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
Motley Fool: The Trouble With Instant Access Savings
If you withdraw money from ordinary savings accounts without giving considerable notice then you are penalised, usually with loss of interest and possibly a charge. Instant access accounts are different because they are about being able to withdraw money quickly without penalty.
Motley Fool: ING Enters The Mortgage Market
A few years ago no-one had ever heard of ING Direct here in the UK. And then suddenly the Dutch-owned bank swooped into the savings market grabbing headlines and customers by the bucket load with its ‘open, honest and simple approach’. One respectable savings rate for all regardless of how much is invested and three years later, ING now has a customer base of one million savers.
This Is Money: Warning On Loan Cover Bandits
Concerns that claims companies are set to profit from targeting customers mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) were aired today
Motley Fool: Five Buy-To-Let Tax Tips
There have been various little buy-to-let tax savings schemes in the press recently. Five in fact. Here’s a brief summary:
This Is Money: Vodafone Pullout Hits Carphone
Carphone Warehouse’s shares fell 15% today on the shock news Vodafone is withdrawing its contract phones from the store in favour of Phones4U
Motley Fool: Size Isn’t Everything
If you’re looking for safe shares to invest in, big is not necessarily beautiful.
Motley Fool: Retail — A Game Of Two Halves
“Attendances in June were impacted by the World Cup” Raymond Mould, Arena Leisure (LSE:ARE)