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Claims management firm suspended

5:20pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A claims management firm was suspended, leaving in limbo thousands of people who had paid it fees in the hope of having their debts written off.

Mandelson and Clarke lock horns

4:17pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Political heavyweights Ken Clarke and Lord Mandelson have traded political blows and personal barbs during a fiery business debate.

MBNA to drop credit card cheques

1:05pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Credit card giant MBNA has announced plans to stop issuing controversial credit card cheques.

Mortgage lending edges up

10:44am Thursday 18th March 2010

Mortgage lending edged higher in February after diving by a third during the previous month, figures have shown.

RBS unveils new bonus schedule

10:24am Thursday 18th March 2010

Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has unveiled new bonus plans for bosses which could see chief executive Stephen Hester reap as much as £4.8 million in shares.

Borrowing soars but tax receipts up

10:19am Thursday 18th March 2010

Britain's borrowing ballooned by another £12.4 billion last month, but tax receipts rose year-on-year as the economic recovery gathered pace, official figures revealed.

Government condemned over bill

8:23am Thursday 18th March 2010

Labour has spent more than £780 million on reorganising government departments and their associated bodies over the last five years despite producing no tangible benefits for taxpayers, the Whitehall spending watchdog has said.

Used car dealers shamed in report

3:24am Thursday 18th March 2010

As many as 20% of consumers who buy used cars from dealers end up having a problem with the vehicle, a report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.

Anxious students 'mired in debt'

7:28am Thursday 18th March 2010

University students are mired in debt, anxious and struggling to cope with their academic, work and social life, a study has suggested.

Public sector borrowing figures due

3:11am Thursday 18th March 2010

Public sector borrowing figures due to be published are expected to show further pain for Britain's finances, but forecasts are on course to undershoot Treasury projections.