When is interest-free credit not interest free? When you’re forced to pay fees (and, amazingly, even interest) for the privilege of borrowing money at 0% for an extended period!
Month: September 2006
Motley Fool: A Fine Start For Standard Life
Shortly before Standard Life (LSE: SL) floated in July, I wrote that the company was “priced to go”, and, sure enough, the share has moved up nicely from the float price of 230p to 268p today. I think the shares are worth holding.
This Is Money: How The LSE Lost Its Virtue
It is not necessarily good news that the UK has become a magnet for companies that until recently might have floated their shares elsewhere
This Is Money: Barclays Lands New Premiership Deal
Barclays Bank has extended its sponsorship of football’s Premier League with a three-year deal worth £65.8m
This Is Money: Account Upgrades Make You Pay
Hundreds of thousands of bank customers are being ‘upgraded’ to fee-paying current accounts without their permission, according to new research
This Is Money: Sainsbury’s Introduces Green Orange Bags
A supermarket is replacing its white carrier bags with orange versions made from 33% recycled material, it announced today
MoneyExpert: Report: Credit Card Rates Rising
Credit card companies have increased their interest rates to compensate for revenue they have lost as a result of lower default charges and rising bad debt, according to new research.
This Is Money: 40 Years Of Campaigns
For four decades Daily Mail’s Money Mail team have been fighting for a fair deal for families trying to make the most of their finances
This Is Money: Dial-a-geek To Beat Techno-rage
BT has become the latest firm to launch a broadband home installation service in a bid to tap into the number of customers suffering techno-rage
This Is Money: Enron’s Fastow Says UK Banks ‘knew Of Fraud’
Former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow, who was senetnced to six years last night, has said that major UK banks were aware of his financial schemes