With more an more UK consumers dealing with debt management at an early age, calls have been made to see schools around the country focus more on financial education. Alastair Mathews, director of policy for the Personal Finance Education Group,…
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A challenge laid down by the ifs School of Finance has received thousands of entrants as it aims to encourage a greater understanding of money-related issues among the UK’s young consumers. Young people are increasingly finding themselves struggling to deal…
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Millions of young consumers around the UK would like to be better informed of financial issues, according to recent research from NatWest. A study by the financial services firm makes clear that around 43 per cent of British teenagers feel…
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The consumer panel established by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has welcomed a recent review highlighting the important role generic financial advice is set to play for household finances across the UK. According to the government commissioned Thorseen Review, a…
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Millions of British credit consumers are dishonest about their debt management problems, according to a recent study. Figures compiled by Fool.co.uk demonstrate that as many as one in six people around the country has at some point lied about the…
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Young British travellers often find themselves with a debt management headache to deal with when they head back to the UK, it has been suggested. Tom Griffiths, founder of gapyear.com, explains that people taking time out between school and university…
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Many thousands of mortgage borrowers across the UK are using their credit cards to meet mortgage repayment demands, according to a recent study. The research findings have been published by Shelter and show that over a million Britons have added…
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Thousands of prospective students around the UK are opting to earn money instead of spending it during their so-called gap year in an effort to avoid debt management problems when they go to university, new research has shown. A study…
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