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Anonymity key to popularity of online debt counselling
Leading debt charity Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) says it believes that anonymity is the driving factor behind the growing popularity of its online debt counselling.
Unsecured lending rates increase despite low base rate
Independent financial research company Defaqto highlights the increased cost of unsecured loans.
Sharp rise in calls to debt charity’s helpline
Leading debt charity Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) has seen a sharp rise in calls to its helpline in the first three months of the year.
Brits hide debt from partners
More than a fifth (21 per cent) of UK residents currently in debt are lying to their partner about the amount of cash they owe.
Sainsbury's Finance cuts personal loan rate to 7.8%
Sainsbury's Finance has announced a reduced rate of 7.8% for Sainsbury's shoppers applying for a personal loan between £7,500 and £14,999.
Sharp decline in debt consolidation
Debt consolidation is now a much less significant reason for people taking out personal loans than it was two years ago, according to new figures from Sainsbury's Finance.
Brits return to borrowing ways
Brits are returning to their borrowing ways, as by Q4 2009 they were borrowing 62p for every pound that they saved, according to research from unbiased.co.uk.
Are banks trying to kill the small personal loans market?
Borrowers looking for a personal loan of less than £5,000 need to be prepared for a shock as loan rates have rocketed by as much as 130 per cent compared to 2006, according to analysis by moneysupermarket.com.
Bailing out the Bank of Mum and Dad
Thirty one per cent of parents borrowed money from their kids at least once during 2009, according to research from personal finance product comparison website, money.co.uk.
Nationwide offers personal loan rate of 7.9%
Nationwide has introduced a new personal loan rate of 7.9% APR typical for loans of up to five years between £7,500 and £14,999 for its current account customers.
Money Week – Increase your personal finance knowledge
The UK's leading debt charity, Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS), is urging people to spend time filling the gaps in their personal finance knowledge during the National Skills Academy Financial Services' (NSAFS) Money Week.
Debt charity identifies insolvency gender divide
Men are more likely to become insolvent than women according to Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS), the UK's leading debt charity.
2010 - Is debt on the rise again?
The latest 'Lending to Individuals' figures from the Bank of England revealed an increase in 'net lending' in the first month of the year.
Tidy up more than just the house this spring
With the hours of daylight getting longer and the mornings brighter, many householders may be steeling themselves to tackle their annual big ‘spring' clean and tidy up.
CCCS offers free debt advice and support
As research published by comparison website moneysupermarket.com has found that ten percent of British adults live on their overdraft, a leading debt charity is calling on anyone who is permanently in their overdraft to seek help.