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March, 2010

• Teenagers optimistic about student debt [31/03/2010]
  According to research carried out by NatWest, teenagers expect to run up just £10,000 of student debt by the time
• Tackling credit card debt - a few pointers [30/03/2010]
  Credit card debt can be a major worry, but an article in Independent.ie (`Ireland`s leading online news portal`) points out
• Energy debt - some good news [29/03/2010]
  All the `big six` energy firms have now announced price cuts, bringing some good news to people who are struggling
• Northern Ireland: legislation to give debtors more protection [25/03/2010]
  Borrowers in Northern Ireland who have no realistic hope of repaying the debts they owe are to receive more help
• Businesses double debt write-offs in 2009 [23/03/2010]
  In 2009, according to Barclays, businesses wrote off a lot of the debt they were owed - in fact, they
• Amount of mortgage debt taken on increases in February [19/03/2010]
  According to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the amount of mortgage debt taken on increased in February,
• Will consolidating my debts affect my credit rating? [16/03/2010]
  If you have multiple debts and you`re finding it hard to keep track of all your outgoings - or if
• Debt: living on `financial precipice` [15/03/2010]
  According to research by YouGov, commissioned by credit reference agency Callcredit, 26% of mortgage holders would be unable to make
• Cost of servicing fixed-rate mortgage debt at six-year low [10/03/2010]
  According to figures from the Bank of England (BoE), the cost of servicing a two-year fixed-rate mortgage debt fell to
• Rise in cost of taking on unsecured debt [08/03/2010]
  According to figures from the personal finance group Defaqto, the cost of taking on unsecured debt - specifically personal loans
• Government warns about rising credit card debt [05/03/2010]
  The latest figures from the Bank of England (BoE) have shown that in January, the country`s total credit card debt
• Debt - the 12-month view [04/03/2010]
  In January, UK citizens - between them - borrowed £500 million more than they repaid, in terms of unsecured debt
• Amount of `bad debt` written off reaches 16-year high [03/03/2010]
  The latest figures from the Bank of England (BoE) suggest that individuals and businesses defaulted on £6.1bn worth of mortgages
• Deeper into debt: middle-class poverty [02/03/2010]
  The recession has also affected a lot of people with comfortable lifestyles, an article in The Independent reminds us.
• Debt taken on by individuals increased in January [01/03/2010]
  According to the latest figures from the Bank of England (BoE), the total amount of debt owed by individuals increased

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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