Interest Rate Hedging Product Scandal to Hit UK Another new mis-selling scandal for the banks, especially the Lloyds Banking Group to deal with could be hitting very soon. This scandal centres on interest rate protection products which are more commonly known as swaps. It’s said that this scandal could be a “bigger problem” for the […]
PPI complaints with the Financial Ombudsman top a MILLION The Financial Ombudsman Service has now dealt with over one million complaints regarding Payment Protection Insurance. What makes that statistic even more astonishing is that it’s estimated that 9 out of every 10 rejections by banks and lenders are not escalated to the FOS by customers. […]
Bank Fines to Fund D-Day Trips The Chancellor of the Exchequer has allegedly set aside money that has been raised from the big banks to make sure that veterans can continue to make their annual pilgrimage to France each year. It’s reported that the Chancellor has set aside the money that has come from the […]
A short PPI timeline of major events PPI, or Payment Protection Insurance was mis-sold to millions of people around the UK if they were taking out a loan, credit card, store card, car finance or a mortgage to name just a few. The media have covered the story in some depth over the last few years, […]
HSBC suspends Packaged Bank Accounts HSBC are the latest in a long line of banks to have suspended their packaged bank account offerings due to the complaints coming in from customers quickly piling up. The bank is preparing to move its customers over to a new deal but it is believed that the main reason […]
All your PPI questions answered live Despite the huge amount of media attention regarding the HUGE PPI mis-selling scandal there are still so many questions that we are asked on a daily basis. We have tried to answer the main questions via our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page, but we are aware that many of […]