All articles featuring 'Debt'
22-year wait for low earners to buy first home
23 January 2012Low earners will not see disposable income approach pre-recession levels until 2020 at best, a report warns
More people seek free debt advice
10 January 2012The number of people seeking help from free debt advice agencies has risen in the last year, a new survey shows
Low income consumers pay higher credit costs
5 January 2012Low income consumers are typically paying £174 a year on extra costs on credit from high street lenders
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'Bankruptcy light' hits young people
29 December 2011More people aged 25 to 34 are turning to a type of insolvency known as a debt relief order than any other age group
MPs' report calls for financial education in schools
12 December 2011Money teaching is needed, says the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Education for Young People
MP renews call for cap on payday loan costs
7 December 20113.5 million Britons expect to need a payday loan to make ends meet in the next six months, new figures have revealed
Rise in young people's debt forecast
2 November 2011Youngsters are saddled with debt but are unlikely to build up assets like previous generations were, a report says
Government faces petition to cap payday loan costs
27 October 2011An e-petition urging the Government to act on payday loans by Christmas has been launched
Guest Comment: How ratings agency downgrades affect us all
21 October 2011Many countries and banks have been downgraded recently. Financial guru Justin Urquhart Stewart explains what this means
MP wants debt firms to state free alternatives
20 October 2011Labour's Yvonne Fovargue introduced a bill requiring firms to explain where people can access free debt help
Crackdown after firms caught hounding sick patients in hospital for debts
19 October 2011New guidance on debt collecting has today been published by the OFT, in a bid to protect consumers
Citizens Advice calls for tighter payday loan regulation
10 October 2011Payday loan debt has quadrupled over the last two years, so the charity is now calling for tighter controls
Plans to help credit applicants with mental health problems unveiled
29 September 2011The OFT has published guidance to ensure loan and credit card applicants with mental health problems are treated fairly
Punish rogue debt firms, says Citizens Advice
16 September 2011The charity is calling for tougher sanctions on debt management firms that exploit vulnerable consumers with huge fees
Citizens Advice funding cuts leave 10,000s without help
8 September 2011Following funding cuts, the Citizens Advice Bureau has recorded a huge drop in the number it has helped this year
Home phone and broadband prices on the rise
Which? launches collective energy switching campaign
Retailers in extended warranty shake-up
Rise in first-time buyers predicted
Will the big freeze hit energy bills?
"Wish I'd been stupid enough to get PPI in the first place"
Surprise call from Ed Davey, Energy Minister – on collective switching
A warning to freelancers and the self-employed everywhere
A dragon in the Napoleonic wars
Student loans will be interest free for many 2012 starters
