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For example, in the Red Flag Alert early warning monitoring survey of company distress published by Begbies Traynor, a UK business rescue, recovery and restructuring specialist. companies are classified as having “critical problems” if there are county court judgments totalling £5,000 or more on file, or if wind-up petitions are evident, or are classified as having “significant problems” if there is a single court action on file....

Riskdisk’s evaluation of key metrics on credit reports conclude that 14 of the top-flight sides are not in good financial shape. Clients of Riskdisk who rely on this data would be unlikely to extend normal credit terms to the clubs....

In the US, the Federal Trade Commission has now issued rules and guidelines that will allow consumers to dispute inaccurate information on their credit reports about them directly with the companies that ‘own’ the data, rather than the previous practice of channelling all disputes through the credit reporting agencies....

The Insolvency Service statistics for the last quarter of 2009 revealed that almost 1 in every 300 persons in England and Wales were declared insolvent last year....

Chargebacks on credit cards are predicted to soar as increasing numbers of traders collapse, causing some merchant service providers to seek higher levels of security and deposits. ...

A new service has been launched which enables Directors to register an address other than their home address at Companies House, and then arrange for all mail to be forwarded to that address, scanned and made available to view online....

A survey by The Letting Protection Service of 1,389 private landlords reveals that most landlords do not obtain adequate credit checks before giving tenants access to property. 63% of landlords are happy to entrust their home to tenants based on little more than a hunch....

A Treasury Select Committee has announced that it will look at whether credit searches recorded on credit reports can adversely affect the ability of consumers to get credit. ...

From 1 September, all directors have gained the right to protect the privacy of their home addresses and may apply to Companies House to use an alternative address....

Credit checks undertaken by businesses usually increase in times of recession so it’s no surprise that Equifax has reported that demand for credit checks on individuals behind self-employed persons and those in partnerships have doubled in the last year....