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Consolidate your card card debt
With the popularity of plastic money in the present age, card cards are gaining immense importance.
With the growing increase in usage of such cards the credit rates are also reaching the horizon.
Debts are thus becoming a common happening in...
Consolidating Your Credit Card Debt
Copyright 2005 MHG Consulting
Credit cards have revolutionized the purchasing experience since Diners Club released the first credit card in the year 1950.
The Dinners Club credit card gave consumers limited credit that, at times, even surpassed...
Create Your Own Ultimate Debt Elimination Plan
The method is simple. 1) Set a monthly amount. 2) Pay all minimum amounts. 3) Pay extra money toward the debt with the highest interest rate. This method will ensure that you pay the least amount of interest and repay your debts as soon as...
The FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act): 3 Myths
The FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act): 3 Myths
Think you've got the FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act) figured out? Don't be so sure. While nothing can take the
place of a lawyer's advice, if you've at least...
The Human Side - Debt Stress
In all the technical discussion you hear about credit card debt , the best ways to manage it and pay it off and all the rest, one thing goes largely ignored. Credit card debt is extremely stressful, and can have a very negative effect on your...
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New Concerns About Debt and the UK Housing Market
According to recently released UK government statistics, the
number of mortgage repossession orders in England and Wales has
risen by 66% compared with the same three month period in 2004
("Mortgage possession statistics", publ. UK Department for
Constitutional Affairs, 2005). This is equivalent to 20,000
repossession orders over 3 months. The DCA figures are based on
twice yearly statistics produced by the UK's Council of Mortgage
Lenders.
Since the slowdown in house prices in 2004, there has been a
commensurate increase of the number of owners being taken to
court for mortgage arrears, rising by over a half to nearly
30,000. Most regions of the UK experienced a decreased rate of
growth from an average of over 20% at the start of 2004, to just
over 2% at the beginning of 2005. Many economists believe that
that this gloomy economic outlook is not as bad as it seems,
because the underlying economic factors such as unemployment are
still strong, leading to a housing market slowdown rather than
a
crunch. Consumer confidence is also high, helped by a Bank of
England reduction in UK interest rates to 4.5% in August.
However, concerns about debt and the housing market still
remain, due to the effects of the five successive interest rate
rises between the period of November 2003, and August 2004. It
should be borne in mind though, that not all court repossession
orders result in a real repossession because the homeowner can
still often negotiate a deal with the lender. However, the CML
has forecast that at least 10,000 homes will be repossessed
before the end of 2005.
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