Currency trading has taken the country by storm – and with good reason. Conducted online, the pace of foreign currency trading is fast (deals can be completed in seconds) and furious. With the advent of mini-forex accounts, it’s become incredibly easy to get into the market. You can get started with a Forex mini […]

Over-spending and high borrowings can be a big problem, as the latest Personal Credit Index survey from CreditExpert.co.uk recently found. Around 25 per cent of couples argue about finances and one in 20 split up after rows about money. Jim Hodgkins, managing director of CreditExpert.co.uk answers some of the most common financial worries.
I owe money […]

Lenders use credit scores to assess the risk that you will not repay what you owe. A credit score is a mathematical calculation based on information from two main sources your credit report and your application. Each piece of information is allocated a value and each lender uses its own formula to calculate a number […]

An Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) is one of many solutions for people who are in debt and are struggling to make payments. If you’re at the point where you owe so much money that you are struggling to pay even the interest on them, then an IVA is a solution that you may want to […]

GE Money Home Lending has refreshed its igroup and First National product ranges, in response to recent market developments and to make home ownership and property investment more accessible and convenient to borrowers.
igroup is aligning other aspects of its proposition in Northern Ireland to those of the rest of the UK. This will allow homeowners […]

The majority of people who take out a loan to consolidate debt then take on more debt and struggle with the consequences.
Research commissioned by price comparison website moneysupermarket.com reveals more than 13 million Brits (28 per cent) have taken out a loan to consolidate some or all of their existing borrowing.
However, the statistics also […]

The Sainsbury’s Car Insurance Index which tracks online premiums over a six month period, reveals that during 2006, there was a steady trend of rising car insurance premiums. In January 2006, the average premium was £462.72, by July this had risen to £466.63 and by the end of the year it had reached £472.52. Over […]

All pet owners who would like to holiday with their pet this summer need to start the wheels rolling now, in order to make sure their pet passport comes through in time according to Halifax Pet Insurance.
The process behind the documentation takes around six months from start to finish so action is required during […]

Halifax’s new Ultimate Reward Current Account, believed to be the best value packaged current account from a major High Street bank, launches on Monday 19th February.
The account will pay 6% Gross (6.17 AER) and offer benefits worth over £800 in total. Customers who switch banks to take out the Ultimate Reward Current Account, before […]

Barclays’ bumper profits announcement totalling £7.13 billion for the group (an increase of 35% since 2005) and overall write offs of £2 billion arrive amidst fears that the free banking era in the UK could soon come to an end.
Nick White, Director of Financial Services at independent price comparison and switching website uSwitch.com, comments: […]