Medicare Supplement – Insurance Quotes

If you know what PPI is you will probably be one of the hundreds of thousands of people considering claiming it back and wondering if you are entitled to. You, like many others, may not know if you are eligible to claim and this is why the banks could face a huge wave of payouts.

Over the last few years, commission hungry banking salesmen have forced a PPI onto every customer taking out a loan, mortgage or any other financial product. In almost all circumstances the PPI was not suitable for the customer it was being sold to meaning if they were put in a position in which they could not make repayments, the insurance would not cover them. Banks were also secretly adding PPI to many contracts and by agreeing to terms and conditions, customers did not realise that the small print implied they would be paying for this.

This whole time, lenders knew full well that the PPI they were selling was completely useless to the people they were selling it to, even though they told them otherwise. This has called into action the financial watchdogs who have forced many of the large lenders to pay back the money to customers. However, most banks are still using a ‘don’t ask – don’t get’ policy making the customers chase them for their money, often alone but more successfully with the help of legal experts.

The first thing you need to do to try and claim back your PPI is to write a letter to your bank/lender asking for a full refund. This will be answered with a polite variation of ‘jog on!’ which will require you to be more aggressive, threaten legal action and declare your intent to involve the financial ombudsman. Your claims will most likely continue to be met with dismissal at which point you may as well get the financial ombudsman involved but the key to success is to be persistent and by all means get the financial ombudsman involved but if all else fails, seek professional help.

Getting a lawyer to help you claim back your PPI is a very easy option as they are experienced and take care of most of the affair for you. They will stand a better chance than you and will probably provide results sooner than expected. A bit of searching around will probably find you a decent no-win-no-fee solicitor which means you can get back all of the money you are owed.

If you are looking for the best PPI claims lawyers then why not speak to Donns LLP, the best lawyers for dealing with your PPI claim.

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