Links to other interesting money articles on 19th Oct 2006.
This Is Money: Credit Giants Hit Russian Music Site
Credit card giant Visa has joined the battle against a Russian website accused of profiting by selling cut-price music downloads illegally
This Is Money: Homeloans Hit Another Record
Homeowners borrowed a record monthly amount again in September, but mortgage lending slipped back slightly from the previous month
Motley Fool: Hazardous Home Loans To Avoid!
One of the most important choices that the average person makes is deciding which home to buy — and choosing a mortgage to pay for it.
Motley Fool: Make A 28% To 67% Return Today
As well as this week being National Identity Fraud Prevention Week, 16 to 22 October is also National Giving Week. What’s more, Children In Need is just a month away on Friday, 17 November, so we Brits will be digging deep to raise or donate money for good causes over the next month.
Motley Fool: Ten Tips To Get Credit
Debt breeds more debt, which can spiral out of control. (Um, I’m supposed to put a little humour into my articles, but I’m not sure how with an opening like that. A comedy thunderclap perhaps? I’ll get the sound-effects team on it…)
Motley Fool: 0% Mortgages: Too Good To Be True?
I suspect that most people who see a mortgage advertised at 0% have alarms, clarions and sirens ringing in their head all at once, but is there anything to these mortgages?
Motley Fool: Is Offsetting Your Mortgage The Answer?
What should you do if you’re given a large bonus from work that you don’t want to spend now, but still want easy access to in the future? Stash it carefully away? Or how about use it to reduce the interest payable on your mortgage?
This Is Money: Shock Sales Slip As High St Feels Heat
British shops suffered a shock decline in sales last month with clothes stores bearing most of the pain thanks to dull fashions and unseasonally warm weather
Motley Fool: Tata Corus…But Who’s Next?
Anyone who has been following the Indian market will not have been too surprised by Tata Steel’s designs on Corus Group (LSE: CS.). Formerly known as Tata Iron & Steel, or TISCO, the company already has steel interests in huge swathes of South-East Asia, Iran, Australia and South Africa. So, an acquisition of Corus will be just another step towards the company’s stated global aspirations.