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Category: Banks

Scotsman: RBS Festive Bond Promises A Summer Payout

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

ROYAL Bank of Scotland is launching a limited-edition Christmas savings bond with an interest rate of 5.3%.

Tagged Banks, Business, Interest Rates, Savings

MoneyExpert: Alliance & Leicester Predicts Changes To Home-buying Process

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The demand for housing will increase over the next 20 years, according to Alliance & Leicester, which will in turn raise the uptake of homeowner loans in the UK.

Tagged Banks, Loans, Mortgages, Property

Scotsman: ‘Tis The Season To Be Properly Covered For Storm Damage

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

THIS week’s storms across Scotland and the rest of the UK have caused chaos for homeowners, leaving many with damaged property from Bridge of Earn to Milnarthort, as rivers burst their banks.

Tagged Banks, Business, Property

This Is Money: Banks Squeeze Borrowers

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Banks are increasing their profits at the expense of consumers by raising interest rates on mortgages but not doing the same for savers

Tagged Banks, Interest Rates, Mortgages

This Is Money: HBOS Predicts More Record Profits

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

HBOS, Britain’s largest mortgage lender, became the second of the High Street banks to tell investors that 2007 will be another record year

Tagged Banks, Mortgages

MoneyExpert: MP Praises Credit Card ID Protection Idea

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A consumer who has initiated a method of identity security when applying for credit has been praised by MP Robert Goodwill, who said the idea was “brilliant”.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards

This Is Money: The Disappearing £5 Note

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The £5 note is becoming an endangered species. An unannounced decision by banks over the past two years not to offer them in cash machines has resulted in a shrinking supply.

Tagged Banks

This Is Money: Bank Staff To Get £320,000 Bonus Each

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Staff at investment bank Goldman Sachs are expected to receive Christmas bonuses averaging £320,000 each

Tagged Banks, Investments

This Is Money: Cash Machines Boost For Poor

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Hundreds of non-charging cash machines will be provided in low-income areas across the UK following a ground-breaking deal

Tagged Banks, Savings

MoneyExpert: Abbey: People Could Do More To Improve Finances

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Some 57 per cent of Britons have had their current account for ten or more years, which could mean they are missing out on the possibility of more competitive rates.

Tagged Banks, Interest Rates

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