Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Takefuji Corp., Japanâs third- biggest consumer lender, will file for bankruptcy protection today after being forced to refund borrowers for overcharged interest, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter. President Akira Kiyokawa and Executive Vice President Taketeru Takei will resign, said the person, who declined to be identified as the filing hasnât been made. Director Junichi Yoshida, who is expected to take over as president, will likely announce the decision to file at a news conference today, the Nikkei newspaper reported. The lender, founded in 1966, aims to restructure its business as it doesnât have enough cash to repay borrower claims of overpaid interest that have saddled Japanâs consumer lenders with 4.4 trillion yen ($52 billion) in costs. Rivals Aiful Corp., Promise Co. and Acom Co. may face an increase in claims as borrowers try to beat Takefuji bankruptcy court deadlines. âDebtors request refunds not only from Takefuji, but from all their lenders,â Takehito Yamanaka, an analyst at MF Global Equity in Tokyo, said in a report. âClaims may increase temporarily in the next couple of months as lawyers gather debtors.â Calls to Takefujiâs headquarters in Tokyo werenât answered. http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=avds3sWgWLZI&pos=5