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  • Last day for Barclaycard’s 24-month balance transfer credit card
    The longest ever Barclaycard offer on balance transfers (0% for 24 months) is set to end at midday tomorrow.   The Barclaycard Platinum credit card offers the opportunity for consumers to freeze their interest on a balance ...
    Tue 31st Jan, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Shrinking housing market looks to 95% mortgages
    Lenders are preparing to offer a 95% mortgage to boost an ailing housing market that depends heavily on buy-to-let and those unable to afford their own homes.   Contraction in supply and demand has ground housing market ...
    Mon 30th Jan, 2012
  • Lloyds Group axes charity credit cards
    Halifax and Bank of Scotland are to withdraw their charity credit cards from the end of February.   A statement from Lloyds Banking Group said that its decision was based on the limited demand for charity credit cards in ...
    Mon 30th Jan, 2012
  • Clegg wants faster increase in tax threshold
    Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg’s speech at the Resolution Foundation yesterday spoke of his ambition to see the coalition move harder and faster in raising the tax threshold.   The coalition agreement includes a dedication to ...
    Fri 27th Jan, 2012
  • HSBC hits Project Merlin target for lending to SMEs
    HSBC has confirmed that it met its target for Project Merlin in 2011, and vowed to continue to lend even more to small and medium-sized enterprises throughout 2012.   Project Merlin was designed to commit banks to lend more ...
    Fri 27th Jan, 2012 (2 Comments)
  • Credit cards and mortgages signal low borrowing
    Net lending for consumers and businesses remains 'subdued' on the back of the tough financial climate.   Concerned consumers paid off more credit card debt than they borrowed in December, according to the British Bankers’ ...
    Thu 26th Jan, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Saving Grace: How much compensation are you entitled to if a bank fails?
    Any ideas? Don't worry if not. You're in the majority. UK savers are protected for up to £85,000 per person per financial institution.   And despite a multi-million-pound television advertising campaign designed to raise ...
    Wed 25th Jan, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • NS&I slashes rate on its Direct Saver
    The popular NS&I has controversially cut the rate on its Direct Saver account as millions prepare to switch over to it in 2012.   NS&I’s year-to-date net financing total has reached £4.8 billion, well above the £2 ...
    Wed 25th Jan, 2012
  • Women with savings goals, but men plan to save more
    A free tool available to Natwest customers to help them achieve their savings goals has revealed interesting new data about saving priorities based on age, gender and location.   The number of women using the tool to ...
    Wed 25th Jan, 2012
  • UK a nation of savers, says Bank of England Governor
    Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King described the UK's pathway to recovery as arduous and uneven, but he has outlined an opportunity for the bank to engage.   UK households as a whole "have been net savers, rather than ...
    Wed 25th Jan, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Reminder: Avoid penalties on your tax returns
    Which4U wishes to remind any visitors who have not yet filed their 2010/2011 self-assessment tax returns to HMRC that they only have a week left to do so before incurring a £100 penalty.   Any outstanding self-assessment ...
    Tue 24th Jan, 2012
  • Saving on car insurance and motoring costs
    As car insurance stokes up a political storm, motorists have all the more reason to shop around carefully for the best deal.   Car insurance has become the centre of a political wrangle recently. According to the AA, the ...
    Tue 24th Jan, 2012
  • Mortgage lending up in 2011, but outlook remains uncertain
    Overall, mortgage lending increased in 2011 after lending activity increased for five consecutive months to December. The housing market faces a tougher 2012, experts warn, but there could be room for optimism.   Lending in ...
    Tue 24th Jan, 2012
  • Brits will use credit cards in 2012 but hope to find cutbacks
    Brits expect to rely on their credit cards in 2012, but there is renewed determination to make cutbacks as austerity moves into the household.   Over a quarter of Brits expect to owe money on their credit cards this year, ...
    Mon 23rd Jan, 2012
  • Greece close to averting Eurozone crisis
    Greece has come came close to negotiating a deal that could have major ramifications for the ensuing financial crisis in the Eurozone.   With major debt repayments of €14.5 billion due in March, Greece is currently on the ...
    Mon 23rd Jan, 2012
  • UK debts highest in the world
    Huge household debts in the UK are just part of a chilling picture that sees overall debt levels in the UK and Japan soar far beyond all other major economies.   Household, business and Government debts have seen UK debt as ...
    Fri 20th Jan, 2012
  • HSBC to provide £15 billion in mortgages
    HSBC hopes to take the largest market share of mortgages that the bank has ever had by making £15 billion available for UK homeowners in 2012, with help for first-time buyers.   This sum is expected to increase HSBC’s ...
    Fri 20th Jan, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • New wave of inflation-linked bonds
    In what may spark another wave of inflation-busting savings products, the Post Office has launched a new issue of its inflation-linked bond for a limited period.   Applications for the bond are open from today (Thursday ...
    Thu 19th Jan, 2012 (1 Comment)
  • Credit cards could see tougher regulation following reforms
    Amid falling satisfaction over credit cards and outcries over the marketing of payday loans, the Financial Services Consumer Panel is backing the full responsibility for all retail financial services to be handed to the new ...
    Thu 19th Jan, 2012
  • Credit card satisfaction at all-time low. Time for a change?
    A major credit card poll shows consumer satisfaction with credit cards to have hit an all-time low, with high street banks the biggest culprits. Yet, half of Brits persist with their credit cards for over 5 years. Is it time ...
    Wed 18th Jan, 2012
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