01st July 2008
New rules and regulations have recently been introduced to try and stop the rip-off APRs you might have seen with store cards.However, some store cards are still charging almost 50 per cent more interest on store cards than you'd find with a credit card.
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27th June 2008
Something like 1 in 6 people have considered quitting their jobs because the increasing cost of fuel prices means that their daily commute to work is costing too much.
People really are struggling to cope with rising fuel costs and would consider such ...
10th June 2008
For practically the last decade we've seen the credit card change from something only the rich use to something practically every person in the UK owns. I think the average number of credit cards per person in the uk is 2 or 3 and I know it's commonplace ...
10th June 2008
For the practically the last decade we've seen the credit card change from something only the rich use to something practically every person in the UK owns. I think the average number of credit cards per person in the uk is 2 or 3 and I know it's commonpl...
23rd May 2008
With the price of petrol hitting $135 a barrel this week, prices at the pumps hit 114p per litre, diesel around 123p a litre, so can you do anything to cut the costs of motoring?
Aside from converting your car to run on LPG there are a few ways you can...
21st May 2008
Personal loan interest rates are continuing to increase even though the Bank of England has cut interest rates 3 times in the last 6 months. The fact that personal loans or unsecured loan interest rates have increased by up to 1 per cent is quite staggeri...
21st May 2008
Personal loan interest rates are continuing to increase even though the Bank of England has cut interest rates 3 times in the last 6 months. The fact that personal loans or unsecured loan interest rates have increased by up to 1 per cent is quite stagge...
20th May 2008
You might wonder why or how the credit crunch can continue to affect the everyday finances of people in UK? Don't forget it's not just the fact that the cost of living continues to soar; lenders are now putting limits on the level of credit we have availa...
20th May 2008
You might wonder why or how the credit crunch can continue to affect the everyday finances of people in UK? Don't forget it's not just the fact that the cost of living continues to soar; lenders are now putting limits on the level of credit we have availa...
11th May 2008
Industry experts had predicted the interest rate hold but it surely is becomming harder for the Bank of England to make these rate setting decisions.
Rising inflation means that food prices and fuel prices are rising and the Governmnets target for infl...
11th May 2008
Industry experts had predicted the interest rate hold but it surely is becomming harder for the Bank of England to make these rate setting decisions.
Rising inflation means that food prices and fuel prices are rising and the Governmnets target for infl...
29th April 2008
In the test case against UK banks overdraft charges, it was ruled that the OFT (Office of Fair Trading) can decide if bank overdraft charges are unfair or not and this means it's up to the OFT to decide what is a fair overdraft charge.
The banks have s...
27th April 2008
Almost every edition of lunchtime and evening news headlines on the TV has finance related news these days, the financial markets are plumeting and every month, sometimes every week, another bank asks for additional funding. RBS are the latest bank to adm...
27th April 2008
Almost every edition of lunchtime and evening news headlines on the TV has finance related news these days, the financial markets are plumeting and every month, sometimes every week, another bank asks for additional funding. RBS are the latest bank to adm...
18th April 2008
your credit rating is basically your personal finance history, whatever accounts and forms of credit you'd had in the past and any missed payments, defaults or notices on those accounts are marked on your credit rating. Finance companies use credit report...
