Loans & Credit
Consuming Issues: Who can you trust for sound debt advice?
Debt advice is becoming crucial as more and more people sink into a financial morass. But Coalition cutbacks mean free help – from the likes of Citizens Advice – will become relatively scarce. The charity said last week it is being forced to get rid of 500 advisers. So where does that leave all those people who need help with their debts?
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Simon Read: Rip-off card charges come under scrutiny
Saturday, 12 February 2011
Being forced to pay through the nose for using a plastic card is one of those modern little annoyances I thought we had to just suck up and accept. But now Which? plans to put in a super-complaint about the rip-off surcharges which will force the Office of Fair Trading to examine the practice.
Which? pushes complaint against rip-off charges
Friday, 11 February 2011
Which? is attacking card surcharges made by low-cost airlines and others. The consumer body is launching a super-complaint next month to ask the Office of Fair Trading to investigate the charges, which can be as much as £5 per person per journey.
Bad debts worsen at Clydesdale
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
The owner of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks has seen a deterioration in bad debts after the UK's economic recovery faltered at the end of 2010.
Simon Read: Dodgy debt advisers will cash in on Coalition cutback of free help
Saturday, 5 February 2011
Scrapping the Financial Inclusion Fund from March is one of the Coalition's most disastrous moves in its cutback campaign. People will need debt advice more than ever as the cutbacks bite, but official support will shrink when the money runs out next month.
Credit card debt and unpaid mortgages delay retirement
Sunday, 30 January 2011
One in 10 men over 65 has an average debt of more than £50,000. Chiara Cavaglieri reports
Consumers shun high street debt
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Consumers continued to avoid borrowing to fund high street spending during November, but there was a big jump in demand for personal loans, according to the Finance & Leasing Association's latest figures.
Good news at last: change is on the cards
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Looking for a loan is about to get easier, but you'll still need to hunt around, says Joe McGrath
Credit card companies fail Which? test for advice to consumers
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Credit card companies regularly give consumers false or misleading information when they call to make a claim under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act, according to new research from Which?.
Five Questions About: The consumer credit directive
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Avoid the minimum payment credit card trap
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Debts will grow in the long term. Chiara Cavaglieri reports
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