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This Is Money: Visa Joining The Stock Market

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The Daily Mail City team explain why the brand on millions of credit cards plans to sell shares in a public offering

Tagged Credit, Credit Cards

Scotsman: UK Spending On Cards Hits £470bn

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

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.

Tagged Business, Credit

Motley Fool: Ten More Banking Tricks!

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

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.

Tagged Banks, Credit, Loans, Mortgages, Savings

MoneyExpert: Credit Card Repayments Overtake Spending For The First Time

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The number of people repaying their credit card in full at the end of each month has risen to 59 per cent from 56 per cent in 2004, according to new research.

Tagged Credit, Credit Cards

MoneyExpert: Current Account Overdraft Fees To Be Investigated

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

When looking for a current account to suit your needs it is important to check how much you will be charged for going overdrawn without permission.

Tagged Banks, Business, Credit, Credit Cards

This Is Money: The UK’s Credit Card Boom

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Booming credit means that we have been putting more on our plastic than ever before, according to figures released today

Tagged Credit, Loans

This Is Money: Massive Hacker Attack On Britain

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Scotland Yard today issued an urgent alert over a mass attack by an online crime gang targeting banking and credit card details

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards

MoneyExpert: Find The Right Credit Card For Christmas Spending

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

For early Christmas shoppers wishing to compare credit cards, the market currently offers a number of different deals with varying levels of interest and balance transfer rates.

Tagged Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Interest Rates

Motley Fool: Five Great Credit-Card Deals!

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Nerdy facts: a credit card has an area of roughly six square inches, and there are around 75 million in circulation in the UK.

Tagged Credit, Credit Cards

This Is Money: Costly Cards ‘need A Wealth Warning’

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Warnings should be put on high- charging credit cards to shame banks into offering a better deal, a finance industry leader said yesterday

Tagged Banks, Credit, Credit Cards, Loans

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