30 March 2006
A number of the high street's biggest banks have signed up to a new scheme aimed at increasing awareness of customer indebtedness.
29 March 2006
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has given advice to consumers following the court ruling that goods purchased overseas are covered by section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act.
28 March 2006
Millions of UK residents are putting themselves at unnecessary risk of being the victims of identity fraud by carrying around credit cards that they never use.
27 March 2006
Egg has issued advice for borrowers, helping them get the most from their credit card.
24 March 2006
Banks could attempt to pass costs on to consumers after a court ruled that credit card guarantees do cover goods purchased outside the UK, according to switching and comparison website uSwitch.com.
23 March 2006
Goods bought overseas using a credit card will be covered by the card's guarantee, a UK court has ruled.
22 March 2006
The advent of chip and PIN cards will create a new self-service culture among UK consumers, according to a secure transaction company.
21 March 2006
Over three million females admit to not telling the truth about their credit card balance, research has found.
20 March 2006
The Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) has welcomed a government amendment to credit legislation that it says could outlaw irresponsible lending.
17 March 2006
People in the UK are throwing caution to the wind when their birthday comes round, with the country spending £1.6 billion a year on birthday celebrations, according to a survey.
16 March 2006
More than three quarters of people in the UK feel concerned about withdrawing cash from cash machines due to fears that they might have their card details stolen, according to a bank.
15 March 2006
Indebted consumers may find it more difficult in the future to receive relatively cheap credit as lenders begin to worry more about bad debt, a market analysis company has said.
13 March 2006
UK credit card users spent almost £8 million of their card expenditure on themselves in the last three months of 2005, according to a credit card company.
10 March 2006
The average woman spends £80,000 on shoes over the course of her lifetime, claims American Express
09 March 2006
Innovative new fingerprint scan technology could herald a shift away from credit card dependency
08 March 2006
A final report on store cards released by the Competition Commission (CC) has been described as "disappointing"
07 March 2006
The introduction of chip and PIN technology is being credited with reducing the amount of counterfeit and lost and stolen fraud
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