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Wedding audit 24 February 2012
Be careful who you put on your wedding list. Especially if you have just ripped off your company to the tune of £168,000. Register or log in to read full article
Ninja insolvency practitioners 1 September 2011
A recipe for disaster or a highlight of the Edinburgh Fringe comedy festival? “This is one of the stupidest shows I’ve seen – to its credit,” reads an online review from festival site ThreeWeeks, which handed the Kiwi comic, Javier Jarquin, a solid three stars for his performance as alter ego The Card Ninja. Register or log in to read full article
Sally is carpeted for a tweet too far 1 August 2011
An unfortunate, and often amusing, side effect of the advent of Twitter is that high-profile tweeters can land themselves in hot water by straying into territory where clearly they have no expertise. So it was when Sally Bercow, wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons, used 140 characters on insolvency prediction. Register or log in to read full article
HMRC’s round 1 July 2011
For those wanting to find a smart, if risky, way to beat the taxman, consider this little gem. Register or log in to read full article
Sugar’s crew lack spice 1 July 2011
Payback is enjoying the current series of The Apprentice as much as the rest, but our viewing pleasure has been increased greatly since we learnt just how vacuous some of the candidates’ boasts are. Register or log in to read full article
The antisocial behaviour network 1 June 2011
You may have had an awkward Facebook friend request from an ex you never wanted to see again, but that’s nothing compared to having a debt collection agency adding you as a friend. Register or log in to read full article
Putting the boot on 1 May 2011
Debt collectors aren’t normally advised to "give it some welly", but staff at Close Credit Management were encouraged to wear their gum boots to work to raise money for the Woodland Trust. Register or log in to read full article
The sound of Bow Bells 1 April 2011
While we were having a Butcher’s Hook at some press release from Financial Fraud Action UK, we couldn’t Adam and Eve our Mince Pies at the Wooden Pews. The hotspot for fake job recruitment scams is none other than the East End. Register or log in to read full article
And the Irwinner is… 1 March 2011
Many publications dish out gongs for the best Christmas card each year. We raise our glasses to law firm Irwin Mitchell, which went that extra mile. Register or log in to read full article
How to buy friends and alienate people 1 February 2011
We all need to network, but individuals at one large debt buyer in the UK have reportedly taken a short cut and bought friends in high places instead. Register or log in to read full article
Toilet humour 1 January 2011
Payback was treated to an, er, interesting conversation in the men’s toilets during Credit Today’s recent Debt Collection Awards at the Nottingham Belfry hotel last month. Register or log in to read full article
Colourful language 1 December 2010
If you thought UK debt collection agencies had a PR problem, one of their US counterparts has plunged its industry to a level of public contempt that could only be familiar to such anti-folk heroes as Sir Fred Goodwin. Or perhaps now George Osborne. Register or log in to read full article
Notes on a scandal 1 November 2010
In a ‘bank robbery for dummies’ guide, the first steps presumably on how to succeed are: flee the scene, don’t draw attention to yourself and, most importantly, don’t enter into correspondence with the police and media Register or log in to read full article
Coffers and coffins 1 October 2010
If you were to believe the national press, tax dodgers normally go hand-in-hand with glamorous overseas hot-spots Register or log in to read full article
Champagne socialist 1 September 2010
Payback was rather miffed last month while chatting to an investment banker formerly of Royal Bank of Scotland. Register or log in to read full article
RIP FSA 1 August 2010
And so, the bell tolls for the much maligned Financial Services Authority Register or log in to read full article
Bailey's with ice 1 July 2010
Taking to the stage is old hat for Bill Bailey, who compered the recent Credit Today Awards, and made full use of his comic licence. Register or log in to read full article
Ready for change 1 June 2010
It will come as no surprise to creditors that some people will go to extreme lengths to avoid repaying their debts, but one man from the West Midlands may have just redefined the term. Register or log in to read full article
Had a good yeehah? 1 May 2010
Admittedly, it was nearly a year ago, but Payback only recently heard of some dubious cowboy-themed escapades at the Credit Today Awards last year. Register or log in to read full article
Desperately seeking someone 1 April 2010
You would think that Crystal Palace, the championship football club which nosedived into administration in January, would be doing its very best to stay out of the scathing financial pages Register or log in to read full article
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