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Restricting the interest rates lenders can charge could drive vulnerable consumers into the arms of illegal loan sharks, a trade body warns.
9 November 2010
Two advance fee frauds involving over a dozen debt elimination companies have been uncovered, affecting 15,000 victims and netting the companies an estimated £6 million.
5 November 2010
Consumers have been warned not to be duped by firms that claim they can write off a loan or credit card debt.
16 October 2010
Almost a quarter of a million struggling householders will see mortgage benefit payments dive by a typical £3,700 a year from next month.
29 September 2010
More than 100 debt management firms face losing their licences after the trading watchdog uncovered a catalogue of abuses.
28 September 2010
A not-for-profit lender was launched today to give low earners and those with poor credit histories an alternative to loan sharks and doorstep cash providers.
23 September 2010
The Government says it will consider making financial education in schools compulsory as part of a wider education review later this year.
16 September 2010
Britain saw the largest rise in employment since records began in the three months to July as official figures today revealed 286,000 more people secured jobs.
15 September 2010
The head of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) renewed his apology today for errors that have left 1.4 million people facing demands for tax back.
15 September 2010
The number of people losing their homes fell to its lowest level for more than two years during the second quarter of 2010.
14 September 2010
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