Figures showing almost half of all new small business lending applications have been declined by banks are being greeted with disappointment by the Forum of Private Business

The owner of a takeaway lost his business after his electricity was cut off by a debt collector using a forged warrant to "cut corners".

Off the back of the latest CSA debt statistics, Federal Management Ltd have revealed an increase of 24.5% in their Collection figures for the first six months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011

Travelodge's landlords have backed a controversial rescue plan to help the budget hotel chain overcome its crippling debt burden.

US Debt collectors are using legal loopholes to lock up poor citizens who can't pay their debts.

Citigroup has agreed to pay $590m (£373m) to investors who allege they were misled about the scale of the bank’s ownership of troubled mortgage debt before the financial crisis.

A TOTAL of 13 debt collection firms have bid for the chance to reclaim £5 million from residents who have failed to pay council tax.

Business insolvencies have fallen slightly in June, according to Experian’s latest Business Insolvency Trends report.

A payday lender has been fined more than half a million pounds and had its licence revoked after falling victim to fraudsters who successfully impersonated thousands of people to take out loans.

Britain's double-dip recession is not as deep as previously feared after revised ...