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With many people awaiting an answer on PPI claims, having discovered that they have been mistakenly mis-sold a policy that is workable or that it is of no relevance to a situation they previously thought it referred to, instances of families struggling in situations which are economically unviable is increasing each day.Even though the current crisis will undoubtedly become less dire in the near future there are stillremain many people who have discovered they are being made redundant and can’t sufficiently support their families. Home repossessions are at an all time high and many families stand in a state of confusion with regard to their immediate future.In the light of the ongoing economic problems it is no surprise that numerous people are pursuing action against lenders which have left them with useless payment protection insurance, and the industry governing bodies have been forced to rewrite the rules and regulations that cover the application of such policies. Indeed, it is now no longer legal to supply such an insurance policy at the point of sale of the loan itself.In the case of personal finance there are some areas which have been affected by the recession, and some individuals have realised that things are not how they thought. The financial industry has been led to accept that it has created in some concerning practices in recent years, and much has been done to make things better for the consumer.The global recession has affected many people to excess recently and has led to uncertainty in the world of personal finances. A lot of people in the UK have been told that their jobs are no longer as secure as they had been, and among those that have found themselves out of work thanks to the crisis are plenty who have realised that insurance policies they hold are of no use.If you have kept up with the news of late you may have heard plenty about PPI claims and how many people are seeking them. PPI, or payment protection insurance, is a phrase that covers several types of insurance policy, many of which are intended to provide a continued income where redundancy comes about.After some complaints in recent times the responsible authorities were asked to look into claims of the mis-selling of numerous insurance policies, and this has led to an increase in instances of people making missold ppi claims for policies they found to be worthless or to have been mis-sold by the provider.Some well known brands were looked into in an investigation by the Financial Services Authority which found instances of people having been sold insurance policies that proved pointless, or that they made – against the rules and regulations of the market sector – to take on inflated packaged deals from the lender itself.