UPDATES - what has happened since the original article in March 29 September - Benamor loses the vote Benamor lost the vote at the General Meeting to be appointed a direct by 43% to 57%. The Board commented: The Board notes that while all the resolutions proposed by Richmond Group Limited at the general meeting were voted down by the shareholders, a not insignificant minority of … [Read more...]
Articles about Amigo
These articles are about Amigo itself, the company and its finances.
For articles about guarantor loan complaints, including the templates for how to complain if you are a borrower or if you are a guarantor, see Guarantor loans complaints.
Amigo won’t give details about how many complaints it has
On 20 July 2020 Amigo published its results for the year ending 31 March 2020. The financial headlines: Amigo made a loss after tax for 2019-20 of £27.2m. For the previous year this had been a profit of £88.6m; no guidance on financial performance for 2020-21 was given because it is too early to assess the impact of Covid-19; it had cash in the bank of over £135m at 30 June … [Read more...]
Amigo’s half year 2019 results – the rising cost of paying refunds
Amigo's half-year results for April-September 2019 show a big increase in complaint costs about its guarantor loans. The majority of these complaints are affordability complaints, by the borrower or by the guarantor. Here is the management presentation on the results. What Amigo says about complaints Here my thoughts on some of the points Amigo makes about complaints in the management … [Read more...]
Amigo – Q1 2019 results show more complaints upheld
On 29 August 2019, Amigo published its financial results for the April-Jun 2019 quarter. I wanted to see how Amigo was going to refer to the very high percentage of complaints against it which have been upheld by the Financial Ombudsman - see 83% of guarantor loan cases won at Financial Ombusdman - and whether Amigo is making any changes because of this. The Amigo announcement Here are … [Read more...]