It has been half a decade since the Financial Services Authority validated the existence of mis sold PPI on almost every citizen in the UK. Experts consider mis sold PPI as one of the catalysts of the economic depression in the country today. This short guide intends to help the reader understand more about PPI, how banks mis sell these insurances and what they could do to get their money back.
Consumer groups claim that since 2005, the entire UK has been plagued by mis sold PPI. The Financial Services Authority, heeding the complaint of consumer groups and a great number of customers, successfully revealed the abusive sales practices banks and lenders use to force sell PPI to their customers. Insurances could be claimed only if customers know the insurances terms and conditions of use. The Financial Services Authority encourages UK citizens to file a mis sold PPI claim because of the mis sold PPI’s lack of crucial information.
PPI protects loans from incurring huge interest rates and bank charges. The PPI will pay for the loan, mortgage or credit card if the customer becomes unable to pay it on time. Financial troubles due to sicknesses, accidents and even unemployment will enable to PPI to repay the loans. PPI usually repay loans for 12 months and provide loan security for over three months. These are the details that mis sold PPI lack, which is why customers will need to file a PPI claims UK to receive their refunds.
One way banks abusively sell their insurances is this example. A few to a couple of days before the release of the loan, mortgage or credit card, the bank representative will present the bank’s loan security requirement. Customers, virtually having no time to make a wise decision, goes for the first insurance plan the bank representative presents. Bank representatives just ask their customers to sign a form. The form validates their compliance to all the terms and conditions of the PPI, which the bank representative did not even bother to explain to their customers.
Bank representatives earn much commission from selling insurance products. The banks and lenders themselves earn a great amount of revenue from insurance products. Customers, having no knowledge about the terms and conditions of the insurance, cannot reclaim their PPI premiums by the time they finish paying for their loans. Banks earn double or even more from every loan they have. They even earn through the many penalty fees their customers will have to pay for late repayments.
Write a letter to your bank explaining how you believe you were mis sold PPI. Using the example above, you can have an idea what PPI claims UK experts consider an abusive sales strategy. However, using the abusive sales strategy as a reason might make it appear vague to the bank and they might use this as a reason to reject your claim. A claims form from the Financial Ombudsman can help you organize your claim. Legal help from claims handling companies will indeed help you reclaim all the refunds you deserve.