Is this the end of free banking?
Government ministers have intimated that free banking could soon be a thing of the past.
Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee Andrew Tyrie has…
BIS calls for more payday loan transparency
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) has called for more transparency in the payday loans market.
According to the government …
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Credit card rights information to reduce debt?
Credit card debt is a problem for many people and while sometimes it is caused by people recklessly overspending on plastic, it is widely agreed that …
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Brits take increased credit in February
British consumers are continuing to rely on credit, according to new figures from the Finance & Leasing Association.
The statistics s…
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Debt charity warns over bailiffs
A debt charity has advised consumers that they have certain rights they can seek to invoke if they are threatened with bailiffs.
The Mone…
Call for new payday loan regulations
The government should do more to regulate payday loans and ensure they do not leave people with unmanageable debt, a mortgage consultant has argued.
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PPI delays slammed
Those struggling to get debt free whose problems partly stem form more expensive loans that included payment protection insurance (PPI) are frequently…
“Credit explosion” responsible for significant UK debt
The popularity of borrowing beyond one's means towards the latter part of the previous decade prior to the credit crunch has been blamed for the d…
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