Holidaymakers have been warned to familiarise themselves with any fees they might be charged for using their credit cards while outside the UK. The Nationwide Building Society has suggested that foreign currency loading fees will catch many people out and…
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There has been an “astronomical” rise in the rate of credit card use in the UK, one personal finance expert has suggested. In light of research from MoneyExpert showing that there are three million Britons with five or more credit…
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Millions of British consumers have moved their debts to a single lender over the course of the past few years, according to recent research. Figures compiled by MoneyExpert have shown that around 6.5 million people around the country have seen…
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A new web-based resource has been made available to students around the UK who are looking to graduate with a reduced debt management burden. The WealthyStudent website has been launched by one such individual, Steve Burford, who is at the…
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Millions of indebted British consumers are really beginning to feel a financial squeeze, according to new research. Almost a third of the people responding to a Moneysupermarket.com survey recently said that their debt management problems were such that they do…
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British consumers are convinced that the rate of inflation in the UK is considerably higher than the official figure used by the government, according to a recent study. Research carried out by Fool.co.uk, has revealed that more than nine in…
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The rate at which Welsh consumers are resorting to Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) is increasing dramatically, according to the latest data from the Insolvency Service. Since 2000, the number of people in Wales entering an IVA on an annual basis…
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The extent to which people in the UK are in debt has been revealed by new research. According to SaveBorrowSpend, there are currently more credit cards in Britain than there are people, with the nation’s current outstanding balance approximately £65…
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