15th June 2009
In the current financial climate it is not really a big surprise that many of us want to try and keep our debt levels a secret from our partners. For many the issue relates to being embarrassed about the debt, whereas for others the issue relates to tryin...
15th June 2009
Credit card firms have been under increasing pressure over recent months to be more fair to consumers with regards to charged and interest rates, particularly given the current financial climate and the fact that the base interest rate in the UK has dropp...
18th May 2009
When it comes to finding a suitable credit card these days, things can be quite tough, as there are many different credit card providers and a variety of different deals that you have to choose from. However, what makes things more difficult is the varyin...
18th May 2009
Many of us have balances to pay off on high interest credit cards, and due to restrictions on credit for many of us switching to an interest free card is not an option. With the financial climate in the state that it is in at present, many of us that have...
06th May 2009
Over the past few years savers in the UK have been bombarded with tempting offers of high interest savings accounts from many financial institutions, including a number of newcomers from abroad, many of which went on to monopolise the UK savings account m...
06th May 2009
For many people the current ongoing recession has come as something of a shock, as many people have not had to go through this type of recession before, and are therefore finding it difficult to adjust. For some people the answer to maintaining their life...
09th April 2009
An alarming number of people may still be trying to pay off the debt on their high interest credit cards, much of which may have been built up over the Christmas and New Year periods. For many, the current difficult financial climate, lack of job security...
09th April 2009
Most people would not deny that over the past year or so finances have become increasingly tight as a result of the global credit crunch, falling income levels, job losses, and the recession. Many people have struggled to make ends meet as they used to, a...
28th March 2009
Having bad credit has never been a good thing, as this can make your life very difficult in terms of finances. Those with bad credit have often found that getting any sort of finance, such as a mortgage or a car loan can be extremely difficult and very co...
23rd March 2009
Although it seems as though Christmas has barely passed us by we are now heading swiftly towards the Easter break, and for many families this means organising a break away to keep the kids entertained and the adults sane during the Easter school holidays!...
23rd March 2009
Although Christmas is now well and truly over for now, many of us are still trying to cope with the debt that we accrued on our credit cards over the festive season, with many having to make monthly repayments on their credit card debt, which often involv...
10th March 2009
Over recent years credit card fraud has become a major problem, and the level of card fraud, particularly CNP fraud, which is card not present fraud, has been rising.
Card not present fraud is, as the name suggests, fraud that affects transactions whe...
28th February 2009
In the current financial climate many of us cannot help but to get into debt and live off credit to some degree, and a common way in which many of us do this is by using credit cards. However, it is important that you do not misuse your credit card and th...
18th February 2009
We all worry about falling victim to credit card fraud, and this has become an even greater worry over recent years because of sophisticated new scams used by fraudsters as well as because of the rise in credit card fraud. With the global credit crisis st...
09th February 2009
Credit card giant American Express has already come under fire recently as a result of hiking up the annual fee on one of its credit cards, resulting in the APR rising to forty six percent. However, there has been further controversy because the credit ca...
