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Self-employed Tax Credit Cheats Being Targeted in the UK
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched a campaign to target and crack down on suspected fraudulent tax credit claims from the self-employed.
Funding Secures Future of Face-to-Face Debt Advice Programme
The future of the face-to-face debt advice program has been secured with £27 million of funding for the next year, the Government has announced. The Government wants to ensure that individuals facing financial difficulty can get valuable impartial advice...
Multi-agency Investigation Dismantles Australian Fraudulent Credit Card Syndicate
A multi-agency investigation conducted by the Identity Security Strike Team (ISST) has lead to the arrest of five people across Sydney and Adelaide, and the dismantling of a credit card manufacturing syndicate.
Missouri Credit Union Manager Sentenced for Embezzling $400,000
Joyce Buchanan, of Claycomo, Missouri, was sentenced to two years in federal prison without parole for embezzling nearly $400,000 from the credit union where she was employed as a branch manager. Full Story Available at:Missouri Credit Union Manager Sentenced...
Alleged International Credit Card Trafficker Arrested in France on United States Charges
An international credit card trafficker thought to be one of the most prolific sellers of stolen data was arrested in Nice, France, on Aug. 7, 2010, on charges in an indictment just unsealed in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.
UK Consumers Now Able to Access Their Big Three Credit Reports Online
United Kingdom (UK) consumers can now access their statutory credit report online for a nominal fee of only £2 from all three major UK credit reference agencies: Experian, Equifax, and Callcredit An agreement between the Department for Business, Innovation...
Defaults in Auto Loans And Mortgages Drop As Defaults in Bank Cards Accelerate
Data through April 2010, released by Standard & Poor’s and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices show that the monthly default rates declined for first and second mortgages and auto loans, but climbed for the third...
European Competition Commissioner has Welcomed Proposed Commitments By Visa Europe to Cut Interchange Fees
European Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia has welcomed proposed commitments by Visa Europe to significantly cut its multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) for debit card payments. The MIF is a bank-to-bank fee collectively fixed by Visa Europe’s...
