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House prices to be negative for four more years (31-8-10)
Homeowners who bought property at the peak of the property market in 2007 are set for four more years of negativite equity...Read more
Santander cuts rates on mortgages (27-8-10)
Santander is offering market-leading fixed-rate mortgages – but you’ll still need a big deposit...
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Budget cuts will hit poor families (25-8-10)
Low-income families are worse off, while well-off people without kids fare better under the new Budget...Read more
Zurich fined £2.3million for losing customer data (24-8-10)
Insurance company Zurich has been fined £2.275million by the money regulator for losing its customers’ personal details...
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Barclaycard Platinum extends interest free balance transfer period (23-8-10)
Looking for interest free balance transfers? Barclaycard has increased the balance transfer period on its Platinum card to offer 16 months interest free on transfers...Read more
Post Office launches two online savings products (23-8-10)
The Post Office has launched a new online easy access savings product - The Online Saver account...
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Nationwide cuts remortgage rates (20-8-10)
Nationwide has cut its fixed remortgage rates by up to 0.20%...Read more
Post Office cuts fixed and tracker mortgage rates (16-8-10)
The Post Office has shaved over 0.25% off some of its mortgage deals...
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Expensive payday loans on rise (16-8-10)
1.2million people take out a payday loan each year despite 1000% interest charges...Read more
39,000 homes to be repossessed this year (13-8-10)
Repossession levels are falling but homeowners are not out of the woods yet, according to new figures...
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New rules ensure fair treatment over payment protection (11-8-10)
If you want to complain about being mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), new rules will make it easier...Read more
House buyers turn to fixed-rate mortgages (11-8-10)
Fixed rate mortgages gained in popularity in June, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)...
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House prices drop for first time in a year (10-8-10)
House prices have started to fall for the first time since July 2009, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...Read more
American Express boosts its Platinum cashback credit card with 0% on purchases (06-8-10)
American Express has boosted its Platinum cashback credit card with a six-month 0% on purchases deal...
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Rates held at 0.5 per cent for 17th month (5-8-10)
The Bank of England base rate has been kept at a record low of 0.5 per cent for the last 17 months and many analysts predict it could stay that way...Read more
Brits unaware of credit card fees abroad (05-8-10)
Holidaymakers will spend more than £60million on credit card charges this year, according to a new survey...
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Santander to buy RBS branches (4-8-10)
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has agreed to sell 318 of its branches to Santander...Read more
HSBC launches lowest ever five-year fixed-rate mortgage (03-8-10)
You can fix your mortgage at 3.95% for five years – an all-time bargain rate...
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Nationwide ends free holiday cash withdrawals (2-8-10)
If you’re looking for the best card for holiday spending, Nationwide may no longer be the top choice...Read more