January joy for burglars

Just before Christmas, all the insurers were issuing dire warnings about the high incidence of burglaries in the Christmas period. However, it seems that it’s not just Christmas that provides a bonanza for burglars. According to Halifax Home Insurance, the busiest time for Britain’s burglars is in fact January, with a burglary taking place every 35 seconds

Loan sharks targeted by The Treasury

There is good news for anybody who has ever found themselves a victim of loan sharks. The Treasury has announced that it is running a project which is set to stamp out loan sharks and give people more financial information

Further evidence confirms that the housing market will cool somewhat in 2007

It is claimed that new mortgage approvals have shown their lowest increase since April, fuelling rumours that the housing market is fast approaching its peak in the wake of rising borrowing costs.

Bristol to lead the way with free cash machines

A group of Bristol based anti poverty groups has announced a partnership with Nationwide Building Society that will take city wide action on free to use cash machines. The building society is to provide free cash machines for low income areas in Bristol and Weston super Mare.

Yorkshire and Clydesdale offer financial health check

Brits are just not making the most of their finances, says Yorkshire Bank. According to its research savers are missing out on £1.9 billion in interest. Yorkshire Bank’s findings suggest that 22 per cent of Brits have no savings account and those that do would earn much more in interest by moving spare cash from a current account to a high interest savings account.

Put any bonuses you receive towards your mortgage and see the savings

Perhaps you receive an annual bonus. Do you know that by investing these sums in your mortgage you could save thousands of pounds in repayments and pay off the loan several years early?

How can you keep yourself safe from credit card fraud?

With all of the news lately about credit card fraud amongst top companies, many people will now be wondering just how they can keep their credit card details safe. If you are one of those people do not worry as there are plenty of things which you can do to keep your details kept hidden.

Northern Rock celebrates profit rise in 2006

Northern Rock is by far one of the biggest loan companies within the UK. Thousands of people take on mortgages and other loans from the company each year and in 2006 profits were said to be up by 31%. This is mainly due to the fact that the company has started to offer more services for its existing customers.

UK banks offer better services for Muslim customers

When it comes to banking, Muslim customers generally need different services than other customers in order to comply with Sharia, the compliant consumer banking. HSBC was the first bank to offer services to Muslim customers when it set up ‘Amanah Finance’ in 1998 which is a Global Islamic financial service division.

Could credit cards be losing their appeal?

Studies have shown that people these days are more likely to opt for home loans rather than spending on their credit cards. Although debt is constantly on the rise, it is thought that credit card borrowing dropped during 2006 by a massive £1.8 billion

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