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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
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
The Bank of England kept interest rates at their record low today despite rising inflation squeezing households' spending power.
7 July 2011
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
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
Homeowners considering remortgaging were today told to sit tight as commentators predict fixed-rate deals have further to fall.
5 May 2011
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
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
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 25th consecutive month.
7 April 2011
Inflation has risen to its highest level for two decades, heaping further pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates.
22 March 2011
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