BBL Complaints and Outcomes

Failure By HSBC to Update the Error Riddled Bounce Back Loan Database Resulted in Problems for a Business Owner Getting a BBL From Another Lender the Ombudsman Decides £400 in Compensation is Deemed Fair

It became apparent to many people that the so called BBL database that was set up many weeks after the BBL scheme was launched to add another level of protection to banks against fraudulent and duplicate applications was error riddled. This case somewhat proves that beyond all reasonable doubt. […]

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8 Year Disqualification Handed Out to Company Director For Applying For and Getting a £50k BBL When Only Eligible For a £10k HSBC Bounce Back Loan

As for whether people are getting away with taking the insolvency route when they took out a BBL and left it unpaid at liquidation, when for example they over-estimated their turnover to get that loan, well over-estimating by more than an additional 25% of the 25% 2019 turnover figure used to determine a BBL’s value is deemed to be the tolerance limit before a long disqualification is handed out, as you will see in the case below. […]