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Labour calls for a crackdown on ‘bad actors’ as interest-free products rise in popularity
Surprise data comes ahead of Bank of England meeting this week
Fall in demand for car loans and new credit cards
New Consumer Duty regulations are, in principle, good for investors, but time will show what they mean in practice
New vehicles rise in price as electric options become more popular
Bank of England’s quarterly survey points to squeeze on borrowers caused by increase in interest rates
Where do I start if I want to take a hatchet to personal spending?
Government aims to put legislation before parliament later this year
UK financial regulator said ailing company needed to preserve funds to repay customers
Draft UK government proposals would bring regulation to fast-growing market dubbed the ‘wild west of credit’
Financial Conduct Authority warns on mounting danger of ‘payment shortfall’
BoE data point to slowdown in property market even before mini-Budget and households building cash buffers
Fastest rise in borrowing since 2005 suggests households are ‘battening down the hatches’ ahead of winter
Millions wedded to high spending levels despite the worsening economic climate
Sector also boosted by crackdown on high-interest lenders
‘Significant increase’ from May to June comes as inflation heads towards double digits
Experts bust the myths
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
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