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Queen’s Speech should have contained measures to tackle worsening living standards
‘By the time I got to the checkout I was presented with a bill for £210. How on earth did that happen?’
Chancellor backs consumer rights campaigner’s call to ensure more borrowers get the advertised rate of interest
Bank of England stats out Monday show the use of credit cards is soaring.
Consumers borrowed £1.5bn net in February — the highest monthly figure since statistics began in 1993
Some consumers raid their savings to cope with big jumps in fuel and food bills
But poor families remain under acute pressure
Some economists warn that inflation increase is driving growth in household borrowing
Ex-banker wins teaching prize with novel lessons on the cost of consumer credit
Buy-to-let landlords are subjecting renters to new levels of financial scrutiny
Britons’ love affair with their ‘flexible friend’ appears to be on the rocks, as buy now, pay later deals emerge
Launch of FLIC draws hundreds of messages of support — and strong opinions about the best way forward
Innovators have made online shopping easier but created new risks
Those at university have struggled in lockdown and their money problems are likely to persist beyond graduation day
Thousands of consumers have been left dissatisfied and the backlog of cases is growing
Human behaviour is much less predictable — or rational — than the finance industry likes to think
Missed mortgage payments now appear on credit references in the UK
Innovative credit is clever and useful but in urgent need of proper regulation
Subprime group tries to cap liabilities as regulatory tide turns against model
FCA plans depend on credit agencies collating new financial data on customers
Shoppers offer hope that debt-fuelled consumption is creeping back, but households are still deleveraging
Bank did not have ‘appropriate conversations’ with customers who were in financial difficulty, says regulator
Attempted payment frauds 385 per cent higher than a year ago
Claims management companies have driven a big rise in successful claims to the regulator, experts say
FCA confirms borrowers will be able to seek relief from mortgage and loan payments
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