Government urged to tackle loan sharks
16th Nov 2006, 09:34 GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - The government needs to clamp down on illegal money lending, raise competition in home credit markets and improve access to financial advice for millions of poorer people, an influential group of MPs says.
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