Cost of Living Pushes More Women to Apply for Credit to Make Ends Meet Warns Callcredit

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Cost of Living Pushes More Women to Apply for Credit to Make Ends Meet Warns Callcredit

LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 05/02/13 — Callcredit Information Group has today revealed that 72 per cent of females, compared to just 28 per cent of men, have applied for credit in the last 18 months with the main reason cited for doing so being to make up for shortfalls in income.The independent research undertaken by fast.Map(i) also revealed that;With the rising cost in energy bills, the weekly shopping and the continued uncertain economic climate these recent figures will be n

Callcredit Research Finds 50% Increase in Those Over 35 Taking Out Credit to Cover Household Bills

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Callcredit Research Finds 50% Increase in Those Over 35 Taking Out Credit to Cover Household Bills

LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 04/24/13 — Research published today by has found that there has been a 50% increase in consumers over the age of 35 taking out credit to cover household bills in the last two years.Whilst historically debt consolidation, car purchases and unforeseen circumstances had been the key reasons for taking out credit, the last two years have seen the -squeezed middle- struggling to make ends meet and the requirement for additional credit to cover household bi