As you do, I received a weekly email from MSE a few weeks ago and I was reading one of the articles about a credit card acceptance "checker" that basically conducts a "soft" search of your credit score and gives a rough chance of acceptability for certain Credit cards

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I received some very wise and valuable help on here in the middle of last year regarding an account with Co-op Visa with an alleged debt of £4934.

In short, the original CCA agreement from 1993 was improperly executed and is therefore totally unenforceable.
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if you go to a financial advisor for some expert advice, and you later find out that the advice turned out bad...how long do you have to complain ?

The reason I ask is that I have it in my head you have 6 years...but 6 years from when...? the original advice or the date you realised the...

RBS and NatWest whacked with a £14.4million fine

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 27th August 2014 11:03.

*for dishing out bad advice to mortgage customers* * *Only two of 164 sales reviewed met the required standard* * *Sales advisers gave...

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AXA fined £1.8m for bad advice on Isas

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 13th September 2013 17:32.

*Thousands of customers passed on from building societies and banks to Axa Wealth were not warned of the risk of investing in Isa funds and...

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I have had a bit of time on my hands, so thought I would pop 'over the road' to MSE and see if there were any poor lost souls who needed payday loan help (as is normal at the time of the month).

All I can say is OMG

What is going...

Consumers are getting 'bad advice' on continuous payments

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd May 2012 19:41.

Consumer Focus survey shows banks and building societies give wrong or no advice on cancelling recurring payments Banks and building societies ......

HSBC Fined £10.5m For Bad Advice To Elderly

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 5th December 2011 12:30.

*Banking giant HSBC has been fined £10.5m for giving "inappropriate investment advice" to elderly customers.* It is the largest ever retail fine......

Which? Sting Shows Banks 'Give Bad Advice'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 16th November 2011 10:01.

*High street banks are offering poor investment advice and recommending inappropriate financial products to consumers, according to an undercover...
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A friend had a small business - retail premises.

Due partly to the present economic situation, & also bad advice, it went belly-up & led to bankruptcy (1 year +).

Father originally signed as guarantor, using his house as surety.

About 65k left owing, &...