Interest rate

A sharp rise in the cost of living isn't generally good news, and April's Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation measure, announced yesterday, shows a 19-year high of 5.3%.

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners with an interest-only mortgage could face a debt crisis when their loans mature, it is feared.

The number of people who had their home repossessed fell in the first three months of 2010 to a two-year low.

The Bank of England today announced it is holding the Base Rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 14th consecutive month.

Lenders have increased rates on small loans by two-and-a-half fold since the credit crunch took hold despite interest rates dropping to their lowest-ever level in that time, research by MoneySavingExpert.com reveals.

Mortgage rates are at their lowest level for a year so is now the time for homeowners to lock themselves into a cheap fixed rate deal?

Student loan rates are likely to soar in autumn after today's inflation figures showed the annual cost of living measure jumped in March.

Mortgage holders whose interest is calculated once a year could save cash by switching to a deal where interest is worked out on a daily basis.

The Bank of England today announced it is holding the Base Rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 13th consecutive month.

Coventry Building Society has revealed today it will swallow up Stroud & Swindon (S&S) Building Society in the latest mutual merger.