Debts of up to £15,000 could be written off after a year with no need to go to court under the ‘quickie’ bankruptcy
Tag: Loans
Scotsman: Sharks Circle Farepak Victims
VICTIMS of the Farepak collapse are being warned not to resort to illegal money lenders or doorstep credit, after it emerged that mothers caught up in the fiasco were being targeted, sometimes at school gates, by loan sharks.
MoneyExpert: Myvesta: Mistakes Made During Bankruptcy
A financial advice firm is offering help to those who find themselves having to declare bankruptcy.
MoneyExpert: MP Warns Against High-interest Loans
A Scottish MP has warned those who have lost money due to the collapse of Christmas hamper company Farepak to beware of high-interest loans being offered in the area.
MoneyExpert: New Mortgages For Those Wanting “budgetary Certainty”
Alliance & Leicester has announced a number of new mortgage deals, two of which have a fixed rate of less than five per cent.
This Is Money: Police In ID Theft Scare
Computers containing payroll details of thousands of Metropolitan Police officers have been stolen in a burglary
Motley Fool: Ditch Your Dogs For These Stars!
It really drives me crazy when I discover that I’ve been ripped off. In fact, I’m so suspicious about being fleeced that it’s just about impossible for financial firms to convince me to buy anything nowadays. Indeed, I suffer from what I call FAB: “financial advertising blindness”!
Motley Fool: Choosing The Right Loan
Borrowing money is, sadly, a fact of life for many of us and when it requires a larger-than-usual lump sum for something like home improvements or a car, it’s the personal loan market that most of us turn to.
This Is Money: Banks Call For Insolvency Crackdown
The UK’s major banks are calling for a crackdown on misleading advertising from companies that specialise in personal insolvencies.
This Is Money: Never-ending Debt Hits 2m
Two million people have borrowed so much they will never escape their debts, experts have warned