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.
Tag: Loans
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: Another Mad Mortgage To Shun!
Abbey, which is the UK’s second-largest mortgage lender and is now owned by Spanish bank Santander, has laid down the gauntlet to other mortgage lenders.
This Is Money: Debt Doomsday ‘is Coming’
Britain faces a debt doomsday where the number of adults struggling with their finances outnumbers those who can cope
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?
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.
MoneyExpert: New Mortgage Products Launched
Those wishing to compare the mortgage rate of different products on the current market could consider two more options as of Monday.
Motley Fool: Cheap Credit, But Not For Much Longer
I’m loathe to call personal loans cheap. Primark is cheap. Lidl is cheap. Budgies cheap. But loans cost real money. Still, when it comes to borrowing these days, the best personal loans and credit cards are about as cheap as they can get. The problem is that this can’t last.