Fraudsters have duped dozens of employers into thinking they can avoid auto-enrolling staff into pensions by buying a fake 'exemption' certificate for £58. Pension watchdogs raised the alarm after hearing from employers who were flogged the worthless documents, and they are now investigating at least...

Payday loan warning as 100 loan sharks arrested

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 13th October 2015 14:03
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Hi

just thought that i would share with you an experience i had recently with my (ex) bank. My experience may help others in the same situation.

My health went into decline leading to me losing my job. i alerted my bank at the start of my financial difficulties and health...

Farewell payday lenders, welcome loan sharks?

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th October 2014 10:43.

*This morning, the screw that is being slowly tightened on the payday loan industry was given another couple of swift turns.* The Competition and...
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The dangers of loan sharks to be taught in schools

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd March 2014 19:03.

School children in England are to have lessons warning them against using loan sharks. The Illegal Money Lending Team (ILMT) in England is offering ......

Loan Sharks

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 27th January 2014 11:36.

The figures in this article are quite frightening. The loan shark market is equivalent in size to one-third of the pay day lender market. 60 people...

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I have recently been given some money after a family member. I am contemplating making full and final settlement offers split 'pro-rata' to my 7 creditors. However, one of these creditors is Cahoot (Santander) and I have not paid them a penny since January 2009 and not heard from any DCA regarding the...

Sixty victims of loan sharks are in witness protection, according to the country's leading official tasked with breaking the cycle of fear, intimidation and violence trapping families who have borrowed money from illegal lenders.
Tony Quigley, head of the Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT)...

Was just chatting to a friend and told them what I am doing and he said that if there was a CCA then the OC would have taken me to court and that they had dealings with Lowell who are all bull and no horns. Interesting! Is this right?
Mind you my debt is post 2007 so CCA doesn't matter.. but then...

Pounds to Pocket

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 1st October 2013 12:13.

A radio advert for short-term lender Pounds to Pocket has been banned after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) branded it

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Payday lenders bite back: 'Don't call us loan sharks'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd September 2013 20:10.

Fed up with such stories, and pilloried by MPs, local authorities, newspapers and even the Archbishop of Canterbury, the payday loans industry is......

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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I'm in an IVA, have had a defaulted credit card from capital one in the past which defaulted but settled in full 2 months later.

I have 17 defaults on credit link, 15 with Experian and 14 on equifax. My IVA is recorded on all 3.

I receive about 4 e-mails a day from Capital...

Citizens Advice exposes payday lenders'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 28th May 2013 07:59.

*............failings as OFT closes in on unscrupulous lenders * New evidence from Citizens Advice finds 7 in 10 put under pressure to extend...

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Beware of credit card fines as banks impose daily cut-off times for payments

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 24th April 2013 09:32.

Borrowers are being hit with late payment fines because banks take too long to process credit card payments. When you pay your...