23rd July 2007
Britons need to take time to ensure their mortgage deal is the right one for them, an industry expert has claimed.
Julia Dallimore, marketing director for Picture Financial, claimed that as interest rates continue to increase and a greater proportion o...
13th July 2007
Britons are paying back a record amount of debt, according to a new study.
Figures released by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have indicated that for every pound households earn, some 19 pence is going towards repaying debts accrued on personal loans, cr...
11th July 2007
All loan providers should follow the banking sector's code for responsible lending, an industry expert has suggested.
According to Angela Knight, chief executive of the British Bankers' Association (BBA), credit suppliers who exist outside of the indus...
05th July 2007
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) are making a welcome proposal that personal finance becomes a mandatory part of school education.
Today John Tiner, chief executive of the FSA, claimed that by ensuring young people have "basic levels of financial...
05th July 2007
Last month's interest rate rise is beginning to affect consumer confidence, it has been revealed.
According to figures released by GfK NOP, the Consumer Confidence Index score dropped by a point over the course of June to stand at -3. The fall was attr...
05th July 2007
Despite recent reports of a fall in borrowing Britons are still set to experience debt problems, an industry expert has warned.
According to James Falla, director of Thomas Charles, the announcement from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) that an i...