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Over 30,000 247MoneyBox borrowers to receive redress for mis-sold loans this week

MSE_Rosie Posts: 40 MSE Staff

14 April 2022 at 1:46PM in Loans

Over 30,000 247MoneyBox borrowers, who were mis-sold payday loans they couldn't afford, are to receive refunds of some of the interest and fees they were charged by this Friday (15 April). But they'll get back less than 10% of what they are owed.

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