Wonga Reviews 

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What bunch of greedy irresponsible lender, i only got 1 loan from them but they refused to refund interest for irresponsible lending. I applied few times and got refused loan then suddenly the accepte... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’m still waiting on my payment! Absolutely disgusting the way they are dealing with this! I’ve been on the phone for 43 mins now! Technical difficulties 🤬 I’m shocked at the lack of information f... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've been given my redress breakdown. Granted I'm aware I won't be paid the full amount but I have yet to hear anything from the company or those in charge of the winding up. I've been told accou... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So we all was promised a pay out mine was £1033 two years. Dates and the amount of payment keep changing and now £44 end of jan now in four weeks what's saying that by the time they do it's it be gon... See more

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Wonga products are designed to minimise the stress of borrowing by bridging the gap between your cash shortfall and when you’ll be able to sort your finances. We offer short term loans from £50 to £2,000. Borrow from 1 day to 6 months. See all your costs upfront and repay early at no extra cost. Over 18s, subject to status. Warning: late payment can cause you serious money problems. For help, go to www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk Representative example: £200 for 17 days. Interest Rate: 292% pa (fixed). One repayment of £227.20. Representative 1,461% APR


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend! :)

Wonga helped me after a problem with my wages left me £150 short for a bill.

Applying was very easy, the whole process was straight forward and the money was in my account very quickly.
I really appreciated it.

The amount I had to pay back was fair, around £16 extra and I really liked the fact they they gave me a reminder when my payment was due.
I have used them once again since as I was so happy with the service.
Thankyou! :) X

19 July 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Lead you into it told me had limit of…

Lead you into it told me had limit of 800 only had 300 and tried to top up 50 pound and was refused even though I have always paid early or on time they had cheek to send me an email then once I paid it up 2 weeks early saying we are here if unexpected happens lol well it did and they refused so can't rely on them I have cleared it now and will never use again

18 July 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

That little bit of help

I was a little bit wary of pay day loan because of all the horror stories you hear about, but when I looked into how much interest you would have to pay back it’s not as bad as I thought, it was easy to apply for and the cash went instantly into my account, it’s handy to know that there is cash available when you need that little extra till payday

16 July 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonga-Tastic!😘

I was very dubious when I first used Wonga a few weeks ago. However, my experience with them has been fantastic. I’ve needed two short term loans to help out over the last few weeks, and with paying them back within 10-14 days, the interest is very low! So I would have no hesitation in recommending them for use in this way. The website was very easy to navigate plus the money was in account within minutes.

11 July 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Been a loyal customer of wonga for many…

Been a loyal customer of wonga for many years, mainly because I have only wanted to borrow for a couple of days and wonga is the only place I can find that does it. Had a loan last week which was paid in full, on time, this week wanted to get some stuff in the sales so applied for £200 for 2 days, was astonished when I was declined, I have phoned their helpline and e-mailed customer care and they say it is not their policy to tell you why you have been refused. I am totally confused, checked with the credit reference people, no changes there so I'm stumped. This had better not affect my credit rating. Who knew no reason was needed to turn you down, do they just choose with a pin, or every tenth applicant?? Goodness knows because they won't tell you.

11 July 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from Wonga

Hi Carol

We're sorry we couldn't offer you a loan on this occasion.

Our decision process is complex so we can’t be specific about the reasons why individual applications have been declined.
Things we look at when making our decision include your income, your previous repayment history and your credit score.

You can check your credit score for free at noddle.co.uk.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Thanks

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