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Peter's Pursuing Pole Position

Aug 28, 2017

This weekend sees the second round of MRO Powerbikes at Snetterton Circuit in Norwich, and one of We Fight Any Claim’s sponsored riders, Peter Baker, won’t settle for anything less than a clean sweep! “I want Pole Position and to win all four races – simple as that! &nb...

Clydesdale Bank fined £20.7m over PPI failings 

Aug 28, 2017

You may have seen some news reported in today’s press about Clydesdale Bank and their handling of claims for mis-sold PPI.  As reported by BBC News, the bank has been fined around £20.7m over their PPI failings. The story reads: “The Clydesdale Bank has been fined &pou...

We're Backing James!

Aug 28, 2017

We Fight Any Claim are once again proud to be an official sponsor to James Chorlton who will ride in his first Rookie 1000 race at Brands Hatch this Saturday.  For James, who is the brother of our Managing Director, Simon Chorlton, this is a huge achievement after a serious accident in 20...

Dramatic Increase in Packaged Bank Account Complaints 

Aug 28, 2017

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has reported that complaints about credit brokers and packaged current accounts are increasing. Figures show that there has been a dramatic increase of almost 10,000 enquiries within both areas in comparison to last year figures. The increase in enquires to th...

Banks will be paying out PPI for years to come 

Aug 28, 2017

Payment Protection Insurance claims are set to continue for several years yet, according to the latest budget and planning report released by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Banks are set to continue paying out compensation to customers as the claims continue to stream in to the FO...

PPI bill to Exceed £22bn 

Aug 28, 2017

Banks prepare to top up their Payment Protection Insurance provisions as bill exceeds £22bn for major banks, once again, confirming PPI as the most costly scandal within the financial industries history.... (Sky News, Monday 27th October 2014) Britain's five biggest b...

Our response to recent news 

Aug 28, 2017

In recent news, charity Age UK highlighted that many older residents are missing out on the opportunity to claim payment protection compensation. It was noted that many older people are put off making a claim by cold callers and automated machine calls. At We Fight Any Claim we only contact our pe...

PPI Complaints Remain at Historically High Level 

Aug 28, 2017

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) announced this week that the number of payment protection insurance (PPI) claims coming into its office remained at a “significant level.”  Although complaints have fallen from last year’s highs of 12,000 per week, they remain at a histor...

Barclays’ PPI Claims Rise By £900m 

Aug 28, 2017

More provisions set aside by the banks to cover the cost of mis-sold payment protection insurance.... (The Guardian) The cost of the payment protection insurance scandal escalated again on Wednesday as Barclays took another £900m provision to cover the costs of compensating cus...

Lloyds to Announce LIBOR Settlement - sources 

Aug 28, 2017

Sources claim that Lloyds Banking group are set to make announcements next week in relation to the benchmark interest rate (LIBOR) fixing allegations…… (Reuters) - The long-awaited fine on Britain's Lloyds Banking Group <LLOY.L> in relation to the benchmark interest rate (L...