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Thousands of credit card customers face interest rate hikes, but you can reject them to escape the potentially crippling higher payments.
13 March 2012
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The base rate has today been held at its 0.5% historic low once again, the Bank of England has announced.
8 March 2012
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Low income consumers are typically paying £174 a year on extra credit costs from high street lenders by building up charges as they juggle their finances, a report warns today.
5 January 2012
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The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 32nd consecutive month.
10 November 2011
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The Bank of England kept interest rates at their record low today despite rising inflation squeezing households' spending power.
7 July 2011
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The rates charged on small loans have reached their highest level for more than a decade despite interest rates being at a record low, figures show.
24 May 2011
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The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 26th consecutive month.
5 May 2011
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Homeowners considering remortgaging were today told to sit tight as commentators predict fixed-rate deals have further to fall.
5 May 2011
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The UK economy returned to modest growth in the first three months of 2011, official figures reveal today, following a shock decline at the end of last year.
27 April 2011
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Inflation unexpectedly dropped last month, official figures show today, weakening the prospect of an imminent interest rate hike by policymakers at the Bank of England.
12 April 2011

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