Personal debt

Can governments ever run out of money?

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UK household debts see big increase

What happens when you go bankrupt?

Loan sharks cash in on Black Friday spending spree

Pawnbroker warns probe could spark loan shark rush

Tenants 'ploughed into debt' before Christmas

Where can you go if you need money in a hurry?

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'Easy' compensation scheme for QuickQuid victims

UK payday lending giant QuickQuid to close

New Jersey pupils with lunch debt banned from prom

'I wish the bank had asked about my spending'

Families accumulate £500,000 funeral debt

Defunct pawnbroker sells its loans to rival

Wonga's legacy of nearly 400,000 mis-sold loans

'Debt was a circle I could not get out of'

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Albemarle and Bond helpline 'improved'

'My tears over pawned jewellery'

Pawnbroker shuts shops as it seeks lifeline

Bailiffs 'used more to chase unpaid parking fines'

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