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Month: September 2005

Mortgage Rip-Offs

Posted on September 29, 2005September 29, 2005 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Lenders may offer you low interest rates on your mortgage, but beware the hidden costs.

Tagged Mortgages

2 New Life Insurance Providers

Posted on September 29, 2005September 29, 2005 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The A.A. and Scottish Gas are entering the life insurance market.

Tagged General, Insurance

Review Of Lending Service Zopa

Posted on September 28, 2005April 7, 2009 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Zopa is a “person-to-person” lending service (the “eBay of banking”) which launched to mixed reactions a few months ago. Being a new service, people were naturally sceptical (me included), as to how it would compare to the banks. On the one hand, it cuts out the middleman (the banks), allowing users to set their own […]

Tagged Featured, General, Loans

Barclaycard Trials “Repayments Rewards”

Posted on September 28, 2005September 28, 2005 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Trial under way for credit card that rewards those paying off their balance early with lower interest rates.

Tagged Credit Cards, New Products

Insurance For Criminals

Posted on September 13, 2005September 13, 2005 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Are you an arsonist looking for buildings & contents insurance?

Tagged General, Insurance

Interest Rates Unchanged

Posted on September 8, 2005September 8, 2005 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The Bank of England has decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.5%

Tagged General, Savings

0% Credit Card Pitfalls

Posted on September 7, 2005September 7, 2005 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

0% Credit Cards can be useful if used in the right way, but there are some pitfalls to be wary of.

Tagged Credit Cards

Child Trust Fund: What To Do?

Posted on September 4, 2005September 4, 2005 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Recent reports suggest that many people have still failed to invest their child trust fund vouchers (about 50%, in fact). In some cases this is down to ignorance, although in other cases people are biding their time, as they are unsure about what they should do with them. It’s worth noting that parents have until […]

Tagged Featured, Savings

Capital One’s 0% on Balance Transfers

Posted on September 4, 2005September 21, 2005 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

The Scotsman is reporting that Capital One has just launched a new credit card which offers 0% interest on balance transfers until 1st January 2007, which is apparently the longest interest-free balance transfer offer currently available. Capital One is trying to cash in on the 5% of credit card holders currently looking to transfer balances […]

Tagged Credit Cards

Take Care With Travel Insurance Claims

Posted on September 4, 2005September 4, 2005 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

If you’ve just returned from or are just about to go on a holiday, then you might find this article on travel insurance claims on The Telegraph website an interesting read. It is estimated that about 5% of policyholders will make a claim on their insurance, and although many people think that travel insurance will […]

Tagged Featured, Insurance

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