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Wednesday 6th June 2007
Consumers dodge credit card charges Brits are becoming wiser about using debit cards rather than credit cards to make withdrawals from cash points, apparently doing so to dodge charges, according to Apacs. Research showed that the a...
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Friday 1st June 2007
Brits have to be persuaded to borrow Although many people frequently utilise credit to fund various purchases, 62 per cent of Brits say that they are hesitant about borrowing and need to be persuaded, new research shows. According to... |
Thursday 31st May 2007
Holiday spending means Brits get burnt Around 12 million Brits get into debt as a result of splashing out on holidays, with just over one in 20 saying this happens after either most or all of their holidays, according to CreditExpert we... |
Friday 25th May 2007
Online retail 'to triple by 2011' Britain's online retail sector is set to triple in value by 2011, a survey claims. A study of the online market from Verdict Research finds that shopping on the internet grew by 33.4 per cent in 2... |
Thursday 24th May 2007
Annual credit card fees 'no surprise' Experts say that the introduction of annual fees on credit cards by some of the big high street banks is unsurprising, but consumers may decide to switch over to debit cards to avoid the charges. ... |
Wednesday 16th May 2007
One British lifetime equals £150,000 of credit British people spend an average of £150,000 on their credit cards over a lifetime, according to life assistance company CPP. Using £3,540 of credit a year, Brits supplement their cash pu... |
Wednesday 16th May 2007
Britons 'spend £5.25 trillion on credit cards' The combined amount that UK residents will spend on their credit cards during their lives is likely to reach £5.25 trillion, new research says. According to life assistance company CPP the av... |
Tuesday 8th May 2007
Credit-happy consumers still confident Despite interest rate hikes raising the cost of borrowing and more increases on the cards, the latest Personal Credit Index survey from CreditExpert.co.uk shows that people are still happy to get i... |
Tuesday 8th May 2007
Contactless credit cards in four months British consumers could be paying for low-cost transactions with just a wave of their debit or credit cards in as little as four months. Apacs, the country's payment association, says that 'contac... |
Monday 30th April 2007
Consumers shy away from credit Credit card debt took a £0.1 billion dip in March, according to the British Bankers Association (BBA), with consumers reluctant to add to personal debt. New borrowing on credit cards was down... |
Tuesday 24th April 2007
Scousers worst at paying back debt One in six of Liverpudlians never repays anything on their credit card borrowings, other than accumulated interest, making Liverpool the worst city in the UK for the practice, according to research... |
Monday 23rd April 2007
Visa pop-up box confounds consumers Online shoppers have been reluctant to enter card details into a security service, Verified by Visa (VbV), because the pop-up box that appears sparks fears of a scam. Many internet retailers have ... |
Saturday 21st April 2007
Petrol credit card scam linked to Tamil rebels UK motorists have become the target of a credit card scam that allegedly funds Tamil rebel groups in Sri Lanka. In the scam, customers' card details are obtained when the card is used to pay at pe... |
Thursday 19th April 2007
Consumers concerned about personal data compromise Over half of all shoppers say they would take their business elsewhere in the event that a company lost or disclosed their personal information, according to a new MORI poll. According to the surv... |
Tuesday 17th April 2007
Forgetful Brits will owe bankers £12 The Royal Bank of Scotland group has announced that customers who forget to inform its credit card providers when they have moved home will incur a £12 penalty fee. The new rule will affect c... |
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Despite the fact that the worldwide economy is on a slippery slope it seems that less people filed for bankruptcy in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period last year. Figures... 
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