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Who our the top three worst creditors to deal with

Ours are
1 Halifax-wouldn't stop interest, phoned the hospital ward DH was on demanding to speak to him
2.Abbey-not even willing to talk about a repayment plan only owe £500 but charges could double that
3. npower- owe nearly £400 in arrears :eek::eek: on electric, gas is fully paid.
So whats your list.
Barclaycard 3800

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  • MBNA - complete nightmare, one to avoid at all costs!

    Barclaycard - pretty good initially - now a year later have started putting a £12 late fee and interest back on, have said they would be more likley to accept the payments if we went through a Debt Management Co - still arguing the toss after we said ok fine we were advised to go bankrupt by the dmc - so now waiting for them to sell the debt on

    Have to say the rest have been pretty good - all of them were a nightmare to begin with except M&S and Tesco who instantly stopped charges, interest and accepted reduced payments
  • hitback
    hitback Posts: 190 Forumite
    No. 1 Has to be Natwest for issuing a CCJ after they had already accepted payments.
    2. Halifax for continuing to add interest
    3. Sainsburys as above!!!!
    All the rest have been ok.
    Debt at Sept 2006 £63,500:eek:
    Debt at Sept 2012 £24,400
    DFD Dec 2012! (if PPI claims come in) !! :beer:
    Official DFW Nerd Club Member 828

    Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • Citi - !!!!!! customer service
    Barclaycard - !!!!!! customer service
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • DebsA_2
    DebsA_2 Posts: 17 Forumite
    Hi there, my three worst creditors are:

    Index Catalogue for continuing to add interest for 2 years (when all my other creditors froze the interest) :mad:

    Cabot Financial - who will ring you morning, noon and night and then attempt to act as an employment agency trying to find you a job!!

    Abbey National (and their hit mob) when discussing my SOA said we were spending too much on food, nappies and loo rolls (don't ask!!)
    :mad: Current Debts :mad:

    2002 [strike]£21,000[/strike]- 2008 £8,500

    Will be Debt Free in 2012 or before if possible :j
  • rog2
    rog2 Posts: 11,650 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    My worst creditors, in no particular order were:

    HMRC - Simply would not listen, or offer any help.

    HSBC - Pulled the plug immediately when I asked them for help, in spite of 25 years of 'trouble-free' Banking with them - both business and personal.

    MBNA - Simply for their persistent harassment and complete lack of respect for the Office of Fair Trading Debt Collection Guidelines.

    BARCLAYCARD - for passing 'debt' straight to MERCERS - then increasing my 'credit limit' :confused:

    BLACK HORSE - just a totally unprofessional bunch of uncaring vultures.

    Should I continue?
    I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
    If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.

    HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7

    DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
  • HHH_2
    HHH_2 Posts: 442 Forumite
    very bad- Lloyds, Citi. Very good BOS and M&S.
  • Janjel
    Janjel Posts: 93 Forumite
    Citi financial
    Welcome Finance
    Abbey
    MBNA

    I know its four but they are all as bad as each other lol
  • juliesg
    juliesg Posts: 1,362 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    mine has to be MBNA is so annoying ive got 3 accounts with them 2 mine 1 my partners ive had hardly trouble with them but gets phone call near on every day.
    sainsburys bank another pain they start phoning me around the time they get paid every month for bout 4-5 days in a row
    littlewoods is another still dont reckon they have not recieved any money
  • murphy2
    murphy2 Posts: 24 Forumite
    MBNA
    MBNA
    MBNA

    Oh boy would i love to meet them on a dark night !!!!
  • LuciferTDark
    LuciferTDark Posts: 1,525 Forumite
    GE Money, when I first got into debt with them I had a letter every week threatening me with court & bailiffs, plus at least 1 phone call a month demanding full payment.
    Littlewoods, even though we've cleared the debt with them they're still hassling us to give them more money by sending unwanted catalogues.
    Abbey were ok with us, didn't hassle us much & just accepted the payment plan, phoned us every 6 months to check everything was still going according to plan, haven't heard from them since we cleared the debt.
    Winnings :D
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    My other signature is in English.
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