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Time to switch current accounts?

Loyalty, it would seem, buys a bit fat zero where banks and current accounts are concerned. Yet apathy combined with an incorrectly-perceived high hassle factor prevents most people from switching cu...

Women and debt

The number of women in debt - and failing to find a way out of it - is on the increase according to new figures. Research by debt solutions consultancy, Thomas Charles, found that the number of adults...

National Identity Fraud Prevention Week, learn how to protect yourself

So serious has the ID fraud problem become that crime prevention and credit reference agencies have teamed up once again to launch National Identity Fraud Prevention Week, which runs between 16-22 Oct...

Cheap ways of financing everyday spending

In August, credit card debt fell by £0.4 billion, falling for the fourth month running, while borrowing on loans and overdrafts rose by £0.2 billion, half the amount in the previous month. As long as ...

Expensive wrapping on empty bank current account packages

Current account banking in the UK is generally free - if you behave yourself and don't breach overdraft limits, or have need of some of the more expensive services that the banks offer, such as intern...