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Tag: Credit Cards

MBNA Launches Text Service

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Credit card provider MBNA have launched a new service which allows you to get updates on your credit card texted to your mobile phone.

Tagged Credit Cards, mobile, Tools

Google Now Does Credit Card Comparisons

Posted on February 25, 2010February 25, 2010 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Google has made its first official steps into the UK financial comparison market with the launch of a tool to compare credit card rates.

Tagged Credit Cards, google, Tools

Have You Paid Your Mortgage With Your Credit Card?

Posted on January 12, 2010January 12, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A survey has estimated that over a million households have used a credit card to pay for their mortgage or rent over the past year.

Tagged Credit Cards, Mortgages

Expert Finance Predictions for 2010: Kevin Mountford, moneysupermarket.com

Posted on January 5, 2010May 26, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 4 Comments

Kevin Mountford, head of banking at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com, gives his personal finance predictions for 2010.

Tagged Credit Cards, Loans, Savings

How To Clean Your Credit & Debit Cards

Posted on October 23, 2009October 22, 2009 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

We’ve already shown you how to destroy your credit and debit cards, and now we go to the other extreme, how to clean your debit and credit cards.

Tagged Credit Cards, Tips

How To Safely Destroy A Credit Card

Posted on September 10, 2009September 15, 2009 by Rob Lewis - 5 Comments

So you’ve decided to do away with the dreaded “sod-it” card, or your card has expired, and you need to throw it out without letting anyone get their hands on your data, how should you destroy your card?

Tagged Credit Cards, security

0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards & How Much You Could Save

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

I recently received an email about a new balance transfer deal on an MBNA credit card – normally I’d delete it without hesitation, but as this was a 13-month 0% deal, I thought I’d check it out in more detail.

Tagged calculator, Credit Cards

Egg Money To Stop Paying Interest On Positive Balances

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Egg have announced some changes to their Egg Money credit card which may be of interest to their customers. From 15th May the card will become the “Egg Money World MasterCard”, but more importantly the card will stop paying interest on positive balances.

Tagged Credit Cards

Credit Cards: Don’t Make The Mistakes These People Did

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Stories of unbelievable credit card debts and stupid credit card mistakes.

Tagged Credit Cards, Featured

Egg Money Credit Card Charge Changes

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

If, like me, you’re an Egg Money credit card customer, you’ll probably be interested to know that from 1st September the interest rate on purchases is going up from a very competitive APR of 7.9% to 12.9% APR.

Tagged Credit Cards

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