insolvency service targets bounce back loan abusers

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...
Npower bills

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 data

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...
cfpb

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...
bailiff action

Charity argues that Bailiffs should be a last resort.

Babergh District Council has been advised that it should do more to stop the use of bailiffs by a national debt charity.According to new research...
Taxpayers money wasted

Taxpayers’ money wasted in futile debt collection effort.

Exclusive details have been announced this week that Highland Council have cost the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of pounds in efforts to recover debts owed...

Jobs lost as Debt Collection Firm enters administration.

Preston based Debt Collection Firm Progress Financial Recovery Ltd have entered into administration after long running financial troubles eventually took their toll.The company is...
Halton General Hospital

Debt Collectors pursuing Halton General Hospital visitors.

Debt demands in the post asking the sick and stressed to cough up £149.99. A debt recovery firm has threatened court action against visitors of...
The number of people suffering with debt related problems in Wales has increased.

Wales’ debt problems ‘increase by a fifth’

The number of people suffering with debt related problems in Wales has increased by nearly a fifth in the last year, according to the...