Borrowing & debt
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Project Syndicate economists Why help to buy your home is no help at all to the economy
Jeffrey FrankelState subsidies to promote home ownership is not always a good thing – it hikes public debt, cuts labour mobility and often boosts prices not ownership levels -
Average unsecured debt per household stood at £13,200 last year – just £100 short of level before financial crisis
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Debenhams, New Look and former Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis among backers of retailCURe union offering loans and savings products to shop staff
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Coroner raises concern over debt-collection agency’s practices after it clamped Jerome Rogers’ motorcycle before he died
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Nils Pratley on finance Credit card firms need to help those in long-term debt
Nils Pratley and Graham Ruddick
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Bank of England figures for February show first fall in approvals in six months but credit card lending hits 11-year high
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Ombudsman says it is now receiving about 200 such complaints a week, but PPI remains the worst offender
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The Engage account is for those who want their money to be used to do good. Plus, we look at the alternatives
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UK policymakers face a dilemma over public's slowing demand for credit