Personal loan news, Apr - Jun 2008

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Fraud 'up' during crunch

30 June 2008

More cases of fraud are being seen as a result of increasing personal debt, it has been claimed.

Payday loans 'used during crunch'

27 June 2008

A high number of people are applying for payday loans as they are spending all their cash before their salaries come through, it has been claimed.

Scotland 'not dealing with debt'

25 June 2008

Scottish households are in debt to the tune of £7,000 on average, new figures have revealed.

British 'addicted to debt'

19 June 2008

There is a debt culture in Britain that needs to be solved before the country gets back into shape, it has been claimed by the Conservative Party.

British men ' are like Ian Beale'

17 June 2008

Many men in the UK think they are most like Ian Beale from soap Eastenders in the way that they spend money.

British men 'are like Ian Beale'

17 June 2008

Many men in the UK think they are most like Ian Beale from soap Eastenders in the way that they spend money.

Scottish student debt 'hits £2bn'

13 June 2008

New figures released have revealed that student debt levels in Scotland have hit £2 billion in total.

PPI is important in poorer economic times

12 June 2008

Payment protection insurance (PPI) is very important, especially in harder economic times such as this one, it has been claimed.

Telford debt 'a large problem'

09 June 2008

Debt is apparently taking hold in Telford in Shropshire, according to new figures released by the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB).

Consumers warned over PPI

06 June 2008

People are being overcharged for their loan protection policies, according to new comments made by the Competition Commission.

Manager took cash 'because of debts'

04 June 2008

A manager took £21,000 from a Welsh garage because he had let his personal debts spiral out of control, a court has been told.

Brits 'facing up to debt'

03 June 2008

British people are having to face their debt woes as the credit crunch takes hold, a new study from PruProtect has claimed.

Rates 'could hit 4%'

30 May 2008

Interest rates could fall to as low as 4% in 2009, one expert has predicted, despite the fact that no change is likely before August.

'Less money' as goods rise

28 May 2008

More than a third of people in Britain believe they will have less disposable cash in the future because of a general rise in the cost of living, a study has said.

Endowment changes 'hit postgraduates'

27 May 2008

New regulations in Scotland that mean some postgraduates will immediately have to pay back university fees have been criticised.

Debt services 'a rip off'

23 May 2008

Debt advice services in some cases rip off people with major money worries, it has been claimed by an Assembly Member.

Payday loans 'symptomatic' of wider problem

21 May 2008

Those who use payday loans in a bid to get by are adding to large-scale debt problems that are regularly seen in Britain, National Debtline has said.

Concerns raised about personal loans ads on Facebook

13 May 2008

Some of the personal loans advertisements on social networking website Facebook are coming under fire because they are breaking the law.

Bank 'faced a difficult challenge'

09 May 2008

The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) faced a tough task when trying to decide the base rate of interest, it has been claimed.

Yorkshire consumers 'seeing debt woes'

08 May 2008

Families in south Yorkshire may be in for a difficult time this summer as the price of debt, which could have been added to by personal loans, really begins to take hold, one firm has stated.