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30 June 2006
The UK has rapidly developed into a "plastic society" since the launch if credit cards in the country 40 years ago, according to a personal finance expert.
29 June 2006
Unused credit cards are putting millions of Brits at greater risk of falling victim to identity theft, according to a specialist credit history firm.
28 June 2006
More people are repaying, rather than adding too, their credit card debts
27 June 2006
The UK's credit card industry will be celebrating its 40th birthday this week.
26 June 2006
Brits will spend nearly £5 billion on sports and fitness activities this year, according to Barclays bank.
23 June 2006
Some of the UK's retired population continue to use credit cards even when they have a much reduced income, a charity has warned.
22 June 2006
New research has revealed that introductory interest free offers on credit cards vary hugely.
21 June 2006
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it is to start an investigation into the legality of credit card interchange fees.
20 June 2006
The amount of fraud committed overseas using UK credit and debit cards has fallen for the fourth consecutive year, according to the country's payments association.
19 June 2006
American Express has said that its decision to stop offering balance transfers for new customers was "not directly linked" to the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) demand for cuts to default charges.
16 June 2006
Link, the operator of the UK's cash machine network, has invested in a company that offers a prepay cash card that serves as a useful credit card alternative.
15 June 2006
The decision by credit card issuer American Express to stop offering balance transfers to new customers has been described as "the beginning of the end" for rate tarts, by an industry expert.
14 June 2006
A postal worker has admitted stealing more than 100 credit cards in a scam worth over £800,000.
13 June 2006
Mums could use credit cards as a way of controlling the costs of kitting out their kids, according to a senior industry figure.
09 June 2006
Barclaycard ahs revealed that customers of one of its credit cards are repaying their balances more quickly, reducing the amount of interest they have to pay.
08 June 2006
It has been revealed that credit card providers make an extra £500 a year from the way they allocate payments.
07 June 2006
The Post Office has launched a new pre-pay card that could save consumers from having to use their credit cards abroad.
06 June 2006
Nationwide has become the latest big high street name to lower its credit card charges, following an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
05 June 2006
HBOS has become the latest bank to lower its credit card charges in response to recommendations from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
02 June 2006
Many of the UK's largest banks have cut the charges they impose when consumers miss or make late payments.
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