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The Government faces further calls to cap the cost of payday loans and other high costs credit firms, after an e-petition urging action was launched this week in support of proposals by Labour MP Stella Creasy.
27 October 2011
A Labour MP is spearheading a campaign to force fee-charging debt management firms to clearly state free help is available.
20 October 2011
The number of people running into debt after taking out a payday loan has quadrupled in two years, consumer charity Citizens Advice warns.
10 October 2011
Citizens Advice is calling for tougher sanctions on rogue debt management firms that exploit the vulnerable.
16 September 2011
Funding cuts to the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) in England and Wales have left tens of thousands in debt with nowhere to turn for help, the charity revealed this week.
8 September 2011
Lobby group Consumer Focus is set to be abolished under Government plans released today.
21 June 2011
Debt management firms will have to provide consumers with clearer information on services and fees, under new guidance published today by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
14 June 2011
The Government has launched what it's describing as a "revolutionary" Work Programme today, to help around two and a half million people back to work in the next five years.
10 June 2011
Rogue parking companies operating on private land need to be tackled urgently, say consumer groups Citizens Advice and Consumer Focus.
12 April 2011
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