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Payday loans lenders face OFT penalties
Action is being taken against payday lenders who flouted rules on online advertising in the run up to Christmas.The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) found some were not checking whether customers could afford to borrow or outlining charges for going into arrears. A number were unclear about the loan terms and failed to explain the [...]
January 16, 2012
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Christmas will push third of UK into debt warns YouGov
Almost one in three people in the UK will go into debt over the Christmas period according to a YouGov survey.The survey of 2,015 adults suggests 11% of Britons will lose track of spending, with 31% going into some form of debt to fund Christmas related costs. Of these, it suggests 58% will rely more [...]
January 11, 2012
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Barclays Bank basic current account customers face fee rise
Basic current account holders at Barclays Bank face more frequent charges if they fail to keep sufficient funds in their accounts.Basic accounts, often opened by those with a chequered credit history, do not offer cheque books or overdrafts. At present, there is a maximum charge of £8 a day if direct debit or standing order [...]
January 5, 2012
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UK banks charging as much as 800,000% on overdrafts
Some High Street banks are charging “eye watering” rates of interest when their customers go over their overdraft limit.A customer borrowing £100 for 28 days without the consent of Santander would repay £200, for example. That is the equivalent annualised percentage rate, or APR, of 819,100%. Comparisons between banks and so-called payday lenders showed that [...]
December 20, 2011
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Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King warns of hard times ahead
UK economic growth will be “flat or close to zero” over the next six months Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King has told MPs.He told the Treasury Select Committee: “The outlook for output growth in the near term is considerably weaker than even three months ago.” Sir Mervyn’s comments came on the day that [...]
December 15, 2011
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UK recovery to take five years warns Bank of England Member
The UK economy will take five and a half years to recover to its pre-recession level a Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member warns.Martin Weale called the recovery “unusually slow” and signalled more quantitative easing – creating money to buy government debt – may be coming. In a speech, he said the downturn is [...]
December 9, 2011
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Smallest businesses need more support warn MPs
Britain’s smallest businesses should be treated differently from other small and medium sized firms warn a group of MPs.The very smallest companies are the UK’s job creators, but many are stifled by red tape and regulations aimed at much bigger companies, they said. The All Party Group for Micro Businesses said the definition of a [...]
December 7, 2011
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Taxman to make money from Payment Protection Insurance (PPI)
Millions of people are facing an unexpected tax bill on their Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims payouts.The banking industry has set aside £6 billion to pay for the mis-selling of PPI. Customers were awarded compensation plus interest of 8% by the Financial Services Authority on the money they originally spent on PPI. This interest will [...]
November 29, 2011
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Co-op confirms second round bid for Lloyds’ branches
The Co-operative Group has confirmed it will submit a second round bid next week for the hundreds of branches being sold by Lloyds Banking Group.Lloyds is selling 632 branches and £36 billion of deposits, after being ordered to by the European Commission following the bank’s rescue by the UK government. The government currently still holds [...]
November 14, 2011
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Business forced to look for finance away from banks
Businesses are having to become more creative with finance raising as the banks are limiting funding.Even existing business are met with tight lending conditions when trying to secure loans or overdrafts – in spite of the government’s efforts to help. Project Merlin is one of the government’s magic wands designed to make banks lend more [...]
November 11, 2011
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