Capping payday loans: from light touch to strong arm
The move to cap the amount payday lenders can charge is an extraordinary one, and a sign of stronger state-intervention in business.
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The move to cap the amount payday lenders can charge is an extraordinary one, and a sign of stronger state-intervention in business.
Payday loans costs will be capped under plans being announced by the government on Monday.
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It’s taken three days of torrid headlines, but today Labour has finally come out fighting about its association with the crystal Methodist and former Co-op banker Paul Flowers.
An investigation into the scandal at Co-operative Bank will delve into the appointment of Paul Flowers as chairman, and look at the role of the government and regulators.
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Average household debt has doubled in a decade despite low interest rates, says the Centre for Social Justice, with total UK debt rising to a peak of £1.4tn.
That a Reverend – Paul Flowers – was caught on camera buying crack cocaine and crystal meth is bad enough. That he’s the former chairman of the Co-operative bank couldn’t be any worse.
The Co-op has a proud history, but after the resignation of its chairman, the Paul Flowers affair and the proposed financial rescue by US hedge funds, Channel 4 News looks at what the future holds.