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News / Readers Club News

The loan shark next door

03/04/202504/04/2025 - by Madeleine Caravaggio - Leave a Comment

Loan sharks are lurking in plain sight, and they’re not who we expect. They may even be a sweet nan next door. Loan sharks are rarely the stereotypical thugs we …

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Readers Club News

Loan sharks are out to wreck your Christmas

02/12/2021 - by Sarah Reid - Leave a Comment

Don’t give these crooks the satisfaction… or your cash There’s a warning this Christmas about turning to predatory loan sharks to help us cope with the cost of the festive …

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Ask Penny

Have I Made a Loan Blunder?

03/11/2019 - by Penny - Leave a Comment

“Dear Penny, I think I’ve made a terrible mistake. I was in a right hole in the summer and was chatting to my sister about where I was going to …

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