Household borrowing in the UK increased in 2012 on three separate occasions.
This is according to Credit Action and it bucks a trend that had seen …
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Two-fifths of pensioners are struggling to keep up with their debt repayments.
Research by Key Retirement Solutions has shown the scale of the prob…
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Financial education looks set to be introduced into schools in England.
A new draft curriculum has been drawn up that makes provisions for children…
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Woman closed the savings gap on men in 2012 as they adopted a serious approach to setting money aside.
HSBC's Annual Savings Report has found t…
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Adults in the UK were happier with the state of their finances at the end of 2012 than 12 months previously.
First Direct has carried out its third…
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The amount of money that people in the UK owe in personal loans has fallen to its lowest level for 14 years.
Figures supplied by the British Banker…
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Some 11 per cent of people in the UK are having to dip into their savings every month to cover their living expenses.
This is according to research…
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Some 4.5 million households in the UK are currently in fuel poverty.
This is according to the Legal & General MoneyMood Survey for January and …
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