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Paying loan

Jasonh2015
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edited 27 June 2017 at 11:15AM in Loans
Hi, I can make a full settlement of my loan with a £70 early settlement figure, but was wondering if I pay most of it with an overpayment and leave them to collect say £200 would I avoid the early settlement figure.

I did speak to the bank and they said they'd collect anything left if it was under the DD amount and clear the loan.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,383 Forumite
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    Jasonh2015 wrote: »
    Hi, I can make a full settlement of my loan with a £70 early steelemeny

    Not sure what a steelemeny is, but yes, you could pay off the bulk of it and leave the DD to take the remainder.
  • National_Debtline
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    Hi Jason,


    You will need to check the terms and conditions of the agreement to see exactly what will incur a penalty. If you can overpay monthly with no penalty and are confident that you won't use the savings for anything else, that may help save you the £70 fee.


    However, I would consider how worth while this all is over a £70 fee. I hope you get it all sorted.


    Laura
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  • Jasonh2015
    Jasonh2015 Posts: 138 Forumite
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    Thanks all, amended my post. I called them and checked, they didn't mention the early settlement figure. So I'll go with it. If I do pay it it's not an issue, but you can always try ��
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