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Payday loans

lesbro
lesbro Posts: 62 Forumite
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My grandson wanted to compare different loan companies but had just opened his first bank account. Each of 5 companies asked for his bank details but he did not take out a loan. When he went to withdraw some money from his account he found that each company had taken £50 from his account. He is now trying to recover these amounts. DON'T GET CAUGHT.

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  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 2,187 Forumite
    I'm glad that at long last someone has posted on here about broker fees. Now no-one else should be caught out again.

    Thank you.
  • TadleyBaggie
    TadleyBaggie Posts: 6,377 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Indeed, this has come as a complete shock to me.
  • 27col
    27col Posts: 6,554 Forumite
    So he opens his first bank account and then his next move is to enquire about pay day loans. Seems that a bit of financial advice would not go amiss.
    I can afford anything that I want.
    Just so long as I don't want much.
  • Hopefully no lender will approve your grandson as his bank account is brand new & he presumably has no previous credit lines other than perhaps a mobile contract.

    Further, hopefully he learnt a valuable lesson about trying to get a pay day loan. Losing £300 is pretty much exactly what will happen if he gets approved for a payday loan so early into his financial life.
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