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What happens if I have been refused credit?

Refused credit is a lot more widespread than many people believe, and that’s often because of the stigma attached to it. No-one wants to admit to having been refused credit.

The reality is that Banks and financial institutions typically decline more than half the applications they receive. Following advertising regulation changes imposed by the Office of Fair Trading in recent years, banks must promote their typical rate, which is the rate that most of their customers receive. In the past they may have been able to approve an application at higher rate, but now some banks with the best rates would rather decline it in order to preserve their typical rate.

Fortunately, there are a number of financial institutions which cater for customers who have been refused credit, and they offer secured loans to homeowners at rates very close to those offered by the more familiar high-street names.

Furthermore, there are specialist car loans offered by other financial institutions which cater for customers looking to buy a car who have been refused credit.

Often the rate offered by these financial institutions will reflect the extent of your credit history, so the odd discrepancy should get the best rate available, whereas several months of mortgage arrears or County Court Judgements (CCJs) will attract a less favourable rate to balance the additional risk for the lender. That said, many customers are often surprised at how favourable some of the rates can be given their past credit history.

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