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Credit Card Crime Is Thought To Rise

As we enter a recession credit card crime is thought to rise. The reason for this prediction is that when times are hard and unemployment goes up, so do crime rates. Credit card fraud is one of the up and … Continue reading

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Have the credit card companies refused to adhere to government request?

The credit card companies in the UK have signalled the government that they aren’t going to play nice and have again raised the interest rates on their credit cards. The last few weeks have seen the government getting stricter with … Continue reading

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Fraud Lessening in the UK

A study has just claimed that credit card fraud in the UK is down, but it has pushed the numbers in overseas countries higher. Fraud in the UK is for credit, and debit cards are less by 14 times that … Continue reading

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Egg paying for misleading advice

The Egg is now being fried after its owner Citigroup admitted fault in some misleading information being given to its prospective customers. Between the years of 2005 to 2007 the advice that Egg’s salespeople dispersed was deemed bad. The Financial … Continue reading

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Do you have too Many Credit Cards?

A recent question as to how many credit cards are normal for a consumer to have led us to search out the answer. In the US, the Fair Isaac Corp. which looks at credit scores and history stated on average … Continue reading

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Credit Cards and Christmas

Abbey just did a recent poll on how many credit card holders would use their credit cards for Christmas this year. About 1 in 5 UK residents say they will avoid putting their entire Christmas on credit cards. The study … Continue reading

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Barclaycard Has Seen Drop in Spending

According to the CEO from Barclaycard in the UK their company has actually seen a drop in credit card spending. Unfortunately Barclaycard has also seen a rise in bad debts. About 3 to 4 percent of the consumers are spending … Continue reading

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Online Bargains or Disguised Transactions

The holidays are about to begin and most of the UK consumers have already been out shopping for their gifts. Online bargains seem to be a great way to get a product cheap. You also get to use your Debit … Continue reading

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More Time to Pay off Credit Cards in the UK

The economy around the world struggles to keep up with all its payments and it seems that the credit card companies in the UK must now give people some help. The government in the UK has taken the problem directly … Continue reading

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Escalating Changes in the Credit Card Industry

The credit card industry has had a hard time according to most companies getting their money from consumers. Many consumers in the UK are struggling to pay their regular bills, and let their credit cards be paid last. Even those … Continue reading

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