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Rewards based credit cards – are you making the most of them?

The choice of credit cards available to us today means that there is something for pretty much everyone, with different cards available to suit different needs. This includes interest free credit cards, balance transfer credit cards, cash back credit cards, prestige credit cards, and rewards based credit cards, amongst others.
To view our list of reward [...]

Balance transfers on credit cards continue to gain momentum

It would be natural for most of us to think that the global credit crunch, which has taken its toll in most of the UK’s financial sectors, would have resulted in fewer people trying to get credit due to the tight credit conditions in place.
However, it seems that when it comes to balance transfer credit [...]

Are we paying the price for credit card defaulters?

Many people these days find themselves defaulting on their unsecured debts as a result of strained household finances and rising living costs, but defaulting on debts is nothing new, and has been going on for years.
In the past the cost of missing or even making late credit card repayments was high, with consumers sometimes being [...]

Credit cards, loans, and mortgages – availability gets tougher

Since the global credit crunch hit the UK last summer things have been going from bad to worse in the financial markets, and both lenders and borrowers have had to suffer the consequences.
For lender, obtaining finances on the wholesale markets in order to fund their lending has become extremely difficult, and inter-bank lending has become [...]

Eventful year so far for Egg

The Internet financial giant Egg has already spend a good deal of this in the financial news, having been under fire a number of times, being pressed for apologies and changes to policy from MPs, being accused of compromising on service to customers in order to profit, and more.
It has been a very eventful year [...]

Are credit card companies giving good payers a good deal?

Over recent months there has been a lot of speculation as to why many credit card providers and banks are taking action against customers, with many raising their interest rates by a significant amount despite the two recent interest rate cuts by the Bank of England, and some even withdrawing credit card facilities altogether.
Whilst credit [...]