Archive for March, 2009
Credit Card Firms Failing to pay Refunds
Credit-Card firms have been accused of stalling on refunds to consumers owed money by companies that have gone bust — despite being legally obliged to pay up. Card firms must refund payments of between £100 and £30,000 where there has been a “breach of contract” under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act — this [...]
Allied Irish Banks Frauded
Allied Irish Banks was revealed as the victim of a £56 million alleged fraud today as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced it had raided three addresses in Central London as part of a formal investigation. Other financial institutions had also been deceived by the suspects, the SFO said, raising the prospect that the alleged [...]
Retail Sales Plunge
Retail sales plunged by 1.9 per cent last month as the recession tightened its grip, official figures revealed today. The fall between January and February was far worse than expected by economists and comes as sales fell across all sectors, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figures will come as a blow [...]
Egg
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American Express
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UK Inflation Leads to House Price Falls
Consumers’ expectations for inflation fell last month to the lowest level since May 2005, bolstering beliefs that interest rates will remain pegged at 0.5 per cent for a prolonged period. Consumers expect inflation to drop to 2.1 per cent in the coming year, down from 2.8 per cent in November, the Bank of England’s quarterly [...]
Rights Issues
If you are a stock-market investor you could suddenly find yourself being cast as banker to one of the many cash-hungry companies you might own a slice of. Not that they will be asking for anything as mundane as a loan. Many have tried that by issuing corporate bonds, which are popular but tie the [...]
Egg Loan Payment Break
For years I have been in debt, since 1998 when I received my first credit card and now eleven years later, I still have about £50k in unsecured debt. With my credit card stress up to my eyeballs, I have decided to contribute to this website on my journey and hope to repay this and [...]
