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August retail sales levels cause surprise

By admin • Oct 19th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards

According to recent reports industry officials were pleasantly surprised recently when data showed that there had been an unexpected surge in retail sales levels for the month of August. The rise in retail sales levels was not a huge one, but many industry experts had been expecting sales levels to fall by around 0.5%, so [...]



Campaigners do not think price comparison sites will necessarily mean the best credit card deal

By admin • Sep 29th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards

According to some officials from a consumer campaign group sing a price comparison site to try and get the best deal on a credit card will not necessarily prove effective. More and more price  comparison sites have sprung up over the past couple of years, and many people use these to try and get the [...]



Sales figures for discount stores on the rise

By admin • Sep 22nd, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards

Over recent years the nation’s major supermarket giants, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons, have monopolised the industry, with the smaller stores barely getting a look in. However, with the global credit crunch still biting and many households finding it harder and harder to make ends meet it looks as thought the smaller discount stores are [...]



Supermarket giants try to entice customers back

By admin • Sep 5th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards

With food prices having soared out of control, in addition to the range of other hikes in bills and living costs, many people have been struggling to make ends meet when it comes to the household budget. Consumers have tried to make a range of cutbacks in order to try and make their money stretch [...]



Mortgage approvals reach ‘record low’ in May

By admin • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Graduates urged to prioritise costly debt

By admin • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Lenders urged to tighten checks

By admin • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Store cards reduce their APR’s – just

By admin • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



We won’t have cheap credit for ‘a number of years to come’

By admin • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Equifax: Be ‘cautious’ about ID fraud

By admin • Jun 11th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



‘Unsurprising’ that credit crunch has hit the middle classes

By admin • Jun 10th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Younger people ‘nonchalant’ about their cards

By admin • Jun 5th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



New credit cards can ‘ease the pinch’

By admin • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Interest rates ‘may drop to 4% in 2009′

By admin • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Axa: Teenagers blow budgets in experiment

By admin • May 22nd, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Many UK workers at ‘financial tipping point’

By admin • May 22nd, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Holidaymakers incur charges by using plastic abroad

By admin • May 20th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Check your credit profile to stamp out fraud, urges expert

By admin • May 20th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



People using credit to ‘patch holes in their budgets’

By admin • May 18th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Don’t rely on credit for household bills, says expert

By admin • May 15th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



2.5 million accounts hit as banks tighten finances

By admin • May 14th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



People urged to fight unfair credit records

By admin • May 10th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Don’t leave financial problems to get worse, says expert

By admin • May 4th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Change your lifestyle to get good credit report, advises expert

By admin • May 3rd, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



“Bling-itis” pushing Brits towards bankruptcy, says expert

By admin • May 3rd, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



“Shop around online” for discounts, advises expert

By admin • May 3rd, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



BRC: Credit crunch leading to “cash comeback”

By admin • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Surfers worry about using credit cards online

By admin • Apr 27th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



People using same Pin are risking money

By admin • Apr 25th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Shoppers choosing cash rather than credit

By admin • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



UreLife promotes “earn before you spend” mentality

By admin • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Credit card users hit with default charges

By admin • Apr 18th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Applications for credit reports rise as customers are refused loans

By admin • Apr 18th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Credit crunch shouldn’t affect responsible credit card users, claims expert

By admin • Apr 17th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Credit card users ‘want online services’

By admin • Apr 11th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Consumers ’should help prevent credit card fraud’

By admin • Apr 10th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Prepaid currency cards “more competitive” than credit cards

By admin • Apr 9th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Credit card holders could face 10,000% interest on one pence

By admin • Apr 5th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Rate of consumers switching reaches 5.1m

By admin • Apr 4th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Over £1bn to be transferred between credit cards every month

By admin • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Brits prefer cards to cash

By admin • Apr 1st, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Identity theft victims older than fraudsters

By admin • Mar 28th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Consumers need to ‘understand the whole product’ when buying a credit card

By admin • Mar 21st, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



More consumers concerned about safety of personal details

By admin • Mar 21st, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Credit crunch makes it ‘harder’ for UK consumers to get cards at low-rates

By admin • Mar 21st, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Holiday dangers for credit card users

By admin • Mar 15th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Financial education in schools needs to be practical, say experts

By admin • Mar 13th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



70 working days needed to pay off average debt interest, survey claims

By admin • Mar 11th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Under 35s facing credit card and loan debt

By admin • Mar 8th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards



Credit card holders warned about buying abroad

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: News, News-Credit-Cards