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Experts give last chance warning for those looking for Christmas cards

By Reno | November 18th, 2011 | Credit Cards

Financial industry experts have said that now is the last chance for consumers who are looking for a low rate credit card to pay for their Christmas purchases, and is urging those that are planning to use credit cards to take action now before it is too late. With Christmas around the corner now, many [...]


Consumers need to be more careful with credit card spending this year

By Reno | November 12th, 2011 | Credit Cards

With Christmas fast approaching there will be many people who are looking to get started with their Christmas purchases, such as gifts, clothes and other items that they need to buy for the festive season. However, a huge number of us do not have any savings put aside to purchase the things we need and [...]


Brits continue paying down credit card debt

By Reno | October 31st, 2011 | Credit Cards

According to a recent report Brits are continuing to try and pay down their credit card debt, paying off more than they are borrowing in order to try and rid themselves of the burden of debt. With fears continuing to mount over finances, job security and the economy in general many consumers are focusing their [...]


20 percent fall in store card use

By Reno | October 24th, 2011 | Credit Cards

Whilst many consumers have become addicted to using store cards in the UK over recent years, it seems that more and more people are realizing that store cards can be a very expensive method of getting credit not to mention more restrictive than using other forms of credit. Whilst many industry experts have warned consumers [...]


Students need to focus on credit card repayments

By Reno | October 18th, 2011 | Credit Cards

There are many students these days who get hold of a credit card in order to fund their spending. Getting a credit card as a student can be beneficial as it means that students can enjoy greater flexibility and convenience regarding making payments for purchases, can build a rapport with a bank or lender for [...]


More people to start comparing cards

By Reno | October 10th, 2011 | Credit Cards

The search for competitive deals on credit cards is set to start again over the coming weeks, as a consumers start looking around for suitable credit cards for the Christmas and New Year period. With the continued difficult financial year that many have had there will be a lot of people who have not managed [...]


Overspending results in credit card spending for holidaymakers

By Reno | August 29th, 2011 | Credit Cards, General

For many holidaymakers from the UK it is important to set a budget when going on holiday in order to avoid a financial shock upon their return from holiday. However, despite setting a firm budget when heading out on their holidays there are many people who are overspending by a fair amount even when they [...]


Travel companies to stop using hidden card charges

By Reno | June 28th, 2011 | Credit Cards

The Office of Fair Trading has brought in new rules that will stop travel companies from charging hidden fees on cards when customers make bookings. There are many sites that require consumers to go through and complete a large number of pages before they get to the screen that shown them how much is going [...]


Credit card rates continue to rise

By Reno | June 18th, 2011 | Credit Cards

For well over two years the base interest rate in the UK has stood at a record low of just 0.5 percent, which is the lowest it has ever been in the history of the Bank of England, spanning over three centuries. However, for the many people that thought their credit card interest rates may [...]


Credit card fears should not put off online shoppers

By Reno | May 21st, 2011 | Credit Cards

After the variety of horror stories that people tend to see in the news these days regarding credit card fraud and identity theft it is little wonder that so many people are nervous about shopping online for fear of becoming one of the victims of this type of crime. This is particularly true when it [...]


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