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Help! loan to consolidate another

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  • leespot
    leespot Posts: 554 Forumite
    And they won't be paying any of the money back?
  • damnmad
    damnmad Posts: 25 Forumite
    They will, but not straight away!
  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,201 Ambassador
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    Look at your income/outgoings and where possible overpay the loan.

    Barclays offer 4.9% APR Representative - but didn't offer you this rate when you applied so you are highly unlikely to get this rate if you re-apply.

    The APR is a business decision based on risk.

    When you wanted/needed a loan, they provided you with it.

    Now you need to pay and, if possible, overpay as much as possible to minimise the interest you pay.
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  • Did you really tell the bank the real reason for the loan?
    They would never have agreed to lending the money if you said it was for investments.
  • damnmad
    damnmad Posts: 25 Forumite
    Did you really tell the bank the real reason for the loan?
    They would never have agreed to lending the money if you said it was for investments.

    I've took a personal loan to help my family, reason I've said is to consolidate another loan abroad...
  • leespot
    leespot Posts: 554 Forumite
    You would have had to withhold the real reasons for wanting the loan from the bank to have gotten the loan to begin with?
  • damnmad
    damnmad Posts: 25 Forumite
    Dobbibill wrote: »
    Look at your income/outgoings and where possible overpay the loan.

    Barclays offer 4.9% APR Representative - but didn't offer you this rate when you applied so you are highly unlikely to get this rate if you re-apply.

    The APR is a business decision based on risk.

    When you wanted/needed a loan, they provided you with it.

    Now you need to pay and, if possible, overpay as much as possible to minimise the interest you pay.

    Yeah.. You are right.. I will do that because I have no option..

    Thank you
  • OP you have been economical with the truth - be careful these things ten to come back to bite you on the b*m.
  • damnmad
    damnmad Posts: 25 Forumite
    leespot wrote: »
    You would have had to withhold the real reasons for wanting the loan from the bank to have gotten the loan to begin with?


    I really had a loan abroad 4 years back and i've applied for with same reason 3 years back which was rejected, but I should've told the real reason, they may've rejected straight away and I wouldn't be in this situation!! anyway it was an online application, I should start overpaying them!
  • leespot
    leespot Posts: 554 Forumite
    You won't get another loan to consolidate based on your income and current liabilities. Your best bet would be to ask your family to start making payments towards the massive debt you took out fraudulently to help them.
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