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Charity StepChange received a record number of requests for help with problem debts between January and June this year, it has revealed.

The holidays are over, September's here, it's back to reality (if you ever left it), so I wanted to go back to basics. A check-up if you like, to see if you could save yourself £1,000s. So no apology to MoneySaving aficionados - hopefully you'll pass with flying colours - as it's always worth a check, especially if you're one of those who reads this email, yet doesn't always act...

Login details belonging to tens of millions of Dropbox users is now being sold online, four years after the cloud storage provider suffered a major data breach. We tell you how to find out if your info's being flogged by fraudsters and what to do if it is.

Self-assessment tax-return filers could face a 'penalty points' system if they miss deadlines while tardy tax-bill payers face fines of up to triple the current maximum, under Government proposals unveiled this week.

Vodafone customers mugged on holiday have been pursued for more than a year by the mobile operator after thieves ran up £1,000s in premium-rate call charges on their stolen phones.

The Government has announced that English and Welsh universities will be able to raise maximum tuition fees to £9,250 a year from August 2017 – and the increase could hit those already studying too. But as MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains below, in practical terms most won't pay more.

Victims of fraud are losing an average of £20,000 after falling prey to 'investment' scams involving non-existent stocks and shares, diamonds and fine wines, Citizens Advice has found.

Efforts towards improving the money management skills of people across the UK have received a multi-million pound cash injection – with money going to organisations that help improve people's 'financial capability'.

After a spate of high-profile data breaches, including those at social networking sites LinkedIn and MySpace, which have affected hundreds of millions of accounts in total, it's important to know whether you've been hacked. Thankfully, there's a quick, free and easy way to see if you're at risk from a number of recent data breaches.