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Guide to offshore banking in 2010

2010 is set to be significant year for the respective banking industries of many countries around the world. In the UK customers look set to find the best savings deals, and banks are predicted to make moves to re-establish trust with savers more eager t... Read >
Author: MarkeD

Make sure you your homework to land the best personal loan deal

The Bank of England Base Rate may have remained frozen at an all-time low of 0.5 per cent since March, but loan rates have continued to head upwards - making the gap between the base rate and the average loan rate bigger than ever. A large number of un... Read >
Author: MarkeD

2010 Housing Market Predictions

Looking back at 2009, the housing market was surprisingly resilient in the face of continued recessionary difficulties. Although a lack of mortgage lending still dogged many would-be borrowers throughout the course of the year, mortgage lending did se... Read >
Author: MarkeD

Property loans from mainstream banks in UK rise over 150% in last 12 months

Loans for property in the UK have reached their highest level for two years, increasing speculation that the real estate market will continue its recovery in 2010. The number of mortgages approved for purchase increased 152.3% in November compared with... Read >
Author: Move Forward

ISA Allowance – Why You Should Use Yours

Any glance at a newspaper recently will tell that, both nationally and as individuals, we do not save as much of our income as we should do. What however is quite surprising is that so many of us do not take full advantage of the ISA scheme. Even when g... Read >
Author: britneyhenderson

Popular FAQs On Fixed Rate Mortgages!

Among all the types of mortgages,fixed rate mortgage loans are the most popular ones.In the UK loan market,with the concentration of vast majority of first-time buyers,these types of financial deals are the most preferred types.They are known to be very r... Read >
Author: Kirthy

ISAs – Making Your Money Grow

ISAs - making your money grow With the Bank of England base-rate now at an all-time low, standard savings accounts no longer generate the interest they once did. Given that many people are feeling the effects of the credit crunch, making your savings w... Read >
Author: britneyhenderson

What Makes A Bank Savings

First the bad news - none of us are saving adequate money. In the U.S. last year the proportion of household income saved, known as the ratio of "savings" plummeted to a level last seen during the Great Depression. In a recent survey, Sainsbury's revealed... Read >
Author: Limadijaya Suhendra

New fixed rate bonds from Abbey and A&L

A new range of fixed rate bonds for businesses have been launched today (September 3rd). A new one-year fixed bond has been released, it has emerged.On offer from Abbey Business Banking and Alliance & Leicester Business Banking - both of which are part o... Read >
Author: Sam Gooch

Making the most of your savings

During uncertain economic times it has been suggested that the safest thing to do is to save up money and an effective way of doing this is to using fixed rate bonds. The Nationwide Savings Index for September was recently released and figures revealed... Read >
Author: Sam Gooch

All Sorts of Savings Accounts

Stashing some of your hard earned cash is a good way to help plan for the future. You might need to pay off some debt, are setting money aside for home improvements or simply want to keep aside some funds for the future. Whatever the reason, saving some... Read >
Author: Adam Singleton

2009 and the Growth of Mobile Banking

It is not surprising that technological developments in the financial sector this year have been somewhat overshadowed by the wake of the credit crunch and the continuing recession. Yet, it is fair to say that despite such developments as the historically... Read >
Author: MarkeD

The most useful mortgage calculator

We all know about the current state of the mortgage market and the lending situation with banks. If we can afford to put up at least a 10% deposit then we are in with a chance to just even be accepted for a mortgage. These deals are of course offering poo... Read >
Author: DTM

Fixed rate bonds and saving market 'recovering from recession'

UK savers were badly hit in the worst of the recession, as base rates continued to fall to their lowest level in history - 0.5%, the rate at which they still remain, marking the sixth month in a row. This caused the UK savings market to crash, forcing ... Read >
Author: Sam Gooch

Student Loan Repayments At Zero (Or Even Minus) Per Cent

All over the country, students are preparing for the new Academic Year. Many of them will be starting University for the first time and face adjusting to University life and coping with their own finances for the first time in their lives. After the eupho... Read >
Author: michael challiner

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