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NatWest has launched the lowest-ever five-year fixed mortgage rate in a sign of falling home loan costs for longer-term deals, but many won't qualify for it.

31 July 2012

Competition to attract mortgage customers has stepped up, as HSBC today launches a five-year fixed-rate deal with a record low rate amid a time of rising rates and economic uncertainty.

13 July 2012

Hopes of cheaper mortgage deals were fuelled this week after lenders' borrowing rates tumbled to an all-time low, according to a mortgage broker.

21 June 2012

Millions of Barclaycard Visa credit card customers will be able to make "contactless" payments using a sticker attached to the back of their mobile phone which can be held against a reader.

19 April 2012

Plans for a new payment system allowing people to use their mobile phone as a "digital wallet" were outlined today.

23 February 2012

Lloyds TSB has become the first of the major banks to unveil a junior cash Isa, over three months after the tax-free children's saving scheme was launched.

8 February 2012

It could be tougher to get a mortgage over the next three months, a Bank of England survey of lenders has found.

5 January 2012

Competition in the mortgage market for customers with a deposit of just 10% increased today, as HSBC introduced a low-rate deal aimed at attracting first-time buyers.

24 November 2011

Mortgages arrangement fees have jumped by a typical £150 in 12 months, meaning borrowers should be ever more careful of being lured into seemingly low rates.

17 August 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

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