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Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score
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Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score

An estimated 6.4 million people are going without basics because of fears around their credit score, according to the Centre for Responsible Credit
Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
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Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

Store cards and buy now, pay later debt landed this single mum in court. What if there was another way?
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Buy now, pay later

Store cards and buy now, pay later debt landed this single mum in court. What if there was another way?

I got a loan to help me pay for my dad's funeral. The interest sent me spiralling into debt
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I got a loan to help me pay for my dad's funeral. The interest sent me spiralling into debt

Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people's debts: 'Just stopping the bad guys is not enough'
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Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people's debts: 'Just stopping the bad guys is not enough'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How the crisis of affordable credit is endangering the UK's most vulnerable
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Virraj Jatania

How the crisis of affordable credit is endangering the UK's most vulnerable

I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn't have got free without financial help
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Financial inclusion

I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn't have got free without financial help

Got debt? Don’t suffer in silence. Here’s how to get help 
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Got debt? Don’t suffer in silence. Here’s how to get help 

Checking your credit score is easy – and it can save you money
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Checking your credit score is easy – and it can save you money

Campaigners urge financial watchdog to cap credit card costs to slash debt
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Campaigners urge financial watchdog to cap credit card costs to slash debt

High-cost credit complaints are up by 130 per cent this year
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High-cost credit complaints are up by 130 per cent this year

A financial watchdog has released high-cost credit figures for the first time
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Money

A financial watchdog has released high-cost credit figures for the first time

If banks can have their debt cancelled, why can't the rest of us?
Money

If banks can have their debt cancelled, why can't the rest of us?

Where should Wonga customers turn for credit after the firm's collapse?
Wonga
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Where should Wonga customers turn for credit after the firm's collapse?

A new tool gives those in debt complete access to their financial history
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A new tool gives those in debt complete access to their financial history

Britain's financial watchdog has launched a high-cost credit crackdown
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Britain's financial watchdog has launched a high-cost credit crackdown

Experts back rental exchange in call for data to boost credit scores
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Experts back rental exchange in call for data to boost credit scores