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Cut up credit cards
Personal insolvency rises by 28%
Personal insolvencies hit a record in England and Wales in the third quarter of 2009, with the total up 28% on a year ago.
Credit card terms 'to be curbed'
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Dealing with company insolvency

Credit cards Credit card terms 'to be curbed'
Some unfair credit card terms are to be outlawed under proposals being put forward by the government.

Money Debt management under spotlight
A watchdog is to monitor the largely unregulated debt management industry to ensure fair treatment for customers.

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UK personal debt totals close to £1.5 trillion
The recession has been driving up the number of personal insolvencies since the end of 2007
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