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PPI Claim News - 15/6/2012

 
Banks using PPI refunds to pay off loan claims

Banks are taking payment protection insurance (PPI) money owed to victims of the misselling scandal and are using them to deal with their customer's credit card charges and other unpaid debts.

The Daily Mail reports that a Money Mail reader from Hampshire's Waterlooville received a £1,300 PPI refund.

However, he had made a loan claim of £6,300 with Nationwide Building Society and the PPI refund was used to pay off a portion of this debt, despite the individual having lost his job and agreeing to a more lenient repayment schedule with the lender.

The bank claims it has the right to "set PPI compensation payments off against debts due on the account to which the PPI applies".

It told the news source it believes this approach is "fair and reasonable".

Which? points out a number of PPI policies were missold to people who would have never been able to have made a claim on the insurance.

Samantha Clarke
Samantha is a former banking assistant and has over ten years experience in retail banking.ADNFCR-2776-ID-801385585-ADNFCR



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