Debt Newshttp://www.the-debt-clinic.co.uk/DebtNews/http://www.the-debt-clinic.co.uk/images/logo.gifhttp://www.the-debt-clinic.co.uk/DebtNews/The company has upgraded its online security following an internet raid in January.]]>The Banks new Financial Stability Report predicts restored confidence in the financial markets over the coming months.]]>Statistics released for February show increased sales across Britains retail sector.]]>Egg, the internet-based bank, is being investigated by the Financial Services Authority after telling over 160,000 people that their credit cards were being cancelled because they posed a, “higher than acceptable risk profile.”]]>Thousands of worried consumers have called credit check agencies after discs containing the details of 25 million people went missing from HM Revenue and Customs. As Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, told the House of Commons justice committee yesterday that other organisations have since admitted to similar security failings, it seems a credit check is a prudent start to safeguarding your identity.]]>The credit crunch has chewed its way through a fair few victims this year but you may not realise how it started, what it is, and how it affects you. Here’s your guide to the banking crisis, why it’s important to know your credit rating, and how it affects your debt management, IVAs, mortgages, and jobs.]]>