prepayment

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British Gas has agreed to pay £20m into a redress fund to settle an investigation by the regulator into the forced fitting of prepayment meters.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

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

There also would have to be lenders willing to make them and capable of managing a more complex set of default, interest-rate, duration and prepayment risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

When a bill which has been discounted is paid by the acceptor before it is due, the discount allowed for prepayment is called rebate.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various