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Finance Money Management and Credit Advice Support and Help en-gb Copyright (C) 0000 - 2010 by Debt Free Me Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:40:18 GMT Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:40:18 GMT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 2 http://www.debtfreeme.info/images/page/logo-print.gif http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/ 275 49 http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2010/february/credit-card-interest-rates-at-new-high.html Interest rates on credit cards are at their highest level for 12 years, according to research by Moneyfacts... 147 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:32:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2010/february/credit-card-bad-debt-write-offs-double.html There has been a huge rise in the amount of money that banks are writing off as bad debts on their credit cards... 146 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:24:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/september/uk-consumer-credit-at-record-low.html Net lending to Britons in July fell at its sharpest pace since records began in 1993, even as the number of mortgages approved rose to its highest since April 2008, Bank of England figures showed on Tuesday. 145 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:12:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/august/britain-is-sleepwalking-towards-a.html Despite the hype about recovery, there is no real evidence that the recession is over, says Liam Halligan. 144 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:11:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/august/uk-debt-rises-213-a-head-in-a-month-as.html The crisis in Britain's public finances has seen the national debt rise by _213 for every man, woman and child in only a month, official figures reveal. 142 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:40:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/july/public-sector-borrowing-hit-13bn-in.html Public sector net borrowing soared to _13bn in June compared with _7.5bn a year earlier. The rise takes Britain's net debt to its highest proportion of UK output since records began. 140 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:50:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/july/lloyds-set-to-write-off-13-billion-debt.html LLOYDS Banking Group is set to reveal up to _13 billion of write offs on bad debts when it publishes results for the first six months of the year. The part-nationalised group is expected to take the huge hit on commercial property, business and mortgage loans, when it unveils its results in August. 139 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:25:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/june/lenders-repossess-homes-for-credit-card.html Borrowers' homes at risk as lenders demand to secure debt against properties... 138 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:34:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/june/anger-mounts-over-96m-pay-deal-for-rbs.html Unions and investor groups reacted with fury to the news that Royal Bank of Scotland has awarded Stephen Hester, the chief executive of the group that is majority owned by the taxpayer, a _9.6 million pay package. 137 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:17:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/may/the-us-and-uk-need-more-stimulus.html Increasing debt is not the problem. If anything, the US and UK have enacted fiscal stimulus packages that are much too small 136 Fri, 29 May 2009 13:07:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/may/repossessions-wont-be-as-bad-as-1990s.html Head of City watchdog moves to allay fears of property market meltdown. MORTGAGE arrears and repossessions could be at a lower level in this recession than in the 1990s slump, the City watchdog said last week, as lenders warned against tighter regulation. 134 Mon, 18 May 2009 10:15:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/may/debt-cancelling-firms-hit-by-new-legal.html CONSUMERS who were led to believe they could get their loan and credit card debts written off by claims management companies — in return for an upfront fee — may not get a single penny wiped off the sums they owe... 133 Wed, 13 May 2009 13:47:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/may/uk-consumer-confidence-plummets-says.html Consumer confidence in Britain has dived a further 9 points since last October, reports market research company Nielsen & the British Retail Consortium (BRC)... 132 Wed, 13 May 2009 9:35:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/march/barclays-master-of-its-destiny-as-john.html Bank will only take part in the Government’s toxic debt insurance scheme if the price is right, writes Philip Aldrick... 131 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:14:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/march/battle-for-vacancies-as-jobless-total.html More than 10 applicants are chasing every JobCentre vacancy in Scotland, according to trade union research which shreds government claims that there is still plenty of work available in the economy... 130 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:49:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/march/extra-cash-in-economy-will-have-little.html MPC given authority to spend up to _150bn on high-quality debt... 129 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:58:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/march/house-prices-could-fall-by-further-55.html House prices may fall by a further 55 percent and there is a "very real probability" that Britain will be bankrupted, a leading investment bank has warned in a private note to clients... 128 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:50:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/march/tiscali-fights-for-life-after-uk-sale.html Tiscali, Britain's fifth-biggest internet provider, is fighting for survival after asking its banks to suspend its loan repayments... 127 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:55:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/march/printing-money-an-easy-guide-to.html Interest rates are now as close as they can get to zero without causing malfunctions in the financial system... 126 Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:43:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme.info/news/2009/march/the-great-rate-rip-off.html Here's a funny thing. The Bank of England base rate has been falling over the past year or so, but interest rates on credit cards, loans and overdrafts have been rising... 125 Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:03:00 GMT