New research has highlighted the extent to which many individuals are building up significant levels of debt as a result of social spending.
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A new report has highlighted the growing number of Britons who have a standard of living that falls well below that which would be expected in one of …
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Having the ability to fund a comfortable retirement is something everyone wants to be able to achieve throughout their working life, but in many cases…
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Despite positive stories in the recent news regarding the economic recovery, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) highlight the o…
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A new report from peer-to-peer lender Zopa has highlighted the significant proportion of UK credit card borrowers who could be falling deeper into deb…
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The Consumer Finance Association (CFA) has dismissed the idea of imposing a levy on payday lenders.
Left-wing think tank the Institute for Public P…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a review into the UK's £150 billion credit card market.
Chief executive Martin Wheatl…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced it aims to shake up a credit industry which has allowed nine million people to fall into serious d…
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