A full three million people living in the UK count themselves among the country’s frivolous spenders, figures from the recent Unbiased poll reveal. Meanwhile, with the British debt management problems continuing to pile up, the research found that only 1.5…
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The Association of British Credit Unions (Abcul) has made clear that the Yorkshire-based union played a major part in the award of Beacon status for Sheffield City Council to increase access to mainstream financial products and services. Working with various…
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Chris Tapp, associate director for Credit Action, suggested that steps should be taken to ensure one partner does not find him or herself bearing the brunt of a difficult debt management situation. Relevant creditors and credit agencies should be kept…
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A new study from MoneyExpert suggests that the level of public unease about charges being levied against bank account users means 13.8 million Brits would pay around £7 each month to avoid them. The research comes in the wake of…
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SimplySwitch suggests that many of the deals brought in to offset consumer concern over rapidly rising prices are set to expire and could leave thousands of Brits facing further pressure on their debt management situation. According to the company, as…
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Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at Global Insight, maintains that the MPC could vote to increase the base rate of interest nationwide when the decision-making meeting is staged on Thursday April 5th. Any rise in the base rate…
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The move is seen as a further demonstration of the government’s commitment to helping those people across the UK who are impacted by issues of financial exclusion and can often find themselves facing debt management problems. And with the scale…
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With the UK’s debt management mountain continuing to rise the findings demonstrate that after 14 years of reduction 2005 and 2006 have seen the number of County Court Judgments (CCJs) rise. And as millions of Brits struggle to control their…
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