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Many victims of debt insurance mis-selling will get a temporary extension to the time they have to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service, if rejected by their lender.

A ban on the sale of debt insurance at the same time as credit cards and loans moved a step closer today.

The new chief financial ombudsman says consumers should not use claims management companies (CMCs) when making a complaint to the independent arbitrator.

Lenders have increased rates on small loans by two-and-a-half fold since the credit crunch took hold despite interest rates dropping to their lowest-ever level in that time, research by MoneySavingExpert.com reveals.

Student loan rates are likely to soar in autumn after today's inflation figures showed the annual cost of living measure jumped in March.

Labour will pledge to clampdown on banking 'rip-offs' as part of its General Election manifesto, to be announced today.

Borrowers of unsecured lending will soon be protected by new policies laid down by the Government in Parliament today.

Fears are growing that consumers who paid the now-suspended Cartel Client Review a fee to 'write-off' their debt won't get their money back. Yet there may be hope for those who paid on plastic.

Cartel Client Review has been suspended by the claims management regulator.