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12% leap in UK home repossessions
More than 11,000 homes were repossessed during the third quarter of the year, 12 per cent higher than in the second quarter, figures out today showed.

Brown to act over credit card rate rises
Gordon Brown ordered a crackdown on credit and debit card rises yesterday after The Independent revealed that banks had raised rates even though borrowing costs had fallen.

Consumer Rights: the insurance I had to pay twice
The case of a reader caught between two management firms; Should you buy redundancy cover? Cash in or sell up – what's the best way to get out of an endowment?
Julian Knight: There's never a good time to be mis-sold a policy
Instead of moaning, PPI firms should focus on making their products fairer
Paper tax returns: file by Friday or be fined
Thousands more individuals are expected to end up with fines for filing their tax returns late this year, after HM Revenue & Customs moved the deadline for paper returns forward by three months.
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