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Focus on loan sharks and consumer credit fraud

Monday, December 08, 2003

“Glasgow hit squads target loan sharks: Loan sharks operating in the west of Scotland’s poorest areas will be hunted down by a new hit-squad based in Glasgow, it was revealed today. . .” Evening Times

“Crackdown on loansharks: The Department of Trade and Industry unveiled a scheme to crack down on illegal moneylenders today. A trading standards team, to be based in Glasgow from April 2004, will identify and target loansharks across Scotland and bring them to court. . .” Scot. Exec.

See also

Consumer Credit Act Review. Department of Trade and Industry (London).


Posted by MM on Mon 8th Dec 2003 at 9:23 pm
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