Loans & Credit

Spotlight: Abbey Zero Card

Abbey's new Zero credit card is one of the few cards not to charge overseas and cash withdrawal fees. It also offers a three-month interest-free period on purchases and a 12-month interest-free period on balance transfers (although you will be charged a 3 per cent transfer fee if you use the card for this purpose).

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Bumper rates are available, but with strings attached

Sunday, 10 May 2009

Interest of up to 10 per cent is tempting, but don't forget to check the fine print.

Abbey to relaunch its Zero credit-card deal

Sunday, 10 May 2009

Holidaymakers looking to cut costs this summer will welcome the return of the Abbey Zero credit card, on sale from tomorrow.

Court ruling blow for credit-card claimants

Sunday, 10 May 2009

More than 100,000 claims by credit-card debtors that their contracts were unenforceable – because of a loophole in the Consumer Credit Act – have been put on hold pending settlement of a handful of selected test cases.

Simon Read: Lenders must not just pay lip service

Saturday, 25 April 2009

The Government's much-anticipated Homeowners Mortgage Support Scheme was finally launched this week but only with the support of four of the main banks. Meanwhile, four of the largest lenders Abbey, Barclays, HSBC and Nationwide turned down the opportunity, saying they preferred to make their own arrangements. Why? Sources tell me that the administrative burden of the scheme was too much to bear. The extra paperwork and red tape simply made it

Borrowers have never had it so bad, so time to review your choices

Sunday, 12 April 2009

Need a loan but put off by exorbitant rates? Chiara Cavaglieri maps out the options for how to get your hands on the cash

The great credit-card crunch... or why firms squeeze us for extra fees

Sunday, 1 March 2009

As the recession bites, retailers, airlines, entertainment firms and even government departments are increasingly imposing fees on consumers when they use their credit or debit cards to pay for goods and services.