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Half of holiday makers use credit cards to cover extra spend 24 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
When budgets are tight, often people turn to their credit cards to cover their excess spend. For holiday makers in the UK this is no exception. According to research from Nationwide Building Society,...
American Express launches League of Legends credit cards 14 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
American Express have launched a series of credit cards featuring characters and scenes from the mass multiplayer online game League of Legends. The financial company told the New York Times about it...
'Couldn't afford it' is top reason Scots regret purchases 9 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
Just over Four fifths of Scots admitted purchasing an item and regretting it, with the top reason being that they could not afford it. Research from Debt Advisory Centre Scotland showed that some of ...
Longer interest-free period for Halifax customers 7 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
Halifax is extending its interest-free period for balance transfers and new purchases to 15 months for users of its All In One credit card. As well as this, Halifax is also offering to refund two thi...
Quarter of Brits will spend £306 extra on this year's holiday 1 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
Brits are spending more on their holidays, according to research from M&S Bank, which has found that over a quarter (26 per cent) of holidaymakers from these shores will increase their expenditure by ...
Barclaycard offers new market-leading credit card 27 Jul 2013 | 03:40 pm
Barclaycard has extended the interest-free balance transfer period available to Platinum credit card applicants to 28 months. This means that its product is now the most competitive on the market is ...
Nationwide improves credit card balance transfer terms 26 Jul 2013 | 03:40 pm
Nationwide has announced that it will improve the balance transfer terms and conditions its customers are tied to on two of its credit card products. The length of the interest-free balance transfer ...
EU plans to cut credit card fees 19 Jul 2013 | 03:40 pm
The European Commission (EC) is set to consider plans that will see the multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) banks charge on debit and credit card transactions capped. Richard Braham, head of payment...
Parents using credit cards to fund school summer holidays 12 Jul 2013 | 03:40 pm
The high cost of having the kids off school means that almost a quarter (23 percent) of parents will be turning to their credit card over the summer holidays. Research from Nationwide Building Societ...
40% of families own a credit card 11 Jul 2013 | 03:40 pm
Four-in-ten families in the UK own a credit card, making this financial product the most popular form of unsecured borrowing, according to the Aviva Family Finances report. Londoners are the most lik...
