Special Reports – Page 5 – Bounce Back Loan

Government Actions Endanger Bounce Back Loan Recipients, Especially Minority Groups with Distinctive Names Filing Freedom of Information Requests

Government actions risk exposing Bounce Back Loan recipients, particularly minorities with distinctive names, through Freedom of Information requests. […]

Although Judge Sophie Buckley Ordered the Government to Keep Bounce Back Loan Recipients’ Names Confidential, the Department for Business and Trade, Under Minister Jonathan Reynolds MP, Incompetently Discloses Names in a Shocking Data Breach Blunder

Despite Judge Buckley’s confidentiality order, Jonathan Reynolds’ department leaks Bounce Back Loan recipients’ names in a major data breach fiasco. […]

Ombudsman Clarifies Government Exempted Bounce Back Loans from Consumer Lending Rules, So Requiring Barclays to Provide a Detailed Graph of Monthly Interest Payments Would Be Overly Burdensome

The Ombudsman notes Bounce Back Loans’ exemption from consumer lending rules, deeming Barclays’ detailed interest payment graphs too burdensome to provide. […]

Shady Firms I Cautioned Against Long Ago, Which Claimed to “Eliminate” Your Bounce Back Loan and Other Company Debts for a Steep Fee, Now Face Provisional Liquidators as the Insolvency Service Intervenes to Halt Their Fraudulent Scheme

Fraudulent firms promising to erase Bounce Back Loan debts for hefty fees face liquidation as the Insolvency Service shuts down their scams. […]

British Business Bank Continues to Overlook Rogue Bounce Back Loan Lenders as Another Is Exposed for Illegally Charging BBL Recipients Fees – Barclays Offers Meagre £75 Compensation to Affected Customer for Their Deceptive Practices

The British Business Bank ignores rogue lenders charging illegal Bounce Back Loan fees, with Barclays offering a paltry £75 to a deceived customer. […]

Seven Bounce Back Loan Lenders—Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest, Santander, TSB, Metro Bank, and Starling Bank—Collaborate by Sharing Transaction Data with the National Crime Agency to Track Illicit Profits

Seven major Bounce Back Loan lenders share transaction data with the National Crime Agency, aiming to trace illicit profits from fraudulent loans. […]

Is Lloyds Bank Exploiting Bounce Back Loan Borrowers with a £7 Charge for Each Failed BBL Repayment, While Funding Rachel Reeves’ Chelsea Flower Show Tickets? New Government, Same Old Story!

Lloyds Bank faces scrutiny for charging £7 per failed Bounce Back Loan repayment while sponsoring Rachel Reeves’ event tickets—same old exploitation? […]

Chancellor Rachel Reeves Delighted as Lincolnshire “Eel Protection” Firm Closed by High Court for Fraudulently Obtaining £50,000 Bounce Back Loan and £225,000 Recovery Loan

Rachel Reeves celebrates as a Lincolnshire “eel protection” firm is liquidated for fraudulently securing £50,000 and £225,000 in loans. […]

Barclays Faces Fresh Criticism for Misleading a Customer About Bounce Back Loan Overpayment Refunds, Botching PAYG Options, and Delaying Resolution

Barclays draws fire for deceiving a customer on Bounce Back Loan refunds, mishandling PAYG options, and dragging out resolution processes. […]

New Government Clarifies No Policy Change on Doorstep Visits for Bounce Back Loan Defaults, Yet One Lender Threatens Such Action – If Faced with Threats, Dismiss Them and Report the Lender – See the Government’s Official Statement

The government confirms no doorstep visits for Bounce Back Loan defaults, urging borrowers to report lenders making such threats—read the official stance. […]