Your rights and what to do when debt collector calls (Baltimore Sun)

Eileen Ambrose — Personal Finance W hen a leading debt collections law firm that had been accused of breaking consumer protection laws collapsed in Maryland last week, debtors searched for answers about what Mann Bracken LLP’s demise would mean for them.

Kingsgate eyes debt to fund growth (Herald Sun)

GOLD miner Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd is looking to debt markets to partly fund its growth plans in Thailand.

Tackling government debt top priority: IMF chief (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Tackling soaring government debt is one of the top priorities for global policymakers as a fragile economic recovery takes hold, International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said.

UK lacks a "credible plan" to reduce public debt, IMF warns (The New Statesman)

British ministers need to set out a “credible plan” to reduce public debt more quickly than envisaged once the recession ends, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

Reduce public debt, Britain warned (Channel 4)

A “credible plan” must be set out by the Government for reducing public debt more quickly than currently planned when Britain starts to emerge from the recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.