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What's fair interest on a payday loan?

13 December 2010

Poll Started 14 December 2010: What's fair interest on a payday loan? A recent campaign in parliament has demanded a look at regulating payday loans which can charge huge interest rates on loans, so we want to know what you would consider to be a fair amount both in cost and in interest. PLEASE PICK ONE ANSWER FROM EACH QUESTION.

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Poll Started 14 December 2010:

What's fair interest on a payday loan?

A recent campaign in parliament has demanded a look at regulating payday loans which can charge huge interest rates on loans, so we want to know what you would consider to be a fair amount both in cost and in interest.

PLEASE PICK ONE ANSWER FROM EACH QUESTION.

Results

Q1: What should be the MAXIMUM allowed APR on £100 borrowed for a month? (4983 votes)
10% 2512 votes (50%)
25% 1069 votes (21%)
50% 366 votes (7%)
100% 384 votes (8%)
200% 138 votes (3%)
500% 121 votes (2%)
1,000% 106 votes (2%)
2,000% 48 votes (1%)
5,000% 37 votes (1%)
10,000% 18 votes (0%)
Over 10,000% 184 votes (4%)
Q2: What should be the MAXIMUM COST on £100 borrowed for a month? (5177 votes)
£1 492 votes (10%)
£2 228 votes (4%)
£3 286 votes (6%)
£6 366 votes (7%)
£10 2163 votes (42%)
£15 291 votes (6%)
£20 625 votes (12%)
£30 278 votes (5%)
£40 56 votes (1%)
£50 182 votes (4%)
Over £50 210 votes (4%)

           5,199 people have voted.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.

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