On September 13th, the FCA wrote a "Dear CEO" letter to all consumer credit firms that it authorises saying that they had reviewed complaints handling at a range of firms and found material non-compliance and other concerning practices. The letter details these problems and ends by saying that the FCA expects firms to: review how your firm identifies, records, and deals with complaints as … [Read more...]
Payday loans
Payday loans - easy to take out - hard to escape from. This page has all Debt Camel's articles about them, the most recent first.
Also look at the Guide to Payday Loans which covers how to apply for compensation/refunds if you think you have been given a payday loan that was "unaffordable" and the better alternatives if you want a payday loan but are refused one.
Payday loan refunds – how long till a lender replies? pays out?
When you get a payday loan, it arrives very quickly... so why does it take some payday lenders so long to pay out refunds for unaffordable lending? Especially as a few lenders are very fast? Hundreds of people have left comments on the How to get a payday loan refund page on the progress of their claims. This article summarises recent comments about the large and mid-sized lenders. It covers … [Read more...]
Ombudsman will look at payday loans over 6 years old
Many people are making affordability complaints about payday loans, asking the lender to refund interest. Most lenders are refusing to look at any refunds for payday loans that were taken out more than six years ago, saying the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will not consider these cases. But this isn't correct! This article looks at the current situation and the implications for your … [Read more...]
Payday loan refunds when last loan not repaid
You can get a "refund" for expensive payday loans if you still owe money on your the last loan. It can even be easier, as some lenders are quicker to reduce or write off debts than they are to hand over cash. The complaint process is explained, with template letters, here: How to get a payday loan refund. Use the same letters if you still have a loan outstanding, but here are some extra points … [Read more...]
How gambling affects payday loan refunds
Does gambling make it harder to get a refund from a payday lender? Many people who have made an affordability complaint and asked for a refund of the interest they paid are worried if there is gambling showing on their bank statements. Gambling is an issue for a significant number of payday loan complaints. The availability of easy credit from payday loans, even in the middle of the night, can … [Read more...]
Payday loan comparison sites – is Wonga’s link prominent?
In 2015 the Competition and Markets Authority said that payday lenders have to advertise on at least one payday loan comparison website and provide a "prominent link" to the comparison site from their own website. The FCA consulted about what a payday loan comparison website should be doing and these were its decisions. This has now gone live. On Thursday 25 May 2017, the BBC reported: New … [Read more...]
Won your Financial Ombudsman case but worried you won’t be paid?
Financial Ombudsman decisions are legally binding on the firm. But if it's been a couple of weeks and you haven't been paid, you may be feeling worried... This article gives some information on how you can enforce a decision from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) through the courts. I'm doing this to re-assure you that it can be done, not to encourage you to rush out and do it! It is … [Read more...]
245,000 Wonga customers told their details may have been stolen
Wonga has started contacting 245,000 customers on 8th April 2017 by email to warn them their personal and financial details may have stolen. Professor Alan Woodward, a cybersecurity expert, said it was "looking like one of the biggest" data breaches involving financial information in Britain. A few days later it also started sending out text messages. This problem isn't just affecting people … [Read more...]
Can you get a refund of interest on doorstep loans?
If you had doorstep loans from lender such as Provident, you may be able to get a refund of the interest you paid if the lender should have realised the loan was unaffordable for you. Doorstep lending - also called home credit - is where a collector comes to your house to collect the repayments. Doorstep loans are used by over 1.3 million people in Britain. The four largest lenders are … [Read more...]
QuickQuid payday and flexi loan refunds – large but not quick
QuickQuid is getting a lot of payday loan affordability complaints from customers asking for refunds of interest. Many people are going to the Financial Ombudsman and getting large payouts awarded - 77% of people complaining about QuickQuid succeed at the Ombudsman. This article looks a what happens when you first contact QuickQuid with a complaint, what sort of offers they make and what … [Read more...]
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