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- Leeds Building Society launches new fixed rate bonds - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Sam GoochA financier has added to its range of fixed bonds deals.People looking for savings accounts such as fixed rate bonds in the near future might be interested in a new deal being offered by one financier.Leeds Building Society has announced the re-introduction of its bonds product available via ...
Views: 638(1 vote) - Banks act to ease credit card customers' concerns following NAB faults - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Sam GoochSt George Bank and Bank of Queensland are among the lenders that have been working to ensure disruption to their customers is minimised following the problems that have affected payments at National Australia Bank.Australian banking firms have been taking steps to minimise the fallout of the ...
Views: 536 - RBA puts interest rate on hold over Christmas - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Sam GoochThe cash rate will remain at 4.75 per cent over December.The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has handed a welcome boost to mortgage holders in Australia by announcing it will not be putting the interest rate up this month.This could be a great relief to consumers before they embark on a few ...
Views: 600 - Santander launches new fixed rate bonds deals - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Sam GoochSantander has introduced some new fixed bonds products.Anyone with Santander savings may be interested in a new range of fixed rate bonds products launched by the financier last week (December 2nd 2010).The lender has added to its range of bonds with an array of new options, with deals including ...
Views: 670(1 vote) - Expert: Current accounts unlikely to be free for much longer - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Sam GoochAn expert believes that few banks will offer current accounts with no charges in the near future.Current account holders may soon have to pay charges on their products as such deals are unlikely to be available without fees for much longer, an expert has stated.Writing for online resource ...
Views: 591 - A record £50 billion expected to be spent on Christmas - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Sam GoochThe UK is headed for a bumper Christmas spend this year, despite disruption caused by heavy snow earlier in the month.Barclays recently released figures predicting a record £48.9 billion spend over the Christmas period - an 8% increase from last year.It has been suggested that the quieter high ...
Views: 645 - What is an ISA and how can it benefit you? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2010 from Sam GoochThe fair trading regulator is looking to make a super-complaint about the current state of the UK Individual Savings Accounts (Isas) market.According to watchdog Consumer Focus, around 15 million savers make use of a cash ISA, however potential ISA holders are missing out on £3bn a year of ...
Views: 771(4 votes) - Interest rates expected to remain low until 2014 - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Sam GoochAccording to a leading economic forecaster, the Bank of England will need to keep interest rates at their record low until 2014.The Ernst & Young Item Club, which bases its forecasts on the Treasury's own model of the economy, said the 0.5% base rate – currently at its lowest point in ...
Views: 704(3 votes) - Searching for a better ISA? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Sam GoochAre you still searching for the best isa rates but haven’t chosen a fund for your 2009- 2010 individual savings account (Isa)? Unsure about stocks and shares Isas? Worried you have less than two weeks, but you haven’t had a chance to scour the market to see what’s available? By comparing the ...
Views: 1701(3 votes) - How to improve your credit rating - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Sam GoochIn a perfect world no one would need credit. People would have enough time to earn and save the money required for buying things like a car or a house.Credit cards would only be used for the benefits they can provide such as cash back rewards and other bonuses, and we would never have to pay ...
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