prepayment

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Prepayment customers were previously charged more than those who settle their bill by direct debit, but now pay the same after the latest move to align what prepayment and Direct Debit customers pay.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

In 2015, the company opted to wait closer to maturity for almost a year because it didn’t want to pay a roughly $70 million prepayment penalty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“One significant reason those spreads have widened is because borrowers are better at exercising prepayment options,” said Adam Rilander, chief investment officer at Bright Meadow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

British Gas also faced a scandal over force-fitting prepayment meters in the homes of vulnerable people who fell behind on bills, something he says the company doesn't do anymore.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Four years later it was decided to discontinue the use of the special stamp for the registration fee, and to permit its prepayment by ordinary postage stamps.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong