{"id":66994,"date":"2017-09-20T18:48:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T11:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/loan-sharks-are-circling-says-one-of-uks-biggest-doorstep-lenders\/"},"modified":"2017-09-20T20:11:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T13:11:23","slug":"loan-sharks-are-circling-says-one-of-uks-biggest-doorstep-lenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/loan-sharks-are-circling-says-one-of-uks-biggest-doorstep-lenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Loan sharks are circling, says one of UK's biggest doorstep lenders"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIllegal lenders are targeting vulnerable people such as mothers at school gates, says Morses Club chief executiveIllegal loan sharks are still chasing some of the most vulnerable families in Britain, according to the UK\u2019s second-biggest doorstep lender.The warning came as the Financial Conduct Authority this week called on the government to help tackle the debt burden of the most vulnerable consumers in Britain. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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