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PRESS RELEASE: MAT comment on the cost of credit
19 August 2010
The Bank of England's Trends in Lending figures hilight the high cost of unsecured credit.
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PRESS RELEASE: MAT announces new CFS trigger figures
16 August 2010
CFS license holders should access the CFS website to download the updated figures now.
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PRESS RELEASE: MAT comments on the August 2010 repossession figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders
12 August 2010
Continued fall in repossessions represents an encouraging sign that lenders are practicing leniency toward those in debt
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PRESS RELEASE: MAT comments on the August 2010 Labour Market Statistics
11 August 2010
High level of unemployment is adding to personal debt problems
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PRESS RELEASE: MAT comments on The Duchess of York's bankruptcy dilemma
9 August 2010
Whilst The Duchess' case has been widely discussed, many thousands of others suffer their debt in silence
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PRESS RELEASE: Insolvency figures remain deeply concerning
6 August 2010
A small fall in personal insolvencies should does not hide the general, long term trend for increasing insolvencies.
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PRESS RELEASE: A victory for business debt advice
6 August 2010
Continued fall in company insolvencies reflects the important work of Business Debtline.
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PRESS RELEASE: MAT announces new look communications team
4 August 2010
MAT has hired two new staff members to complete a new look communications team.
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PRESS RELEASE: South East Tops Business Debt League
30 July 2010
MAT reveals that the South East of England has accounted for nearly 20 per cent of all calls into Business Debtline so far this year - nearly double any other region
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PRESS RELEASE: MAT Welcomes Government response to helping over indebted consumers report
15 July 2010
MAT welcomes the publication of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills response to the Public Accounts Committee report on ‘Helping over-indebted consumers’
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Press Release: Money Advice Charity chief says homeowners in need of more support than ever
8 July 2010
Joanna Elson OBE, Chief Executive of the Money Advice Trust (MAT), today warned that failing to provide free support to homeowners in danger of losing their homes could cost the taxpayer a staggering £16k per home
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Press Release: Business Debtline helps ten thousand businesses in 2010
21 June 2010
Business Debtline has revealed it has helped 10,000 businesses this year
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Press Release: Money Advice Charity Chief Awarded OBE
14 June 2010
The Money Advice Trust is delighted to announce that Chief Executive Joanna Elson has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list for services to people in debt.
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Press Release: Money Advice Trust welcomes new funding from EDF. Ofgem press release
1 June 2010
EDF energy has made payments of £200,000 to the Money Advice Trust and to a Citizens Advice led scheme after Ofgem found the company had breached new regulations setting standards for handling customer complaints
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Press Release: MAT appoints new Head of Research and Policy
1 June 2010
The Money Advice Trust has appointed Louisa Parker as their new Head of Research and Policy
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Press Release: Cashflow partnership scheme wins prestigious awards
18 May 2010
The Money Advice Trust has won both the Credit Today Money Advice Initiative Award 2010 and the Institute of Money Advisers’ Best New Debt Advice Initiative for CASHflow
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Press Release: Money Advice Trust boosts its Governance
10 May 2010
The Money Advice Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of three new Trustees to complement the skills and experience of its current board.
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Press Release: Assisted self help scheme 'CASHflow' rolls out Nationwide
24 March 2010
A new service to assist individuals who are keen to negotiate debt repayment plans is being launched tomorrow evening (Wednesday 24th March) by Consumer Minister, Kevin Brennan.
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MAT welcomes BIS' announcement on credit card reform
15 March 2010
MAT today welcomes BIS' announcement on 'New rights and lower costs for credit card users'
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Debt charities call on credit industry to share best practice in debt collection
24 February 2010
In a new report out today, AdviceUK, Citizens Advice, the IMA and the Money Advice Trust set out five steps creditors should take to achieve best practice in debt collection.
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Money Advice Trust urges ‘crackdown’ on CMCs
28 January 2010
The Money Advice Trust today backed the OFT consultation on unenforceable credit agreement guidance.
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MAT comments on the "Real cost of Christmas" report
15 January 2010
The Money Advice Trust today commented on "The real cost of Christmas" report published today by the Financial Inclusion Centre.
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Private tenants hit hard by recession as 1.3 million struggle to stay afloat
26 November 2009
Private tenants are the hidden victims of the recession, new research from Shelter and Money Advice Trust shows.
‘Taking the Strain: The Private Rented Sector and the Recession’, reveals that a massive 1.3 million low-income households are struggling or falling behind with their finances and many feel under mental and emotional strain.
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CASHflow - New debt advice pilot goes live across the UK
20 October 2009
National debt advice charity the Money Advice Trust is working in partnership with lenders, the debt collection industry and the advice sector to develop a streamlined, self-help debt advice service to increase the availability of debt advice.
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Gamblers in debt need better education and joined-up help
14 October 2009
Publication of the first UK research focusing on problem gambling and debt has shown that much more could and should be done to help problem gamblers and prevent people from gambling excessively.
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Half of adults in debt may have a mental health problem – new report out today.
8th October 2009
New research published today states that one in two British adults in debt may also have a mental health problem.
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A growth industry? - an independent review into the fee-charging debt management industry
Monday 20 July 2009
The fee-charging debt management sector has grown over three fold in the last ten years, customers and creditors have a very mixed experience of the sector and the OFT should require these companies to be clear when they promote their services that beyond initial contact, their services are provided at a cost, are three conclusions of an independent review of the fee-charging debt management industry published today by the Money Advice Trust.
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Money Advice Trust announces new trigger figures for the Common Financial Statement.
Friday 17th July 2009
The updated CFS trigger figures will be available from the Money Advice Trust website from August 1st 2009.
The Common Financial Steering group recently signed off the new figures, following the completion of a report commissioned by the Money Advice Trust (MAT), which reviewed the methodology for calculating the trigger figures.
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Better protection for those struggling with debt
Thursday 2nd July 2009
Today national debt advice charity the Money Advice Trust (see notes to editors) welcomes new legislation for consumers. The consumer white paper released today has been drafted through consultation with various money advice sector agencies, including the Money Advice Trust. The new legislation includes a range of measures aimed at protecting vulnerable consumers during these difficult times.
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New research from leading advice agencies
Friday 15th May 2009
New research by leading advice agencies shows mainstream lenders’ practices have improved, whereas some lenders are still not fully using Government schemes to help struggling homeowners, in particular those in the sub-prime and second charge sector. More
National debt advice charity supports new legislation to protect consumers.
Wednesday 1st October 2008
National debt advice charity the Money Advice Trust (see note to editors) welcomes further protection today from the Consumer Credit Act 2006. Chief Executive Joanna Elson said “We warmly welcome the implementation of the final provisions of the Consumer Credit Act 2006 which increases protection for vulnerable consumers. More
Money Advisers work with lenders to give long term support to those in financial difficulty.
Tuesday 30th September 2008
National debt advice charity National Debtline (part of Money Advice Trust, see note to editors) announced today that 90% of callers to the helpline have been able to maintain affordable new payment arrangements with their lenders. (For further details please see note to editors.) 83% of callers felt more knowledge, more in control of their finances so less likely to be in a similar situation. More
Business Debtline’s 16th Birthday sees doubling of bankruptcy calls.
Tuesday 16th September 2008
Business Debtline (the only service in the country which provides free business debt advice to small businesses and those who are self-employed) celebrates its 16th anniversary of providing free and independent debt advice to small businesses and sole traders. More
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