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Halifax, Lloyds TSB and NatWest have been exposed as being as bad as Wonga when it comes to sending customers misleading debt demands purporting to be from external solicitors or debt collection firms.
1 August 2014
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Over 6,000 borrowers who were lent more than they could afford are to be refunded a combined total of more than £700,000 by payday lender The Money Shop.
14 July 2014
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A Government minister has told the Student Loans Company not to use "misleading tactics" to collect debt, after it was revealed the firm sent letters to over 300,000 graduates purporting to be from a debt collection firm.
8 July 2014
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MoneySavingExpert.com is asking you to email us copies of any letters you've received from fake lawyers chasing debts – whether for energy firms, banks or payday lenders – after claims it may not just have been Wonga that has used these sneaky tactics.
27 June 2014
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Thousands of Wonga customers are due compensation after the payday lender pressured 45,000 customers into repaying loans by sending letters from non-existent law firms chasing debt, and overcharged thousands more following "technical errors".
25 June 2014
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has told Wonga the Church of England wants to "compete" it out of existence as part of plans to expand credit unions as an alternative to payday lenders.
25 July 2013
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The new financial services regulator will have powers to cap the cost of payday loans, but not until 2014, the Government has confirmed.
5 December 2012
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Controversial payday loan firm Wonga has written to customers implying taking out one of its loans can "do wonders" for your credit rating.
22 November 2012
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Newcastle United's decision to agree a sponsorship deal with payday loan company Wonga has prompted an angry reaction.
10 October 2012

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