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31 December 2007
Britons "too scared" to open their post-Christmas personal loan and credit card bills are risking serious financial consequences for the future, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said.
19 December 2007
Sainsbury's bank has announced a cut in its personal loan rates of 0.4%, in a new limited offer.
17 December 2007
The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has accused some UK banks of sharp practices when it comes to their advertising of personal loans.
10 December 2007
The right of high street banks to practice age discrimination in their provision of credit has been upheld, the BBC reports.
06 December 2007
The Bank of England is under increasing pressure to cut interest rates today.
05 December 2007
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has announced a set of new standards to help people in debt to manage their financial problems through Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs).
03 December 2007
Ongoing fears of a downturn in the housing market have led to calls for the Bank of England to cut interest rates.
29 November 2007
Customers are not suffering as much with personal debts as has been feared, Barclays said yesterday.
28 November 2007
Britons are preparing to tighten their belts - with over a third found to be concerned with the apparent economic slowdown in the UK.
23 November 2007
The US Thanksgiving weekend is no longer just a time for culinary over-indulgence, sports-watching and taking time off work.
22 November 2007
UK consumers are phoning credit reference agencies in large numbers, frightened that their personal data has been stolen due to the security lapse at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
16 November 2007
The clearest signal yet that interest rates are to fall soon has been made by the Bank of England, whose Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets to set the rate each month.
14 November 2007
A series of court dates have been set for irate customers hoping to claim money from banks they say have mis-sold them loan insurance, Reuters reports.
09 November 2007
The Bank of England's nine-member monetary policy committee (MPC) has kept interest rates at 5.75% for another month.
07 November 2007
UK businesses and financial regulators must join forces to tackle the problem of consumer debt, Citizens Advice said yesterday.
05 November 2007
The UK's debt mountain is not just built by mortgages and personal loans, Skipton building society has revealed.
05 November 2007
Borrowers of personal loans hoping for an interest rate cut from the Bank of England later this week seem likely to be disappointed.
02 November 2007
Overall savings levels in the UK are set to rise still further in the next few years, research from Alliance & Leicester (A&L) shows.
02 November 2007
A 0.25% cut in interest rates by the Bank of England for early 2008 is predicted by a major new poll, released today.
30 October 2007
The rate of debt for personal loans in Britain continues to rise, new figures from the Bank of England show.