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 Moneyextra - A trusted force in online finance!
13 May 2008 at 8:57am
Moneyextra, the UK's longest-established personal finance website, is now under new management committed to building the online brand. The website is being backed with fresh investment and a renewed commitment to presenting a compelling online solution to site users.

Need a hitman? Take out a loan!
13 May 2008 at 8:25am
The only criterion for filling in a loan application form in is: be honest. Telling porkies on the application form is not a good idea for a number of reasons, not least because it's fraud. You may think being economical with the truth marks you out as a quixotic chancer, but the lenders will mer...

Moneyextra - A trusted force in online finance
13 May 2008 at 8:07am
Moneyextra, the UK's longest-established personal finance website, is now under new management committed to building the online brand. The website is being backed with fresh investment and a renewed commitment to presenting a compelling online solution to site users.

Tune in with your Citi card
13 May 2008 at 4:28am
Use your Citi Platinum MasterCard - charging 17.9% APR (variable) - and you can earn iTunes music points with your everyday purchases. You can then use these points for iTunes music downloads - or even save for an iPod nano!

How first time buyers can still get a mortgage
12 May 2008 at 9:15am
First-time buyers have been stopped in their tracks, as most of the mortgage deals they have traditionally depended on to buy a home have been withdrawn as a result of the credit crunch. Last month saw the last hurrah for loans of 100% of the property's value. Many lenders have also withdrawn 95%...

Debit cards retain popularity at retailers
12 May 2008 at 5:18am
Figures released by APACS, the UK payments association, show that the debit card retains its popularity at retailers, with spending rising by 11% last year.

More home repossession pain
9 May 2008 at 6:58am
The number of mortgage possession claims (non-seasonally adjusted) brought to court by lenders increased from 34,689 in Q4 2007 to 40,442 in Q1 2008, according to new figures from the Ministry of Justice.

Bank of England - Base rate held at 5%
8 May 2008 at 6:46am
As expected the Bank of England has opted to keep base rate on hold at 5%. Indeed, last week only 5 of 65 economists polled by Reuters were forecasting a rate cut.

How to choose a cheaper loan
6 May 2008 at 3:35am
You might not think that being fussy about who you get your loan from makes a lot of difference, as long as you can afford the monthly payments - but look at it another way. If you borrowed £10,000 over five years it would cost you £196.56 a month with Moneyback Bank, £209.91a month with Egg and ...

Bank of England - Credit crunch overplayed?
1 May 2008 at 6:51am
In its latest Financial Stability Report, the Bank of England says the economic fallout from the credit crunch may not end up being as bad as originally feared.


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