The £1BN Payout
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) reported that over £1BN of compensation has been paid out to consumers who lost money due to the collapse of financial services firms over the past seven years.
The FSCS was set up in 2001, and has paid out £1.04BN since inception. However, out of the 16,490 new claims, the majority (7,410) still relate to mortgage endowments. The hapless claimants having bought the useless product from a firm that had collapsed before they received their compensation for mis-selling.
The average payout was £1,800 each.
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