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need advice on bank loan .....

My daughter has a 4 month old baby and her husband left last week , she has applied for tax credits and housing benefits . Her smp ends in April then she will have to go onto income support .
She worked in a bank and had a staff loan she left the bank due to stress she developed alopicia the bank agreed to turn her staff loan into a customer loan but the rate is 28% , she has £4,000 outstanding but her repayments are £252 per month , she has always paid on time but obviously worried she is not going to be able to keep repayments up .
Is there anything she can do ? we are all worried sick for her ....:(
BR as of 26th April 2007 and feeling 10 years younger :T

If only ex could be sorted as easily :wall:

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  • Hovel_lady
    Hovel_lady Posts: 4,291 Forumite
    Hello, didn't want to read and run.
    You might be better posting this on the Debt Free board. They will be able to help.
    x
  • Great idea , thank you ..
    BR as of 26th April 2007 and feeling 10 years younger :T

    If only ex could be sorted as easily :wall:
  • JimmyTheWig
    JimmyTheWig Posts: 12,199 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Your daughter needs to find out how much she'll need to pay the bank to clear the entire loan.
    Then she needs to see what she can do to find this balance.
    That's a very high interest rate for a loan. Got to be better ways of paying this back than paying that rate.

    Can her parents help? ;)
    Did she buy anything with the money (e.g. a new car) that she can sell?
    Can she get any sort of crisis loan as a benefit recipient?
  • claire16c
    claire16c Posts: 7,074 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    What is her husband doing in relation to paying for his child? Is the loan his as well or just your daughters?
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