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Toward the end of every year, consumers typically borrow more, particularly on their credit cards. That trend seems to have continued in 2011, and even exceeded analysts expectations.

Economists project that consumers increased the amount of money they borrowed both for installment loans and on their credit cards in November, marking another month of increases in consumer credit following more than a year of drops, according to a report from the Associated Press. In all, the amount borrowed by consumers increased $7 billion during the month, down somewhat from the Federal Reserve Boards data for October, which showed a $7.6 billion increase for that month.

The gains in the previous month were largely the result of consumers borrowing more in nonrevolving debt, or installment loans such as those for education or auto purchases, but not including mortgages, the report said. Read more…

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While much of the high street is shrouded in gloom as stores desperately cut prices, business is booming for Britain’s largest pawnbroker Harvey & Thompson.

The company has benefited from a 15% increase in the price of gold over the past 12 months, which has taken the cost of an ounce to £1,031, a rise of £138. Steve Fenerty, the commercial director, explained: “What we are seeing at the moment is really about the increase in the gold price more than anything else.”

Two years ago the company started opening new outlets called Gold Bars where people can take unwanted jewellery and other scrap gold and turn it into cash. It now has 53 outlets. The opening of Gold Bars followed heavy advertising by online scrap gold buyers which had a big impact on the market.

“They were changing the marketplace and we capitalised on that,” said Fenerty.

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If you are submerged in debt, then this is very serious issue. There are worried men who are indebted to meet several debts and they do not have the sufficient cash to meet any of them. This calls for serious trouble and might rob off your sleep. You ought to do something before the financial liabilities take a toll on your health and peace. Call for a viable debt settlement way out to bring stability to your finances again.

How to sort liability issues through debt settlement companies?

There are many debt settlement companies, but you have to find one that is reliable and supportive of your plight. There has to be some kind of viable solution coming from such experienced companies so that you know how to meet your debts without damaging your financial status.

Debt settlement can be done with the right strategy on mind. But you might not know of them unless you consult a specialized in this field.

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The number of credit card delinquencies suffered by lenders nationwide climbed in the third quarter of the year, but not significantly enough to pull away from the near all-time record lows.

The total number of credit card accounts that were 90 days or more behind on payments rose in the third quarter to a rate of just 0.71 percent of all balances, according to TransUnion. It was the first increase in delinquent consumer credit card debt since the fourth quarter of 2009. However, the jump in delinquency was slight, and the rate is still hovering near the all-time lows observed at the end of the previous quarter.

During the third quarter, all of the 50 states, as well as the Disctrict of Columbia, saw their credit card delinquency rates increase. Read more…

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A child playing in Manchester. A charity says 1.6 million UK children live in poverty. Photograph Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Britain’s north-south divide has widened since the start of the recession and is likely to worsen as households in the north-east and Yorkshire are among the hardest hit by rising unemployment and falling house prices, according to a report.

Stalling wage growth, rising taxes, public sector cuts and personal insolvencies are also piling the pressure on people, say economists at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their regional household financial stress index.

Combining those factors paints a picture of a capital little hurt by the downturn compared with growing misery in Wales, the West Midlands and northern regions.

“Our research also highlights how different London’s experience of the recession has been from the rest of the economy.

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