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Two Years Since Launch, 60% of England Postcodes Have Zero ‘Help to Buy’ Homes
Apr 15th 2015Interactive Map reveals 1,261 out of 2,117 Postcode Districts in England have yet to see any ‘Help to Buy’ mortgage completions – despite more than…Read moreConsumer News
Where are you on the UK Credit Map?
Apr 1st 2015credit map uk Research reveals that Ilford is the only area of the country where you have a better than evens chance (51.6%) of being accepted for a…Read moreConsumer News
Struggling Kilmarnock is UK Credit Rejection Capital
Mar 26th 2015Research reveals 65% of credit card applications in the largest town in East Ayrshire were declined last year. Kilmarnock has been crowned the credit…Read moreConsumer News
Over Half of Men in a Relationship Think They’d Be Richer Single
Oct 17th 2014Survey reveals 52% of men believe they'd be financially healthier without a better half. They say that chivalry's dead, but a new survey by…Read moreConsumer News
45% of People in a Relationship Think They’d Be Better off Single
Oct 7th 2014Survey reveals almost half of people with a partner believe they'd be wealthier alone. If you've ever told your other half that they're more trouble…Read moreCorporate News
TotallyMoney.com Mortgages voted comparison site of the year
Jul 17th 2014LONDON, July 16th, 2014. The prestigious What Mortgage Awards trophy for 2014 Best Mortgage Comparison Site has been won by TotallyMoney.com, who saw…Read moreConsumer News
Travellers Head to Costa Del Credit as They Burn £192 Million in Card Charges
Apr 19th 2014Despite record low interest rates, the cost of withdrawing cash on credit cards is £21 million more today than in 2010 Plastic bill: 60% of consumers…Read moreConsumer News
Credit Card Customers Incur £214 Million of Cash Withdrawal Charges
Mar 14th 2014Despite record low interest rates, the cost of withdrawing cash on credit cards is £21 million more today than in 2010 Individual cost: One in five…Read moreConsumer News
Bank of Scotland’s New BT Card Offers the Lowest Fee, but Not the Biggest Savings
Mar 13th 2014In response to the launch of the Bank of Scotland’s (BOS) new Platinum balance transfer credit card launch with a 0.70% fee, Will Becker, CEO of…Read moreConsumer News
Dumfries Crowned Credit Card Rejection Capital of the UK
Feb 20th 2014Research reveals almost two thirds of credit card applications in this region were declined in the past 12 months National rejects: In the last 1…Read moreConsumer News
Barclaycard Release 31 Month Balance Transfer Card
Feb 10th 2014Friday 7th February 2014: In response to the balance transfer credit card price war between Halifax and Barclaycard, Will Becker, CEO and co-founder…Read moreConsumer News
A Holiday To Tenerife Could Take Consumers Ten Years To Pay Off
Feb 1st 2014With 11%[1] making minimum repayments on credit cards each month, this is the debt sentence travellers could face Holidays on credit: Consumers are…Read moreConsumer News
Credit Card Spending Set to Rise by 8% in 2014
Jan 27th 2014As consumer confidence grows, research reveals UK credit card holders are set to rack up a bill of £86 billion Retail spend: With total retail spend[…Read moreConsumer News
13 million shoppers expected to hit the high street on Saturday 21st December
Dec 19th 2013LONDON, December 19th, 2013. Research reveals a credit card extravaganza as 2.98 million of these consumers rack up a £300 million bill. The busiest…Read moreConsumer News
Meltdown on Friday 13th with Credit Card spend set to peak at £400 million
Dec 12th 2013LONDON, December 12th, 2013. Consumers will have a ‘fan-plastic’ time as they are expected to carry out over nine million transactions worth £42. The…Read moreConsumer News
Cap on Payday loans costs is a step in the right direction, but how many more people will be fleeced while we wait for the ruling to be implemented?
Nov 25th 2013LONDON, November 25th, 2013. In response to today’s announcement from the Government to introduce a new law to cap the cost of payday loans, Will…Read moreConsumer News
Lost credit card rewards total £323 million this Christmas
Nov 6th 2013LONDON, November 6th, 2013. 15.7[1] million credit card holders lose out by not using cashback or reward cards for Christmas spending. 14.6 million…Read moreConsumer News
One in four credit card holders miss payments on balance transfer deals
Oct 28th 2013LONDON, October 28th, 2013. 25%[1] of credit card holders miss payments on long term[2] balance transfer cards and could be forced to pay 18% APR As…Read moreConsumer News
Cash back cut back
Oct 17th 2013LONDON, October 17th, 2013. American Express ‘Platinum Cashback Everyday’ credit card customers must spend over £4,250[1] a year or they won’t earn a…Read moreConsumer News
3.3 Million1 credit card customers trapped as applications are rejected
Sep 25th 2013LONDON, September 25th, 2013 In the next month alone, these rejections could cost British consumers £1082 million in interest. Of those declined in…Read more