Commercial Court judge closes credit card debt and loans loophole | This is Money

Commercial Court judge closes credit card debt and loans loophole | This is Money: "Judge closes 'cynical' debt loophole
Money Mail
13 October 2009
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No escape: A Judge has closed what he described as a 'cynical' lopphole to avoid paying back credit card debt

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- Card debt calculatorA decision by a judge in the Commercial Court will mean that thousands trying to have credit agreements made ' unenforceable' could have their cases kicked out.
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'Write off your debt' firms face crackdown - Cartel Client fee fears | This is Money: "'Write-off debt' firms face crackdown
Alan O'Sullivan and James Coney, Money Mail
17 March 2010, 10:03am
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This is Money has been investigating and reporting on services that claim to be able to write off consumers' debts for a fee. Here is the latest installment in this saga that we have written together with Daily Mail's Money Mail..."

Bank could raid savings to pay your debts

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