- Wonga went into administration in August 2018
- Between April and August 2019 it received 390,000 successful complaints
- Those due payouts after being sold unaffordable loans were told they would find out how much they will get at the end of January 2020
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QuickQuid victims promised 'easy' compensation scheme
Borrowers who believe they were mis-sold a loan by collapsed payday lender QuickQuid will need to apply for compensation via an online portal. The company's administrators, Grant Thornton, will run the system and have promised it will be "quick and easy". The portal is not yet live, but is... -
Wonga's legacy of nearly 400,000 mis-sold loans
Payday lender Wonga mis-sold loans to hundreds of thousands of people who will only receive a fraction of the compensation payments they are owed. Administrators for the lender, which collapsed in August 2018, have revealed that 389,621 eligible claims have been made since Wonga's demise. Ex-customers... -
Wonga: Fourfold rise in compensation claimant estimate
More than 40,000 customers of former payday lender Wonga are seeking compensation with more expected to follow suit, administrators have said. The total is four times the previous estimate, accountants Grant Thornton said, although many will expect little in terms of redress. These customers have complained... -
Wonga customers have been cast aside, MPs say
City watchdog FCA chose in 2016 to exclude short term credit firms like Wonga from the government's financial compensation scheme.
MPs are calling for government intervention as thousands of Wonga customers seeking compensation from the collapsed payday lender have been left in financial limbo because... -
Wonga prepares for 'orderly wind down'
Administrators have been officially appointed to conduct an "orderly wind down" of Wonga in the UK following the company's collapse. The payday lender said its management had no alternative following attempts to restructure the business. It said the level of compensation claims for legacy... -
Wonga payday firm stops offering new loans
Payday lender Wonga has said it is no longer accepting new loan applications as it teeters on the brink of collapse. The company said in a statement on its website that it was continuing to "assess its options" and existing customers could still use their services to manage their loans. It... -
5corpio started a blog post consortium cash call rescues payday lender Wonga from insolvencyin 5corpioconsortium cash call rescues payday lender Wonga from insolvency
Wonga, one of Britain's largest short-term money-lenders, has been saved from going bust by an emergency £10m cash injection from a consortium of high-profile technology investors. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Wonga, which was among the pioneers of the UK's online payday lending sector,... -
Payday lender Wonga records £65m loss amid overhaul
Wonga - Britain's biggest payday lender - posted pre-tax losses of nearly £65m in 2016, but claims its business has been "transformed". The short-term lender had previously admitted it had "lost its way" under its old management and had been accused of targeting the vulnerable.... -
Bad credit history but all say settled ?
Hi I'm new to the forum, I've been looking into my credit file. I use to be a real nightmare with paying things, but for the last 4-5 years, I've been better with it. all my payments except 1 have either been settled or I'm still paying them eg
s. I just don't understand how it can be so bad,...
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Wonga admits double-charging customers
Wonga admits double-charging customers
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 3rd October 2016 15:48
The UK's biggest payday lender - Wonga - has admitted that it double-charged 7,000 customers for their loans on Friday....
It says an internal system error resulted -
Payday lender Wonga saw losses double in 2015
Payday lender Wonga saw losses double in 2015
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 4th May 2016 19:24
The UK's biggest payday lender - Wonga - saw its losses double last year as tougher regulation in the industry continued to bite....
The short-term lender saw -
Claiming Refunds For Payday Loans
Hello im Gelf, new to this site, i was on money saving expert but theres i few idiots on there.
Ive never be the best with money and in 2010 i had 2 credit cards with 15k of debt on them, but i was slowly managing pay it back....very slowly.
In Feb 2010 i had a few large unexpected...Last edited by gelfy666; 9 January 2016, 22:32. -
DIY DMP - Stick or Twist
Hi Folks,
Bit of background on my situation.
I am a gambling addict (although haven't gambled since the end of May) and have racked up debts circa £30k (listed below). Originally I contacted a DMP Service that you paid for. I had arranged them to come to my house for a meeting,... -
There back again! - Wonga aims for reinvention in new payday lending ads
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...
