Bob’s Blog: Happy New Year! An exciting year ahead for MALG
A very Happy New Year to our Members, Associates, Supporters and Friends and I send you all best wishes for a healthy and successful 2019. The weather has been becalmed of late and the year has started gently but there will be turbulent waters ahead in the financial and political arenas which will prove challenging for […]
Read MoreBarclays announce gambling blocks
Barclays has become the first High Street bank to allow its customers to “switch off” certain types of spending on their debit cards. The idea is to help vulnerable customers, particularly problem gamblers, or those in serious debt. However, all account holders can now block their own spending in a number of categories, including supermarkets, […]
Read MoreNeyber publishes report on the DNA of financial wellbeing #DNAFinWell2018
According to new research by financial wellbeing firm Neyber, half of workers are forced to borrow to make ends meet and money is now a bigger worry than health. The DNA of Financial Wellbeing Report highlights that a worrying number of people are being forced into debt to cover essential costs each month despite having […]
Read MoreNationwide Building Society poll finds independent Brits silently struggling with debt
More than half of Brits with debt are struggling according to a new poll by MALG member Nationwide Building Society that reveals most people take on the strain themselves rather than seek help. The poll of more than 2,000 UK adults reveals that of those in debt, 57 per cent are experiencing debt problems and […]
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