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I Have Been Left with No Other Option But to Visit Rishi Sunak’s House and Ask Him for Help and Support with a Bounce Back Loan – So I Did

June 27, 2021

As you are all aware, it appears that my bank have decided they do not like me or this website, and as such are doing everything possible to, for want of a better word “dick” me about with my Bounce Back Loan, so faced with the agony of that situation and failing mental heath brought on by their actions (or lack of them) I had to visit the home of the “inventor” of those loans and the chap whose Government department guarantees them, Rishi Sunak to seek his help. […]

All British Business Bank FOIs/Replies Related to Greensill and /or David Cameron

June 24, 2021

Below are all Freedom of Information requests along with the replies sent into/out of the British Business Bank related to Greensill and/or David Cameron. […]

The Abuse of SMEs Continues with the Accreditation of Time Finance Who Only Accept Recovery Loan Applications from Brokers

June 22, 2021

I think we have all now sussed that the Recovery Loan Scheme is designed to help banks and finance companies recover and not aimed at getting much needed cash out to SMEs at speed and with ease. The British Business Bank have now accredited […]

CBILS Refusal by Santander Led to Customer Who Finally Secured a BBL Elsewhere Complaining to the Financial Ombudsman Who Decided that £350 Was Fair Compensation

June 21, 2021

This is another complaint related to a customer of a major bank, that being Santander being refused a Government guaranteed loan (CBILS), the customer managed to get a Bounce Back Loan from another lender and the Ombudsman decided that £350 was fair compensation in this case. […]

Barclays Force Customer to Wait Four Months to Attend an In-Branch Appointment to Open a Business Account to Get a BBL Ombudsman Does Not Uphold Complaint

June 21, 2021

It was often the case when an existing personal account holder with Barclays wanted to open a Business Account to get a BBL that bank would force them to attend an in-branch appointment, this complaint looks at how they forced one customers to wait four months for the appointment and why the Financial Ombudsman did not uphold that complaint. […]