In June, I wrote Northern Ireland’s Banking Scandal in order to expose the incredibly poor current accounts, credit cards, personal loans and savings accounts on offer in Northern Ireland.
Tag: Savings
This Is Money: A Battle For Hearts And Minds
Today more than 3,000 sub-postmasters will descend on Westminster to present Tony Blair with a petition signed by almost 4m post office supporters
Motley Fool: Five Money-Saving Tips From Your Dentist
If your dentist was to retire and settle for the easy life as a Foolish personal finance writer (don’t tell my editor I said that) he might write five money-saving tips like this:
MoneyExpert: Savings To Help You And The Environment
A new savings account has been launched which aims to support renewable energy projects while providing an annual equivalent rate of 4.5 per cent.
Scotsman: Treasury Poised To Kill Off ASP Retirement Plan
THE government is expected to use next month’s pre-Budget speech to kill off a new-style pension which for the first time allowed families to pass retirement savings, normally lost on death, to the next generation.
Scotsman: Look To The Future When Saving
AFTER months of controversy, public debate, numerous U-turns and endless lobbying, the Chancellor’s new rules on pensions, savings and planning for the future have now been enacted.
MoneyExpert: The Demise Of The Fee-free Balance Transfer
When looking for a credit card to suit your financial needs, the proposition of a fee-free balance transfer is becoming a “dying breed”, a financial analyst has said.
Motley Fool: Ten More Banking Tricks!
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.
Motley Fool: The Trouble With Instant Access Savings
If you withdraw money from ordinary savings accounts without giving considerable notice then you are penalised, usually with loss of interest and possibly a charge. Instant access accounts are different because they are about being able to withdraw money quickly without penalty.
Motley Fool: ING Enters The Mortgage Market
A few years ago no-one had ever heard of ING Direct here in the UK. And then suddenly the Dutch-owned bank swooped into the savings market grabbing headlines and customers by the bucket load with its ‘open, honest and simple approach’. One respectable savings rate for all regardless of how much is invested and three years later, ING now has a customer base of one million savers.