Personal Finance News Published In May 2007
- Bad credit history 'doesn't have to mean bad mortgage deal'
- Most 'use credit cards sensibly'
- People 'opting for used cars'
- Mortgages 'are becoming more expensive'
- Consumers 'worried about economic future'
- Young children onboard 'makes car insurance vital'
- Workers 'want' pension programmes
- Older generation 'contribute billions' to economy
- Brits 'use homeowner loans to improve property'
- Lenders 'will start charging for credit cards'
- 'More to be done to eradicate fuel poverty'
- First-time buyers 'need help to purchase'
- Consumers 'use internet to manage loans'
- Insurance ads 'improve'
- People 'use homeowner loans for home improvements'
- Women's handbags 'provide rich picking for identity fraudsters'
- Credit card borrowing falls in April
- Taking insurance from mortgage lenders 'could cost consumers'
- Regulator acts to keep water utility costs down
- Young people 'prefer loans to saving'
- Mortgage lenders 'slow to react to rate rise'
- Pay rises 'can lead to more debt'
- People 'happy to use loans to manage finance'
- People 'will spend £5.25 trillion on credit cards'
- 'Loans have never been so cheap'
- Utility suppliers 'can inflate prices unless consumers switch'
- Inflation subsides, reducing interest rate fears
- Self-certificate mortgages 'can be a useful product for some'
- Overspending Brits 'end up in financial trouble'
- More customers 'happy with utility suppliers'
- Fraudulent insurance claims 'mean higher premiums'
- Rate increase 'will harm mortgage holders'
- Finances and debt 'still taboo subjects'
- Changes to IVAs proposed
- Interest rates increase to 5.5 per cent
- Suppliers 'should provide cheaper utilities for the poor'
- Consolidation loans 'can provide a lifeline if used sensibly'
- Consumers 'responsible' for their debt levels
- IVA firms warned about advertising standards
- Consumers 'still opting for gas guzzlers'
- Rising interest rates put pressure on mortgage repayments
- 'Credit comfy' consumers face mounting debt risks
- IVA figures 'soar'
- Debt acceptance alters 'financial milestones'
- Watchdog 'demands fairer deal for insurance customers'
- IVAs 'inappropriate for many people'
- Nationwide cancels 25-year fixed-rate mortgage
- Happy birthday MPC
- Consumers borrow more on credit cards
- Drivers 'can act to keep car insurance premiums down'
- Retirees 'need more than state pension'
- Interest rates to hit 5.75%?
