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The Treasury Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the fact lenders encourage the public to needlessly apply for credit that could make future borrowing harder and more expensive.
22 September 2009
The number of mortgages available to those with a small deposit has fallen by 17% since the beginning of the year, research reveals.
22 September 2009
Unemployment is at a 14-year high of 2.47 million after a 210,000 rise in the three months to July, official figures showed today.
16 September 2009
The shocking scale of consumer mistreatment is uncovered today as the lid is lifted on banks and other financial firms that brush off genuine complaints in the hope they will vanish.
15 September 2009
We now have conclusive evidence banks and other financial firms reject complaints even when they know consumers are in the right.
15 September 2009
Barclaycard will allow potential customers to check their chances of acceptance before formally applying for a credit card.
10 September 2009
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the Base Rate at 0.5% for the sixth consecutive month.
10 September 2009
Halifax has reported a 0.8% rise in typical property values during August. It says average prices are now virtually the same as the end of last year.
10 September 2009
MoneySavers think the house price crash is over, according to a poll of this site's users.
4 September 2009
HSBC has launched a variable rate mortgage at 1.99% – the bank's lowest ever rate.
2 September 2009
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