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UK Holidaymakers Advised to Check Car Insurance Cover When Abroad
Traveller’s who are thinking of hiring rental vehicles whilst they are abroad, are being urged to check exactly what cover their car insurance provides. Read
By: Phil | 08/07/2008 | Insurance
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UK Building Societies Suffering From a Fall in Home Loan Lending
Building societies in the UK saw a fall of more than £1 billion in their mortgage lending during March 2008 according to published home loans data. They also observed a drop in advanced net loans from £1.8 billion to £580 million compared to the same moth of 2007. Read
By: Phil | 08/07/2008 | Mortgage
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Student Loan Payments See Unsecured Lending Levels Soar
Unsecured lending jumped suddenly during February 2008 by £2.4 billion it was revealed by the Bank of England, which is claimed to be as a result of a rise in students seeking loans to cover tuition fees and maintenance costs. Read
By: Phil | 08/07/2008 | Loans
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Oft Call for Credit Card Companies to Help Consumers to Find the Best Deals
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said that credit card companies should make it more straightforward for consumers to compare deals and shop around for the best arrangements. Read
By: Phil | 08/07/2008 | Credit
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Banks Consider Selling Their Insurance Units to Boost Their Strategic Gains
With the Royal Bank of Scotland deciding to sell its insurance business, experts are predicting this move to trigger other banks into reconsidering whether owning an insurer is a worthwhile strategic policy. Read
By: Phil | 08/07/2008 | Insurance
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Analysts Say Secured Loans are Now a Good Option for Homeowners
In spite of the risks that come along with borrowing against your home, they may be a viable option if people are looking for money according analysts at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com. Read
By: Phil | 04/07/2008 | Loans
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Approved Mortgage Deals Fall to an All Time Low
The number of new approved mortgages fell by 20 per cent in May 2008, to the lowest figure for more than 10 years. The drop between April and May was the biggest recorded, with just 28,000 agreed home loans being the lowest amount ever. Read
By: Phil | 04/07/2008 | Mortgage
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Mortgage Crisis in the US Sees Professionals Lose Their Homes and Live in Cars
With the amount of mortgage foreclosures continuing to rise in the United States, shocking figures reveal that more and more middle class professional Americans are being forced to sell their homes and live in their cars or motor-homes. Read
By: Phil | 04/07/2008 | Mortgage
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The Drop of New Home Loans Being Offered Sees Thousand Opt to Re-mortgage
The British Bankers Association has revealed that the number of mortgages being offered by large high street banks has fallen by 39 per cent. Read
By: Phil | 04/07/2008 | Mortgage
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Younger People More Susceptible to Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft
With APACS revealing credit card fraud had risen by 25 per cent in 2007, research from Saga found that people aged less than 50 years old, and especially men, are more likely to be the victims of card fraud or identity theft. This they say is down to the fact that younger people tend to have multiple credit and debit cards which makes fraudulent activity harder to spot. Read
By: Phil | 04/07/2008 | Credit