Debt charity StepChange to launch ad campaign

The bank-backed debt advisory service StepChange is planning a major advertising campaign aimed at Irish debtors early next year.

The British debt charity will launch a telephone-based debt advisory service here on November 16 after reaching a deal with Ireland’s five main mortgage lenders last month.

The deal will see the lenders – AIB, Bank of Ireland, KBC, Permanent TSB and Ulster Bank – provide combined funding of €6 million over the next ...