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Loan

Hello,

I am in desperate need of help. My credit rating is bad and I really need a loan of about £1000 to pay off some urgent bills. I have tried Loan Finder and got turned down by Financial Plus. Can anyone offer me any advice or suggestions? High APR is fine but I cannot afford to pay any fees etc. Advice would be greatly appreciated as I cannot get a loan with my own bank hence looking further afield.

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  • stephane_2
    stephane_2 Posts: 3,076 Forumite
    Have you thought about credit union, you might be able to find some information on this site. Do you have to borrow the money? any friends/family that could help? If you take a loan will you be able to afford repayment if APR extremely high!
  • Thanks for your reply. Yes - I do have to borrow the money. Friends & family arent in a position to help hence I am really searching for a solution. If I get the loan, I will be able to cope with the high apr. Not ideal but this is the only way I can handle the problem. Thanks again for the advice.
  • Do you mean household bills? If so you will find it pretty impossible to get a reputable lender to borrow you money to pay bills you've had difficulty paying. They see this as how are you going to be able to keep up repayments on a loan plus more of the same bills when you struggled before the loan was set up. Apologies if its not household bills and am barking up the wrong tree...
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