We regularly hear from Wonga customers with stories about unexpected bank and credit card penalty fees. It’s an issue that’s been widely covered in the media and there are loads of websites now set-up to help consumers reclaim questionable charges from the likes of Barclays.

So this won’t be the first blog to offer views on much maligned overdraft fees, but we’ve recently heard from several people who’ve had a lot to say about Barclays Personal Reserve. So we checked it out for ourselves and had to laugh at this thinly veiled attempt to replace unauthorised overdraft fees with… Personal Reserve fees!

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We’re chuffed to have made an appearance on The Sun’s extremely popular website today.

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Today we thought we’d do something a bit different and offer our views on a new gadget, rather than the world of finance and loans. It occurred to us that we have some of the finest minds in technology working for Wonga, so when one of the team started a passionate oratory on the new Blackberry Storm, we thought, heh, why not let him proffer his expert views to a wider audience! So please welcome our first guest blogger – take it away Trev!

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The world is going Wonga crazy. Last month we told you about the good ship Wonga Wonga, a fine Australian steamer from the 1800s with which we’re proud to share our name. And continuing the Aussie theme, we’ve also learnt about the Wonga Wetlands project. The Wonga Wetlands provide fantastic habitat for wildfowl and other animals down under. The organisation also works to preserve vital wetlands around the globe.

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Only a Wonga cash advance is a truly fast loan. ‘Well you would say that’ we hear you cry! But it pays to understand the difference between Wonga and other pretenders to the fast loan throne.

Wonga is not the only website claiming to offer people fast loans at the moment, but sometimes claims can be deceptive. We like to keep abreast of what’s going on outside of Wonga Towers and we like to know what kind of competition we’re up against. So we regularly try out some of the other websites for ourselves and it’s amazing how often boasts about ‘same day loans’, ‘loans within an hour’ and ‘instant loans’ turn out to be pie in the sky!

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