06/11/2025
Hello colleagues
I just want to take a moment to educate some people in this group because I’ve noticed a few posts that might cause others to doubt Bayport.
I saw someone posting that they are paying Bayport R5 850 from a salary of R20 000 and people started commenting and becoming scared to use Bayport. The problem is that many people post without explaining all the details.
When I checked the comments, I found out that Bayport actually paid off R148 000 of that person’s debts — that’s why their monthly instalment is R5 850. Please don’t be misled by such posts.
For example, I am paying R2 300 because my total debts were under R50 000.
Let me share what I learned from Bayport:
I owed OK Furniture R30 000 for items I bought in April. I had been paying R700 per month until August, when I heard about Bayport. I called them to understand how they work and they asked me to get settlement letters from OK Furniture and my payday loan creditors.
Here’s what I discovered — when you settle a loan before the full term, the amount drops back to the original balance. For example, with OK I was supposed to pay R30 000 over time, but by settling early, I only paid R14 000 which was the original amount.
I plan to do the same with Bayport — to settle before the 24 months are over, using my bonus or a consolidation loan from the bank next year (since banks offer lower interest rates). This means I’ll pay Bayport their original R45,000, not the R65,000 that includes interest.
Also, please be careful with DebtBusters. I contacted them before Bayport and they said I’d be paying R7,000 for 12 months (R84 000 total). With Bayport, I’ll only pay R65,000 over 24 months — much better!
So don’t just believe what you see online, always ask questions and understand the details first.