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Category: Banks

MoneyExpert: Credit Card Users ‘lose £70m Abroad’

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Holidaymakers who used their debit or credit cards abroad last winter lost more than £70 million in bank charges, it has been revealed.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards

Scotsman: Bad Loan Warning Over Christmas Debts

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

BANKS and building societies have warned that the burden of bad loans is set to soar in the new year as borrowers struggle to meet debts made worse over the Christmas period.

Tagged Banks, Business, Debt, Loans

Scotsman: Bank Customers Warned Of Charges

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

BANK customers are being warned of high charges if they fail to watch changes to their overdraft terms.

Tagged Banks, Business

MoneyExpert: HSBC Launches Homeowner Loan Sale

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A new homeowner loan has been launched by HSBC as part of a sale the bank is conducting.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards, Insurance, Loans, Mortgages, Savings

MoneyExpert: Bank Raises Rates For Gambling Transactions

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

HSBC has announced it is to raise the rates issued to those who use their credit cards for depositing money into online betting accounts.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards, Debt

Scotsman: How Kids’ Cash Can Help Parents To Survive

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

AS MANY as 83,000 parents are so short of money this January that they are prepared to raid their children’s bulging post-Christmas piggy banks just to get them through the month.

Tagged Banks, Business, Children

This Is Money: Chip And Pin Fraud Alert

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Shoppers were warned today about a major security fear over chip and Pin machines after scientists revealed they could beat the ‘foolproof’ system

Tagged Banks, Savings

MoneyExpert: January Is ‘busiest For Personal Loans’

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

January is the busiest month for people taking out personal loans, it has emerged, following the festive season when many may have overspent or taken out extra credit.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Insurance, Interest Rates, Loans, Mortgages

MoneyExpert: Don’t Publicise Your Details, Warns PayPal

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Some 8.8 million people have admitted to reading out their confidential debit or credit card details while on the phone at work.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards

This Is Money: Children’s Free Money Sits Untouched

Posted on January 4, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A quarter of all parents whose children received child trust fund payments have not chosen an investment tool for their child’s money

Tagged Banks, Children, Investments, Savings, Tools

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