An Irvine Valley loan shark has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay a further £750 victim surcharge following an investigation by the Scottish...

New research reveals hidden crisis of coerced debt trapping women and children in abuse across Scotland A groundbreaking new research report, “It’s...

On 23rd April 2026, officers from the Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit (SIMLU), with the assistance of partner agencies, have searched 2 premises...

Neil Stewart Forrester (59), from Gorebridge, was today sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to 117 hours of unpaid work following...

The Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit (SIMLU) has welcomed the guilty pleas of Neil Stewart Forrester (59), who admitted to operating an illegal...

Suspected Illegal Money Lenders arrested as part of crackdown in Stranraer Officers from the Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit (SIMLU), with the...

Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit urges Scots to Ask the Question as the cost of living crisis leads to a rise in illegal money lending As more...

Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit urges Scots to choose a loan shark free Christmas as the cost of living crisis leads to a rise in illegal money...

Officers from the Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit (SIMLU), with the assistance of partner agencies, have today searched the premises of...