The Daily Mail City team explain why the brand on millions of credit cards plans to sell shares in a public offering
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This Is Money: Carphone ‘could Lose Orange Too’
Mobile phone operator Orange looks likely to follow Vodafone and adding to Carphone Warehouse’s troubles by cutting off supplies
Scotsman: UK Spending On Cards Hits £470bn
BRITONS are putting more on their plastic than ever before. In 2005 the UK spent a total £470 billion on charge, credit and debit and store card transactions, up 50 per cent on the level recorded in 2001, says analyst Datamonitor.
Motley Fool: Ten More Banking Tricks!
Earlier this week, I wrote the first part of this two-part article on the tricks banks play on us. In Banks Behaving Badly, I revealed sixteen tricks which banks and credit-card issuers use to empty our pockets.
Motley Fool: Free Yourself From Fees!
When you’re looking around for a home loan, it’s vital to look beyond those eye-catching headline rates of interest, because there’s a lot more to a mortgage than meets the eye.
This Is Money: Airport Charges For Picking Up Friends
Friends and family collecting passengers from one of the UK’s biggest airports will no longer be able to wait a few minutes free of charge
Motley Fool: The Trouble With Instant Access Savings
If you withdraw money from ordinary savings accounts without giving considerable notice then you are penalised, usually with loss of interest and possibly a charge. Instant access accounts are different because they are about being able to withdraw money quickly without penalty.
Motley Fool: ING Enters The Mortgage Market
A few years ago no-one had ever heard of ING Direct here in the UK. And then suddenly the Dutch-owned bank swooped into the savings market grabbing headlines and customers by the bucket load with its ‘open, honest and simple approach’. One respectable savings rate for all regardless of how much is invested and three years later, ING now has a customer base of one million savers.
This Is Money: Warning On Loan Cover Bandits
Concerns that claims companies are set to profit from targeting customers mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) were aired today
Motley Fool: Five Buy-To-Let Tax Tips
There have been various little buy-to-let tax savings schemes in the press recently. Five in fact. Here’s a brief summary: