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Abbreviations - help me retain my sanity please
williamD1964
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Can someone put me out of my misery and post a list of standard abbreviations for the site!
There are the obvious and the down right obtuse on here and fathoming them all out is giving me sleepless nights:D:D:D:cool::cool::cool::mad::mad::mad:
There are the obvious and the down right obtuse on here and fathoming them all out is giving me sleepless nights:D:D:D:cool::cool::cool::mad::mad::mad:
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OC - original creditor
DCA - debt collection agency
OFT - office of fair trading
FOS - finanical osbusman
CCA - consumer credit agreement (also used to represent a CCA request)
SB - statute barred
OD - overdraft
OH - other half (partner, husband, wife, etc)
Charity names - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2077631
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=30355935&postcount=6CCA (1974) - Consumer Credit Act 1974
CPUTR (2008) - Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
CCAR (1983) - Consumer Credit (Agreements) Regulations 1983
CC-CNCDR (1983) - Consumer Credit (Cancellation Notices and Copies of Documents) Regulations 1983
DPA (1998) - Data protection Act 1998
CCA - Consumer Credit Agreement
ICO - Information Commissioners Office
FOS - Financial Ombudsman Service
OFT - Office of Fair Trading
TS - Trading Standards
OC - Original Creditor (the lender)
SB - Statute Barred
DCA - Debt Collection Agency
CRA - Credit Reference Agency
FPA - Fraud Prevention AgencyAlthough no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.
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Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.
There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies0
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