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With the Royal Bank of Scotland deciding to sell its insurance business, experts are predicting this move to trigger other banks into reconsidering whether owning an insurer is a worthwhile strategic policy.
Posted: 2008-07-08
Category: Insurance
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said that credit card companies should make it more straightforward for consumers to compare deals and shop around for the best arrangements.
Posted: 2008-07-08
Category: Credit Cards
Unsecured lending jumped suddenly during February 2008 by £2.4 billion it was revealed by the Bank of England, which is claimed to be as a result of a rise in students seeking loans to cover tuition fees and maintenance costs.
Posted: 2008-07-08
Category: Loans
Building societies in the UK saw a fall of more than £1 billion in their mortgage lending during March 2008 according to published home loans data. They also observed a drop in advanced net loans from £1.8 billion to £580 million compared to the same moth of 2007.
Posted: 2008-07-08
Category: Mortgages
Traveller’s who are thinking of hiring rental vehicles whilst they are abroad, are being urged to check exactly what cover their car insurance provides.
Posted: 2008-07-08
Category: Insurance
With APACS revealing credit card fraud had risen by 25 per cent in 2007, research from Saga found that people aged less than 50 years old, and especially men, are more likely to be the victims of card fraud or identity theft. This they say is down to the fact that younger people tend to have multiple credit and debit cards which makes fraudulent activity harder to spot.
Posted: 2008-07-04
Category: Credit Cards
The British Bankers Association has revealed that the number of mortgages being offered by large high street banks has fallen by 39 per cent.
Posted: 2008-07-04
Category: Mortgages
The number of new approved mortgages fell by 20 per cent in May 2008, to the lowest figure for more than 10 years. The drop between April and May was the biggest recorded, with just 28,000 agreed home loans being the lowest amount ever.
Posted: 2008-07-04
Category: Mortgages
In spite of the risks that come along with borrowing against your home, they may be a viable option if people are looking for money according analysts at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com.
Posted: 2008-07-04
Category: Loans
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for action to help young people in Britain who are struggling with excessive debts, whilst also raising concerns about the growing wealth gap between the rich and the poor in the UK.
Posted: 2008-07-02
Category: Loans
Debt advice experts have seen an increase in the numbers of middle class people wanting financial help rise by up to 500 per cent, as middle Britain suffers an overwhelming debt crisis.
Posted: 2008-07-02
Category: Loans
In a bid to encourage their customers to become healthier, Prudential Insurance, one of Britain’s biggest insurers, is to offer large discounts on holidays. The idea is to start ‘paying’ people to adopt lifestyle changes that will be beneficial to them, like going to the gym, stopping smoking or buying more fruit and vegetables. If customers take on these changes to their daily life, they will be eligible for some attractive rewards.
Posted: 2008-07-02
Category: Insurance
March 2008 saw the lowest ever number of people taking out mortgages to buy homes with the amount falling by 46 per cent over a year to 35,417 house buyers wanting loans.
Posted: 2008-07-02
Category: Mortgages
A study from Sainsbury’s Finance has revealed that hazardous driving from parents during the stressful morning and afternoon school run, is putting children’s lives at risk.
Posted: 2008-07-02
Category: Insurance
Thousands of homeowners face having their houses repossessed as the result of a home loan scam that could result in the rogue mortgage brokers behind it, being named and shamed.
Posted: 2008-06-07
Category: Mortgages
