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Old 18 December 2009 | 02:17 PM
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.. ever seen. Just seen this Add on telly:

Online Payday Loans from QuickQuid.co.uk

2356% APR

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Old 18 December 2009 | 02:21 PM
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I think they're just banking on people simply having any understanding of what APR is...

Easy to see how some people can end up owing huge amounts after borrowing only a small sum. To be honest there should be a limit put in place - 2356% APR is just crazy!
Old 18 December 2009 | 02:25 PM
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A lad who i employ buys all his gear from Brighthouse, and he pointed out the APR on that advert to me

I thought Brighthouse was a bit harsh myself, but the advert actually stunned me.bv
Old 18 December 2009 | 02:44 PM
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Yikes... though you can't accuse them of hiding the figures, they're right there under the 'rates & terms' link. Borrow £50 for a couple of months and, if they determine your credit worthiness to be "average" you end up having to pay back a whopping £79.50

That's nearly as depressing as labelling the worst tier available "average" in the first place... are they as bad at basic maths as their customers?
Old 18 December 2009 | 02:48 PM
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They rely on desperate people with little or no credit rating.

Even a loan shark give better rates than these. And if you don't know how to go about getting a loan shark (me included) than these companies will rip your eyeballs out.
Old 18 December 2009 | 04:42 PM
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It = 196% per month so borrow £250 for a month & you'll owe the original £250 + a further £490 ...

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Old 18 December 2009 | 04:54 PM
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Yeah, it seems high but this just shows that actually APR's are a pretty crap way of measuring a loan. These are short term loans for a fixed fee i.e. to borrow £50 for a month will cost you a tenner. It's not like they're lending people £25,000 over 5 years at those rates.

If you borrowed £50 of your mate and bought him a pint as a thanks, the APR rate of that would be about 500%
Old 18 December 2009 | 04:58 PM
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Noticed that advert today.

There's nothing like ripping off the ones with least money to start with.

If someone borrowed £500 and needed 2-3 months to pay it back they'd be in for a nasty shock.
Old 18 December 2009 | 10:21 PM
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The purpose of these loans is to borrow small amounts over very short periods. For example, £500 paid back in less than a month might cost £650 to repay. Any lender asking for £150 for admin and setting up fees plus a little interest on such a provision isn't robbing anyone blind IMHO. If however you go a few pounds overdrawn for just one day, the cumulative cost of the letters, penalties and interest payments from many high street banks could equate to many thousands of percent. I once calculated that such a scenario with one bank equated to 147359739444%
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Best to keep away then.

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