http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/ The Comprehensive Guide to Debt en-gb Copyright (C) 2006 - 2009 by The Complete Debt Guide Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:38:35 GMT Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:38:35 GMT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 2 http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/images/page/logo.gif http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/ 164 69 http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/june/lenders-repossess-homes-for-credit-card.html Borrowers' homes at risk as lenders demand to secure debt against properties... 112 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:37:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/june/anger-mounts-over-96m-pay-deal-for-rbs.html Unions and investor groups reacted with fury to the news that Royal Bank of Scotland has awarded Stephen Hester, the chief executive of the group that is majority owned by the taxpayer, a £9.6 million pay package... 111 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:19:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/may/the-us-and-uk-need-more-stimulus.html Increasing debt is not the problem. If anything, the US and UK have enacted fiscal stimulus packages that are much too small... 110 Fri, 29 May 2009 13:13:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/may/repossessions-wont-be-as-bad-as-1990s.html Head of City watchdog moves to allay fears of property market meltdown. MORTGAGE arrears and repossessions could be at a lower level in this recession than in the 1990s slump, the City watchdog said last week, as lenders warned against tighter regulation... 109 Mon, 18 May 2009 10:22:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/may/debt-cancelling-firms-hit-by-new-legal.html CONSUMERS who were led to believe they could get their loan and credit card debts written off by claims management companies — in return for an upfront fee — may not get a single penny wiped off the sums they owe... 108 Wed, 13 May 2009 13:50:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/may/uk-consumer-confidence-plummets-says.html Consumer confidence in Britain has dived a further 9 points since last October, reports market research company Nielsen & the British Retail Consortium (BRC)... 107 Wed, 13 May 2009 9:44:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/march/barclays-master-of-its-destiny-as-john.html Bank will only take part in the Government’s toxic debt insurance scheme if the price is right, writes Philip Aldrick... 106 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:18:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/march/battle-for-vacancies-as-jobless-total.html More than 10 applicants are chasing every JobCentre vacancy in Scotland, according to trade union research which shreds government claims that there is still plenty of work available in the economy... 105 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:58:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/march/extra-cash-in-economy-will-have-little.html MPC given authority to spend up to £150bn on high-quality debt... 104 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/march/house-prices-could-fall-by-further-55.html House prices may fall by a further 55 percent and there is a "very real probability" that Britain will be bankrupted, a leading investment bank has warned in a private note to clients... 103 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/march/tiscali-fights-for-life-after-uk-sale.html Tiscali, Britain's fifth-biggest internet provider, is fighting for survival after asking its banks to suspend its loan repayments... 102 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:52:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/march/printing-money-an-easy-guide-to.html Interest rates are now as close as they can get to zero without causing malfunctions in the financial system... 101 Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:49:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/march/the-great-rate-rip-off.html Here's a funny thing. The Bank of England base rate has been falling over the past year or so, but interest rates on credit cards, loans and overdrafts have been rising.... 100 Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:08:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/march/bad-debts-rise-threefold-at-northern.html Northern Rock's bad debts jumped almost threefold last year as the slowing economy took its toll on the nationalised bank's controversial Together loans... 99 Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:32:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/march/eu-pledges-to-support-struggling-euro.html The European Union pledged on Tuesday to bail out any struggling member of the euro-zone before they turned to the International Monetary Fund... 98 Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:58:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/march/new-iron-curtain-will-split-eus-rich.html Eastern European countries gave an apocalyptic warning yesterday of hordes of unemployed workers heading west as a new Iron Curtain divides rich from poor inside Europe... 97 Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:27:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/february/topwrap-3-uk-unveils-bad-debt-plan.html LONDON/BERLIN, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Britain launched a huge scheme on Thursday to insure 'toxic assets' that have brought many banks to their knees as Royal Bank of Scotland reported the biggest loss in British history... 96 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 9:52:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/february/northern-rocks-revival-wont-kickstart.html The bank that was arguably once the country’s most reckless lender is back from the dead and being unleashed on the public once again... 95 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:42:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/february/uk-recession-how-are-the-coping-classes.html A year ago, the Telegraph identified the 'Coping Classes': solid, responsible citizens beaten down by rising bills and taxation. But now things are much worse; they are battle-weary, broke and deeply disillusioned... 94 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 9:52:00 GMT http://www.completedebtguide.co.uk/news/2009/february/learn-the-right-lessons-from-the.html This crisis is not a total failure of world capitalism and nothing will be achieved by a retreat into narrow nationalism... 93 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:33:00 GMT