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By: Brian Brodie

Brian Brodie is the Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Finance

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  • Loan sharks will keep circling victims unless the lending industry embraces change

    Brian Brodie

    As many as 1.08 million people could be borrowing from an illegal money lender – a loan shark – according to a recent Centre for Social Justice report. Loan sharks take many forms, from community-based lenders operating in estates to fully-fledged organised crime groups seeking out the most vulnerable.  They use pester power, intimidation and [...]

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