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Restricting the interest rates lenders can charge could drive vulnerable consumers into the arms of illegal loan sharks, a trade body warns.
9 November 2010
Two advance fee frauds involving over a dozen debt elimination companies have been uncovered, affecting 15,000 victims and netting the companies an estimated £6 million.
5 November 2010
Consumers have been warned not to be duped by firms that claim they can write off a loan or credit card debt.
16 October 2010
Halifax will soon become the first savings provider to pay interest on cash Isa transfers from the day it receives a signed form.
29 September 2010
Consumers have been urged to contest rising fees levied by insurers for policy changes that can add up to £110 a go.
28 September 2010
More than 100 debt management firms face losing their licences after the trading watchdog uncovered a catalogue of abuses.
28 September 2010
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has shut down a host of websites that charged travellers for applying for what should be a free European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
10 August 2010
The Government plans to make savings products simpler, to encourage consumers to build up a nest egg for their future.
14 July 2010
Cash Isa providers will finally have to display the interest rate paid on statements, while they must also speed up transfer times when savers switch accounts.
29 June 2010
Consumer Focus, the official consumer champion, has today issued a super complaint to the Office of Fair Trading about Cash ISAs.
31 March 2010
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