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Loans. Loan Sharks are alive and snapping. |
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According to the Competition Commission,
Apparently around 2 million Britons are falling prey to these sharks. Many are those on the lowest incomes and with household budgets stretched to the limit. But no matter what their circumstances, interest at rates averaging 177% is nothing short of criminal. The Commission is planning to force the so-called home credit industry ( personal secured loans ) to clean up its act by forcing the lenders to clearly spell out for their clients, what the money or credit really costs them. And if lenders don't introduce more reasonable interest rates, the Commission is planning to set a maximum rate, enforced by law. The home credit industry is dominated by five large companies such as Provident Financial. But there are thought to be around 500 other lenders in the market. They specialise in providing credit to people who the mainline lenders have turned away. Repayments ( life assurance ) are collected weekly or fortnightly on the doorstep from the customers' homes. |
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| Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up your repayments on a mortgage or any debt secured on it. Loans may be secured on your home or other property. Think carefully before securing other debts against your home. |
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