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We have seen so many companies in recent months spring up in the business of PPI promising to reclaim miss sold payment protection insurance policies.
Having been involved in this industry for many years we always find it of great interest to understand the problems associated with over selling these services, giving customers unrealistic and [...]
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Whenever a lender enters into an arrangement with a borrower they have an obligation to offer best advice to their client. This is a duty of care or fiduciary duty. It dictates that the lender must act in the best interest of the client and be open and transparent in all dealings with the client [...]
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Many competing companies pursue the recovery of PPI premiums for ‘misselling’. This is a broad term which identifies customers who have been wrongfully sold the insurance and will never be able to claim.
There are a few broad categories for misselling.
Medically Exempt. All those with pre-existing conditions will find it nearly impossible to claim. Anyone [...]
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Agreements on money borrowed up to the amount of £25,000 before April 2007 could be found to contain errors. Whether it’s a personal loan, credit card, store card, hire purchase agreement, overdraft or car loan then these credit agreements and even some charges may become unenforceable in certain circumstances.
The Consumer Credit Act 1974 laid out [...]
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Which? declare “Credit card PPI is a modern day snake oil”
Despite the torrent of shocking publicity over the past few years, and increased regulatory scrutiny, Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) polices are still being sold extensively.
PPI is designed to ensure that loans, credit card payments or mortgages can still be paid should the customer fall [...]
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According to Which? many banks and lenders could be profiting in the millions by mis-selling costly Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) policies with their personal loans and credit cards. Which? believes that the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and General Insurance Standards Council (GISC) codes are being contravened. Companies are reluctant to divulge exactly how much [...]
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In June City watchdog Lord Turner attacked insurers for threatening to water down unemployment protection on mortgages. He warned her would investigate any attempt to push through price rises due to the recession.
The chairman of the Financial Services Authority warned that companies were risking repeating past scandals such as the mis-selling of endowment mortgages.
There has [...]
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In 2006 The Consumer Action Group received a detailed complaint accusing Black Horse Finance of mis-selling Payment Protection Insurance (PPI).
The main allegation regarding the mis-selling of PPI was that Black Horse offered the client two entirely separate interest rates at the point of sale for the same loan. If the loan was taken with [...]
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Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) is designed to cover payments on a debt – usually mortgages, credit cards or personal loans should you fall ill, have an accident or become unemployed.
Sainsbury’s Bank has the most expensive PPI out of the major lenders, costing over five times that of a standalone policy from an independent insurer. [...]
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