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  • MovingForwards
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    @RubyTuesday10 have you tried your own bank for a CC?
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
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    edited 8 August 2020 at 10:47AM
    Lenders are tightening the purse strings in all areas due to the fallout from COVID-19.
    In one fell swoop, half the population`s job prospects fell through the floor, thousands joined the dole que, the hospitality industry has been decimated, and it employs many hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom can no longer pay the bills.
    The lenders decision will be based on damage limitation, rather than how you ran your account, so many customers unable to pay, can seriously affect a companies viability, so they are attempting to head off future claims as a part of the stratagy.
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