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Low income consumers are typically paying £174 a year on extra credit costs from high street lenders by building up charges as they juggle their finances, a report warns today.
5 January 2012
Redress paid to victims of payment protection insurance mis-selling has hit £1 billion in 2011, new figures show.
21 December 2011
Consumers can now get permanently free access to their credit report, which can tell them if they're likely to be accepted for a credit card, loan or mortgage.
15 December 2011
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to carry out an investigation into the controversial payday loan industry in the new year, it confirmed this week.
14 December 2011
Labour MP Stella Creasy has stepped up her calls for a cap on the cost of short-term, high interest loans, as new figures reveal 3.5 million Britons expect to need a payday loan in the next six months.
7 December 2011
Borrowers who need cheap credit have been urged to consider snapping it up now in case costs soar and the chances of getting a credit card, loan or mortgage diminish.
6 December 2011
Plans to reduce tuition fees at 24 universities under the 2012 fee regime could end up costing poorer students more.
2 December 2011
Lloyds TSB has still failed to clear a massive backlog of unpaid PPI compensation, leading to more anger from mis-selling victims.
2 December 2011
Borrowers are to be better protected from dodgy credit brokers, as the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today published new guidance setting out standards it expects.
24 November 2011
The Government has today announced a voluntary package of measures, agreed with the major banks, to help limit overdraft charges when a customer exceeds their limit.
21 November 2011
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