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The Loan sharks are alive and swimming, and so far, ( mortgage quotes ) they have been left to carry on ripping people off left, right and centre. The Competition Commission is finally making a stand.
Loans. Interest rip-offs for those with no other choice.
Author: Anna Mayo
It's hard to believe in this day and age where there are as
It's about time, as it is reported that as { mortgage quotations } many as two million Britons are taking out loans with these companies, usually because they have a very low income and the high street lenders won't give them a second glance. They are forced to get credit at extortionate interest rates because they have no other way of getting it, and in our opinion, there's no way that rates of 177% can be justified. The Commission has a few plans up its sleeve to bring the doorstep { life insurance } loan companies to justice. Firstly, they will force them to clearly state to the customer how much the loan will cost them. The idea is that if the borrower realises that the £100 borrowed will swiftly turn into £200 to pay back, they will think twice. Also if these lenders don't start dropping their rates considerably, the Commission has threatened to set a maximum legal limit, so if they go above it they will be committing a criminal offence.
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