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- A PHP 25,000 balance became PHP 33,842, then two very different payment offers arrived
One borrower said a UnionBank balance began at PHP 25,000. After about five to six months overdue, the amount shown was PHP 33,842.30. The public source does not include a statemen…
- Home CreditAfter a stroke, one family faced medical costs, a missed loan payment and an unresolved insurance request
A family member said a Home Credit loan belonged to the borrower's father. The borrower had experienced a stroke, was partially paralysed and was treated as a person with disabilit…
- GGivesA PHP 5,000 deposit was auto-debited, leaving no money for food that day
A borrower said several loans were being paid one by one. A credit card and a large personal loan had already been closed, and the borrower saw real progress, but automatic debits …
- After about half the three-year loan schedule was paid, a collection demand listed PHP 500,000
One borrower said a CTBC personal loan began at PHP 200,000 with a three-year payment schedule. The borrower reported making payments for almost one and a half years before financi…
- A home visit brought a next-day down-payment deadline on a PHP 101,000 card balance
One borrower said a field agent arrived at the home with a demand letter showing a PHP 101,000 outstanding credit-card balance. During the visit, the agent put the borrower on the …
- A salary deposit became unusable while the payoff certificate and account status remained unresolved
One borrower said a Certificate of No Outstanding Balance was requested on July 14, 2026 after using a UnionDigital special payoff program. Two days later, according to the borrowe…
- The loan was due the next day, but the app and loan history had disappeared
One borrower said the Big Loan app would not open shortly before a loan payment was due. After uninstalling it and trying to reinstall it, the borrower could no longer find the app…
- The PHP 250,000 personal loan was finally closed, while credit-card debt still remained
One borrower first returned with an update about two years after an earlier debt post. During the earlier period, calls from collection agencies and online lending apps had caused …
- The payment check showed PHP 5,000–9,000 left, while collectors asked for PHP 21,000 or more
One borrower publicly listed several debts under a total loan figure of PHP 181,633.52. In a later update to the same thread, the borrower described a specific UnionBank balance pr…
- After a one-time settlement, the branch found no hold on the payroll account
One borrower said repeated calls to Security Bank collections eventually identified the collection agency handling an overdue credit-card account. The agency offered a one-time pay…
- A new collector said a settled salary loan was unpaid, then the bank issued a payment certificate
One borrower said a salary-advance loan had been settled through a collection agency in January 2025. The borrower paid the amount requested and kept an email confirming settlement…
- Five debts were paid after two years, but one card still appeared active in the app
One borrower said five card or loan obligations were paid between March and May 2026 after roughly two years of delinquency. The borrower had previously ignored calls and emails wh…
- The car loan was paid, but the vehicle documents stayed held until a later repayment review
One borrower said a BDO car loan had been fully paid in May 2025. When the borrower requested the original vehicle registration documents, the bank reportedly said it would first c…
- A final demand arrived nearly two years after the borrower believed the card was paid
One borrower said a BPI credit-card outstanding balance had been paid almost two years before a new final demand letter arrived. The borrower had moved abroad in April 2024 and had…
- After the payment arrangement ended and the balance was paid, the card was reinstated
One borrower had a credit-card account that was already under a payment arrangement and had been endorsed to a collection agency. The borrower later chose to end the arrangement ea…
- A bill auto-converted to six installments that evening; the interest was later waived
One borrower had an Atome bill due and planned to pay it later that same evening. Instead, the borrower received a notification saying the bill was paid and then discovered it had …
- A ₱179,000 collection claim came with a ₱40,000 offer—but no statement of account
One borrower said a Metrobank credit card opened in 2015 had a credit limit of ₱15,000. The account was left unpaid during a period of serious financial strain connected to the ill…
- A ₱7,000 unpaid card balance became a problem near the end of a bank job application
One borrower said an old BPI credit-card balance came back into view not through a new collection call, but during a job application. The account issue dated to 2022. At that time,…
- Payments had started, but the promised certificate, restructuring contract and account closure were still missing
One borrower entered payment arrangements in January 2026 involving a UnionBank personal loan and two credit cards. For one card with a reported ₱15,000 credit limit, the borrower …
- A debt-consolidation application ended in rejection after a 5% upfront-fee condition was explained
One applicant contacted FLIN through its website and completed the forms for a debt-consolidation loan. An online interview followed, covering the applicant's employer, income, exi…