Straight From The Sett! November 2025
What’s Inside This Month
Credit Repair Hints & Tips: New ideas to help lift your score.
Quiz Time!! Badger’s Budget Brain Buster – get your thinking caps on!
Freebie!: Download our FREE 24pp Loan Application Survival Guide.
Scam Watch: FCA’s latest warning list so you don’t fall for clones or fakes.
November Blog: ‘How the Badger Loans Application Process Works (And What to Expect)’
Quick Wins to Boost Your Loan Chances
- Check your credit report.
It’s free at MoneyHelper - Keep card balances under 30%.
Lenders like to see you using credit sensibly. - Make small payments on time.
A £5 direct debit can keep your record active and positive. - Don’t apply everywhere at once.
Too many credit checks in one go can lower your score. - Stay on the electoral roll.
It proves stability — something lenders value highly.
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The Badger’s Budget Brain-Buster
Think you know your money stuff? Let’s find out…
(Answers at the bottom — no cheating, we’re watching 👀)
1️⃣ Which of these counts as “bad credit”?
A. Owing your mate £20 for a takeaway
B. Missing a phone bill payment
C. Forgetting to cancel Netflix
D. Paying for everything in cash
2️⃣ What does APR actually stand for?
A. Annual Payment Rate
B. Annual Percentage Rate
C. Added Price Ratio
D. Average Payback Rate
3️⃣ You borrow £1,000 at 50% APR for one year. Roughly how much will you owe back?
A. £1,050
B. £1,250
C. £1,500
D. £2,000
4️⃣ Which of these doesn’t affect your credit score?
A. Missing payments
B. Being on the electoral roll
C. Your mobile phone contract
D. The brand of trainers you wear
5️⃣ What’s a good first step if you’ve been declined for a loan?
A. Apply everywhere until someone says yes
B. Check your credit file for mistakes
C. Complain to your bank
D. Cry into a pint and ignore it
6️⃣ If you take out a £500 loan and pay it back early, what usually happens?
A. You save on interest
B. You get charged a penalty
C. It makes no difference
D. You automatically win the lottery
7️⃣ What’s the safest way to borrow online?
A. Use sites that mention the FCA
B. Click the first link on social media
C. Borrow from anyone offering “guaranteed approval”
D. Hand your details to a bloke on Facebook
8️⃣ What does “soft credit check” mean?
A. It feels nice
B. It’s a check that doesn’t impact your credit score
C. It’s done over the phone
D. It only checks your bank balance
9️⃣ Which of these is the worst financial habit?
A. Forgetting to budget
B. Saving a little each month
C. Paying bills on time
D. Checking your credit file once a year
🔟 What’s one way to improve your credit score fast?
A. Pay your bills on time
B. Open loads of new credit cards
C. Move house every month
D. Pretend you’ve lost your name
Answers (scroll carefully…):
1️⃣ B – Missed payments hurt your score.
2️⃣ B – Annual Percentage Rate.
3️⃣ C – Around £1,500 in total.
4️⃣ D – Trainers don’t count (sadly).
5️⃣ B – Always check your credit report.
6️⃣ A – Early repayment usually saves you interest.
7️⃣ A – FCA-authorised = safe.
8️⃣ B – It won’t affect your score.
9️⃣ A – Not budgeting is the killer habit.
🔟 A – Pay on time, every time.
How did you do?
0–3 correct: You might need a word with the Badger.
4–7: Not bad — some decent instincts there.
8–10: Financial wizard. You’re basically a loan-handling legend.
👉 Take a look at our Credit Repair Guide
if you fancy turning that quiz confidence into real-world progress.
🧰 Handy Tools
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🎁 Your Freebie This Week
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📘 The Badger Loans Loan Application Survival Guide
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FCA Scam List for November
Not too much going on in Scammer World on the loan front so far this month. Plenty of the usual crypto scammers but thankfully we don’t need to worry about them.
So, first up on our November scam list are HSBC Global Banking. If you get a call from anyone saying they’re from HSBC asking for money, it’s a scam. The scammers are using the URL www.assetmanagement-hsbc.com while the real thing is here: http://www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/uk
In fact, let’s say it again here and now. If you get a call from anyone saying they’re from anywhere and they’re asking you for money, the odds are they’re trying to scam you.
Next we have a clone firm called Steam Finance with their dodgy site: steamfinance.online and they are pretending to be a company called Novuna who are owned by Mitsubishi and the genuine site is here: https://www.novuna.co.uk/
That’s the FCA Warning List as far as it pertains to loan firms. You can check the whole list by clicking on the link in their name.
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