Complaints against payday lenders have soared to a five-year high, the industry watchdog has said. There were nearly 40,000 new complaints brought last year, up a "startling" 130% on the 17,000 the previous year, the Financial Ombudsman Service said. In too many cases people have been left...

Payday lending: Quick Quid owner agrees to refund £1.7m (CashEuroNet)

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FCA consults on remedies for payday loan price comparison websites

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There back again! - Wonga aims for reinvention in new payday lending ads

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 19th May 2015 08:06.

*Short-term lender Wonga has swapped its controversial puppets for "hard-working dinner ladies and mums" as it bids to reinvent...

Cuddly puppets axed as Wonga attempts big clean-up

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 14th July 2014 13:35.

*After its regular appearances as the whipping boy for all that is bad in payday lending, Wonga is attempting to offer a new face to customers - and......

Payday lending ad breached responsible advertising code

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 29th January 2014 16:15.

A TV advert for Instant Cash Loans Ltd has been branded

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Payday lenders facing MPs' questions

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 5th November 2013 09:47.

*Payday lending is being put under the microscope by MPs amid a defence from one of the industry's biggest players.* Members of the Business Select...

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Third major investigation into payday lending expected

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 15th September 2013 10:44.

*.......to result in complete overhaul of sector with stringent new controls on lenders* The third major investigation into payday lending in......

Investigation to look

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 15th August 2013 19:26.

The Competition Commission (CC) has confirmed that it has started its own investigation into the payday lending industry after the market was ...

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10x Payday lenders surrender licences after OFT pressure

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 10th July 2013 14:45.

The regulator has revealed that 10 lenders have exited the payday lending market after it wrote to 50 firms to request they improve their practices.......

Council blocks payday sites to residents

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 26th June 2013 19:25.

Cheshire East Council has blocked access to payday loan websites on its public computers. The local authority said its cabinet agreed to restrict...

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Payday lending summit is called by ministers

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th June 2013 16:22.

Lenders, regulators and government ministers are being summoned to a summit about the UK's payday loans industry next week. The meeting aims to come...
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Could payday lenders cause another credit crunch?

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 19th June 2013 16:03.

A ban from the advertising watchdog lifts the lid on the murky world of payday lending. FirstPayDayLoanUK is the latest payday lender to get its...
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CFA launches payday lending watchdog

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 13th May 2013 17:38.

A new industry watchdog has been set up with the aim to raise standards in the payday lending sector and told lenders to “shape up or ship out”....

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CFA response to Which? payday lending research

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 8th November 2012 18:25.

Commenting on today’s report from Which? into payday lending, Russell Hamblin-Boone, Chief Executive of the Consumer Finance Association (CFA), said:......