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Ireland: Consumer debt judgments fell by 35% in April The courts awarded 331 bad debt judgments worth almost €19.3m against individuals and companies in April this year. The majority of these judgments were against consumers (226 judgments worth €14.6m). However, when compared to April 2013, this represents a drop of 35% on the number of judgments awarded (521) and a......

Ireland: Figures reveal that an average of 107 new companies and businesses were formed each day last month  2,783 companies and businesses were set up in Ireland last month (between the 1st and 26th) – an average of 107 per day. 1,233 of these were companies – a rise of just over 12% on the same period in 2013. Just......

Auto Lender Will Pay $5.5 Million to Settle FTC Collection Charges The Federal Trade Commission charged the company with collecting money consumers did not owe, harassment and disclosing debts to third parties. A national subprime auto lender will pay more than $5.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company used illegal tactics to service and collect consumers’......