Despite its commitment to ethical business practices the Co-op has stopped offering bank accounts to people who are undischarged bankrupts. Bankrupts are usually automatically discharged from bankruptcy after 12 months and are then freed from bankruptcy restrictions and from the debts owed. People who are undischarged bankrupts will have access only to Barclays’ Cash Card [...]
The number of personal insolvencies in England and Wales fell to 27,390 in the second quarter of 2012, a year-on-year fall of 10.2 per cent and the lowest figure since 2008. The 2012 second quarter figures, released by the Insolvency Service today, are an improvement on those for the first quarter when the number of [...]
There was a fall in the number of people going bankrupt in the first quarter of 2012 but more people are experiencing debt problems and many are simply unable to afford the £700 bankruptcy fee. According to the latest figures from the Insolvency Service, 28,723 individuals in England and Wales became insolvent in the first [...]
Women in Debt, which offers female-focused debt advice, has warned that the number of UK women facing serious debt has grown significantly over recent years. The organisation believes that more women will need advice on solving debt problems in the future because they are building up an unsustainable level of indebtedness. Women in Debt’s director, [...]
National money education charity Credit Action today revealed that one person is declared insolvent or bankrupt every 60 seconds during the working week. Based on statistics gathered in the third quarter of 2011, the charity estimates that 331 people are made insolvent or bankrupt every working day and 101 properties are repossessed every day. The [...]
Although people who have been made bankrupt are legally allowed to hold a bank account, in practice most banks refuse to allow an undischarged bankrupt to open one. This reluctance is because of the risk that a trustee could pursue the bank for loss of money following a bankruptcy. However, the lack of a back [...]
More than a year after declaring itself bankrupt, US carmaker General Motors (GM) is planning an initial public offering (IPO) - which is set to be the second largest share sale in US history. The company has filed an official application (called an S-1 document) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to analysts, the [...]
It has been revealed that US fashion chain American Apparel is facing bankruptcy. The chain, which has faced much criticism for its provocative and controversial ads, has almost 300 stores worldwide and 14 in the UK. The company is ready to collapse under a mountain of debt of £77.2 million and has already warned that [...]
Troubled Japan Airlines (JAL) is expected to enter bankruptcy proceedings within the next couple of days, according to reports. It is believed the state-owned Development Bank of Japan has already agreed to the bankruptcy. The airline, which is Asia’s largest carrier, is grappling with a mountain of debt and it is currently under the watchful [...]
Struggling Japan Airlines (JAL) has had its credit line doubled to 200 billion yen (£1.3 billion) after an agreement by the Japanese Government today, according to Kyodo news agency. The extra funding was agreed by Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Transport Minister Seiji Maehara and other ministers at a meeting this weekend. A statement said: [...]
Shares in troubled Japan Airlines (JAL) plummeted to a fresh low today, losing 24% to 67 yen. The stock plummeted for a second consecutive day amid reports that the carrier is heading towards bankruptcy under a state restructuring plan. The airline, which is Asia’s largest carrier, has been struggling amid the global economic downturn which [...]
Shares in troubled Japan Airlines (JAL) plummeted by 11% today to a record low of 85 yen amid reports that the carrier could be forced to file for bankruptcy. The stock has lost almost 60% of its value this year. The airline, which is Asia’s largest carrier, has been struggling amid the global economic downturn [...]
Property Portfolio Rescue (PPR) has published its latest UK distress index, showing a surge in the number of distressed home sellers in major cities in the Midlands and the North. In the three months to the end of September, the index rose by 60% in these regions, compared with the same period of 2008. According [...]
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) said major airlines continue to suffer amid higher fuel prices. According to the industry group, in the first six months of the year, airlines are likely to have lost £3.7 billion. Furthermore, the body said airlines made losses between April and June - the spring season when they would [...]
Consumers looking to alleviate the financial blues should seek advice from a certified and impartial source, a debt solutions group warned this week. Derek Oakley, head insolvency practitioner at Debt Free Direct, said financial advice is best sought from advisers who have “achieved the Debt Standard”. There can be “dramatic variations in the quality” of [...]
“The Big Three” US carmakers reported a slump in sales in June compared to the same month last year. General Motors (GM) said sales fell 33.6%, while Chrysler sales declined by 42%. However, Ford, which is the only one of the three not to have gone bankrupt, said sales were down 10.9% compared with a [...]
Many reports over the weekend have speculated that General Motors (GM) is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy tomorrow. The century-old car maker, which was once the biggest company in the world, reaches its deadline tomorrow of restructuring the business in order to achieve a multi-billion dollar loan from the Government to avoid bankruptcy [...]
Individual insolvencies are at a record high with an average of 330 people going bust everyday, with the latest insolvency data for the first three months of 2009 showing a 19 percent year-on-year rise inclusive of Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) and bankruptcies. KPMG has stated that 51 per cent of people entering into IVAs are [...]
According to a report in the Daily Mail, the world’s largest carmaker General Motors (GM) is preparing for bankruptcy. While the company is hoping to win concessions from its creditors, the threat of going bust puts 5,000 jobs at risk at Vauxhall in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire and Luton as well as 60,000 supply jobs. GM [...]
Figures from the Insolvency Service have published some alarming news after it reported that company failures and personal bankruptcy has reached a record high for England and Wales. In the last three months of 2008, there were 2,428 corporate insolvencies such as administrations and receiverships, according to the Insolvency Service. This represented an increase of [...]
Auto-enrolment could lead to pensions mis-selling
The Pensions Institute has warned that the government’s recently launched auto-enrolment programme could lead to workers being enrolled into poor-value pension schemes. This month employers started to automatically enrol workers aged between 22 years and state pension age into a workplace pension, as long as they earn £8,105 or more. The scheme has started with [...]
Annuity rates plummet due to money-printing
Annuity rates have fallen by 7 per cent in just three months according to MGM Advantage, the retirement income specialist. This means that a 65 year old man with pension savings of £50,000 would receive a retirement income of £2,579 a year from the annuity they purchased with their pension pot, compared with £2,778 in [...]
Barclays follows Co-op in banning sales incentives
Barclays is changing its bonus system for 18,000 branch and call centre staff, following a similar move by the Co-operative bank. Barclays is ending the practice of awarding staff commission for selling financial policies. Like the Co-op, Barclays will now provide bonuses for good customer service rather than for meeting sales targets. Antony Jenkins, who [...]
Co-operative Bank bans sales incentives
The Co-operative Bank has banned sales incentives for its branch staff and replaced them with an incentive system which rewards good customer service with bonuses of up to £400 per quarter. Around 3 per cent of branch staff were offered incentives to sell products. The Co-op plans to introduce the new customer service incentive scheme [...]
UK out of recession economic research institute claims
The UK economy returned to growth in the third quarter according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), marking an end to the double dip recession. The NIESR estimates that GDP grew by 0.8 per cent in the three months ending in September, building on an improvement seen in the three months [...]
Pick up in UK house sales expected
House sales in the UK are expected to improve in the next three months, helped by the government’s funding for lending scheme, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The Funding for Lending scheme, launched by the government and the Bank of England, makes £80bn of lower cost funding available to lenders to [...]
Barclays expands through ING Direct acquisition
Barclays is acquiring the UK operations of Dutch banking and insurance group ING Direct. Barclays will take on ING UK’s £10.9bn of deposits and its £5.6bn mortgage book, as well as 750 employees and 1.5 million customers. ING, which has its UK headquarters in Reading, is divesting its UK assets to help raise funds to [...]
Frodo Financial launches overdraft service
Frodo Financial, a new financial technology company, has launched an online overdraft system which provides an alternative to a bank overdraft. The new Frodo Flexi account provides a rolling cash-credit facility of between £1,000 and £10,000 that runs alongside a customer’s current account with their existing bank. It offers a 16.9% APR variable interest rate [...]
Security concerns over NatWest mobile banking app
NatWest bank has suspended its Get Cash app which allows customers to withdraw money from a cash machine without a debit card, according to a report by the BBC. Customers request the cash on their mobile and a 6 digit pin is generated which they then enter at the cash money to withdraw funds. However, [...]
UK consumer spending higher in September
Consumer spending increased by 3 per cent in September compared with August, as people spent more on clothes and in hotels and restaurants. The figures, from Visa Europe’s UK expenditure index which is compiled by Markit, represent the biggest increase since May 2009. The increased spending follows improvements in the job market which have boosted [...]
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