Stop the Loan Sharks

We hope that this will help residents of Twerton.

 Good news –  we are launching our new Stop Loan Sharks reporting app on Wednesday, September 23, and you can download for free on the App Store and Google Play.

 

The app is mainly aimed at frontline professionals and provides useful information on how to recognise the signs of illegal money lending, respond to disclosures and where to refer clients to for specialist support.  

 

If you are concerned that someone you know may be the victim of a loan shark, please call our 24 hour helpline on 0300 555 2222 or seek advice and support through the app. We also have various survivor stories available which can be publicised to encourage others to speak up about their experiences.

 

Please feel free to disseminate the information attached and share widely via your networks.

 

Our promotional landing page provides web users with an overview of the app and links to relevant app stores and share tools.

 

If you have any queries regarding the app or would like to book onto a loan shark awareness course, please contact me on the details below.

 

don't let the loan sharks get you this year

Bristol Credit union are e are supporting people in the Twerton & Whiteway in the run up to Christmas.

They are raising awareness of the dangers of borrowing from loan sharks. Christmas is a time when many people in Bath and the local area may turn to well-known high interest lenders or to loan sharks, to cover the cost. 

To raise awareness of the safer alternatives to high-cost credit, Bristol Credit Union have teamed up with the England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) on a new scheme that uses money confiscated from convicted loan sharks as an incentive to encourage people in our area to join their credit union.

There are 65 members Twerton ward, and so far across Bath and the local area this year have saved a huge £48,889 in interest for 100 borrowers from Bristol Credit Union  – that’s £168.71 for every borrower back in their pocket to spend locally.

Lets start a saving habit and keep more money in our local communities. 

Also, if you become aware of anyone who may have borrowed money from an illegal lender, do encourage them to call the Stop Loan Sharks Team in confidence on 0300 555 2222, for advice and support.

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