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The number of people unemployed has rocketed to 2.44 million, the highest total for 14 years, official figures out today reveal.

12 August 2009

Hard-up consumers have been warned against paying high up-front fees to firms that pledge to get your debt wiped-out.

11 August 2009

Indebted consumers are being lured into agreeing loans with annual interest rates of well over 2,000%.

29 July 2009

The number of people unemployed rocketed to 2.38 million in May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed today.

15 July 2009

Lenders have hiked the cost of regular debt insurance to recoup losses following the ban on lump-sum loan cover, a report claims.

3 June 2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) says lump sum loan insurance, where the premium is added to your debt upfront and incurs interest, is virtually extinct.

29 May 2009

Debt write-off cases can continue to be heard in the courts after a judge decided not to suspend 52 cases at Chester County Court this week.

21 May 2009

Personal loans secured on your property, also known as debt consolidation loans, have virtually vanished from the market, according to a report out this week.

20 May 2009

Millions of graduates repaying their student loans will pay no interest from this September but not everyone will pay the negative interest rate expected.

13 May 2009

Consumers hoping to get their loan or credit card debt wiped off or reduced via the courts by exploiting loopholes in legislation have been warned by a lawyer that they’ve little chance of immediate success.

7 May 2009

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