Definitely, Latinos Insurance is one of the best places here in Santa Maria. They treat you like a…read morevalued customer without judging your wallet. For a simple DMV service, they only charged me $35, while other agencies around Santa Maria charge $80 for the same thing. I highly recommend this place. The service was excellent, and the ladies working there were very friendly and always smiling.

Went in on September 19th, 2023 and paid for my vehicle insurance in cash since my bank account…read morethat had auto pay was compromised and I stopped all payments. I had both my son and brother with me who 100% remember me paying her in cash. I called today to make a change to my policy and the SAME girl is gas lighting me that I never ever paid her cash. Now I'm out $279 and I've been driving around unaware of not having any coverage. I am currently filing a police report to be shown the video that I handed her cash. I believe they have done this before with cash payments, I might just be the only one that has said something. They are taking advantage of those that won't say anything since they might be undocumented. Do not do business with them. I should have stuck with AAA. Now your trying to say I'm not even a policy holder lol learn how to do your job! I have the paperwork from tour establishment with MY name on it and MY husband. Do not disregard this review, they just want me to look like an idiot so they can try and cover their asses. I already called Kemper Insurance, who Latinos represents and I have my insurance through and gave them my Police Report Number. I'm taking this all the way, Latinos can sit here and keep lying to try and make people believe I am not their client. The women on the phone even admitted to being the one that helped me when I went it there. I'm not worried about being called a liar, but you should be worried about what legal matters you will need to deal with next! ​

This agency refused to insure my girlfriend and I on the basis that you cannot insure something you…read moredon't own. Background: I contacted: Allstate insurance online to get a quote on rideshare auto insurance. I was contacted by Sharon Collipriest from this local office. I was informed that when I was ready to start the policy they would need some documents including registration that is in my name. Now one of the vehicles I was going to insure was mine and one was my girlfriend's. We were both listed as drivers on the policy so this should not have been an issue. It certainly has never been an issue in the past with other insurance companies. I was informed that we would need to get separate policies and we would not qualify for multi-driver or multi-vehicle discounts. Bottom line, they are either discriminating against us because we aren't married or trying to extort us through illegal "company policy". *edited to add response to the owner* That's really funny that you claim you can't cover me because of state law. When I asked another highly respected, local insurance agent with another major insurer they practically laughed at the idea and said the same thing I suspected: that it seems like you were trying to extort more money by demanding customers open separate policies. They said there is no reason why two people in the same household cannot be named insured persons on the same policy and have all of their vehicles covered. A big thank you to Sharon and the whole Allstate crew for showing me up front what kind of company and people you are.

After days of searching and getting quotes, no one took better care of me than them…read more Great coverage and they made it very easy.

I have been taking my taxes to Ligia for over 15 years. Her prompt service and accuracy to detail…read morehas saved me a lot of money and unwanted worry. When Ligia decided to open her own shop it was a no brainer that I would follow her to receive the same outstanding service. Keep up the good work.

Very helpful, thorough and understanding. Will help you find the right insurance for you even when…read morefacing challenges. Fast and friendly customer service and easy to reach.

A great place to get insurance pay your registration and get your taxes done fabiola is awesome…read moresuper friendly always

I had some inquiries regarding some charges that were billed to my account so I reached out to the…read moreoffice and spoke with Angela. She was not only very professional and polite, she researched everything in depth and was able to explain everything thoroughly and very timely. I was very impressed with her knowledge and response time in having resolution. She went above and beyond and made sure that everything was not just current, but accurate. I would highly recommend reaching out to them if you are in need of any insurance services. Thanks for your help Angela

Call my old agent yesterday to get new motorcycle insurance... no response. Called Antonio's office…read morethis morning and someone actually answered the phone and was so nice. Changing agent to Antonio. I've been a State Farm customer for 37 years.

Very Nice and helpful got excellent quote. Very professional, and Curtious, I recommend 100%read more

BEWARE!!! As a local family man and reputable business owner I highly recommend reading this review…read morebefore choosing Suzanne May Jakkola for accounting services. It's shocking and difficult to have to share this in our small, tight-knit Santa Ynez Valley community, but I believe it's important to know what to expect from the accounting services of Suzanne May Jakkola. After numerous unanswered emails and calls about my personal taxes and my mom's personal taxes, I received this statement from Suzanne. Personally, I was shocked to receive an email that oozes such disregard for the principals of caring for the client. "I apologize if my stated intentions don't always reflect when I actually get to what I was hoping and planning on doing. It's just the nature of my business. My priorities get redirected often but never on purpose or with intentional disregard." Don't make the same mistake I did. I've attached my email response to Suzanne which sheds more light.

we have gone to Suzanne twice now and we love her! she is so thorough and intelligent. i highly…read morerecommend using her for any tax needs. for what it's worth, she is also excellent with kids :)

This is probably the worst local bank institution. I've been a member since 2013. It has always…read morevery difficult to do things like access my account online or do mobile deposits. After upgrading their website from the 90s, customers including myself continue to have issues. Recently, I wrote a check for myself using the standard Montecito Bank and Trust check to deposit to another account. Note, both name and account number are fillable. After correctly writing the account number, I was charged a NSF. Although I had the funds in the account. I stopped by in person and the clerk confirmed the account number was correct. And was not sure why that had happens. She told me she could not refund me the full NSF fee but could maybe split it with me. I really though this was some kind of joke. She explained that where you open your account originally is where the branch manager decides the amount of the fee and if they will provide a refund. All the locations operate under Montecito Bank & Trust but the policies and regulations implemented are up to the specific manager in that branch. So if you open a bank account in Santa Barbara and move to Solvang you'll have to drive or call your original branch to discuss any fees. I do not recommend you wasting your time with this bank if you're looking for good customer service, mobile deposits or a user friendly website.

TL;DR DO NOT BANK WITH THESE YAHOO"S…read more Better off burying your money in a tin can in the back yard, at least you know where your money is. I moved to Santa Ynez and opened an account at this branch to facilitate paying my rent as my new landlord uses this branch in particular. I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would bank with such an institution. I have had nothing but problems with these people. From losing money out of my account, admitting they lost it, and then taking 3 months to find it only to tell me that I should have screen shotted the original amount when it happened.....What in the actual F?!?!? Did you just tell me that I need to prove my account balance to you? And via screen shot from my phone? (In that case, give me 20 minutes, I'm gonna photoshop some money into my account, see what you think of that.) Your also telling me you cannot follow the money via my transactions? And you mean to tell me as a college graduate, you're unwilling to do the hard math and crunch some numbers to help a client out? Well fortunately I have an aptitude for numbers(Electromechanical Engineer). So I did your job for you and crunched the numbers to prove that my account is $3000 shy.......Not hard to see in my opinion. That was just one instance. Every morning around 3am, my account cycles to the previous days lowest balance, even if I've transferred money into the account to cover bills and rent and whatever. Once it cycles the other charges conveniently go through. Fortunately since these people suck at online banking, I don't get charged with OD fees. But it is concerning watching your account go from $$$$$$$ to $ and then back to $$$$$$$ a day later. Their website is atrocious and is constantly asking me to two factor authenticate even though I've clicked on I use this browser regularly, remember me. Nope, not gonna happen, remember me on this browser? No way Jose. I brought these things to their attention and was told I would get a follow up email to discuss matter.......crickets is what I hear. No contact, eye or otherwise. I transfer money between my three accounts (main, travel, and joint), it shows the transaction, on both accounts, but the balance of each account will stay the same for up to a day later. Electronic banking isn't that hard at this level, but Montecito Bank and Trust sure do make it seem like they are the union guy on the job site. They want to be on the job, but doesn't doesn't know their ass form their elbow. Not my usual interaction with any financial institution. Usually they hop to. Usually they want my money. Usually the banks are more than happy to help out a customer and figure out whats going on with the accounts. Here I've been told that it is what it is, better to just roll with it.......Fck That. Get your shit together MBT. I am unimpressed with their "customer service", knowledge of their own system, or lack there of, and they still can't offer personal credit cards. Not that I need one, but hell any fool institution worth their salt can offer you credit....