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Debt fears causing mental health issues

34% of UK adults worry about their debts either ‘often’ or ‘all of the...

FCA outlines final consumer credit rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed the final rules that will govern the...

One in ten get CCJ over missed bill payments

MoneySuperMarket's latest 'Bill Barometer' claims Britons have missed 15 million bill payments worth a...

Firms making progress with arrears management, says regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reported that firms have improved their mortgage arrears...

Year-on-year rise in second charge repossessions

Second charge mortgage repossessions fell in the final quarter of 2013 by 29.7% to...

Repossessions at 2007 levels

The number and proportion of mortgages ending in repossession was lower in 2013 than...

January and February top months for debt calls

The Debt Advisory Centre has revealed that 28% of people who sought debt help...

Debt firms have CCLs withdrawn by regulator

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has refused to renew the consumer credit licences...

Average amount of retirees’ debt continues to fall

17% of those planning to retire this year will have debts outstanding, averaging £24,800...

Payday loans funding housing costs

Thousands of Britons are turning to payday loans to hide rent or mortgage problems,...

OFT investigates ex-payday lender

The Office of Fair Trading has confirmed that it is investigating payday lender Web...

Couples keeping financial secrets

Couples are hiding savings, investments, debts and even income from one another, according to...

Call for tighter regulation of claims firms

Citizens Advice has welcomed new legislation to help consumers challenge unfair treatment by claims...

Brits keeping debts from loved ones

More than one fifth of UK adults have secret debts they’re hiding from their...

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The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under plans by the Government to cut costs for buyers and...

Goldilocks and the three bear markets

Are you familiar with C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or you might know it by its nickname 3I/ATLAS? Whatever you want to call it,  it is currently...

Mark Bogard on policy, politics and the future of advice

When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy, he is unsparing in his assessment: short-termism, revolving-door ministers and...

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how important branches are – even as financial services and wider...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

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Economic pressures driving emotional strain around financial decisions, AMI research reveals

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has found that the UK’s economic climate is...

IMLA warns Chancellor: ‘Hands off the housing market’

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against targeting the...

Rosemount adds April Mortgages to lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving network...

Guardian widens access to life and critical illness cover

Guardian has relaxed its eligibility criteria for life and critical illness policies in a...