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Payday loans lenders face OFT penalties
Action is being taken against payday lenders who flouted rules on online advertising in the run up to Christmas.The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) found some were not checking whether customers could afford to borrow or outlining charges for going into arrears. A number were unclear about the loan terms and failed to explain the [...]
January 16, 2012
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RBS failures caused by poor decisions, says FSA
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) nearly collapsed in 2008 because of poor management decisions, inadequate regulation and a flawed supervisory system, a Financial Services Authority report says.The FSA admits that its own supervision was “flawed” and “provided insufficient challenge” to RBS. And it says RBS had too weak a capital position to proceed with [...]
January 13, 2012
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Christmas will push third of UK into debt warns YouGov
Almost one in three people in the UK will go into debt over the Christmas period according to a YouGov survey.The survey of 2,015 adults suggests 11% of Britons will lose track of spending, with 31% going into some form of debt to fund Christmas related costs. Of these, it suggests 58% will rely more [...]
January 11, 2012
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Millions turn to payday loans claim insolvency experts
Millions of Britons are likely to take out a high interest loans in the next six months to last them until payday a group of insolvency experts claims.R3, which represents “professionals working with financially troubled individuals and businesses”, bases its claim on interviews with 2,000 people. Some 60% of those surveyed worried about their level [...]
December 29, 2011
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UK banks charging as much as 800,000% on overdrafts
Some High Street banks are charging “eye watering” rates of interest when their customers go over their overdraft limit.A customer borrowing £100 for 28 days without the consent of Santander would repay £200, for example. That is the equivalent annualised percentage rate, or APR, of 819,100%. Comparisons between banks and so-called payday lenders showed that [...]
December 20, 2011
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More people in energy poverty with fuel bill debts
The number of people with energy debts has risen by a quarter for electricity and a fifth for gas, it has emerged.The latest figures suggest 1.5m people are in debt in UK. The figures, from spring 2011, include 850,000 electricity customers and 700,000 gas consumers. Campaign group Consumer Focus and charity Citizen’s Advice say energy [...]
December 5, 2011
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Office of Fair Trading may shut Yes Loans
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is taking steps to close down a company which claims to process thousands of loan applications a week.The OFT will not say why it is “minded to revoke” its licence. An independent OFT adjudicator will make the final decision, which is subject to appeal. The company says it is [...]
November 9, 2011
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Mervyn King- quantitative easing will not guarantee rise in bank lending
Bank of England governor Mervyn King has admitted that the central bank’s pumping more money into the economy will not guarantee an increase in lending by commercial banks.Earlier this month, the Bank injected a further £75 billion into the economy in a bid to bolster the UK’s recovery. But Mr King told MPs he thought [...]
October 31, 2011
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Debt collectors target Facebook to reclaim money owed
Debt collectors are increasingly using social networking sites like Facebook to target debtors.The Office of Fair Trading is warning debt collectors not to pursue people who owe them money on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. It is concerned that embarrassing details about their financial problems will be revealed on the internet. The [...]
October 24, 2011
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Payday loans debt quadrupled advisory service says
The number of people running into debt through payday loans has quadrupled in two years, according to one debt advisory service.Payday loans are small, short-term unsecured loans designed to tide people over until they get their salary. The Citizens Advice Bureau says it is too easy to obtain such credit and is calling for tighter [...]
October 17, 2011
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