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Latest BC Consumer Debt Study shows debt is having serious impacts on consumers’ mental health and individuals are waiting longer than ever to seek help.

New BC Consumer Debt Study Findings Say Mental Health Suffering the Impacts of Debt-Stress, BC Cost of Living Increasingly Driving Consumer Insolvencies

Credit card debt a problem for nearly 3 in 5 individuals polled in the 2022 BC Consumer Debt Study, and worrying high-cost payday loan use is on the rise. Most troubling - almost 4 in 5 people said...

Credit card debt cited five times more than other types of problem debt; using credit for essential costs of living the main cause of debt reported by 18% of insolvent consumers, and more than 3 in 4...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Sands & Associates, BC’s largest firm of Licensed Insolvency Trustees serving individuals and small businesses, released the...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Working full-time and hold a good credit score? That might not be enough to keep a debt problem from setting in. A new BC debt study...

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - May 25, 2017) - Sands & Associates, BC's largest firm of Licensed Insolvency Trustees, released the results of their fifth annual BC Consumer Debt Study today. The...

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - March 21, 2016) -  Sands & Associates, BC's largest firm of Credit Counsellors and Licensed Insolvency Trustees released results of their fourth annual BC...