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  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Money Clinic Podcast: Starting your debt-free journey

    Debt problems have intensified during the pandemic, but help is at hand

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    Inside BusinessPatrick Jenkins
    Post-Brexit penalty reveals the power of the credit card duopoly

    ‘Interchange’ fees for Britons who buy goods from the EU with Mastercard to jump sharply

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    Money MentorLindsay Cook
    Time to tighten rules on ‘buy now pay later’ operators

    Consumer watchdogs raise concerns about customers’ debt risks

  • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
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    Money Clinic Podcast: financial new year resolutions

    After an unpredictable year, what money goals will you be setting in 2021?

  • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
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    What’s your financial New Year’s resolution in 2021?

    How to plan long-term goals, and what to do with mortgages, pensions and wills

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    Serious MoneyStefan Wagstyl
    Can consumers really lead the economy out of recession?

    The better-off have seen savings soar, but poor households are often struggling with debt

  • Sunday, 15 November, 2020
    US banks
    Bank credit card profits in question as US consumers cut debt

    Account balances continue to slide and outlook for Christmas spending remains unclear

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Consumers’ credit complaints jump over summer

    Claims management companies have driven a big rise in successful claims to the regulator, experts say

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Money MentorLindsay Cook
    Smooth landing for holiday refund dispute

    Making a ‘Money Claim Online’ is an alternative option for consumers seeking redress

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    Money Clinic podcast: Should I pay off my credit cards or buy a house?

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  • Friday, 11 September, 2020
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    Your savings in the time of pandemic

    Whether you’re a super saver, debt slayer or big spender, finding the right deal on your finances is key

  • Thursday, 27 August, 2020
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Vanishing cash and ‘magic money trees’

    Coronavirus has hastened the demise of cash, but digital systems still need a back-up

  • Monday, 27 July, 2020
    Financial Conduct Authority UK
    Delay in warning about payment holiday credit risk attracts criticism

    Millions could have applied for temporary pandemic relief in UK thinking their creditworthiness would be unaffected

  • Thursday, 2 July, 2020
    Claer Barrett
    Save if you must, but spending is just as important

    Why not support your local businesses if you can afford to?

  • Tuesday, 23 June, 2020
    Crisis aftermath: economics
    Coronavirus and personal debt: the Americans living on a ‘knife edge’

    Although US consumers’ debt levels are lower than in 2008, a swift end to payment holidays would leave millions vulnerable

  • Friday, 19 June, 2020
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Credit card borrowers to be offered extra coronavirus payment ‘holiday’

    Banks and regulators prepare for next wave of financial distress among UK customers

  • Thursday, 11 June, 2020
    Personal debt
    ‘Resilient’ subprime borrowers spread cheer in US debt markets

    Bond yields have dropped as investors snap up new issues backed by low-quality loans

  • Sunday, 7 June, 2020
    UK consumer credit
    Banks in talks over credit card holiday extension for borrowers

    Lenders look to offer payment relief to distressed customers until end of September

  • Wednesday, 3 June, 2020
    Cards and contactless now used for more than half of payments in UK

    Use of cash expected to continue declining as coronavirus changes consumer habits

  • Thursday, 21 May, 2020
    ExplainerMoney Mentor
    Flight refunds: will credit card companies pay out?

    Increasing numbers of consumers turn to card providers for help

  • Friday, 8 May, 2020
    On Wall StreetRobert Armstrong
    Debt relief for US consumers leaves investors flying blind

    Forbearance and federal support programmes disguise how badly Americans have been hit

  • Friday, 24 April, 2020
    American Express Co
    Amex says travel and leisure spending by cardholders fell 95%

    Credit card giant sets aside $1.7bn to cover losses and warns more will be needed

  • Thursday, 23 April, 2020
    Zero per cent credit card deals fall to lowest level in three years

    Customers looking for an emergency credit card during the coronavirus crisis have fewer options

  • Monday, 20 April, 2020
    Goldman Sachs Group
    Goldman sees spike in retail customers seeking payment delays

    Up to 20% of loan and credit card borrowers have asked to defer bills compared with 4% at rivals

  • Thursday, 16 April, 2020
    US banks detail dramatic fall in credit card spending

    Citigroup says customers reduced purchases by about 30 per cent in last week of March

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