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January, 2010

• Savings rise as consumers pay down debt [29/01/2010]
  According to a survey of 13,000 savers by ING Direct, Britons` savings have risen to the highest level in 12
• Household debt `could trigger another downturn` [28/01/2010]
  The high level of debt carried by the British public is one of the things that could trigger another downturn,
• More families could fall into debt with energy companies [27/01/2010]
  The energy industry regulator, Ofgem, has warned that a combination of `cold weather, high gas and electricity prices and mounting
• Recession ends [26/01/2010]
  The country has finally come out of recession, official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.
• Debt defaults lower than expected [25/01/2010]
  A recent report from the Bank of England has shown that lenders overestimated the number of borrowers who would default
• In debt: what can a bailiff take from my home? [18/01/2010]
  If you have outstanding debts that you have been unable to repay despite repeated warnings, your lenders may take legal
• Britons take three months to clear Christmas debts [14/01/2010]
  Research by over-50s group Saga found that after spending an average of £435 on Christmas presents, British credit card holders
• Britons take three months to clear Christmas debts [13/01/2010]
  Research by over-50s group Saga found that after spending an average of £435 on Christmas presents, British credit card holders
• From mortgage debt to credit card debt - `more pain to come` [12/01/2010]
  Yesterday, housing and homelessness charity Shelter published research showing that in the last 12 months alone, over a million people
• UK `cold snap` will force poorest families into debt [11/01/2010]
  According to charity Save the Children, the current cold snap `will push` the poorest families in the UK into debt
• Budgets to be `squeezed` in second half of 2010 [08/01/2010]
  UK families` budgets will be particularly `squeezed` in the second half of 2010, according to Martin Bamford of Chartered Financial
• Irish Reduce debt [07/01/2010]
  People in Ireland are reducing their debt levels, new figures from the Central Bank have shown. As The Irish Times
• Nationwide: parents worry about children`s future debt [07/01/2010]
  Over two thirds of parents worry that their children will get into debt when they grow up, according to research
• Debt news: 100 Scots to go bankrupt every day in 2010 [06/01/2010]
  According to accountants and business advisers Pannell Kerr Forster (PKF), around 100 Scots will go bankrupt every working day throughout
• Irish reduce debt [05/01/2010]
  People in Ireland are reducing their debt levels, new figures from the Central Bank have shown. As The Irish Times
• Teenagers concerned about parents` debt [05/01/2010]
  44% of teenagers are concerned about their parents getting into debt as Christmas approaches, a new survey from children`s charity
• Homeowners reduce mortgage debt [05/01/2010]
  According to figures released by the Bank of England, UK homeowners reduced their outstanding mortgage debt for the sixth quarter

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More than 4 million fear they`ll be made redundant 16/12/2010 - According to R3`s quarterly personal debt tracker, more than 4 Consumers took on more mortgage debt in July 26/08/2010 - Consumers took on £2bn more mortgage debt than they repaid Debts called in by parents 26/08/2010 - According to research, `the bank of Mum and Dad` is Teenagers `scared of debt` 19/08/2010 - Nearly two thirds of teenagers are `scared` of debt, according