Household debt: Economic indicators
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
This note sets out the background and chronology to various challenges mounted by the public and the Office of Fair Trading against credit card companies and high street banks over their charging policies.
Retail Banking: overdraft and credit card charges (812KB PDF)
This note sets out the background and chronology to various challenges mounted by the public and the Office of Fair Trading against credit card companies and high street banks over their charging policies. It also outlines the work done by the OFT in regards of the retail current account market.
Retail Banking: overdraft and credit card charges (812KB PDF)
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
While credit unions play prominent roles in financial sectors across the Anglosphere and in Northern Ireland, in Great Britain penetration is low. This briefing looks at the reasons why and legislative efforts to make credit unions more popular.
Answers to frequently asked questions relating to banking, credit, mortgages, investments and financial service fraud.