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GBP 1200 Loan Required Urgently Today - (RETIRED THOUGH!!)

Bythesea88
Bythesea88 Posts: 11 Forumite
in Loans
Good Morning,

I am somewhat in a pickle folks.

I am 88 years old and in need of a rather large loan of GBP 1,200.00 today.

Please could anyone advise if this would actually be possible to arrange today?

I dont know where to look. I have tried the Wonga people but they have declined and do not give a reason.

I would appreciate if anyone is able to help or point me in the right direction.

Many thanks.

Bythesea
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  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    No - your age means nearly all mainstream lenders will not give you a loan.
  • Bythesea88
    Bythesea88 Posts: 11 Forumite
    Surely this is discrimination / illegal?
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  • DevCoder
    DevCoder Posts: 3,362 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Not at all, the lender can use whatever criteria they wish to determine the risk of lending.
  • talana
    talana Posts: 1,077 Forumite
    Bythesea88 wrote: »
    I dont know where to look. I have tried the Wonga people but they have declined and do not give a reason.
    For one thing, because they don't lend that kind of sum.

    Not advocating you do it, but you'd have to go to a subprime lender if you were and one that would lend that sort of sum.

    Your age might still be an issue though.
  • Rupert_Bear
    Rupert_Bear Posts: 1,303 Forumite
    Bythesea88 wrote: »
    Good Morning,

    I am somewhat in a pickle folks.

    I am 88 years old and in need of a rather large loan of GBP 1,200.00 today.

    Please could anyone advise if this would actually be possible to arrange today?

    I dont know where to look. I have tried the Wonga people but they have declined and do not give a reason.

    I would appreciate if anyone is able to help or point me in the right direction.

    Many thanks.

    Bythesea

    Cant help feeling this is just a wind up!
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,641 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 18 February 2012 at 11:54AM
    Im thinking the same RB. Whats with the urgency for the loan ?
  • Bythesea88
    Bythesea88 Posts: 11 Forumite
    Rupert_Bear wrote: »
    Cant help feeling this is just a wind up!

    Why on earth makes you think that???
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  • _Andy_
    _Andy_ Posts: 11,150 Forumite
    Superb troll thread
  • Bythesea88
    Bythesea88 Posts: 11 Forumite
    DCFC79 wrote: »
    Im thinking the same Rupert Bear. Whats with the urgency for the loan ?

    I need to pay for a new boiler!
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  • Bythesea88
    Bythesea88 Posts: 11 Forumite
    _Andy_ wrote: »
    Superb troll thread

    What on earth is a "superb troll thread"?
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