Sofie and Atilla, like 302,000 Belgians, are on the blacklist. “We borrowed 1,000 euros from Santander and suddenly we were reported as defaulters. We feel like criminals”

Suddenly Attila Forian (30) and his girlfriend Sofie (29) from Deinze are on the list of defaulters at the National Bank. As a result, they can no longer get a loan anywhere. “We don’t understand. We have several loans outstanding from several banks. But things go wrong with a loan for a seat. We make refunds, but the bank claims that they receive nothing,” the couple tells HLN consumer expert Safia Yachou. What’s going wrong? How many Belgians are in the same boat? And how do you get out?

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