mummies,
I used Faith Employment Agency.
i have to say that my experience with them has been a very pleasant one. they do things fast and efficient. and honest which i like. they told me everything about maid's backgrd and even when i shortlisted a few, boss was able to tell me who is suitable and who is not as she personally interviews all of her applicants.
i paid $2850 and my helper came in with 3 mths loan only-$1740
i went to a few agencies, some of them told me agency fee is 1000+ but maid comes in with 6-8 mths loan ranging from $3480-4640 which is very high. so Monica the boss of faith employment agency explained to me that a lot of agencies actually to close biz, they charge employers cheap but they make the maid pay for it. that is why maid comes in with 6-8 mths loan. so the difference of the loan is actually paying for employer.
i also felt its unfair to make helper pay soo much and i read many horror stories of how cheap agencies always advise their maids to run away etc so that they can be "recycled" to another employer again.
i also learnt from mummies that took from cheap agencies, thats why i will never use them.
below is a link 1 of the mummies wrote.
http://singaporemotherhood.com/forum/threads/bad-experience-with-my-maid-station-agency.113232/
good luck in searching for a good helper.
Look for Monica or Victoria 67338387
Boss is Monica.