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MSE News: Which? wants payday loans clampdown
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It wants the FCA to: ...
Toughen rules to make sure proper affordability checks are carried out.
Similar action worked wonders for mortgages, for example :cool:
If people could ever properly afford payday loans, they wouldn't ever need them. At least they are regulated, as opposed to 'Lending Len' you can find in the Red Lion.0 -
Lending Len was cheaper though, loan sharks usually asked about 2% a week. I would imagine they kicked themselves for missing a trick when they saw what Wonga etc charged.0
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Lending Len was cheaper though, loan sharks usually asked about 2% a week. I would imagine they kicked themselves for missing a trick when they saw what Wonga etc charged.
Yes, but 'Lending Len' doesn't have to factor in the cost of bad debts.:)
I've heard it said that (for example) the rates of interest charged by that organised crime organisation in the USA which we cannot name can be quite 'reasonable'. That's because the default rate on such lending is zero. You will repay them in full. They do not write off any debts.0 -
Lending Len was cheaper though, loan sharks usually asked about 2% a week. I would imagine they kicked themselves for missing a trick when they saw what Wonga etc charged.
You must know a different one to the one I refer to.
The one I knew never understood percentages and things like that.
His lending terms were If I give you a tenner this week, I want a tenner back next week, and the week after, and the week after that, and if he was short one week (perhaps to lend to another sucker?) then perhaps he'd charge £20 if he thought you could be squeezed for that too. :eek:
If, of course, you were unable to afford his weekly payment, well he was a reasonable chap and would usually be happy to lend you some more at perhaps "slightly" higher terms as you had already proved how bad a credit risk you were to him.
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Be careful what you wish for Which? If lending Len comes back horse meat may not be the only thing found in your burger 0
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I believe in a free market.Lenders should be able to charge whatever interest rate they want0
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A really constructive comment Consumerist. Now would you care to explain to us why you object to free markets.0
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Here we go another Daily Mail style thread, payday loans are the antichrist!
Used appropriately they are a sensible way to borrow SHORT TERM however. People need to take more responsibility for their own actions and decide on affordability prior to committing.
We are led to believe that these loans are exclusively for people who have the wolf at their door. I wonder how many use them for an ipod or a holiday. I can name several friends who have, who earn good money but borrow instead of saving.
We need to wake up as a country and become more accountable as individuals rather than blaming everything and everyone other than ourselves!
Take my signature for example. I want to buy a new house. I could buy it now and take on a massive debt at 95% LTV or I could go without and save more to have a more affordable mortgage, that means going without a holiday or a night out and saving, which people seem to have forgotten is an option as well as borrowing!0 -
I thought payday loans are supposed to be short-term loans. Why would someone borrow for a month to pay for an ipod or holiday?. . . We are led to believe that these loans are exclusively for people who have the wolf at their door. I wonder how many use them for an ipod or a holiday. I can name several friends who have, who earn good money but borrow instead of saving.
Warning: In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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