Plans are in hand for a register that will allow people to ask banks and credit providers to avoid tempting them into debt.
Posts Tagged ‘Debt Advice’
Dormant charity’s lifeline for debt victims
Sunday, February 5th, 2012An obscure charity created 80 years ago in an attempt to pay off the national debt could now be used instead to advise people on how to clear their bills.
In debt? Advice services offer lifeline as crunch drives more borrowers to despair
Thursday, January 26th, 2012The combination of credit crunch, recession and financial austerity means that hundreds of thousands of people are facing significant debt troubles…
Where to go for free help if bills prove too much
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012All the critical numbers and contact details you need whether it’s personal debt, or debt advice for small business owners and the self employed. And they’re all free.
Payday loan firms spend more on ads
Monday, November 28th, 2011Payday loan firms have massively increased their advertising in an attempt to market short-term, high-interest lending to the cash-strapped.
Brutal cuts that leave schools out in the cold over crucial debt advice
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011As more people struggle with mounting debts and recession looms, financial education is under threat with leading organisations responsible for promoting the subject in classrooms suffering brutal budget cuts or focusing their resources elsewhere. Read on to find out more and to discover where to go if you can’t pay the bills.
Ouch! Tooth fairy that’s extracting 2,689% APR
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011The Tooth Fairy used to deliver the occasional pocket money windfall, expecting nothing in return but an unwanted molar or two. But times have changed and Toothfairy Finance – charging an astronomical 2,689 per cent interest – is just one of the ‘legal loan shark’ firms that will be circling cash-strapped adults this Christmas.
Talk to us – don’t simply bury your head in the sand
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011Firms who find themselves in difficulty should ask for help sooner rather than later
