These statements show just how much interest Paragon added to my debt. Sorry about the quality of the scans.
The first statement shows the balance in early 1999 stood at £4212.47, until that point I had paid every payment on time and the opening balance of £6000 had been reduced. At this point I could no longer afford to pay my debts and went to CAB who looked at my income and expenditure. They negotiated a reduced payment of £1 a month, interest free. This was all I could afford as my circumstances had changed. Paragon agreed to the payment after seeing an income and expenditure form prepared by CAB.
You'll see my payment of £1 towards the bottom of the statement, notice they added £90.81 in interest.
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