Complaints about payday loan middlemen - so-called credit broking websites - have more than doubled in the last year, according to new figures.
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) said it had been contacted by more than 10,000 people since January this year. In the worst cases, consumers found hundreds of pounds 'drained' from their bank accounts by the websites. The credit brokers have previously insisted that most customers are happy with their services. Nevertheless, one debt charity is now calling for the up-front fees they charge to be banned.....Read more here