Credit application system is flawed, MPs told

Borrowers are missing out on the top deals and paying too much, consumer groups, including MSE, warned today

PPI sales ban setback following Barclays appeal

The ban on debt insurance sales in its current form cannot go ahead, a tribunal has ruled

Could the debt write-off industry become a write-off?

Consumers have been told they have little chance of getting debt wiped out by challenging credit agreements

Unemployment rises by 88,000

The jobless total climbed once again in the three months to August. Yet you can act to limit the financial damage

Thousands of students hit by loan payment delays

A mammoth 175,000 students whose courses have already started, are still waiting to receive funding

Credit firms promise leniency following postal strike

Major plastic providers say they may show mercy to late payers and consider fees refunds if bills are delayed

Number 10 to stop banks dipping into your account?

Downing Street will investigate whether providers can take money from customers' accounts without permission

Treasury committee to probe credit application trap

After talks with MSE, it will investigate why lenders encourage needless applications that could harm credit scores

Debt management firms may face regulation

An on-going Government consultation will decide whether debt management companies need to become regulated

Unemployment hits 14-year high: Help ease the gloom

The number out of work has not been higher since 1995. If you're hit, follow our tips to relieve the financial woe

Proof banks reject valid complaints: Editorial comment

We now have clear evidence financial firms (Lloyds TSB especially) dismiss the majority of valid complaints

Worst banks for complaint rejections named and shamed

Government-run firms are wrongly turning away thousands of complainants, hoping they will simply vanish