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Financial Hardship
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I am currently on extended leave from my job, my intention was to pay of all the debts I had before going traveling. this was all before the economic downturn. It turned out my former bank made a bit of an error with the loan I had with them and effectively gave me more money than what was requested. I did not know about this at the time the loan was taken out as I was taken into hospital very shortly afterward to have a major operation to replace a prosthesis that is embedded into my body. By the time I was fit to see my bank statements they had swept a lot of the money into a surplus account which I did not receive regular statements for. I had to return back to the UK due to more ongoing problems with my prosthesis which I couldn't get assistance with abroad. I was legally working abroad due to the types of Visas I had.
Now they have set up an interest free loan for the extra amount, repaying it at 80.81 a month, this was set up whilst I was unpaid leave and they had full knowledge that I was not in employment at the time. I have requested to go back to my old job, but have yet to hear back from them, I am not due to go back until February next year. I have applied for a number of posts but I keep getting responses that I am either over qualified or I don't have enough experience. This complaint is with the FOS at the moment, but soon I really am not going to be able to afford the repayments. If I go down the line of financial hardship would this effect my credit rating?
I am currently on extended leave from my job, my intention was to pay of all the debts I had before going traveling. this was all before the economic downturn. It turned out my former bank made a bit of an error with the loan I had with them and effectively gave me more money than what was requested. I did not know about this at the time the loan was taken out as I was taken into hospital very shortly afterward to have a major operation to replace a prosthesis that is embedded into my body. By the time I was fit to see my bank statements they had swept a lot of the money into a surplus account which I did not receive regular statements for. I had to return back to the UK due to more ongoing problems with my prosthesis which I couldn't get assistance with abroad. I was legally working abroad due to the types of Visas I had.
Now they have set up an interest free loan for the extra amount, repaying it at 80.81 a month, this was set up whilst I was unpaid leave and they had full knowledge that I was not in employment at the time. I have requested to go back to my old job, but have yet to hear back from them, I am not due to go back until February next year. I have applied for a number of posts but I keep getting responses that I am either over qualified or I don't have enough experience. This complaint is with the FOS at the moment, but soon I really am not going to be able to afford the repayments. If I go down the line of financial hardship would this effect my credit rating?
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Any non payment of your credit agreements regardless of your circumstances is going to have an impact on your credit rating, yes.0
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But say if I claim on financial hardship and ask them to reduce the monthly payments will this go against me?
I have indicated that I was made to sign the agreement under duress, which I was, it was either sign or they would take me to court even though I made it clear that I would not be able to afford what they were demanding.
Could this be something that could be re-negotiated?0
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