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MSE News: Wonga busted by the FCA: 330,000 to have their loan wiped

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  • Sorry for the ancient thread res, but I just received an email from Wonga saying that they have bought back my loan from the DCA that had been handling it and written it off.

    Well chuffed!
  • Elmly
    Elmly Posts: 103 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    I've wrote an email to wonga asking for a refund on what I paid. I had set up a payment plan that was due to finish in Nov 2014 but ended up borrowing money to lay it off early (end of sept) then this all came out but I had missed it.... If I had waited a week I wouldn't have had to pay it back :( fingers crossed they do this a gesture of good will. The money would be really useful
  • Good luck but can't you just enter one of their competitions instead! :D (sorry I feel in a funny mood this evening!)
  • 27col
    27col Posts: 6,554 Forumite
    tomtontom wrote: »
    My concern also - Wonga et al are far from ideal, but much safer than the alternative options :(
    Any one who can afford to repay a pay day loan should also be able to save a bit for a rainy day. Thereby avoiding the need for a pay day loan.
    I can afford anything that I want.
    Just so long as I don't want much.
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