People taking out payday loans will never have to pay back more than double what they originally borrowed, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced today. While MoneySavingExpert.com welcomes this move, it is disappointed that the loan cost cap isn't lower.
Tesco Bank loan and credit card customers are starting to receive details about their share of the £43 million set aside by the bank due to historic paperwork errors.
Payday loan brokers, or middlemen, are taking advantage of low income earners by offering to get them the cheapest deal then taking fees of up to £700 from their bank accounts, according to NatWest.
Savers are a step closer to being able to earn a tax-free income from peer-to-peer (P2P) lending after the Government today launched a consultation on how to include this form of lending in NISAs.
Payday lenders will have to provide details of their loans to comparison websites in order to operate, under new proposals set out by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today.
All Wonga customers who are 30 days or more in arrears on their loans will have the balance completely written off, while all customers who are in arrears of up to 29 days will have the interest and charges on their loans wiped.
2 October 2014
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