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Intelligent Finance lifetime balance transfer credit card unveiled ...
24 Feb 2006
source:
moneynews.co.uk
Wed 22nd Feb 2006 An Intelligent Finance lifetime balance transfer credit card has been introduced today with an interest rate of 4.9 per cent on all transfers. The company claims that UK card holders could save a total of £2.8 billion if they take up the new card rather than shifting their balance between different cards. Intelligence Finance bases this claim on the estimate that ... |
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Intelligent Finance Life of Balance credit card "a great deal" ...
24 Feb 2006
source:
moneynews.co.uk
Thu 23rd Feb 2006 According to financial advice site uSwitch the new Intelligent Finance Life of Balance credit card could offer a "great deal" if customers use it in the right way. Figures comparing the card with similar offerings based on an average balance of £3,101 are provided by uSwitch. On the Intelligent Finance Life of Balance credit card, the 4.9 per cent lifet ... |
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Be careful with your card details
24 Feb 2006
source:
thisismoney.co.uk
Michael Clarke, This is Money23 February 2006 WHEN you give your credit card details over the phone how confident are you that they will be used safely and correctly? LURKING: Fraudsters need only scant details from your card WANT TO KNOW MORE? DEAL FINDER: Compare credit cards READER SERVICE: Credit check REPORT: 10 steps to beat fraudsters BLOG: Rate tarts in a jam OTHER STORIES Lloyds writes off £1bn bad debts New on the market Steer clear of costly deals B ... |
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Lloyds writes off £bn bad debts
24 Feb 2006
source:
thisismoney.co.uk
Nick Goodway, Evening Standard24 February 2006 LLOYDS TSB said today it had written off nearly £1bn in bad debts across its loans, mortgages and credit card portfolio. DEBT TRAP: The bank said it had seen a rise in people failing to honour unsecured loans WANT TO KNOW MORE? POLL: Measure your attitude to debt OTHER STORIES Upbeat WPP shrugs off legal worry Market report: Friday 15.00 Orange moves into landlines Somerfield 'looking for a Kwik sale' Rising cost ... |
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Pay £ more, and save £,247 on credit cards
20 Feb 2006
source:
myfinances.co.uk
By paying £1 more a week than the minimum required on credit card bills, consumers could save themselves £1,247 over the term of the loan. And not only will the making this small extra payment save money, but the card debt will be paid of a massive 13-and-a-half years sooner, new figures from uSwitch.com reveals. The independent comparison site calculates that the total interest paid more than d ... |
