High Street banks’ calls for tough controls on debt firms have been dismissed by the Government, which says lenders are to blame for the problem
This Is Money: Visa Joining The Stock Market
The Daily Mail City team explain why the brand on millions of credit cards plans to sell shares in a public offering
This Is Money: Fading Fame For Prudential
As its influence wanes in the City and suburbia, the insurer’s chairman may have no choice but to accept a takeover offer
This Is Money: Shoppers To Pay For Plastic Bags
Consumers could be charged for plastic bags at supermarket and shop checkouts in a crackdown being urged by ministers
This Is Money: Royal Mail Chief Snub To Public
Royal Mail’s chairman provoked outrage yesterday with an astonishing claim that ‘the people we deliver to are not our customers’
This Is Money: Carphone ‘could Lose Orange Too’
Mobile phone operator Orange looks likely to follow Vodafone and adding to Carphone Warehouse’s troubles by cutting off supplies
Scotsman: UK Spending On Cards Hits £470bn
BRITONS are putting more on their plastic than ever before. In 2005 the UK spent a total £470 billion on charge, credit and debit and store card transactions, up 50 per cent on the level recorded in 2001, says analyst Datamonitor.
Motley Fool: Ten More Banking Tricks!
Earlier this week, I wrote the first part of this two-part article on the tricks banks play on us. In Banks Behaving Badly, I revealed sixteen tricks which banks and credit-card issuers use to empty our pockets.
Motley Fool: Free Yourself From Fees!
When you’re looking around for a home loan, it’s vital to look beyond those eye-catching headline rates of interest, because there’s a lot more to a mortgage than meets the eye.
This Is Money: Airport Charges For Picking Up Friends
Friends and family collecting passengers from one of the UK’s biggest airports will no longer be able to wait a few minutes free of charge