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Close down all pay day loan companies

Closed 32 signatures

What the petition asks

Pay day loan companies are worse than loan sharks, in a recent story a boy killed himself after Wonga emptied his bank account, this is not the first time someone has killed themselves.
They are loan sharks who destroy peoples lives. The UK got along fine without them before and we don't need them or their crooked ways. Their APR is so high that struggling families pay them back and then have to take money from them again just to survive. What kind of government do we have if we allow families to fall into a trap and commit suicide over these disgusting companies.

Timeline

25 Sep 2015 Petition opened for signatures
25 Mar 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 32
Status Closed
Opened 25 Sep 2015
Closed 25 Mar 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.