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- Well, no, not really. It’s true that Dave Fishwick, a Burnley man who had built his business empire selling vans and minibuses, set up Burnley Savings and Loans – a company whose slogan is ‘Bank on Dave!’ – back in 2011, after he saw how difficult local people were finding it to get a loan from High Street banks.
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Nov 3, 2023 · Getty Images. When single mum-of-two Sarah began struggling to make ends meet she borrowed money from a family friend. She said she trusted him "completely" but he turned out to be a loan...
Feb 1, 2024 · People who use loans sharks have been "driven to the brink of suicide", investigators have said. The Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) said fear, intimidation and control were being used by...
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The first of the two NBA games that played a pivotal role in Uncut Gems was Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, which took place on May 16, 2012, between Garnett's Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers. Garnett, playing a seven-years-younger version of himself that was still in the NBA, visits Ratner's shop early that day, and Ratner shows hi...
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Uncut Gems' climactic scene takes place in the backdrop of the seventh and final game of that Eastern Conference Semifinal series, which occurred on May 26, 2012. After giving the opal back to Howard, Garnett had a bad outing in Game 4, only scoring nine points. So he made it his mission to get it back, eventually buying it from Ratner for $175,000...
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May 4, 2024 · Tabitha Richardson had operated as a loan shark for 20 years before she was detected. It may be hard to imagine how an 83-year-old woman could instil such fear into victims of her money lending...
Dec 9, 2023 · Anthony, 39, from the West Midlands, was shocked to find that he was the target of a loan shark, who he thought was a family friend when money ran short.
May 4, 2024 · But loan sharks like Tabitha Richardson - who was told to repay more than £173,000 to six victims this week - are on the rise due to financial pressure being felt by people across the UK.
A loan shark is a person who offers loans at extremely high or illegal interest rates, has strict terms of collection, and generally operates outside the law, often using the threat of violence or other illegal, aggressive, and extortionate actions when seeking to enforce the satisfaction of the debt.
