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- 'Best buy' credit card launched by Tesco
- In another positive move in the credit card market, Tesco are offering their Clubcard Credit Card on 0% interest on purchases for 13 months
- End looms for PPI as Lloyds ends sales
- Years of payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling could be nearing an end after Lloyds Banking Group confirmed it will no longer sell the product
- Why don't places take American Express?
- American Express cards are hit-and-miss in the way that some merchants take them and some don't - so why isn't Amex mainstream?
- Only four banks will lend to new customers
- Borrowers wanting a personal loan are becoming restricted to their current account provider, as only four banks will lend to new customers
- How can I get debt firm off my back?
- A debt collection agency is chasing us for debts we don't owe. There is no record of the person they are looking for at our address
- The Visa card with a screen to beat fraud
- A bank card with a screen on it and a built-in keypad, surely not? Meet Visa's futuristic new card, which it believes can stamp out fraud
- Halifax Clarity card is a holiday winner
- Halifax has trumped the overseas credit card competition with its new no-fees Clarity card, launched today
- Counting the human cost of debt problems
- More than 80% of people in debt say their money worries are having a negative impact on their lives, according to new research
- Thousands on brink as card debt mounts
- Banks are writing off record amounts of borrowing after a decade-long credit card binge by consumers who are now struggling to pay it back
- Lender Wonga rapped for 'light-hearted' ad
- Payday lender Wonga.com, which charges interest up to 2,700%, has been rapped for 'light-hearted' ads that failed to show total costs prominently enough
- Banks ignore PPI mis-selling claims
- More than 300,000 borrowers a year are being denied refunds totalling thousands of pounds for rip-off payment protection insurance
- Loan firm says I owe £625. I've never heard of them!
- Financial investigator Tony Hetherington looks into a reader's problem with a loan company
- Nationwide: 0% transfer for 15 months
- Nationwide's new Gold credit card is offering 0% on balance transfers for 15 months, with the added bonus of a positive repayment order
- Virgin makes it easier to pay off debts
- Virgin Money credit cardholders could save hundreds of pounds in interest as the firm has changed its system, so expensive debt is paid off first
- Egg launches 10% cashback rewards card
- Egg has a new online rewards credit card typically offering 10% cashback on purchases with 1,500 retailers including Tesco, Office and M&S
- Nationwide launches market-leading 7.7% loan
- Nationwide has jumped to the top of the best-buy tables with a loan at 7.7% but it's limited to holders of its current account
- Credit card bills slashed in MBNA shake-up
- Shoppers with MBNA credit cards will save hundreds of pounds in interest as the bank changes its system to pay off their most expensive debts first
- Lender Wonga rapped for 'light-hearted' ad
- Payday lender Wonga.com, which charges interest up to 2,700%, has been rapped for 'light-hearted' ads that failed to show total costs prominently enough
- Credit card 0% deals increase by 450%
- The number of credit cards offering 0% interest on purchases for at least 10 months has increased by 450% in the past year, according to new research
- Barclaycard Goldfish rewards cut in half
- Exclusive- A half a million Barclaycard customers will have the value of their reward points slashed by 50% from August as part of a cost cutting exercise
- Q&A: How can I check my credit report?
- Keeping track of what's on your credit file is a good way of checking how likely you are to be accepted when making a credit application. Find out how to do it
- 5,000 bonus Nectar points with Amex card
- American Express is offering new Nectar Credit Card customers 5,000 Nectar bonus points if they spend £500 in the first three months
- Barclaycard slashes its 'cashback' reward
- Barclaycard has reduced the amount of 'cashback' that customers earn for having spent on their credit cards
- Will an IVA rid my son of his debts?
- My son has built up credit card debts totalling £35,000. A debt management company is offering a deal to get rid of it, but is it too good to be true?
- How can I get debt firm off my back?
- A debt collection agency is chasing us for debts we don't owe. There is no record of the person they are looking for at our address
- Why has Loanfinder taken my money?
- I applied for a loan then changed my mind, but Loanfinder have taken £55 from my account. How could this happen?