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Record personal insolvencies

Record personal insolvencies

A record 35,574 people in England and Wales were declared insolvent in the last quarter of 2009, according to statistics out today from the Insolvency Service.

The figure – a 24.9 per cent jump on the same period a year ago – was made up of 17,007 bankruptcies, 13,219 individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs) and [...]

Kicking the habit

"prescribing life without debt"

Kicking the habit

None of us are perfect when it comes down to bad habits, but some are worse than others; not understanding your debt or finances is one of them. Kicking these bad habits into touch means that you can look towards“prescribing yourself a life without debt”

Too many credit card [...]

council tax scam

Bogus callers posing as council staff are luring homeowners into a council tax scam, say council leaders.

Residents are asked [...]

Banks 'are charging sneaky fees'

Banks are still finding “sneaky ways” to make money out of people, the consumers’ association Which? has said.

It claims [...]

Bad debts blight business

Bad debts have risen for nine of out ten companies according to research by credit information provider Creditsafe.

It said 91 per cent of UK companies polled in October had seen an increase in defaulted payments from creditors in the last year and one in ten (10.4 per cent) saw this increase by over 20 per [...]

what happens to goods seized by creditors

Every Day hundreds of debtors around the country are having goods seized due to none payment of debts and fines. The items are usually seized by collection officers or bailiffs sometimes known as the sheriff’s officers

Have you ever wondered what happens to all your treasured belongings when they have been taken away?

Today, much like any other auction at CW Harrison, [...]

British Bankers Association; warning on consumer claims firms

Consumers could be putting their money at risk by paying consumer claims handlers who mis-manage complaints, an independent study for the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) has found.

Too many companies lure customers with the hope of striking out their debts without any evidence they can do so, while others demand upfront payments, the GfK NOP survey [...]

Postal strikes could mar credit ratings

The ongoing postal strikes will leave many credit card holders with a black mark on their credit rating, uSwitch.com said this week.

The price comparison site made the remarks after discovering that credit card customers have incurred £150 [...]