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Make predatory lenders illegal in the UK

Submitted by William Mawson on Wednesday 29th January 2025

Published on Friday 21st March 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 21st September 2025

Signatures: 64

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Cost ~ Ensure ~ Illegal ~ Interest rates ~ Media ~ Prevent ~ Reviewed ~ vulnerability

Petition Action

Make predatory lenders illegal in the UK

Petition Details

We call on the UK Government to take immediate action against predatory lending practices by high-cost short-term credit providers, which can charge extortionate interest rates as high as 1,271% APR.

Additional Information

We urge the Government to introduce a lower cap on interest rates to prevent lenders from charging excessive APRs; ban the advertisement of high-cost loans and credit providers on mainstream media to protect vulnerable consumers and review the role of the FCA in regulating these lenders and ensure it is enforcing stronger consumer protections.


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