Start looking for balance transfer cards for New Year financial hangover
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Start looking for balance transfer cards for New Year financial hangover
By admin | January 2nd, 2009 | Balance TransfersEvery year many of us go through the all too familiar process of trying to get over the financial hangover from Christmas, and this year this could prove to be a particularly harrowing time as a result of the ongoing global credit crunch and the recession, which is making finances even tighter for most people. [...]
Consumers told they could benefit from transferring balances
By admin | December 9th, 2008 | Balance TransfersIndustry experts have stated that many consumers could benefit from transferring their balances from high interest credit cards onto 0% balance transfer credit cards in the run up to Christmas, which could potentially save them a small fortune in interest at a time when finances may be tight. According to officials from APACS, the payment [...]
Balance transfer fees could be set to fall
By admin | November 3rd, 2008 | Balance TransfersAccording to recent reports the fees charges on balance transfer credit cards could be set to fall in the future, as lenders try and battle it out to increase custom by using a new form of incentive. In the past the incentives have included the headline interest rate and freebies for new customers. However, with [...]
Credit card increases could become reality for many
By admin | October 16th, 2008 | Balance TransfersAccording to a recent report a hike in credit card costs could become a reality for many cardholders in the UK, with many people finding that their interest free credit card periods are due to come to an end. A huge number of people have been taking out 0% balance transfer credit cards in order [...]
Officials warn consumers about 0% balance transfer cards
By admin | October 2nd, 2008 | Balance Transfers, Credit CardsOver recent months officials have been warning consumers about the problems that have become associated with 0% balance transfer credit cards, which have become very popular over recent years. Many people use 0% balance transfer cards to transfer balances from existing high interest cards, enabling them to them repay the combined balance over a period [...]
Cardholder can do something about rate hikes
By admin | September 23rd, 2008 | Balance TransfersMost borrowers in the UK have become used to having to accept borrowing costs and interest rates without question when taking out finance, and therefore when credit card providers push up the borrowing costs and interest rates on our credit cards many of us don’t take any action but simply make the higher repayments. However, [...]
Life of balance transfer credit cards
By admin | August 6th, 2008 | Balance Transfers, FeaturedMany credit card users have benefited from balance transfer credit cards over recent years, as these credit cards have enabled savvy consumers to save a fortune on interest on their credit cards debts. Most standard credit cards charge very high rates of interest, and those that do not pay their balances off in full each [...]
Zero card will benefit some people but not all
By admin | June 10th, 2008 | Balance Transfers, Credit CardsA financial industry professional has commented on the recently launched Zero credit card from high street bank, Abbey, stating that whilst the card offers a range of valuable benefits and money saving features, and will certainly benefit many consumers, there are other consumers that may find that an alternative card is more suitable despite the [...]
Getting a good deal on a 0% balance transfer card can still be difficult
By admin | June 5th, 2008 | Balance Transfers, Credit CardsThe global credit crunch that swept across the nation last summer has had long term adverse effects in all areas of the money markets, and consumers looking for good deals on loans, mortgages, and credit cards have seen their choices – and their chances – dwindle fast over recent months. A recent report has suggested [...]
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, [...]
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