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Choosing the lender to apply for a financial product through is always another question that has to be thought about. There are so many different lenders out there and they can each offer different things to the borrower. Each loan type, and lender also has their own benefits and negative factors.
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Short term lending business & Availability of affordable loans
They have put a ceiling on the interest, default charges and maximum repayable amount for payday loans. maximum repayable amount
These regulations have changed the landscape for the short term lending business. Before these regulations a majority of the payday lenders in the were charging over 2000% APR with some charging up to 5,853% with no limit to the maximum repayable amount. regulations a majority
One of the characteristics of this industry before the regulations was low competition on interest rates. In the other sectors of credit lending system this is the primary competing point and borrowers pay special attention to it. competition on interest
They did this by massive marketing campaigns with a recurrent theme which championed the ease of processing loans through them. ease of processing
He commented about the new price caps that Wonga would be “a smaller and less profitable business”. This is true for almost all the remaining payday lenders. less profitable business
Hence a borrower should be able to choose ideal repayment schedule and repay the debt at a rate which would suit their budget. On the other hand the payday loans require repayment of loans in a single installment which means that a majority of borrowers have to make a cut in their basic living expenses like utility or food in order to repay the loan. payday loans require
Through their high interest rates and high penalties they forced a huge percentage of our population to live in constant anxiety and distress. huge percentage
These, often fee charging, payday loan broker asked the bank details of the customers to make a request for payday loans on their behalf and in the end charged them with high finder fees of £50 to £75 for a loan of £100. bank details
The interest rates charged on payday loans cannot exceed 0.8% per day. This brings down the overall APR and limits the ability of payday lenders to overcharge their borrowers. Interest rate
The biggest setback from these regulations would be to Payday Loan Brokers. Such a regulation was inevitable given the huge number of people affected by payday loans and the increasing pressure on the government to rein this sector of the financial markets. biggest setback
By giving proactive regulations for the payday industry FCA has provided good cover to the borrowers. payday industry FCA
When the payday loans were available in the mass market their strongest point touted to prospective customers was their ease of processing and repayment. prospective customers
An alternative for these loans are short term loans. Again we can see the benefits of these loans with the help of an example. short term loans
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