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Author: Rob Lewis

Virgin Money Bank Advert

Posted on January 10, 2012January 10, 2012 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Virgin have this week begun their attempt to revolutionise banking as they takeover the old Northern Rock branches.

Tagged advertising, banking, Virgin

£250,000 Bank Error

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Guardian writer Leo Benedictus logged on to find his bank account with a quarter of a million pounds more than expected.

Tagged banking

Cashback For Switching Bank Accounts

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

If you’re fed up with your current bank account then the New Year might spur you on to switch to another bank, and depending on where you’re looking to move to, there might be an incentive to move in the form of cold, hard cash.

Tagged banking

UK Personal Finance Twitter Accounts

Posted on January 1, 2012January 1, 2012 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

Karen over at Help Me To Save has started a Peer Index list of UK personal finance Twitter accounts, to help you keep up with latest tweets about money from UK-based personal finance writers on Twitter.

Tagged Personalfinance, tw, twitter

New Mobile For Christmas? Get Money For Your Old Phone

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

If you’ve had a new mobile phone for Christmas, you may want to make some cash by selling your old phone, and you may be surprised what your old mobile is worth.

Tagged mobile, Money Making

Halifax iPhone App

Posted on December 26, 2011December 28, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 4 Comments

Halifax have finally released an iPhone app, which has rocketed to the top of the finance app charts on iTunes just a few days after its launch.

Tagged banking, Halifax, iphone

Debt-free Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2011December 23, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

With less than a week to go before Christmas, it’s likely that many of our budgets have already been squeezed by our seasonal spending.

Tagged Debt

Noddle: Free Credit Reports

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Noddle is a new website from credit rating agency Callcredit which promises a free credit report “for life”.

Tagged credit report

Student Loans Company Fraud Phone Calls

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

The Student Loans Company has taken the unusual step of telephoning some of its customers to warn them they may be the victim of fraud.

Tagged fraud, Loans, Students

Infographic: Which Car Drivers Are Most Likely To Break The Law?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Price comparison site Confused.com has analysed the data from 5 months worth of car insurance quotes and has compiled a graphic showing the types of car most likely to break the law.

Tagged cars, infographic, Insurance

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