The Pain of Mis-selling
It seems that it is not just the hapless owners of underperforming and useless endowment polices that are suffering, sometimes a little of the pain and misery caused by these useless products is spread around.
Mis-selling endowment policies has cost Lloyds TSB has £150M this year, that is in addition to the £360M already paid out in recent years for compensation claims over a variety of financial products.
Lloyds TSB is still reviewing the total cost of compensating its customers, but admitted that this could lead to an increased provision in the accounts.
In a trading update before its 2005 figures, Lloyds TSB revealed that it would also need to set aside another £150M to cover the cost on insurance policies of people living longer.
Lloyds TSB is not the only bank facing claims for mis-selling of endowment policies. HBOS has had to put aside £260M over the last two years.
Lloyds TSB warned that customers were continuing to have difficulty repaying their debts.
How can people be expected to repay their mortgage, if the policy that they bought to repay the mortgage doesn't work?
Analysts at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein have described Lloyds as "strategically challenged". There is now speculation that it may be a takeover target.
What goes around, comes around!
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Backing For Scottish Endowment Compensation
Backing For Scottish Endowment Compensation
Opposition parties in Scotland have publicly committed their support to the campaign to secure compensation for thousands of Scottish homeowners, who were mis-sold endowment mortgages by their solicitor.
Charles Kennedy, Liberal Democrat leader, and Alex Salmond, SNP leader, urged the government to close a legal loophole which leaves many Scots facing huge shortfalls.
People who bought a policy through a lawyer in Scotland, before December 2001, do not qualify for a settlement under the Financial Services and Markets Act.
Mr Kennedy said:
"It is an absurd situation if people in Scotland don't have the same protection against endowment mis-selling as homeowners in England and Wales. It must be put right immediately."
Opposition parties in Scotland have publicly committed their support to the campaign to secure compensation for thousands of Scottish homeowners, who were mis-sold endowment mortgages by their solicitor.
Charles Kennedy, Liberal Democrat leader, and Alex Salmond, SNP leader, urged the government to close a legal loophole which leaves many Scots facing huge shortfalls.
People who bought a policy through a lawyer in Scotland, before December 2001, do not qualify for a settlement under the Financial Services and Markets Act.
Mr Kennedy said:
"It is an absurd situation if people in Scotland don't have the same protection against endowment mis-selling as homeowners in England and Wales. It must be put right immediately."
Friday, December 02, 2005
Scots May Get Compensation
Scots May Get Compensation
Scots who claim they have been mis-sold endowment mortgages, may finally be compensated.
They have taken their dispute to Westminster, where MPs have signed a Commons motion demanding an end to a loophole which currently means that Scots who bought policies through lawyers are not due any settlements.
The House of Commons Treasury Select Committee is also calling for urgent action.
Scots who bought endowment policies through solicitors before December 1 2001, do not qualify for compensation from the Financial Ombudsman Service.
This was the date when the Financial Services and Markets Act came into effect.
This also means Scots who were mis-sold endowment policies by lawyers before the 2001 deadline, can only receive £1K maximum payout set by the Law Society.
Scots who claim they have been mis-sold endowment mortgages, may finally be compensated.
They have taken their dispute to Westminster, where MPs have signed a Commons motion demanding an end to a loophole which currently means that Scots who bought policies through lawyers are not due any settlements.
The House of Commons Treasury Select Committee is also calling for urgent action.
Scots who bought endowment policies through solicitors before December 1 2001, do not qualify for compensation from the Financial Ombudsman Service.
This was the date when the Financial Services and Markets Act came into effect.
This also means Scots who were mis-sold endowment policies by lawyers before the 2001 deadline, can only receive £1K maximum payout set by the Law Society.
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