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Category: Banks

This Is Money: Is The $2 Pound A Good Thing?

Posted on December 3, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

As the Bank of England meets this week to discuss borrowing costs, the strength of the pound has lengthened the odds on another rise in interest rates

Tagged Banks, Interest Rates

Scotsman: Payday For Pension Victims

Posted on December 3, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

BRITAIN’S pensions safety net this weekend began paying its first pensions to members of three bankrupt final salary schemes who feared they had lost all their retirement savings when their scheme collapsed.

Tagged Banks, Business, Pensions, Savings

Scotsman: The Millions Of Scots Who Do Christmas Shopping With Their Heads In The Sand

Posted on December 2, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

ALMOST 2.4 million Scots will go Christmas shopping financially blind this year, unaware of how much money they actually have in their bank account to splash out on presents – risking a painful financial hangover come the new year, warns Clydesdale Bank.

Tagged Banks, Business

MoneyExpert: Consumers Protest Over Credit Card Charges

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

A protest is set to take place outside the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT’s) headquarters this Friday.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards

This Is Money: Bank Governor: Families Face Debt Crisis

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Rising debts are causing ‘serious’ problems for the families involved but not yet weighing on economic growth, according to the Bank of England governor10 steps to get out of debt

Tagged Banks, Debt

MoneyExpert: Online Banking ‘enters New Era’

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Those looking for the best current account to suit their financial circumstances could benefit from the launch of a new online bill-paying service from Lloyds TSB.

Tagged Banks

MoneyExpert: Sainsbury’s: Compare Loans For Best Rate

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Consumers considering a personal loan are being advised to shop around for the best rate when using the money for purposes such as cosmetic surgery.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards, Insurance, Loans

MoneyExpert: Barclaycard: Debts Of £1.5bn To Be Written Off

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Credit card provider Barclaycard said it expects to have to write off around £1.5 billion of debt defaulted by customers this year.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Loans

This Is Money: Bank Must Do Its Homework

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The Bank of England may be preoccupied with wage inflation, but it can’t ignore the persistent strength of the housing market

Tagged Banks

This Is Money: First Drive-through Bank On The Way

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Britains first drive-through bank could be open within six months, it emerged yesterday

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