months and then recommended me a great lender for a home loan. These guys are the real deal best credit repair agents for sure.

Ed thank you for helping me and my wife last year! You changed our lives when no one could. Our credit scores made everything cheaper and my cousin is so far happy with you. Let's try to keep it within 1 year please it takes long but she should be good in a few months

Amazing report help, I didn't expect that I just needed like 50 points and I got 90 points. Very helpful company and I trust them forever. Highly recommended and it's not easy trusting people with information but glad it's done.

I went to Infinite Financial because I discovered that I had been scammed and was concerned about how it would affect my credit. Edward was extremely knowledgeable and helpful, listened to the whole background story then took me through the initial necessary steps to investigate and stop the fraud and to protect myself. He was extremely patient with me (I was in a bit of a panic), and I am so thankful. In addition, he has made himself available for questions and additional meetings, if needed, until ever

I highly recommend Edward and everyone at Infinite. Everyone was extremely helpful and patient. Edward is very kind and caring in what he does. I suggest you give him a call.

After researching various credit repair companies and going through countless reviews, I decided to go with Infinite Financial Firm. Edward was pretty straightforward and helped me understand the whole process to better credit. There's a lot of things that's out of their control so just know you have to be patient and trust the process. Everything this companies does, you can actually do it yourself... but if you want it done right, just hire Edward and his team. You have to be on top of the dates and i

Been working with Edward and the infinite group for 3 weeks now. Not even a month in and they already have me in the 700+ credit group + 54 point increase! I was skeptical at first but I'm going to recommend them to anyone who needs help with their credit! They truly do care about your situation and not just your money. Thanks again Edward.

Edward and his firm got my cousins credit score from below 500 to above 750!! They are true miracle workers. My cousin immigrated here and made some very bad credit decisions and she thought her life was over but Edward saved her. It took a long time but it was well worth it. Thank you Edward!

I started a year ago now and I went from the mid 500s to 700s credit score! This was all thank to Albert and his team! Thanks guys for all of your hard-work! Definitely paid off! Thanks guys! I would recommend anyone to give Infinite Financial Firm credit repair a shot! They wont disappoint!

I'm so grateful and happy I found this company! My credit profile had a lot of mistakes including collections that weren't mine. Edward was amazing on handeling the horrible collection company that was on my credit. He totally destroyed and deleted that fake crap. He also removed a mistaken late payment which I thought wasn't possible but took awhile but was way worth it. I understand it's a lil costly I paid around 225 a month but I had a lot of other problems as well. I'm so happy it's done now !

I just had a free consultation with Edward. I was very specific with my questions and what my goals are going into a credit repair program. He was very professional, very honest, and charismatic answering my questions about how the program works and his experience on the accounts I want to fix on my credit score. It was a very pleasant and informative call, I am highly considering their services.

Facts - increased my credit score almost 200 points on all credit services. Qualified for a home loan.- Edward delivered. It took about 6-7 months of constantly pushing the credit devices but Edward got two major issues off my credit report. I couldn't be happier with the service. Edward was great to work with, very professional, no sure how he did it but he gets the job done. It's worth the monthly fee considering the cost of not having good credit and having the weight of bad debt hanging over you. Get i

Greatest people ever. Edward is a beautiful spiritual man. This guy went over the hill for me. My score jumped 189 points in 1 year and got my car and my house because of this company. We are in love with his personality and work ethic.

My score jumped and my business partners credit jumped high as well. I had a stupid collection on my report and Edward able to take off 78 THOUSAND dollars of problems in 4 years I've been with him. Well worth it!! I'm being my whole company here.

Edward is unreallll! Veryvnuce and has a great customer service team. My credit jumped hugher thenbi thought it would. I got about 122 points extra from where I started. I been with Edward since the pandemic. Credit repair here is trustworthy thats why i came. And a cute stuff

Probably one of the nicest people I know and best customer service. I've been around for a couple years. I started with a company who promised me the world and full clean up in 3 months for credit repair and was horrible and didn't do CRAPPP. I was with Edward for 2 years and we became buddies during this process and promised him I'd tip him an extra 2500 if he get me to where I need to be above 760 and finally we did. The monthly plan is cleaner and it made me trust him and I'm glad I did it.

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Yes, many CPAs handle both, but confirm their expertise in both areas. Ask about their experience managing personal taxes and business accounting simultaneously. Ensure they can balance both without compromising attention to your specific financial needs.

What should I do if I’m not satisfied with my CPA?

Discuss concerns directly with your CPA to resolve issues. If unresolved, check your contract for termination terms. Seek a new CPA by researching reviews, credentials, and referrals. Request your financial records to ensure a smooth transition to a new professional.