Provisions of new code welcomed
A new code designed to help consumers when it comes to borrowing and dealing with debt problems has been welcomed by a debt charity.
The British Ba…
Credit unions get chance to offer loan alternative
Since coming to power last year, the coalition government has been best known for its cuts as it seeks to deal with the public finances, but it is als…
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Pay rises up – but not as much as prices
Much of the concern over inflation in recent months has centred not just on the increases in cost, but the aggravating factor of pay falling behind pr…
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Bankruptcy advice ‘given mainly to poorer people’
The average person being advised to declare bankruptcy in the final quarter of 2010 was middle aged, on an income below the average and owing over &po…
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Keeping honest ‘helps clear debt’
Those keen to get debt free need to be a bit more honest about their debts, a financial psychologist has said.
Creator of financial attitude websit…
Wealth gap ‘a source of debt problems’
A growing gap between the wealth of those on middle incomes and the rich has been a major cause of the increase in consumer borrowing and consequent d…
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Card limits ‘still the key attraction’ warns expert
Despite all the apparent lessons to be learned from the credit crunch through high levels of consumer overspending and borrowing, one expert has said …
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Price hikes adding to debt woe?
For people already deep in the red and struggling to keep their finances from spiralling out of control, any additional price hike could prove the las…