Barclaycard has announced that the annual percentage rate (APR) on its Barclaycard Platinum credit card is to be lowered from 17.9 per cent to 14.9 per cent.
Tag: Insurance
This Is Money: Checkout Finance Is ‘poor Value’
Research out today shows that supermarket and High Street financial products – loans, insurance and bank accounts – are poor value. Ed Monk investigates
Motley Fool: Get The Insurance You Really Need
Have you ever taken five minutes to look at your bank statements to see where your money goes each month? Mortgage or rent payments, council tax, loan repayments and bills are bound to take the biggest chunk of your income, but you’re also bound to have the odd insurance policy in amongst them. Some of us have a whole list of them. But the question is – which ones do we really need?
Motley Fool: What You Need To Know About Life Insurance
Life insurance pays out to your dependants if you die. Well, that seems simple enough. But is it though?
MoneyExpert: ‘Women Borrow Twice As Much As Men’
The UK’s women owe more than twice as much as their male counterparts, it has emerged.
MoneyExpert: FSA Issue Fine To Loans Company
Loans.co.uk has been fined £455,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over its sales of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI).
MoneyExpert: “Money Problems Are The Last Social Taboo”
A total of 22 per cent of adults feel comfortable discussing their money or debt concerns with their best friends, according to new research.
Scotsman: Protecting Yourself From Slip-ups
CITY watchdog the Financial Services Authority handed out its biggest fine to date for mis-selling of payment protection insurance last week when it clobbered Loans.co.uk Limited with a £455,000 fine.
Scotsman: Buying Tips
Which? says Payment Protection Insurance should not be taken out with mortgage, loan or credit card plans, as cheaper debt protection is available elsewhere.
Scotsman: Private Pension Firms ‘no More Expensive Than State’
INSURANCE companies could deliver the government’s new personal accounts for pensions at no more cost to individuals than if they were offered through a centralised state-managed scheme, according to independent research.