Ombudsman recruits extra staff to beat PPI logjam

26 March 2012

The Financial Ombudsman Service has moved to tackle the huge delays for consumers who reclaim mis-sold PPI

OFT cracks down on debt management again

22 March 2012

Debt firms have been ordered not to mis-lead consumers with unclear information

U-turn means flatmates' poor credit won't harm you

22 March 2012

Tenants won't be rejected for a mortgage or loan because their flatmate has a poor credit score, following MSE pressure

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Budget 2012: Stamp duty to soar for large homes

21 March 2012

Property owners with homes worth over £2 million will have to pay a significatly higher rate of stamp duty

Rent payments to go on your credit file

15 March 2012

Missed rent payments could cost you a mortgage, loan, credit card, or indeed a new tenancy agreement

Reject credit card hikes after banks up rates

13 March 2012

Thousands of credit card customers face interest rate hikes, but you can reject them to escape the higher payments

'Don't take mortgage SVR hikes lying down'

9 March 2012

Over a million will be hit by the rises announced over the past week, but many aren't doing their best to cut costs

Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks increase mortgage SVR

9 March 2012

The pair have become the latest mortgage lenders to announce a rise in standard variable rates

Bank of England base rate held at 0.5% again

8 March 2012

It's the 36th month in a row that interest rates have been held at a record low of 0.5%

'Deceitful' Yes Loans' licence to sell loans revoked

8 March 2012

One the largest credit broker businesses Yes Loans Limited has had its licence revoked after string of abuses

Bank of Ireland mortgage SVR to soar by 50%

7 March 2012

Bank of Ireland will become the latest mortgage lender to raise is standard variable mortgage rate, it announced today

MPs demand clampdown on debt products

7 March 2012

Tougher action is needed to control debt management companies and payday lenders, a new report says

FSA orders banks not to mislead over PPI compensation

6 March 2012

Lenders have been ordered to ensure their letters offering PPI redress are clear, to prevent them misleading victims

Will lenders follow the Halifax and RBS mortgage rate hikes?

5 March 2012

As one million+ borrowers face rate jumps, what are the chances other lenders will follow the Halifax and RBS rises?

Mortgage misery as Halifax and RBS raise standard rates

4 March 2012

Over a million homeowners will be hit with payment hikes as two of the country's biggest lenders raise mortgage rates

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