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Help with provident loans

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Please could some1 advise me what to do me and my mam are in such a mess with provident loans . We are paying 864 every 4 weeks and are really struggling to do this with our other bills and debt

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  • Speak to your agent.

    I had a Provident loan and just couldn't keep up with it when my circumstances changed. When I spoke to my agent she was really helpful and helped me arrange to make lower payments. It just meant I was paying it off for longer.

    Don't worry, in my experience Provident people are very nice, it's just their interest rates that suck. :rotfl:;)
  • Bjl127
    Bjl127 Posts: 2 Newbie
    Thanks my agent is really nice But I'm afraid just in case they take me to court as when she has issued loans in the past she has read something out which means court action will be taken if not paid
  • RAS
    RAS Posts: 35,734 Forumite
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    please speak to one of the debt charities about your situation http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/loans/debt-help-plan?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=clicks&utm_campaign=resourcebar#help

    If this went to court, the court would order you to pay what you could afford, which may well be less than at the moment and the provi would have to accept it.

    They would get less interest than at the moment, so it would not actually be in their favour.
    If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing
  • janey183
    janey183 Posts: 167 Forumite
    I had provident loan, couldnt repay the amount, agent was fantastic and now they accept £30 per month D/D....
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