Items tagged with: credittoday
Mortgage fraud 'rises for fifth year in a row'
18 April 2012
Credit reference agency Experian has found that fraudulent mortgage applications have increased for the fifth consecutive year, Credit Today reports.
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Defaulting homeowners 'fight back against debt'
14 February 2012
Figures from law firm Irwin Mitchell suggests that over half of homeowners who have fallen behind with their mortgage are fighting back by paying off some or all of their outstanding debt, according to credittoday.co.uk.... read more »
Debts issued with CCJs 'fell by 15% in 2011'
10 February 2012
New figures have revealed that the debt owed by people issued with CCJs (County Court Judgments) fell again last year, to a total of £1.72 billion, Credit Today reports.
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Credit card retail spending down; transactions up
16 January 2012
2011 saw a decline in retail spending on credit cards, although the actual number of transactions grew. Credittoday.co.uk tells us more about this research from Santander.
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Latest on call for payday loans cap
11 January 2012
As you may have read, some MPs are calling for a cap on the cost of high-cost credit such as payday loans. They're being backed on this by what might seem like an unlikely supporter - a payday loan provider.
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Cap on payday loans to be considered
23 November 2011
Should payday loans be 'capped'? Some say yes; some say no. So the Government has asked Bristol University's PFRC* to look into it.
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