Facelift on the cards
Barclaycard, the UK's oldest and biggest credit card issuer, is getting a facelift in an effort to stay ahead of its rivals and shake off its "poor value" tag.
The comp...
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It's the limit, lenders
High street mortgage lenders have changed the interest rates on their most heavily discounted products in the last few weeks, but without the usual fanfare of publicity.
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Hidden penalties in personal loans
Banks are taking advantage of a loophole in credit law to advertise interest levels customers cannot obtain. They are highlighting annual percentage rates below 10 per ce...
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Bold savers are sure to find the best bargains
With building society and bank deposit rates tumbling to their lowest for a generation, savers must look elsewhere for the best returns.
Many have taken the next ste...
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Demise of 'Red Oskar' delights central bank
Officials of the European Central Bank (ECB) will have breathed a sigh of relief at the resignation of the German finance minister, Oskar Lafontaine. As the news spread, ...
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Old favourites still worth a look
National Savings is set to hit its 30 million investors over the next two weeks with further interest rate drops on some of its key products.
The Government savings ban...
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Terms brought ?10,000 saving
By repaying the interest on the ?373,000 loan from Geoffrey Robinson at a rate equivalent to bank base rate, Peter Mandelson would have saved himself almost ?10,000 compa...
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Pound drops out of ERM
THE GOVERNMENT last night suspended Britain's membership of the Exchange Rate Mechanism after a tidal wave of
selling the pound on the foreign exchanges left...
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September 17 1992: Pound drops out of ERM
The Government last night suspended Britain's membership of the Exchange Rate Mechanism after a tidal wave of selling the pound on the foreign exchanges left it defencele...
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City bonuses fuel farmland boom
City workers searching for a rural retreat and a buying frenzy by Irish farmers are pushing up the price of farmland in Britain at its fastest rate for at least 12 years,...
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