The Internet proves a useful tool for credit card users
Archive for May, 2008
The Internet proves a useful tool for credit card users
By admin | May 31st, 2008 | FeaturedThere are many different ways of looking for and applying for credit cards these days, as well as many ways of managing credit card account or simply learning more about the different credit cards available from lenders. There are many different types of credit cards available these days too, so it has become more important [...]
Try and get a better deal from your credit card provider
By admin | May 31st, 2008 | FeaturedMany consumers may have breathed a sigh of relief at the end of last year when the base rate finally started to come back down after a series of five 0.25% hikes between August 2006 and July 2007. Since December the base rate has fallen by 0.75% with a series of three 0.25% rate cuts. [...]
Barclays boss becomes victim of identity fraud
By admin | May 29th, 2008 | Credit CardsThe chairman of Barclays bank has become the victim of identity fraud and theft because of a lack of checks that staff at his own bank failed to carry out. A fraudster managed to pose as the Barclays boss, Marcus Agius, and tricked employees from the bank’s credit card division into sending out a new [...]
Is the Zero card a good deal?
By admin | May 29th, 2008 | FeaturedLike other financial sectors in the UK the credit card market has suffered since the onset of the global credit crunch, which swept across the nation last summer squeezing the life out of the financial industry. Whilst the worst hit area seems to be the mortgage sector, the credit card sector has not escaped unscathed, [...]
Airline launches credit card
By admin | May 27th, 2008 | Credit CardsBudget airline Easyjet, which has become well known as a result of the television documentary Airline, has decided to launch its own credit card, which will provide consumers with the convenience and ease of credit card use whilst enabling them to earn rewards towards their regular travel. The card is targeted towards those that tend [...]
Campaign to get firms to help employees manage their finances
By admin | May 26th, 2008 | GeneralOver recent years many consumers in the UK have found it increasingly difficult to manage their finances, and high levels of consumers debt, rising interest rates, and problems in the financial markets have all contributed to these difficulties. Money issues are one of the major causes of stress amongst consumers in the UK, and as [...]
Are you still paying off Christmas debt from last year?
By admin | May 22nd, 2008 | Credit CardsAt this time of year, with Christmas, New Year, and January sales just around the corner, millions of people are getting set to spend a fortune, and inevitably this means that many people will end up with high levels of debt once the festive season has come to an end. For some people this is [...]
Credit card customers urged to take action over rising costs
By admin | May 21st, 2008 | Credit CardsThe high levels of bad credit card debt in the UK coupled with the effects of the credit crunch that has taken hold in the UK has resulted in a number of credit card providers hiking up various fees and charges over the past couple of months, with over 130 rate and fee hikes reported. [...]
Credit card customers enjoy the convenience of using the Internet
By admin | May 19th, 2008 | Credit CardsA recent report has shown that credit card customers prefer to use the Internet to find, apply for, and manage their credit cards. With credit conditions getting tighter and the rates on credit cards getting higher and higher, more and more customers will be looking for better deals on credit cards. The report suggests that [...]
Credit card borrowing rockets due to credit crunch
By admin | May 19th, 2008 | Credit CardsAccording to a recent report borrowing on credit cards has rocketed over recent months as a result of households struggling to keep on top of their finances, and the problems caused by tighter credit conditions stemming from the global credit crunch. Figures for March showed that the level of unsecured debt in the UK had [...]
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