Not as unethical as I thought... it turns out that they don't use agencies!
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostNot as unethical as I thought... it turns out that they don't use agencies!If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here. -
I do feel a bit of sympathy for the bad press Wonga get about their high APR.
This is because they roll all the charges into the interest rate. There is an overhead to processing any loan, so if you take out a small loan for a very short period, then this fixed portion increases the effective APR considerably.
If Ryanair did payday loans, the loan would be at 1% APR, but there would be a dozen charges added on afterwards bringing the effective APR up to zillions.Comment
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Originally posted by centurian View PostI do feel a bit of sympathy for the bad press Wonga get about their high APR.
This is because they roll all the charges into the interest rate. There is an overhead to processing any loan, so if you take out a small loan for a very short period, then this fixed portion increases the effective APR considerably.
If Ryanair did payday loans, the loan would be at 1% APR, but there would be a dozen charges added on afterwards bringing the effective APR up to zillions.Comment
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Originally posted by centurian View PostI do feel a bit of sympathy for the bad press Wonga get about their high APR.
The problem is that they record and chase debt against the unverified name and address which may not relate to the bank account they paid the initial money into. Given that other companies have been closed done and charged for fraud when performing these shortcuts I'm surprised they haven't been closed for the same tricks.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostI had a tiny bit of sympathy up to the point my mum and a person at clientco both ended up with wonga loans having never had anything to do with them.
The problem is that they record and chase debt against the unverified name and address which may not relate to the bank account they paid the initial money into. Given that other companies have been closed done and charged for fraud when performing these shortcuts I'm surprised they haven't been closed for the same tricks."A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It’s the s*** that happens while you’re waiting for moments that never come." -- Lester FreamonComment
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Originally posted by centurian View PostI do feel a bit of sympathy for the bad press Wonga get about their high APR.
This is because they roll all the charges into the interest rate. There is an overhead to processing any loan, so if you take out a small loan for a very short period, then this fixed portion increases the effective APR considerably.
If Ryanair did payday loans, the loan would be at 1% APR, but there would be a dozen charges added on afterwards bringing the effective APR up to zillions.
If RyanAir sold cars they would sell the car for a quid and charge a few grand for the tyres and seats and doors etc etc. There would still be a queue to buy them since they are the cheapest around.Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !Comment
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It seems to me most the customers these sort of companies have fall into one of two camps: those that pay back the money on time, or those that have no hope of paying back the money. So they only make money out of the small proportion that don't pay on time but are able to pay after a month or two. So maybe 2000% isn't so bad; it's not like anybody's going to be taking out a 5 year loan at 2000%.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostNot as unethical as I thought... it turns out that they don't use agencies!
The government should force all advertising to be 50% of "run out of money? go without you stupid fooker. NEVER EVER borrow".Comment
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