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25-07-04, 19:14
Lenders under fire as UK sinks £1 trillion into red
As household borrowing reaches an astonishing new peak, Neasa MacErlean examines the role of the banks in the creation of Britain's debt mountain
Sunday July 25, 2004
The Observer
Banks are likely to come under fire later this week when the Bank of England is expected to release figures showing that UK households now have collective debts of more than £1 trillion. A large part of the reason why we are in hock for an average of £16,700 for each man, woman and child is that banks and other financial institutions have made borrowing so easy.
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http://money.guardian.co.uk/creditanddebt/story/0,1456,1268546,00.html
Dus niet alleen in de VS heeft de schuldenberg jaren 30 achtige proporties bereikt.
As household borrowing reaches an astonishing new peak, Neasa MacErlean examines the role of the banks in the creation of Britain's debt mountain
Sunday July 25, 2004
The Observer
Banks are likely to come under fire later this week when the Bank of England is expected to release figures showing that UK households now have collective debts of more than £1 trillion. A large part of the reason why we are in hock for an average of £16,700 for each man, woman and child is that banks and other financial institutions have made borrowing so easy.
(...)
http://money.guardian.co.uk/creditanddebt/story/0,1456,1268546,00.html
Dus niet alleen in de VS heeft de schuldenberg jaren 30 achtige proporties bereikt.