Family furious after firm refuse to cancel parking fine – despite...

Mother of two Melissa McMaster is furious after her £1 car parking ticket blew off the windscreen and cost her a £70 fine.The 27-year-old had...

Money Shop owner to pay staggering £15 million in refunds

One of the UK's major payday lenders is to refund £15.4m to 147,000 customers - many of whom were given loans they could not afford...

Latest Personal Bankruptcy figures show increase

New figures released from Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) have showed that personal insolvencies in Scotland rose by an alarming 38.9% to 2,230 for the period of...

Derby City Council write of £50,000 debt owed by benefit fraudsters

Almost £50,000 of debt owed by individuals who fraudulently claimed housing benefits is set to be written off by Derby City Council.A report on the...

British SMEs ‘Owed £67 billion in Unpaid Invoices’

The small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK are currently owed a combined total of £67 billion in relation to unpaid invoices.These figures...

More landlords could be forced into court following debt collection changes.

Legislative changes coming into force on October 1 will see the current debt threshold at which creditors can serve a statutory demand increase from...

Man hit with £1.4million phone bill for just ONE month.

Ken Slusher reveals that he is now being pursued by debt collectors and he fears that an offer on his dream home will fall through.A...

Great-grandmother left ‘terrified’ over debt collection letters from Npower.

The staff at a South Tyneside charity have been praised by a great-grandmother after coming to her aid over Npower energy bill issues.Pat Mountain...

Mortgage complaints fall while others rise

2013 was a big year for mortgage complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with there being a total of 49,432 complaints. This staggering...

America’s largest debt collectors ordered to refund $60 million to consumers

The two firms; San Diego-based Encore Capital Group and Virginia-based Portfolio Recovery Associates are liable for pressuring consumers with false statements and issuing lawsuits using robo-signed court...