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	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Credit card debt &#8216;has risen by £4 billion in last year&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation&#8217;s total credit card debt has increased by &#163;4 billion between February 2009 and 2010, research has shown.
Statistics have been provided by Unbiased.co.uk after the elapse of the year&#8217;s first 50 days and indicate that money owed has now risen to &#163;54 billion.
The website declared February 20th Debt Freedom Day, the end of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>F&#38;C to help those in debt</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/fc-to-help-those-in-debt-889/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[F&#38;C Asset Management (F&#38;C) has announced it is to help those aged between 35 and 45 resolve their debt and other financial problems by publishing a Financial Life Guide that is formed as a 12-step plan.
According to the organisation&#8217;s research, conducted by OnePoll, just below 50 per cent of those in this age demographic feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefit claims &#8216;on the rise&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/benefit-claims-on-the-rise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[While the unemployment rate in the UK appears to be in decline, the number of those claiming unemployment benefits climbed in January, suggesting that people are still experiencing potential debt and other financial difficulties.
Official data has shown that, at the beginning of 2010, the claimant count jumped by 23,000, following two months where it dropped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debtors at risk from chip and pin?</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/debtors-at-risk-from-chip-and-pin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Those in debt may find their situations exacerbated if their bank cards are either lost or stolen, as it has emerged that the technology is not foolproof.
According to research conducted by the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, the system itself is flawed and it is possible for someone to trick the card into believing that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FSA: Consumer Credit Directive will not be extended</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/fsa-consumer-credit-directive-will-not-be-extended/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the UK Treasury have announced that the Consumer Credit Directive (CCD) will not be extended to include mortgage loans.
Such practices will continue to be addressed in the FSA&#8217;s Mortgages and Home Finance: Conduct of Business guidebook and a statement from the body noted that the refusal to incorporate the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government to provide repossession help</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/government-to-provide-repossession-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Those affected by possible repossessions will be able to continue to go to the government for help.
According to housing minister John Healey, support for homeowners has been extended and the Citizen&#8217;s Advice Bureau is also to receive funding so that it can hold local events around the UK to offer those in difficulties with in-person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soaring oil prices to create debt problems?</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/soaring-oil-prices-to-create-debt-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Britons may be at increasing risk of debt and other financial difficulties because of hikes in oil prices, it has been claimed.
According to a report entitled The Oil Crunch - a wake up call for the UK economy, published by Sir Richard Branson and other businessmen, shortages and price increases have been predicted for as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KPMG: Many are still experiencing serious financial trouble</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/kpmg-many-are-still-experiencing-serious-financial-trouble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people in Britain are experiencing financial difficulties, in spite of the fact that interest rates have reached record lows.
This is according to director of personal insolvency at KPMG Chris Nutting, who noted that the company&#8217;s research has revealed that more than 223 people are opting to petition for bankruptcy each day.
&#34;The harsh reality is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insolvency figures to reach &#8220;historic highs&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/insolvency-figures-to-reach-historic-highs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/insolvency-figures-to-reach-historic-highs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of insolvencies in Britain looks set to climb throughout 2010 as those in debt begin to take their financial situations more seriously.
This is according to This is Money&#8217;s Alan O&#8217;Sullivan, who noted that insolvencies are expected to reach &#34;historic highs&#34; this year, despite the fact that a slight dip in official figures is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IVAs good for unmanageable debt?</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/ivas-good-for-unmanageable-debt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Britons struggling with debt management may like to contact a debt adviser and consider entering into an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA).
According to This is Money - in a checklist of ways in which to handle new year debt - opting for an IVA is one path that can be taken once it has become clear [...]]]></description>
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