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November, 2009

• Bankruptcy changes `would help people in debt` [30/11/2009]
  Proposals to change the way individuals can declare themselves bankrupt would help people in debt and would also cut court
• Non-payment of credit card debts - the consequences [30/11/2009]
  Recent research from Confused.com has shown that many people who don`t keep up with payments towards their credit card debts
• One in four hide debts from friends or family [25/11/2009]
  According to a survey by insurer Axa, a quarter of people are hiding their debts from their friends or family,
• Store card users could be risking debt problems [25/11/2009]
  Research carried out by consumer group Which? has found that some store cards are charging up to 31% APR (Annual
• Three in ten with credit card debts `don`t plan to repay` them soon [13/11/2009]
  According to research by moneysupermarket.com, more than three out of ten credit card users aren`t planning to repay their outstanding
• Banks: bad debts `have peaked` [12/11/2009]
  Barclays and HSBC have both asserted that the rise in bad debts (debts which won`t be repaid) has already peaked,
• Low earners in debt `at risk of homelessness` [12/11/2009]
  According to research by the Resolution Foundation thinktank, a quarter of low-income households are spending more than a quarter of
• More people tackling non-mortgage debt [05/11/2009]
  More people are tackling their non-mortgage debt, says the ABI (Association of British Insurers).
• Debt warning as recession continues [02/11/2009]
  According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the economy shrank by 0.4% in the third quarter of
• Finance lessons: understanding money and debt a `key part` of life [02/11/2009]
  Life insurance broker Lifesearch is planning a petition which would urge the Government to introduce `properly structured` personal finance lessons
• Student debt `has tripled since 2002` [02/11/2009]
  Today, the average student will graduate with £23,000 of debt - three times as much as was the case in

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