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It is estimated 85% of customers take out loan protection insurance when purchasing a loan, credit card or a mortgage for redundancy insurance or critical illness cover. However, many customers have purchased loans without realising that payment protection is attached, or have been mis-sold credit cover with their loans, resulting in paying unnecessary insurance.

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The Financial Services Authority has ordered firms to redress the complaints under new guidance that will come into force at the end of 2009.

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If so it may be wholly unenforceable against you !!

The topic of finance mis-selling by lenders (including the high street banks) is certainly a very hot topic on consumer websites and consumer media programmes.

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A COURT has wiped out an £8,000 credit card bill because of mistakes made by the issuing bank when it set up the deal.

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The Competition Commission recently ruled that lenders must stop selling Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) alongside loans after years of hard-selling techniques that raked in billions on insurance cover that often cannot be claimed on.
Along with reclaiming unfair bank charges, consumers are now thronging to get compensation for mis-sold loans and credit cards.
Ironically, one of the [...]

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If you’ve ever taken out a personal or secured loan, a mortgage, credit card or store card then you were probably sold Payment Protection Insurance

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Millions of borrowers may be entitled to claim back a chunk of their loans because lenders have made mistakes with their contracts.

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There is a NEW financial claim which is sweeping across the UK! It has been discovered that many finance and credit agreements signed before April 2007 have been written in such a way that they breach the terms of the 1974 Consumer Credit Act

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The Competition Commission’s decision to ban payment protection insurance (PPI)being sold alongside credit agreements should be welcomed by consumers everywhere.

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Here’s a surprising fact. If you took out a loan agreement before April 2007, there’s a strong chance it is unenforceable.

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Almost 1.3 million people mistakenly believed that taking out PPI would improve their chances of being approved for a credit card, according to new research carried out by Which?

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One example of a Lender potentially breaching the Financial Services Authority Rules, which represent statutory Rules under the provisions of Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 is when a Lender: makes compulsory or recommends an Insurance Policy that is not suitable for your needs or does not obtain sufficient information about you to know if it is suitable for your needs

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UK Lenders are banned from selling Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) within a week of loans or credit cards

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PPI for credit cards costs customers nearly £1bn a year says Which?

Many people are still being misled into buying payment protection insurance (PPI) to cover their credit card payments, Which? claims.

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The Financial Services Ombudsman has undertaken detailed investigations into the Mis-selling of PPI policies. There are various companies who have been fined.

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APRIL heralded the 2006 Consumer Credit Act, which allows borrowers to legally challenge unfair credit agreements and refer complaints over all licensed lenders to the Financial Ombudsman.

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The FSA has fined Egg Banking £721,000 for serious failings in its sales of credit card payment protection insurance and it is likely to have to pay significant sums in compensation.

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The Competition Commission (CC) has today published for consultation its proposed remedies designed to increase competition in the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) market.

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Millions of people across the UK may have loan or credit card debt that is unenforceable by Lending companies.

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The Competition Commission has today released a damming report following its investigation into the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) market.

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Millions of personal loan agreements could be unenforceable because banks and other lenders fail to factor-in the cost of controversial payment protection insurance (PPI) into annual percentage rates (APRs).

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Liverpool Victoria Banking Services has been fined £840,000 over “serious failings” in the way it sold payment protection insurance (PPI), the City watchdog said today.

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The scale of mis-selling of the loan payment insurance is higher than previously thought, says Which?

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Half of people taking out loan protection insurance will be shocked and disappointed if they need to claim, according to a disturbing new study.

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Two million customers have been sold potentially worthless payment protection insurance, it is claimed today.

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