Consumer credit confidence fell sharply in Q2 2007, according to the Personal Credit Index from CreditExpert.co.uk. The Index, which measures financial confidence as a simple, single figure, slumped by four points (from 100 to 96) - the largest quarterly fall so far recorded. The combination of five interest rate rises and flooding in the Midlands […]

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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is warning consumers to be aware of a scam involving telephone calls from people, alleging to be from the OFT, asking for personal and financial information including their bank account details in order for the OFT to reclaim bank charges on their behalf.
These callers have no connection with the […]

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City of Industry, CA –(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)– 09/25/2007 - Advertising industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). Journal Communications Inc. has launched its co-branded employment Web site with Monster (Nasdaq:MNST) under the name JobNoggin.com. The site — www.jobnoggin.com/monster — is for job seekers and recruiters in southeastern Wisconsin, Journal said […]

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The boss of the giant £2.6 billion Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust has confirmed that he has steadily been increasing borrowings in order to scoop up cheap shares in the wake of the recent market turmoil.
Jeremy Tigue has increased the trust’s gearing from just 5% in June, when share prices were at a high, to […]

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Alliance & Leicester has launched a new 1-year fixed rate bond at 6.55% gross pa/ AER - the limited issue offer requiring a minimum investment of £1,000 (maximum £1 million).
As with all previous A&L fixed rate bonds, savers can choose to have their interest paid on the maturity of the Bond or on a monthly […]

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City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has fined Hadenglen Home Finance Plc (Hadenglen) £133,000, and its chief executive £49,000, for inadequate systems and controls when recommending re-mortgages and Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) to customers. This is the first time the FSA has fined both a firm and its chief executive for re-mortgage and PPI […]

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The first annual Halifax UK Student Finances Survey shows UK students currently have, on average, over £7,500 of debt; and use a combination of methods in order to pay for their studies. The most common of these are working (52%) and parental contribution (50%).
Students based in Scotland are most likely to work to support their […]

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Citizens Advice has called on landlords and mortgage lenders to ease the burden on people driven out of their homes by flood damage.
The national charity has appealed to all council, housing association and private landlords either not to charge rent while a property is uninhabitable, or to pay for alternative accommodation.
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This week sees the fifth anniversary of Nectar, the loyalty card operation, and the second anniversary of the partnership between Nectar and American Express.
New Nectar credit card members are being offered 5,000 bonus points when they spend over £200 at participating Nectar sponsors in the first 90 days of card membership.
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Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a new mobile phone banking service for its 13 million debit card customers - their phones allowing them to keep track of their money at any time, and in any place.
Customers signing up to the new service will be able to access their account balance and view mini-statements on […]

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