The total amount of card fraud has fallen in the last six months by five per cent, it has emerged.
Tag: Credit Cards
MoneyExpert: Consumers To Reduce Borrowing, Says Report
Those intending to reduce the amount owed on credit cards in the next six months outnumber those who plan to borrow more, new research has found.
This Is Money: Capital One Breaks Card Cheques Rules
The card company has admitted a serious breach of the banking code’s rules covering the marketing of credit card cheques
Motley Fool: Give Credit Card Cheques The Chop
This morning my new credit card provider kindly sent me a couple of credit card cheques ‘in case they’ll come in handy’. At least this lot didn’t come with the usual earnest attempt to persuade me to ‘treat’ myself, which is what my last card provider always urged me to do. I fed so many of the damn things through my shredder that it almost went into overdrive!
MoneyExpert: Consumers Use Credit Cards Sensibly, Research Shows
A new report on credit card spending has suggested that people are borrowing and managing spending levels “sensibly”.
This Is Money: Plastic Debt Heads For First Fall In 19 Years
Credit card borrowing could fall for the first time this year since the Bank of England started measuring spending on plastic 19 years ago
MoneyExpert: ‘Non-traditional Lenders Offer Average To Bad Value’
Many financial services from supermarkets and other “non-traditional providers” offer value which is “at best average”, it has emerged.
MoneyExpert: Visa Vouchers ‘just Like Using A Credit Card’
A new voucher scheme has been launched to “help beat the fraudsters”, by providing a method of payment similar to using a normal credit card.
This Is Money: Hundreds Fall Victim To Card Scam
Credit card holders in Sussex have been told to check their bills after police uncovered a huge fraud scam- ADVICE: Protect yourself against card fraud
MoneyExpert: ‘IVAs Can Help When Used Properly’
The Citizens’ Advice Bureau (CAB) has said that people in debt could be helped by Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), although they need to seek impartial independent advice before entering into one.