Thursday, April 03, 2008

Is the base rate meaningless?

A quarter of homeowners have no fallback plans to keep the roof over their heads, writes Emma Simon Get the best mortgage deal How to get 10/10 on your credit rating The deepening credit crunch is having a ...more



How to survive the financial storm


A financial storm is on the horizon, but there are steps you can take to keep your head above water, writes Emma Simon A financial storm is on the horizon, but there are steps you can take to keep your head ...more



Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News


Banks boost markets. U.S. equities were broadly higher yesterday as writedowns at UBS and Deutsche Bank seemed to create the belief the dirt is now out from under the couch.

Home owners in debt binge


Homeowners have gone on a borrowing binge as cheap re-mortgaging deals dry up. Credit card debt went up by 350 million and bank loans and overdrafts soared by 2billion in February.

Triple credit crunch: Repayments up for 70% of fixed-rate deals,...


Triple credit crunch: Repayments up for 70% of fixed-rate deals, First Direct says no to new customers and consumers shift debt to plastic Families in 'debt binge' as credit card deals dry up First Direct ...more



Is the base rate meaningless?


Next week, the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee is due to decide on interest rates.

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