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Loan adverts 'facing ban from watchdog'
30/04/2009
There is to be a crackdown on personal loans TV adverts, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said in its latest annual report.
Released yesterday, the document criticises some providers' TV spots, which according to the watchdog downplay the way in which unsecured credit can do damage to finances.The current economic downturn makes the potential effects of the adverts worse according to the ASA.
More and more people are facing financial strain due to rising unemployment and the recession.
Continue reading; Loan adverts 'facing ban from watchdog'
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Fashion sales 'still growing, despite recession'
30/04/2009
Single mums and other women are refusing to pass up on clothes shopping despite the financial downturn, Cosmopolitan said today.
According to the women's magazine, many shoppers will carry on spending because "looking good" is "the one thing that makes you feel better" in times of recession.
The comments follow the announcing of financial results from popular fashion website ASOS, which revealed that sales were up by 90 per cent, pushing profits to £7.3 million.
Continue reading; Fashion sales 'still growing, despite recession'
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Unemployment fears 'hitting personal loans'
30/04/2009
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Careful shoppers make a comeback
30/04/2009
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Age discrimination from insurers highlighted by research
29/04/2009
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Advice offered to Brits on overdrafts
29/04/2009
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- 29/04/2009 Oldest Brits 'face tough times'
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- 28/04/2009 Desperate Brits 'turning to DIY'
- 28/04/2009 Business confidence weak, survey shows
- 28/04/2009 Regulator sees fraud trend targeted at older Britons
- 27/04/2009 Equifax sees increase in 'recession fraud'
- 27/04/2009 Card rates tighten as defaults go up
- 27/04/2009 Universities 'will be affected by graduate debts'
- 24/04/2009 Ippr warns of "detrimental" youth unemployment
- 24/04/2009 NAEA calls for extra help for tenants
- 24/04/2009 Energy efficiency grants 'should help low-income households'
- 23/04/2009 Equity release loans 'being used for pensioners' mortgages'
- 23/04/2009 Beer duty increase 'signs death warrant for pubs'
- 23/04/2009 Pensions expert attacks "no help" Budget
- 22/04/2009 Pensioners 'face big inflation problems'
- 22/04/2009 Mortgage assistance scheme launched
- 22/04/2009 New job figures released by government
- 21/04/2009 Credit card cutbacks as debtors take budgets in hand
- 21/04/2009 Insurance fraud 'on the up'
- 21/04/2009 Brits "overwhelmed" by recession as stress levels soar
- 20/04/2009 Advice offered for negative equity-threatened homeowners
- 20/04/2009 Pubs 'forced to close in recession'
- 20/04/2009 Workers spend salaries 'by the middle of the month'
- 17/04/2009 Pay freezes for employees 'to become commonplace'
- 17/04/2009 Financial site sees 'lower loan rates'
- 17/04/2009 Capital Economics issues dire unemployment warning
- 16/04/2009 Pensioners 'skipping meals' as high prices damage budgets
- 16/04/2009 Remortgaging troubles 'hits middle classes hard'
- 16/04/2009 Recession-hit Brits 'not taking financial advice'
- 15/04/2009 'Job loss cities' revealed
- 15/04/2009 Landlord fairness case 'has implications for tenants'
- 15/04/2009 Rise of the Kidults hits parents in the pocket
- 14/04/2009 Credit crunch 'will be with us a long time'
- 14/04/2009 MP slams debt collection firms for customer harassment
- 14/04/2009 Ombudsman criticises 'cynical' banks
- 09/04/2009 Rules warning for "accidental landlords"
- 09/04/2009 FSA reveals bank charges figures
- 09/04/2009 Food price rises 'still increasing'
- 08/04/2009 Review of unsecured consumer credit market announced
- 08/04/2009 4,500 UK jobs to go at RBS
- 08/04/2009 Pensioner poverty 'is common', group says
- 07/04/2009 Annuity rate fall means less income for pensioners
- 07/04/2009 New debtor rules come into effect
- 07/04/2009 Homes neglected as credit crunched Brits cut repair bills
- 06/04/2009 Consumers benefit from new energy price war
- 06/04/2009 OFT bank charge decision "welcome"
- 06/04/2009 Recent graduate tenants "looking at properties throught Twitter"
- 06/04/2009 "Serious" problems seen with new housing benefit system
- 03/04/2009 Make water metering mandatory, consumer group says
- 03/04/2009 Deposit reclaims 'proving successful for tenants'
- 02/04/2009 TCF 'not being fulfilled by financial firms'
- 02/04/2009 Bank charges decision goes against customers
- 02/04/2009 Price rises expected by public
- 01/04/2009 Consumers 'beginning to pay back their debts'
- 01/04/2009 Landlords 'facing problems' as crunch continues
- 01/04/2009 UK debt mountain 'approaches £1.5tr'
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