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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

  • Friday, 29 January, 2021
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Time to blow up problem debt

    Will we come to see the indebted as victims of the Covid crisis too?

  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    How can I get money back from a friend facing bankruptcy?

    I lent £50,000 for a deposit on a property they purchased in 2016

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    LexIntrum AB
    Debt collectors/Intrum: pay back time Premium

    Its new chief still needs to appease critics who carp that Swedish group Intrum is overexposed to credit markets

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Numeracy skills: what’s not adding up in the UK?

    Bank of England’s Andy Haldane and celebrity maths teacher Bobby Seagull debate Number Confidence Week

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Could negative rates signal the end of free banking?

    HSBC hints it will soon look at charging for current accounts

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Coronavirus economic impact
    FCA says 12m in UK set to be left struggling with debt

    Regulator fears further local coronavirus lockdowns could add to household finance woes

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    Credit cards
    Money Clinic podcast: Should I pay off my credit cards or buy a house?

    High-earner Josh has some debts to clear, but has been offered a mortgage

  • Friday, 7 August, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Bank overdraft charges soar up to 49.9% in UK

    Changes delayed due to Covid-19 will ‘hit borrowers at worst time’

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  • Thursday, 6 August, 2020
    UK watchdog urges high-cost lenders to act responsibly

    FCA warns customers affected by coronavirus are at risk of being drawn into a spiral of debt

  • Wednesday, 5 August, 2020
    Charles Calkin
    Students face a tough financial lesson in UK

    Potential undergraduates and their families face difficult choices after A-level results next week

  • Wednesday, 29 July, 2020
    UK business & economy
    Consumer borrowing is rising again, says Bank of England

    UK households and businesses continued to hoard cash in June, but pace of increase slowed

  • 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

  • Monday, 15 June, 2020
    ExplainerCharts that Matter
    Covid relief drives debt close to second world war levels

    Vast government borrowing could hold back future growth, economists predict

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

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

  • Monday, 8 June, 2020
    Poorer families face higher debts as income losses bite

    Pandemic compounds problems for already-struggling low earners, studies show

  • Friday, 29 May, 2020
    Merryn Somerset Webb
    Sound the trumpet! Debt jubilees have arrived

    Some of the pandemic relief policies around the world are a grand gesture towards forgiveness

  • Friday, 22 May, 2020
    Mortgages
    UK mortgage payment holiday extended for 3 months

    Struggling homeowners now have debt relief until end of September

  • Monday, 18 May, 2020
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Worried about money? You are not alone

    Mental health and financial problems are intricately linked

  • 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

  • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Teaching children about money in lockdown

    Financial education has an important role to play to prepare children for an uncertain future

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
    Martin Wolf
    How to escape the trap of excessive debt

    The rich will benefit if we create sustainable demand with less household borrowing

  • Friday, 1 May, 2020
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Bank of Mum and Dad enters the bailout business

    As young renters feel the pain, parents are having to bridge the financial gaps

  • Friday, 1 May, 2020
    How Covid-19 is escalating problem debt

    Threat of redundancies and business failures means higher earners need help with their finances

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