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Category: Banks

MoneyExpert: ‘Banks Need To Increase Security’

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A number of banks are not protecting their customers from online fraud attacks, according to a new report.

Tagged Banks

MoneyExpert: “Money Problems Are The Last Social Taboo”

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A total of 22 per cent of adults feel comfortable discussing their money or debt concerns with their best friends, according to new research.

Tagged Banks, Debt, Insurance, Loans

MoneyExpert: Barclays: Beware Of ‘e-scams’

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Barclays, the high-street bank, has advised its customers to be “extra vigilant” following reports of a new type of e-mail fraud.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards

MoneyExpert: Credit Card Balances Decline For Fifth Month

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The amount lent on credit cards fell in September for the fifth consecutive month, new figures reveal.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards

Motley Fool: Cheap Credit, But Not For Much Longer

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

I’m loathe to call personal loans cheap. Primark is cheap. Lidl is cheap. Budgies cheap. But loans cost real money. Still, when it comes to borrowing these days, the best personal loans and credit cards are about as cheap as they can get. The problem is that this can’t last.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards, Interest Rates, Loans

Scotsman: Mortgage Approvals Hit 2½-year High

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

MORTGAGE approvals hit their highest level in more than 2½ years last month, according to figures published by the Bank of England.

Tagged Banks, Business, Mortgages

This Is Money: 7m Of Us ‘too Poor To Afford A Home’

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

One in eight of us can no longer afford to buy a home, according to one of Britain’s biggest banks

Tagged Banks, Mortgages

Scotsman: Price Of A Home Doubles In Decade

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

HOUSE prices in Scotland have doubled over the past decade, according to the latest figures from Halifax Bank of Scotland.

Tagged Banks, Business

Motley Fool: Lessons From Interest Rate Hikes

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

It is looking increasingly likely that the Bank of England may increase interest rates next month. The Monetary Policy Committee will meet again in early November to decide whether the British economy is strong enough to sustain another base rate hike.

Tagged Banks, Economy, Interest Rates

Scotsman: Mortgage Lending Dips From Record

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

SEPTEMBER’s gross mortgage lending was £17.9 billion, 14 per cent lower than August’s record figure, but slightly more than the £17.8bn reached in September last year, according to the British Bankers’ Association.

Tagged Banks, Business, Mortgages

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