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Payday loan application and credit score guide
Borrowing Basics

Does Applying for a Payday Loan Affect Credit Score?

Does Applying for a Payday Loan Affect Your Credit Score? It can. A full payday-loan application may involve a hard credit search, and that search can appear on your credit report. The application itself is not automatically harmful, but several hard searches within a short period may make future lenders

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Person signing an agreement to become a loan guarantor
Guarantor Loan Advice

Does Being A Guarantor Affect My Credit Rating?

No, your credit rating is not impacted when you become a guarantor for someone’s loan. A soft search is carried out (ie. a search that does not leave a lasting credit footprint) but this will not affect your credit score. However, there are some exceptional circumstances where your score could

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Woman typing on a laptop while checking a payday loan company
Scam Advice

How to Check a Payday Loans Company is Safe to Use

One of the main ways of verifying a payday loans company is safe to use is through checking the Financial Conduct Authority’s register. Also known as the FCA, the industry watchdog has implemented a variety of new and improved regulations to the sector in recent years. Previously, when payday loans

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Laptop keyboard used to manage a guarantor loan account
Guarantor Loan Advice

Do Guarantors Get Charged Automatically? Find out More

Do Guarantors Get Charged Automatically? The nominated guarantor will not be automatically charged for the guarantor loan when an agreement is made. The only scenario where the guarantor is required to pay the loan is if the main applicant fails to do so. This could be because the main applicant

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Person holding a pen while reviewing a guarantor agreement
Guarantor Loan Advice

Can I Change My Guarantor? Find Out More

So, Can I Change My Guarantor on a Loan? No, it is not possible to change guarantors after the initial two week cooling off period has been granted. Once someone has agreed to be your guarantor, they then have a legal obligation to complete the loan or see it through

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Guide to what happens when a loan guarantor refuses to pay
Guarantor Loan Advice

What If Your Guarantor Refuses To Pay? What You can do?

If a guarantor refuses to repay the loan, the debt will still be outstanding and it could lead to added fees and impact to the credit score of the guarantor. When co-signing a loan agreement, the guarantor agrees to cover any outstanding repayments and based on their income and credit

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Guide explaining whether a lender may contact your employer
Borrowing Basics

Will a Lender Contact My Employer?

No, the payday lender will not contact your boss or workplace when you make a loan application. You can rest assured that there will be no potential awkwardness to have to worry about. It can be a common worry for applicants that their employer will be called to confirm their

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Continuous payment authority used by lenders to collect loan repayments
Borrowing Basics

Can You Go To Jail For Not Paying a Loan?

So, Can I Go To Jail For Not Paying A Loan? No, you will not go to jail for not paying a loan Standard attempts to take payment will first be made first The lender will contact you by phone, email and post Interest and fees may apply Your credit

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Debt collection process for an unpaid loan
Borrowing Basics

Can You Go To Court Over Unpaid Loans? Find Out

Yes it is possible for you to be taken to court if you have taken out multiple payday loans and failed to pay them back. In this scenario, a lender might decide to take you to court in order to be able to issue a county court judgement (see CCJ

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Statistics about the UK payday loan industry
Industry News & Advice

Payday Loans Industry Worth £300 Million in The UK

In the UK, the payday loans sector is currently worth in the region £300 million. This valuation is based on the average payday loan amount in the UK being £300 and around 1 million loans taken out in the last year. Payday loans by numbers Source: https://www.fca.org.uk/data/consumer-credit-high-cost-short-term-credit-lending-data-jan-2019 Is the payday loans

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Struggling to get approved for a loan?

Don’t Give Up Just Yet....

Ian Sims’ newly released second book in a three-part series explains what lenders really look for, why applications get declined, and what can improve your chances of approval. It’s a practical guide for anyone navigating bad credit, missed payments, or recent declines.

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