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Halifax has launched what is believed to be the first ever 'rate for risk' 0% deal. While long term credit cards APRs normally vary with successful applicants' credit scores, until now 0% deals were fixed for all. It's feared if more firms go this way, it could set a worrying precedent for borrowers.

The Government will sell Northern Rock to Virgin Money, to create a combined bank with four million customers.

All MBNA-branded credit cards have been withdrawn from sale in the UK today.

An interest-free balance transfer credit card from Virgin Money launches today, which can be cheaper than the longest 0% deal.

A loophole on a new credit card lets you grab worldwide family travel insurance for £5/month – and you can cancel at any time.

A major credit card shake-up starts tomorrow with MBNA set to end a long-standing stealth charge that penalises those who spend on their card after making a cheap balance transfer.

Cheap balance transfer credit cards are back in vogue but millions still don't know how to use one properly which has cost them hundreds of pounds a year.

MBNA will end a long-standing credit card stealth charge in the autumn that penalises those who spend on a plastic after making a cheap balance transfer.

There has been a rise in the number of firms giving cash to charity in return for your business, yet these are often not 'best buys'.